Manota acutistylus Jaschhof & Hippa, 2005

Kurina, Olavi & Hippa, Heikki, 2021, Additions to the knowledge of Manota Williston (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) from the Neotropical region, with description of four new species, Zootaxa 4938 (1), pp. 85-100 : 96

Manota acutistylus Jaschhof & Hippa, 2005

Material studied. 1 male, DOMINICA: St Paul Parish Ponte Casse , D-smart Farm, 15°22’23.4’’N 61°20’58.7’’W, alt 512m, Malaise trap, 13–20.vi.2016, BMNH(E)2016-174 Operation Wallacea, leg. E. McAlister (on slide, NHM) ; 5 males, DOMINICA: St David Parish 3- Rivers Ecolodge, 15°22’19.2’’N 61°16’32’’W, alt 91.9m, Malaise trap, 25–30.vi.2017, BMNH(E)2017-86 Operation Wallacea, leg. E. McAlister (1 on slide, 4 in alcohol, NHM) ; 8 males, DOMINICA: St David Parish 3- Rivers Ecolodge, 15°22’17.9’’N 61°16’28.6’’W, alt 87m, Malaise trap, 25–30.vi.2017, BMNH(E)2017-86 Operation Wallacea, leg. E. McAlister (1 on slide, 7 in alcohol, NHM) ; 3 males, DOMINICA: St David Parish 3- Rivers Ecolodge, 15°22’25.3’’N 61°16’34.9’’W, alt 122.8m, Malaise trap, 12– 16.vi.2017, BMNH(E)2017-86 Operation Wallacea, leg. E. McAlister (3 in alcohol, NHM) ; 3 males, DOMINICA: St David Parish 3- Rivers Ecolodge, 15°22’24.7’’N 61°16’45.5’’W, alt 176.7m, Malaise trap, 21–24.vi.2017, BMNH(E)2017-86 Operation Wallacea, leg. E. McAlister (3 in alcohol, NHM) ; 1 males, DOMINICA: St Peters Parish , Syndicate, 15°31’20.9’’N 61°24’56.6’’W, alt 587.9m, Malaise trap, 2–11.vii.2018, BMNH(E)2018-125 Operation Wallacea, leg. E. McAlister (in alcohol, NHM) .

Remarks. Manota acutistylus is a widely distributed species within the Neotropical region. It was earlier known from Costa Rica ( Jaschhof & Hippa 2005), Ecuador, French Guiana ( Hippa & Kurina 2013) and Peru ( Hippa et al. 2017).