Manota ferrata, 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 : 33-34

Manota ferrata sp. n.

( Figs. 12C, D, E )

A small­sized Manota .

Male. Head. Flagellomere 4, Fig. 12C . Maxillary palpus with palpomere 3 bearing 5 apically expanded curved sensilla; palpomere 4 with parasegment. Thorax. Anepisternum setose. Anterior basalare non­setose. Preepisternum 2 setose. Laterotergite non­setose. Episternum 3 setose. Wing. Length 1.5–1.7 mm. Wing membrane dorsally with few setae at posterior margin. Sc distally of h non­setose. A1 indicated by few setae. Hypopygium ( Figs. 12D, E ). Sternite 9 large, extending posteriorly to halfway along ventral length of gonocoxa, laterally sharply delimited, posterior margin distinct, slightly curved, setae similar to adjacent ventral setae of gonocoxa except for posteriorly where setae are stronger. Dorsomesial margin of gonocoxa simple, few stronger 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. Gonostylus narrow, elongate­oval in outline, at basomesial angle with 2 very strong setae. Apicodorsally with 2 transverse rows of strong setae. Parastylar lobe present, directed anteriad, with 2 or 3 apical setae. Tegmen rather short and broad, subtriangular but with marked lateral shoulders. Setae on sternite 10 in long indistinct double row on each half, mostly posteriorly of apex of tegmen.

Female and preimaginal stages unknown.

Discussion

Manota ferrata is more or less similar to M. transversa , M. procera , M. calcarata , M. acutangula , and M. pectinata , especially the first four, which have a simple dorsal apicomesial angle of gonocoxa. All the species have a similar general type of gonostylus. Manota ferrata differs by the elongate­oval form of the gonostylus and by having two long, strong setae at its basomesial corner.

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. 3 males with same data as holotype except for 22. Feb.–21. March .

Figures

FIGURE 12. Antennal flagellomere 4, lateral view (A, C); hypopygium, ventral (B, D) and dorsal view (E). A, B. Manota fera sp. n. (holotype). C, D, E. Manota ferrata sp. n. (C, D holotype; E paratype). Scale for A and C 0.05 mm; for B, D, and E 0.10 mm.