Manota parilis Hippa, 2007 Material: 1 male, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, SE, Koroba, 40 km W of Tari, 1650 m. light trap, 15.ix.1963, leg. R. Straatman (BPBM); 1 male, same as previous except 17.ix.1963 (BPBM); 5 males, same as previous except 18.ix.1963 (1 in IZBE, 4 in BPBM); 1 male, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, SE, Mamai Pltn., E of Port Glasgow, 150m, light trap, 16.ii.1965, leg. R. Straatman (BPBM); 1 male, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, Wau, Hospital Ck., 1250 m, Malaise trap, 18.v.1965, leg. J. Sedlacek (IZBE); 1 male, VANUATU (New Hebrides): Efate Is., Klem Butte, 150– 200 m, 5.xii.1978, leg. N.L.H. Krauss (BPBM); 1 male, VANUATU (New Hebrides): Banks Is., Vanoua Lava Is, 2 km W, Sola, 0–30 m, Malaise trap, 17.ix.1979, leg. G.M. Nishida, G.A. Samuelson (BPBM). Remarks. Known previously only from the type material from New Guinea. Belongs to the group of species as defined under M. acris. Within this group the species is most similar to M. hamulata and M. bicuspis. For distinguishing characters, see Hippa (2007: 35-36).

Published as part of Kurina, Olavi & Hippa, Heikki, 2015, A review of the South Pacific Manota Williston (Diptera, Mycetophilidae), with the description of thirteen new species, pp. 257-288 in Zootaxa 4020 (2) on page 287, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4020.2.3, http://zenodo.org/record/236946