Manota mazumbaiensis Søli, 1993

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Manota mazumbaiensis Søli, 1993

Figs 28 A–F

Material studied. 1 male, GHANA, Central Region, Kakum nr. Entwi Hrom, Malaise trap 8–15.xi.1999, leg. T. Andersson (on slide, in MZLU). 2 males, UGANDA, Kibale NP, Kanyawara Biol. St., 0 0o 33’54,2’’ N, 0 30o 21’31,3’’ E, 1513m, Malaise trap (No 4), 7–13.iii.2010, leg. O. Kurina & Co. (on slide, in IZBE); 1 male, same data except 21–8.iii.2010 (on slide, in IZBE); 2 males, same data except 28.iii–4.iv.2010 (on slide, in IZBE); 1 male, same data except 4–11.iv.2010 (on slide, in IZBE); 2 males, same data except Malaise trap (No 2), 9–16.v.2010 (on slide, in IZBE); 1 male, same data except 2–9.v.2010 (on slide,in IZBE); 1 male, same data except 30.v–6.vi.2010 (on slide, in IZBE); 1 male, same data except 13–20.vi.2010 (on slide, in IZBE); 2 males, same data except 20–27.vi.2010 (on slide, in IZBE); 1 male, same data except 27.vi–4.vii.2010 (on slide, in IZBE); 1 male, same data except 9–18.vii.2010 (on slide, in IZBE); 2 males, same data except 2–10.x.2010 (on slide, in IZBE); 1 male, same data except 10–17.x.2010 (on slide, in IZBE); 2 males, same data except 17–24.x.2010 (on slides; both in IZBE); 2 males, same data except 31.x–7.xi.2010 (on slides, both in IZBE); 8 males, same data except 14–21.xi.2010 (in alcohol, all in IZBE); 11 males, same data except 21–28.xi.2010 (4 on slides, 7 in alcohol, all in IZBE); 10 males, same data except 28.xi.–5.xii.2010 (2 on slides, 8 in alcohol, all in IZBE); 3 males, same data except 5–12.xii.2010 (in alcohol, in IZBE); 1 male, same data except 19–26.xii.2010 (on slide, in IZBE); 1 male, same data except 16.–23.i.2011 (on slide, in IZBE); 2 males, same data except 23.i–6.ii.2011 (in alcohol, in IZBE); 5 males, same data except 6.–13.ii.2011 (3 on slides, 2 in alcohol; all in IZBE); 2 males, same data except 20.ii–5.iii.2011 (in alcohol, in IZBE); 3 males, same data except 5–13.iii.2011 (in alcohol, in IZBE); 3 males, same data except 13–20.iii.2011 (in alcohol, in IZBE); 18 males, same data except 17.iv–1.v.2011 (1 on slide, 17 in alcohol, all in IZBE); 10 males, same data except 12–19.vi.2011 (in alcohol, in IZBE); 4 males, same data except 17–24.vii.2011 (in alcohol, in IZBE).

Remarks. Manota mazumbaiensis was described from Usambara Mountains, Tanzania on the basis of several males and two females and has not reported since. Our specimens are similar to Søli’s (1993) description except for the three megasetae at the dorsal mesial margin of the gonocoxa, which are slightly longer and more slender. There is some variation in our material ( Figs 28 B, C and D, E). We have not been able to identify the female.

Manota mazumbaiensis belongs to a group of species which have sternite 9 laterally fused with the gonocoxa, have a large hypoproct, have a megasetae-bearing lobe at the dorsal mesial margin of the gonocoxa and lack flattened leaf- or scale-like megasetae posteriorly at the dorsal mesial margin of the gonocoxa. It differs from all by having only one megaseta on the plate-like lobe at the dorsal mesial margin of the gonocoxa. There are two other megasetae next to each other, more posteriorly placed on the dorsal mesial margin itself, which do not arise from the mentioned lobe and which are characteristic for M. mazumbaiensis .

Figures

FIGURE 28. Manota mazumbaiensis Søli (A – C from Ghana, D – F from Uganda). A. Antennal flagellomere 4, lateral view. B, D. Hypopygium, ventral view. C, E. Hypopygium, dorsal view. F. Gonostylus, dorsal view. Scale 0.1 mm.