Paramanota bifalx Hippa, 2010

Hippa, Heikki, Kaspřák, David, Kahar, Siti Rafhiah Haji Abd & Ševčík, Jan, 2016, Two new Oriental species of Paramanota Tuomikoski (Diptera: Mycetophilidae), with DNA sequence data, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 64, pp. 360-367 : 366

Paramanota bifalx Hippa, 2010

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Material examined. 1 male ( QSBG), Thailand, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Namtok Yong NP, TV aerial, 8°14.262’N 99°48.289’E, 966 m, Malaise trap, 1–8 September 2008, Paiboon leg. ( T3538 ) .

Discussion. The species was earlier known only by the holotype male from the same locality in Thailand (Hippa, 2010). The present mount is tilted and some characters can be seen better than in the holotype. The curved finger-like lobe between the dorsal and ventral lobes of the gonostylus is well visible and it is visible that between this lobe and the ventral lobe of the gonostylus there is another small handlike lobe with sclerotized lamellae as fingers. Further, on the dorsal side of the ventral lobe of the gonostylus there is a comb-like row of fine lamellae. The curved finger-like lobe mentioned above is a good key character for Paramanota bifalx . A reminiscent but straight lobe is seen also in P. paxillosa .

Figures

Fig. 3. Paramanota bifalx Hippa, 2010 (Thailand). A, Right half of hypopygium, dorsal view; B, Median lobes and the ventral lobe of gonostylus, dorsal view. Scale bar = 0.1 mm. cm = comb-like row of pale lamellae, cr = cercus, gs d = dorsal lobe of gonostylus, f l = curved finger-like lobe, gs v = ventral lobe of gonostylus, gx = gonocoxa, gx l = ventral gonocoxal lobe, h l = hand-like lobe, hp = hypoproct, tg 9 = tergite 9, tg 10 = tergite 10.