''Manota toomasi'' is a species of

flies Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced ...

belonging to the family

Mycetophilidae The Mycetophilidae are a family of small flies, forming the bulk of those species known as fungus gnats. About 3000 described species are placed in 150 genera, but the true number of species is undoubtedly much higher. They are generally found ...

. The species is named in honor of Estonian entomologist

Toomas Tammaru Toomas Tammaru (born 3 May 1968 in Tartu) is an Estonian lepidopterist and professor of entomology at the University of Tartu. Together with Andro Truuverk and Erki Õunap, he transferred the butterfly '' Epirrita pulchraria'' to the genus ''Mal ...

References

Mycetophilidae Insects described in 2012 {{bibionomorpha-stub