Manota curvata, 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 : 35-36

Manota curvata sp. n.

( Figs. 13C, D, E )

A small­sized Manota .

Male. Head. Flagellomere 4, Fig. 13C . Maxillary palpus with palpomere 3 bearing 5–6 apically expanded curved sensilla; palpomere 4 with parasegment. Thorax. Anepisternum setose. Anterior basalare non­setose. Preepisternum 2 setose. Laterotergite non­setose. Episternum 3 setose. Wing. Length 1.4–1.7 mm. Wing membrane dorsally with few setae at posterior margin. Sc distally of h non­setose. A1 indicated by few setae. Hypopygium ( Figs. 13D, E ). Sternite 9 large, extending posteriorly over half of ventral length of gonocoxa, laterally and posteriorly sharply delimited, almost round, setae similar to adjacent ventral setae of gonocoxa except at posterior margin where they are twice as large. The dorsomesial margin of gonocoxa simple, in position III with 2 curved or sigmoid simple megasetae arising from common rather low basal body; gonocoxa apicolaterally with tapering, mesially setose, subtriangular lobe, some setae conspicuously flattened. Gonostylus long, narrow, strongly curved in outline, apicodorsally with crest with strong setae. Parastylar lobe present, broad, without distinct apex, with 2 or 3 setae directed transversely mesiad. Tegmen rather short and broad, subtriangular, with distinct shoulders. Setae on sternite 10 in 3 rows on each half, mostly posteriorly of apex of tegmen.

Female and preimaginal stages unknown.

Discussion

Manota curvata is not especially similar to any of the other species. Its hypopygium resembles that of many of the species that have an apicolateral subtriangular lobe on the gonocoxa, especially those that also have the dorsal apicomesial corner of the gonocoxa unmodified and rounded (e.g., M. ferrata ). Manota curvata differs from all such species by its narrow, curved gonostylus and by having the setae on the apicolateral lobe of the gonocoxa flattened.

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 . Paratypes. 7 males with same data as holotype ; 6 males with same data as holotype except for 22. Feb.–21. March. Other material. 2 males with same data as holotype .

Figures

FIGURE 13. Antennal flagellomere 4, lateral view (A, C); hypopygium, dorsal (B, E) and ventral view (D). A, B. Manota globigera sp. n. (holotype). C, D, E. Manota curvata sp. n. (D holotype, E paratype). Scale for A and C 0.05 mm; for B, D, and E 0.10 mm.