Manota mabokeensis, Matile, 1972

Hippa, Heikki & Kurina, Olavi, 2012, New species and new records of Afrotropical Manota Williston (Diptera, Mycetophilidae), with a key to the species, Zootaxa 3455, pp. 1-48 : 47

Manota mabokeensis, Matile, 1972

Material studied. 1 male, UGANDA, Kibale NP, Kanyawara Biol. St., 0 0o 33’54,2’’ N, 0 30o 21’31,3’’ E, 1513m, Malaise trap (No 4), 1–3.iii.2010, leg. O. Kurina & Co. (on slide, in IZBE); 1 male, same data except 3–7.iii.2010 (in IZBE); 1 male, same data except 7–17.iii.2010 (on slide, in IZBE); 1 male, same data except 6–13.vi.2010 (on slide, in IZBE); 1 male, same data except 9–18.vii.2010 (on slide, in IZBE); 26 males, same data except 17–24.x.2010 (1 on slide, 24 in alcohol, in IZBE); 11 males, same data except 31.x.–7.xi.2010 (2 on slides, 9 in alcohol, in IZBE); 36 males, same data except 14–21.xi.2010 (in alcohol, in IZBE); 28 males, same data except 21–28.xi.2010 (1 on slide, 27 in alcohol, in IZBE); 36 males, same data except 28.xi.–5.xii.2010 (in alcohol, in IZBE); 20 males, same data except 5–12.xii. 2010 in alcohol, in IZBE); 18 males, same data except 19–26.xii.2010 (5 on slides, 13 in alcohol, in IZBE); 14 males, same data except 16–23.i.2011 (in alcohol, in IZBE); 7 males, same data except 23.i–6.ii.2011 (in alcohol, in IZBE); 5 males, same data except 6–13.ii.2011 (in alcohol, in IZBE); 5 males, same data except 20.ii–5.iii.2011 (in alcohol, in IZBE); 5 males, same data except 5–13.iii.2011 (in alcohol, in IZBE); 11 males, same data except 13–20.iii.2011 (in alcohol, in IZBE); 86 males, same data except 17.iv–1.v.2011 (in alcohol, in IZBE); 36 males, same data except 12–19.vi.2011 (in alcohol, in IZBE); 17 males, same data except 17–24.vii.2011 (in alcohol, in IZBE).

Remarks. The species was described from the Central African Republic ( Matile 1972) and later recorded and redescribed from Uganda ( Hippa 2008). The species is easily distinguished by the characters outlined in the key.