Manota ulu, 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 : 21-22

Manota ulu sp. n.

( Figs. 7D, E )

A small­sized Manota .

Male. Head. Flagellomere 4, Fig. 7D . Maxillary palpus with palpomere 3 bearing 5 apically expanded curved sensilla; palpomere 4 with parasegment, in some specimens difficult to see with certainty. Thorax. Anepisternum setose. Anterior basalare setose. Preepisternum 2 non­setose. Laterotergite setose. Episternum 3 setose. Wing. Length 1.5 mm. Wing membrane dorsally with few setae at posterior margin. Sc distally of h nonsetose. A1 indicated by few setae. Hypopygium ( Fig. 7E ). Sternite 9 large, laterally united with gonocoxa and posteriorly extending nearly as far as ventral part of gonocoxa; setosity similar to ventral setosity of gonocoxa. Gonocoxa dorsally in positions I–II with elongated area of many sharp setae, no megasetae present in positions I–IV, in position III with rather strong normal seta; apicolateral part of gonocoxa simple, gonocoxa apicolaterally with row of ca. 6 very strong and long sigmoid setae. Gonostylus rather small, elongate­oval, with some very strong setae mesially and dorsally. Parastylar lobe present, directed posteriad, with 3 or 4 setae apically. Tegmen long, with strong shoulders. Sternite 10 unusually large, extending nearly as far posteriorly as gonostylus, setae scattered.

Female and preimaginal stages unknown.

Discussion

Manota ulu is similar to M. heptacantha . For further discussion, see under that species.

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 7. Antennal flagellomere 4, lateral view (A, D); hypopygium, dorsal view (B); cercus and apicomesial part of gonocoxa, dorsal view (C); and hypopygium, ventral view (E). A, B, C. Manota simplex sp. n. (holotype). D, E. Manota ulu sp. n. (holotype). Scale for A and D 0.05 mm; for B, C, and E 0.10 mm.