Manota procera, 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 : 27

Manota procera sp. n.

( Figs. 9A, B ; 10A )

A small­sized Manota .

Male. Head. Flagellomere 4, Fig. 9A . 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 1.8 mm. Wing membrane dorsally with few setae at posterior margin. Sc distally of h non­setose. Setae indicating A1 not observed with certainty. Hypopygium ( Figs. 9B , 10A ). Sternite 9 large, extending posteriorly to halfway along ventral length of gonocoxa, laterally sharply delimited, posterior margin indistinct, medially confluent with more posterior membranous part with transverse straight margin, setae similar to adjacent ventral setae of gonocoxa. Dorsomesial margin of gonocoxa simple, few stronger setae at apicomesial rounded corner, in position III 2 sigmoid or curved simple megasetae arising from common long basal body; gonocoxa apicolaterally with long, tapering, mesially setose, subtriangular lobe that extends posteriorly as far as apex of gonostylus. Gonostylus elongate­quadrangular in outline, slightly convex on lateral margin, concave on mesial margin, transversely truncated on apical margin, at apicomesial angle, on margin and on dorsal side group of strong setae arranged in 2 indistinct longitudinal rows ( Fig. 10A ). Parastylar lobe present, directed anteriad, with 4 apical setae. Tegmen short and broad, subtriangular but with marked lateral shoulders. Setae on sternite 10 in indistinct double row on each half, close to sides of apical part of tegmen.

Female and preimaginal stages unknown.

Discussion

Manota procera is similar to M. transversa . For the distinguishing characters, see under the latter species.

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.

Figures

FIGURE 9. Antennal flagellomere 4, lateral view (A and C); hypopygium, ventral (B and D) and dorsal view (E). A, B. Manota procera sp. n. (holotype). C, D, E. Manota transversa sp. n. (holotype). Scale for A and D 0.05 mm; for B, C, E, and F 0.10 mm.

FIGURE 10. Apical part of gonostylus, dorsal view. A. Manota procera sp. n. (holotype). B. Manota calcarata sp. n. (paratype). C. Manota transversa sp. n. (holotype). Scale 0.05 mm.