Manota yongi, Hippa, 2006

Hippa, Heikki, 2006, Diversity of Manota Williston (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) in a Malaysian rainforest: description of twenty-seven new sympatric species, Zootaxa 1161 (1), pp. 1-49 : 15-16

Manota yongi sp. n.

( Figs. 2A ; 4A, B )

A large­sized Manota .

Male. Head. Flagellomere 4, Fig. 4A . Number of curved sensilla on maxillary palpomere 3 uncertain because of unsuitable angle of view in single specimen, only 1 is clearly identifiable; palpomere 4 with parasegment. Thorax. Anepisternum setose. Anterior basalare non­setose. Preepisternum 2 setose. Laterotergite setose. Episternum 3 setose. Wing. Length 2.0 mm. Wing membrane dorsally with few setae at posterior margin. Sc distally of h non­setose. A1 indicated by 1 (observable) seta. Hypopygium ( Fig. 4B ). Sternite 9 short, one­third of ventral length of gonocoxa, laterally sharply delimited, posterior margin deeply notched, setae stronger than ventral setae of gonocoxa. Gonocoxa ventrally evenly rounded apicomesially, with 3 stronger setae deviating from adjacent setosity, 2 of these at margin, 1 displaced laterad on inner side of gonocoxal sclerite; dorsally in position I with rounded lobe bearing 1 megaseta, 1 flattened megaseta in position III which has narrow branch subbasally, no apicolateral triangular lobe. Gonostylus elongate, laterally convex, mesially shallowly concave, apically narrowed but rather broadly rounded. Parastylar lobe lacking. Tegmen long, subtriangular, with slight lateral shoulders. Setae on sternite 10 scattered.

Female and preimaginal stages unknown.

Discussion

Manota yongi is similar to M. pollex . For distinguishing characters, see under the latter species. With a wing length of 2 mm, M. yongi is the largest Manota in the present material.

Types

Holotype. Male, West Malaysia, Selangor, Ulu Gombak , University of Malaya Field Study Centre , 800 ft, Malaise in jungle, 24. Feb.–21. March 1997, H. Hippa, M. Jaschhof and B. Viklund.

Etymology

The species is named in honor of Professor Yong, University of Malaya, for his invaluable help in collecting the species.

Figures

FIGURE 2. Wing, dorsal view. A. Manota yongi sp. n. (holotype). B. Manota oligochaeta sp. n. (paratype). Scale 0.50 mm.

FIGURE 4. Antennal flagellomere 4, lateral view (A, C) and hypopygium, ventral view (C, D). A, B. Manota yongi sp. n. (holotype). C, D. Manota pollex sp. n. (holotype). Scale for A and C 0.05 mm, for B and D 0.10 mm.