Manota inornata, Jaschhof & Hippa, 2005

Jaschhof, Mathias & Hippa, Heikki, 2005, The genus Manota in Costa Rica (Diptera: Mycetophilidae), Zootaxa 1011 (1), pp. 1-54 : 43-45

Manota inornata sp. n. ( Fig. 22 )

Description. Small species.

Male. Head. Antenna with fourth flagellomere 1.9 times as long as wide. Maxillary palpus with third palpomere bearing 3 curved sensilla; fourth palpomere with a parasegment apically.

Thorax. Anterior basalare and laterotergite each bare. Episternum 3 with ventral portion setose. Wing. Length 1.3–1.6 mm. Membrane with a few setae along posterior margin. Sc bare. CuA­fork complete.

Terminalia ( Fig. 22 ). Sternite 9 with only posterior margin distinct; margin situated far below mid length of gonocoxites, with a shallow emargination and a weak lobe medially; with very few setae. Ventro­lateral lobes of gonocoxites rounded; with large setae along margin. Disto­lateral lobes of gonocoxites short; with setae of moderate length. Gonocoxites in position I with 1 medium­sized, blunt megaseta; in position II with more than 10 short, strong, stiff setae on lobe; in position III with 2 flat, pointed megasetae; in position IV with 1–3 large setae. Gonostyli very small; each with 2 large setae apically and a few short setae more anteriorly. Tegmen almost evenly tapering to tip. Hypoproct rounded apically; with long setae laterally.

Diagnostic characters. Among the species with both anterior basalare and laterotergites bare, the terminalia are distinctive in that sternite 9 is almost bare and situated far anteriorly, and the gonostyli are very small and poorly setose.

Etymology. From Latin, inornatus, unadorned, referring to the inconspicuous morphology of this species.

Types. Holotype. Male, Costa Rica, Limón province, Hitoy Cerere Biological Reserve, Sendero Espavel , 560 m, 11 March–1 April 2003, by Malaise trap, E. Rojas, B. Gamboa & W. Arana ( INBio sample #73628) . Paratypes. 1 male, same data as the holotype ; 7 males, Puntarenas province, Corcovado National Park, 600 m S Cerro Rincón , 745 m, 23 April– 24 June 2002, by Malaise trap, J. Azofeifa ( INBio sample #70842) .

Other material studied. 1 male, Puntarenas province, Corcovado National Park, 800 m S Cerro Rincón , 23 April–24 June 2002, J. Azofeifa ( INBio sample #70843) ; 1 male, Puntarenas province, La Amistad International Park, Estación Altamira, Sendero a Casa Coca , 21 Sep.–21 Oct. 2002, D. Rubí & M.M. Chavarria ( INBio sample #72952) .

Figures

FIGURE 22. Manota inornata sp. n. A: Male terminalia, ventral view (holotype). B: Male terminalia, dorsal view (paratype from Cerro Rincón). Scale = 0.1 mm.