Manota intermedia, Jaschhof & Hippa, 2005

Jaschhof, Mathias & Hippa, Heikki, 2005, The genus Manota in Costa Rica (Diptera: Mycetophilidae), Zootaxa 1011 (1), pp. 1-54 : 52-53

Manota intermedia sp. n. ( Fig. 28 )

Description. Small species.

Male. Head. Antenna with fourth flagellomere 2.0 times as long as wide. Maxillary palpus with third palpomere bearing 3 curved sensilla; fourth palpomere with a parasegment apically.

Thorax. Anterior basalare bare. Laterotergite setose. Episternum 3 with ventral portion setose. Wing. Length 1.5–1.7 mm. Membrane with a few setae along posterior margin. Sc bare. CuA2 fading away proximally.

Terminalia ( Fig. 28 ). Extremely similar to M. planistylus and M. rectolobatus . Sternite 9 with posterior margin straight. Ventro­lateral lobes of gonocoxites subrectangular; interiorly with 1 very strong seta on a separate rim. Gonocoxites in position III with 2 flat, pointed megasetae, with dorsal one very broad; dorsal margin with setae particularly dense. Gonostyli similar to M. rectolobatus in shape, and setation similar to M. planistylus , with apical setae rather strong; on posterior margin with 1 re­curved seta directed dorsally, but without a lobe next to it.

Diagnostic characters. See under Terminalia.

Etymology. From Latin, intermedius, medium, referring to the intermediate morphology between Manota planistylus and M. rectolobatus .

Types. Holotype. Male, Costa Rica, Limón province, Hitoy Cerere Biological Reserve, Sendero Espavel , 560 m, 11 March–1 April 2003, by Malaise trap, E. Rojas, B. Gamboa & W. Arana ( INBio sample #73628) . Paratypes. 2 males, same data as the holotype ; 2 males, same locality , but 18 Sep.–7 Oct. 2003, E. Rojas, B. Gamboa, W. Arana, M. & C. Jaschhof; 1 male, Cartago province, Tapantí–Macizo de la Muerte National Park, Estación La Esperanza , 2200–2600 m, in cloud forest of oak, 3–22 Nov. 2003, by Malaise trap, M. & C. Jaschhof .

Other material studied. 1 male, Cartago province, Tapantí– Macizo de la Muerte National Park, Sendero Arboles Caídos , 9 April 2002, D. Rubí & C. Hansson ( INBio sample #67891) .

Figures

FIGURE 28. Manota intermedia sp. n. A: Male terminalia, ventral view (holotype). B: Male terminalia, dorsal view (specimen from Tapantí). Scale = 0.1 mm.