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 vexillifera
sp. n.
(
Fig. 15
)
Description
. Small species.
Male.
Head.
Antenna with fourth flagellomere 1.8 times as long as wide. Maxillary palpus with third palpomere bearing 3, occasionally 4, curved sensilla; fourth palpomere with a parasegment apically.
Thorax.
Anterior basalare and laterotergite each bare. Episternum 3 with ventral portion setose.
Wing.
Length
1.4–1.7 mm
. Membrane with a few setae along posterior margin. Sc bare. Junction of CuA2 into CuA1 incomplete.
Terminalia
(
Fig. 15
). Similar to
M. montivaga
, with differences as follows. Sternite 9 with posterior margin convex medially, situated at mid length of gonocoxites. Distolateral lobes of gonocoxites bilobed; on dorsal lobe with large, straight setae pointing posteriorly; on ventral lobe with shorter, straight setae pointing inwards. Gonocoxites in position I with 1 large flaglike megaseta at tip; in position II with 3–4 short, blunt megasetae on lobe; in position III with 2 flat megasetae with one megaseta pointed and the other blunt; in position IV with 1 pointed megaseta, or rarely 2 large setae. Gonostyli small; ventroapically with 1 large and 1 smaller setae, along dorsal margin with 1+5 curved setae directed dorsally plus 1 isolated seta directed posteriorly.
Diagnostic characters
. Among the species with both anterior basalare and laterotergites bare, it has the terminalia with gonocoxites in position I bearing 1 megaseta of unique, flaglike shape.
Etymology
. From Latin,
vexilliferus
, standardbearing, referring to the peculiar megaseta in position I of the gonocoxites.
Types
.
Holotype
.
Male
,
Costa Rica
,
Alajuela province
,
San Carlos
,
Volcán Arenal National Park
,
Sendero Pilón
,
650 m
,
6–7 Nov. 2000
,
by Malaise trap
,
G. Carballo
(
INBio
sample #60084)
.
Paratypes
.
2 males
,
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
;
4 males
,
Limón province
,
Pococí
,
Braulio Carrillo National Park
,
Estación Quebrada González
,
400–500 m
, 15
May
,
21 Aug. and 24 Sep. 2002
,
by Malaise trap
,
P. Hanson
&
C. Godoy
(
INBio
samples #68654, 70777 and 71289)
.
Other material studied
.
2 males
,
Limón province
,
Hitoy Cerere Biological Reserve
,
Sendero Espavel
,
11 March–1 April 2003
,
E. Rojas
,
B. Gamboa
&
W. Arana
(
INBio
sample #73628)
;
1 male
, same locality, but
18 Sep.–7 Oct. 2003
,
E. Rojas
,
B. Gamboa
,
W. Arana
,
M. & C. Jaschhof
.