The genus Manota in Costa Rica (Diptera: Mycetophilidae)
Author
Jaschhof, Mathias
Author
Hippa, Heikki
text
Zootaxa
2005
2005-06-24
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https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1011.1.1
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.1011.1.1
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Manota fraterna
sp. n.
(
Fig. 20
)
Description
. Large species.
Male.
Head.
Antenna with fourth flagellomere 2.1 times as long as wide. Maxillary palpus with third palpomere bearing 3 curved sensilla; fourth palpomere with a parasegment apically.
Thorax.
Anterior basalare and laterotergite each bare. Episternum 3 with ventral portion setose.
Wing.
Length
2.1 mm
. Membrane with a few setae along posterior margin. Sc bare. CuAfork complete.
Terminalia
(
Fig. 20
). Extremely similar to
M. costaricensis
, with differences as follows. Sternite 9 with posterior margin situated beyond mid length of gonocoxites, slightly convex medially. Distolateral lobes of gonocoxites each moderately long; with very large, straight setae directed posteriorly and shorter, straight setae directed inwards. Gonocoxites with setation in position I–III identical with
M. costaricensis
, with much stronger setae in position IV. Dorsal margin of gonocoxites with irregularly arranged setae of various lengths, followed posteriorly by a patch of particularly dense, fine setulae. Gonostyli each bilobed, distal lobe bearing 1 strongly recurved seta apically, proximal lobe with 1 very large seta apically, surrounded by 2–3 ordinary setae marginally, centrally with a patch of fine, almost microtrichialike setulae.
Diagnostic characters
. See under Terminalia.
Etymology
. From Latin,
fraternus
, brotherly, referring to its close relationship with
Manota costaricensis
.
Types
.
Holotype
.
Male
,
Costa Rica
,
Cartago province
, Tapantí–
Macizo de la Muerte National Park
,
Sector la Represa
,
1550 m
,
26 March 2000
,
by Malaise trap
,
D. Rubí
&
C. Hansson
(
INBio
sample #67894)
.
Paratypes
.
2 males
, same data as the holotype
.