Manota defecta Williston, 1896

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

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4938.1.4
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:978CAF4B-E335-4EDB-99B0-4197970D4D11
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4561406
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scientific name	Manota defecta Williston, 1896
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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) GoogleMaps .

Remarks. The species was described from St. Vincent Island in the Southern Caribbean ( Williston 1896). This record represents the first since its initial description 125 years ago and shows a wider distribution of the species at least in the Caribbean Islands.