Manota clurina Hippa & Kurina, 2012

Hippa, Heikki, Søli, Geir & Kurina, Olavi, 2019, New data on the genus Manota Williston (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) from Africa, with an updated key to the species, Zootaxa 4652 (3), pp. 401-441 : 429-430

Manota clurina Hippa & Kurina, 2012

Material. CÔTE D’IVOIRE: male, rég. de Tai, 1–15.ii.1985, G. Gouturier & V. Van Zeijst Réc., BIO (24), Friche de 6 ans, Piége malaise, ORSTOM-Paris, Mission UNESCO (slide mounted, MNHN) .

Remarks. The species was described from Uganda ( Hippa & Kurina 2012) and has not been recorded since. Manota comata Hippa & Kurina, 2012

Material. GHANA: 9 males, Volta region, Wli Falls, Agumatsa (St. 10), 11– 20.11.1993, NUFU-ZMBN, leg. J. Kjaerandsen (slide mounted, IZBE and NHMO) ; 6 males, Central Region, Kakum, Entwikrom , 31.10– 8.11.1994, NUFU-project-ZMBN, leg. J. Kjaerandsen & T. Anderson (3 slide mounted, IZBE, 3 in alcohol, NHMO) ; 5 males, same data except 8– 15.11.1994 (2 slide mounted NHMO, 3 in alcohol, NHMO) ; male, Western region, Ankasa game prod. Reserve , 6–12.XII.1993 (St: 1–8, 13), NUFU-project ZMBN, leg. J. Kjaerandsen & T. Andersen (in alcohol, NHMO) . GUINEA: male, Mt. Nimba, Ft. Gal. du Zougué, 750m, 18–29.vi.1991, Piège de Malaise , Girard et Legrand col. (slide mounted, MNHN) . D.R. CONGO: male, Oriental Prov., Likombo forest, 2 km SW, Bomane , 1.28349, 23.72358, 20–22.v.2010, leg. A.H. Kirk-Spriggs, Malaise traps lowland evergreen primary forest (disturbed), Boyekoli Ebale Congo Expedition 2010, BECE 00466 (slide mounted, BMSA) . UGANDA: male, Western region, Budongo Forest ; N 01°43’18,9’’ E 031°31’46,7’’ (Site 9) 4–8 July 2010 G. Kvifte leg., Malaise trap (slide mounted, NHMO) .

Remarks.The species has so far been known from the type locality in Ghana and from Uganda ( Hippa & Kurina 2012).