Manota fraterna, Jaschhof & Hippa, 2005

Jaschhof, Mathias & Hippa, Heikki, 2005, The genus Manota in Costa Rica (Diptera: Mycetophilidae), Zootaxa 1011 (1), pp. 1-54 : 40

Manota fraterna sp. n. ( Fig. 20 )

Description. Large species.

Male. Head. Antenna with fourth flagellomere 2.1 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 2.1 mm. Membrane with a few setae along posterior margin. Sc bare. CuA­fork complete.

Terminalia ( Fig. 20 ). Extremely similar to M. costaricensis , with differences as follows. Sternite 9 with posterior margin situated beyond mid length of gonocoxites, slightly convex medially. Disto­lateral lobes of gonocoxites each moderately long; with very large, straight setae directed posteriorly and shorter, straight setae directed inwards. Gonocoxites with setation in position I–III identical with M. costaricensis , with much stronger setae in position IV. Dorsal margin of gonocoxites with irregularly arranged setae of various lengths, followed posteriorly by a patch of particularly dense, fine setulae. Gonostyli each bilobed, distal lobe bearing 1 strongly re­curved seta apically, proximal lobe with 1 very large seta apically, surrounded by 2–3 ordinary setae marginally, centrally with a patch of fine, almost microtrichia­like setulae.

Diagnostic characters. See under Terminalia.

Etymology. From Latin, fraternus, brotherly, referring to its close relationship with Manota costaricensis .

Types. Holotype. Male, Costa Rica, Cartago province, Tapantí– Macizo de la Muerte National Park, Sector la Represa , 1550 m, 26 March 2000, by Malaise trap, D. Rubí & C. Hansson ( INBio sample #67894) . Paratypes. 2 males, same data as the holotype .

Figures

FIGURE 20. Manota fraterna sp. n. A: Male terminalia, ventral view (holotype). B: Male terminalia, dorsal view (paratype). C: Dorsal margin of gonocoxites, dorsal view (paratype).