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Issue: Vol. 2387 No. 1: 3 Mar. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-03-03
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2387.1.2
Page range: 28–38
Abstract views: 52
PDF downloaded: 4

The genus Manota Williston (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) in New Zealand

Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut, Eberswalder Strasse 90, D-15374 Müncheberg, Germany
Thälmann-Ring 64, D-17491 Greifswald, Germany
Diptera Mycetophilidae Manota new species New Zealand

Abstract

Manota spp. are quite common in all kinds of indigenous forest in New Zealand. Five species are present: M. maorica Edwards, M. granvillensis sp. n., M. birgitae sp. n., M. purakaunui sp. n., and M. regineae sp. n. They can be distinguished from one another by male genitalic characters, in particular those of gonostylus. New Zealand Manota form a monophyletic group though their relationship to Manota spp. outside New Zealand is unclear.

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