New records of the soldier flies of Morocco with a bibliographical inventory of the North African fauna (Diptera, Stratiomyidae)

Abstract

A checklist of soldier flies species recorded from the North African countries of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt is based on both literature records and material newly collected in Morocco. Four subfamilies (Stratiomyinae, Sarginae, Nemotelinae, and Pachygasterinae), and twelve species from five genera have been collected and are recognized in Morocco. Pachygaster atra (Panzer, 1798), Oxycera pardalina (Meigen, 1822), Nemotelus danielssoni (Mason, 1989), and Oxycera terminata (Meigen, 1822) are newly recorded to the North African fauna. Nemotelus atriceps (Loew, 1856) and Nemotelus maculiventris (Bigot, 1861) are reported for the first time in Morocco. The present number of soldier flies known from Morocco is 33.

New Species of Soldier Fly—Sargus bipunctatus (Scopoli, 1763) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae), Recorded from a Human Corpse in Europe—A Case Report

“…The twin-spot centurion fly, Sargus bipunctatus (Scopoli, 1763) [= Chrysochroma bipunctatum (Scopoli, 1763); Sargus bipunctatus Costa, 1844], is widespread in Europe and the northwest of North America [ 1 , 11 , 17 ]. Single records are also known from the mountainous areas in Iran, Tunisia, and Turkey [ 1 , 18 , 19 , 20 ]. According to Nartshuk [ 21 ], it is a Euro–Caucasian species associated with temperate deciduous forests.…”

Catalogue of the Diptera (Insecta) of Morocco— an annotated checklist, with distributions and a bibliography

“…Haenni 1990 , Rif , Tanger; Woodley 2001 ; Kehlmaier 2004 ; Mason et al 2006 ; Koçak and Kemal 2010 ; Yimlahi et al 2017 ; Lebard et al 2020…”

The family Stratiomyidae in Egypt and Saudi Arabia (Diptera: Stratiomyoidea)

“…This species was listed by Woodley (2001) , Badrawy (2006) and Yimlahi et al (2017) as recorded from Egypt, but no specimens have been collected or preserved in Egyptian museums to verify these records.…”

“…PA: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Israel, Italy including Sardinia, Korea, Lithuania, Malta, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, former Yugoslavia. [Sources: Woodley (2001) , Mason et al (2009) and Yimlahi et al (2017) ]…”

“…Distribution: PA: Algeria,Armenia, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Hungary, Iran, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, former Yugoslavia. [Sources: Woodley (2001) andYimlahi et al (2017)] Hirtea) longicornis ssp. flavoscutellata Lindner, 1940: 24.…”