First record of Phyllolabis savtshenkoi (Diptera, Limoniidae) in Morocco

Abstract

In this paper, we provide the first record of Phyllolabis savtshenkoi in Morocco previously known only from Spain and the Canary Islands. In addition, Dicranomyia goritiensis and Geranomyia caloptera are recorded for the first time in the oriental region of Morocco.

Taxonomic notes and key to the West Palearctic Antocha (Antocha) Osten Sacken, 1860 (Diptera, Limoniidae) with description of a new species from Morocco

“…The southern region of the Mediterranean area, including Morocco, has a special interest in nature conservation, because its geographical position, localised along the coastlines of northern Africa between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, supports high diversity ecosystems shaped by both the Mediterranean and the Saharan climate types ( Abdul Malak et al 2010 ). Despite its geographic position and extraordinary diversity of ecosystems, Morocco has been poorly investigated in general, especially regarding its aquatic Diptera fauna, including short-palped craneflies, Limoniidae ( Pierre 1924 , Séguy 1941a , Séguy 1941b , Vaillant 1956 , Starý 1971 , Starý 1974 , Savchenko et al 1992 , Starý 2006 , Pârvu et al 2006 , Starý and Oosterbroek 2008 , Starý 2009 , Starý 2011 , Driauach et al 2013 , Driauach and Belqat 2015 , Driauach and Belqat 2016 , Adghir et al 2018 , Ebejer et al 2019 , Eiroa et al 2020 , de Jong et al 2021 , Taybi et al 2021 , Kettani et al 2022 ).…”