(Figs. 1D; 3A, B)

A small­sized Manota.

Male. Head. Flagellomere 4, Fig. 3A. Maxillary palpus with palpomere 3 bearing 4 apically expanded curved sensilla; palpomere 4 with parasegment. Thorax. Anepisternum setose. Anterior basalare non­setose. Preepisternum 2 setose. Laterotergite setose. Episternum 3 with few setae. Wing. Length 1.5–1.7 mm. Membrane with few setae at posterior margin. Vein 1A indicated by few setae. Sc distally of h non­setose. Hypopygium. (Fig. 3B). Sternite 9 large, posteriorly extending nearly as far as ventral part of gonocoxa, laterally sharply separated from gonocoxa, apically deeply notched so that sternite is almost divided into 2 separate halves, setae similar to ventral setae of gonocoxa. Gonocoxa in position III with 2 stout curved and apically flattened megasetae, dorsally from these there is a finger­like lobe (not visible in Fig. 3B) with long setae at apex. Gonostylus short, strongly widening toward apex, the apex with a concave excision. Parastylar lobe absent. Tegmen unusual, with short broad basal part which beyond the very strong lateral shoulders forms a long and narrow, apically expanded apical part, and which posteriorly extends beyond other parts of hypopygium.

Female and preimaginal stages unknown.

Discussion

Manota spadix is highly dissimilar to all other known Manota. It is immediately distinguished by the exceptional length and shape of the tegmen.

Types

Holotype. Male, West Malaysia, Selangor, Ulu Gombak, University of Malaya Field Study Centre, 800 ft, Malaise in jungle, 22. Feb.–21. March 1997, H. Hippa, M. Jaschhof and B. Viklund. Paratypes. 1 male with same data as holotype; 1 male with same data as holotype except for 24. Feb.–21. March.