Manota fera, 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

Manota fera sp. n.

( Figs. 12A, B )

A small­sized Manota .

Male. Head. Flagellomere 4, Fig. 12A . Maxillary palpus with palpomere 3 bearing 5 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 mm. Wing membrane dorsally with few setae at posterior margin. Sc distally of h non­setose. A1 indicated by few setae. Hypopygium ( Figs. 12B ). Sternite 9 large, extending posteriorly over half of ventral length of gonocoxa, laterally sharply delimited, apically confluent with membranous more posterior structures, setae similar to adjacent ventral setae of gonocoxa. Dorsomesial margin of gonocoxa simple except for large rounded lobe apically with rather normal short setae, in position III with 2 curved simple megasetae arising from common long basal body; gonocoxa apicolaterally with tapering but blunt, mesially setose, subtriangular lobe. Gonostylus long, narrow, slightly apically curved, apicodorsally with crest with strong setae. Parastylar lobe present, broad, without distinct apex, with 2 setae directed obliquely posteriad. Tegmen rather long, subtriangular, with distinct shoulders. Setae on sternite 10 widely scattered.

Female and preimaginal stages unknown.

Discussion

Manota fera is not very similar to any of the other species. It is the only species which has a long apicolateral lobe on the gonocoxa together with a broadly ventrally setose sternite 10.

Types

Holotype. Male, West Malaysia, Selangor, Ulu Gombak , University of Malaya Field Study Centre , 800 ft, Malaise in jungle, 22 Feb.–21. March 1997, H. Hippa, M. Jaschhof and B. Viklund.

Figures

FIGURE 12. Antennal flagellomere 4, lateral view (A, C); hypopygium, ventral (B, D) and dorsal view (E). A, B. Manota fera sp. n. (holotype). C, D, E. Manota ferrata sp. n. (C, D holotype; E paratype). Scale for A and C 0.05 mm; for B, D, and E 0.10 mm.