Manota calcarata, 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 : 26-27

Manota calcarata sp. n.

( Figs. 8D, E, F ; 10B )

A small­sized Manota .

Male. Head. Flagellomere 4, Fig. 8D . Maxillary palpus with palpomere 3 bearing 4–6 apically expanded curved sensilla; palpomere 4 with parasegment. Thorax. Anepisternum setose. Anterior basalare non­setose. Preepisternum 2 setose. Laterotergite non­setose. Episternum 3 setose. Wing. Length 1.6–1.8 mm. Wing membrane dorsally with few setae at posterior margin. Sc distally of h non­setose. A1 indicated by few setae. Hypopygium ( Figs. 8E, F ). Sternite 9 large, extending posteriorly to halfway along ventral length of gonocoxa, laterally sharply delimited, posterior margin deeply notched but margin medially confluent with more posterior membranous part with convex margin, setae similar to adjacent ventral setae of gonocoxa. Dorsomesial margin of gonocoxa simple, few strong 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 which extends posteriorly to or over apex of gonostylus. Gonostylus elongate­quadrangular in outline, slightly convex on lateral and mesial margin, concave on apical margin, apicomesial angle produced lobe­like, with strong setae on margin ( Fig. 10B ). Parastylar lobe present, directed anteriad, with 2 or 3 apical setae. Tegmen short and broad, subtriangular but with marked lateral shoulders. Setae on sternite 10 in single row or partly double row on each half, close to sides of apical part of tegmen.

Female and preimaginal stages unknown.

Discussion

Manota calcarata is similar to M. procera and M. transversa . It can be distinguished from both by its shorter gonostylus which, unlike the other species, has the apicomesial angle produced lobe­like. The mesial margin of the gonostylus is also convex on its basal part, unlike the other species which have the whole mesial side concave.

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 . Paratypes. 9 males with same data as holotype ; 2 males with same data as holotype except for 22. Feb.–21. March.

Figures

FIGURE 8. Antennal flagellomere 4, lateral view (A, D); hypopygium, ventral (B and E) and dorsal view (C and F). A, B, C. Manota clausa sp. n. (A, B holotype; C paratype). D, E, F. Manota calcarata sp. n. (D, E holotype; F paratype). 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.