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

Kawtar Kettani¹, Martin J Ebejer², David M Ackland¹, Gerhard Bächli³, David Barraclough⁴, Miroslav Barták⁵, Miguel Carles-Tolrá⁶, Milos Černý⁷, Pierfilippo Cerretti⁸, Peter Chandler⁹, Mohamed Dakki¹⁰, Christophe Daugeron¹¹, Herman De Jong¹², Josef Dils¹³, Henry Disney¹⁴, Boris Droz¹⁵, Neal Evenhuis¹⁶, Paul Gatt¹⁷, Gustavo Graciolli¹⁸, Igor Y Grichanov¹⁹, Jean-Paul Haenni²⁰, Martin Hauser²¹, Oumnia Himmi¹⁰, Iain MacGowan²², Bruno Mathieu²³, Mohamed Mouna¹⁰, Lorenzo Munari²⁴, Emilia P Nartshuk²⁵, Oleg P Negrobov¹, Pjotr Oosterbroek¹², Thomas Pape²⁶, Adrian C Pont²⁷, Grigory V Popov²⁸, Knut Rognes¹, Marcela Skuhravá²⁹, Vaclav Skuhravý¹, Martin Speight³⁰, Guy Tomasovic³¹, Bouchra Trari¹, Hans-Peter Tschorsnig³², Jean-Claude Vala³³, Michael von Tschirnhaus³⁴, Rüdiger Wagner³⁵, Daniel Whitmore³², Andrzej J Woźnica³⁶, Tadeusz Zatwarnicki³⁷, Peter Zwick³⁸

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory Ecology, Systematics, and Conservation of Biodiversity (LESCB), URL-CNRST N°18, FS, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetouan, Morocco Abdelmalek Essaadi University Tetouan Morocco.
² National Museum and Galleries of Wales, Entomology Section, Department of Natural Sciences, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF1 3NP, Wales, UK National Museum and Galleries of Wales Cardiff United Kingdom.
³ Zoological Museum Winterthurerstr. 190. CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland Zoological Museum Winterthurerstr. Zürich Switzerland.
⁴ School of Life Sciences, University of Kwa Zulu-Natal, P. Bag X54001, Durban 4000, South Africa University of Kwa Zulu-Natal Durban South Africa.
⁵ Department of Zoology and Fisheries, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Praha-Suchdol, Czech Republic Czech University of Life Sciences Prague Praha-Suchdol Czech Republic.
⁶ Avda. Riera de Cassoles 30, ático 1. E-08012 Barcelona. Spain Unaffiliated Barcelona Spain.
⁷ CZ-763 63 Halenkovice 1, Czech Republic Unaffiliated Halenkovice Czech Republic.
⁸ Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie "Charles Darwin", Università di Roma "La Sapienza", Piazzale, Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy Università di Roma "La Sapienza" Rome Italy.
⁹ 606B Berryfield Lane, Melksham, Wilts SN12 6EL, England, UK Unaffiliated Melksham United Kingdom.
¹⁰ Laboratoire de Géo-Biodiversité et Patrimoine naturel, Institut Scientifique, Université Mohammed V de Rabat, Rabat, Morocco Université Mohammed V de Rabat Rabat Morocco.
¹¹ MECADEV, UMR 7179 CNRS/MNHN. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, CP 50 - Entomologie, 45 rue Buffon, 75005 Paris, France Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle Paris France.
¹² Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Postbus 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, Netherlands Naturalis Biodiversity Center Leiden Netherlands.
¹³ Krekelberg, 149, 2940 Hoevenen, Belgium Unaffiliated Hoevenen Belgium.
¹⁴ Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, England, UK University of Cambridge Cambridge United Kingdom.
¹⁵ Ruelle de l'Aurore 7, CH-2300, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland Unaffiliated La Chaux-de-Fonds Switzerland.
¹⁶ Linsley Gressitt Center for Research in Entomology, Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817-2704, USA Bishop Museum Honolulu United States of America.
¹⁷ 44 Monarch Close, Wickford SS11 8GF, Essex, England, UK Unaffiliated Wickford United Kingdom.
¹⁸ Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, Brasil Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul Campo Grande Brazil.
¹⁹ Institute of Plant Protection, Shosse Podbelskogo 3, VIZR, St. Petersburg-Pushkin 196608, Russia Institute of Plant Protection St. Petersburg-Pushkin Russia.
²⁰ Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Rue des Terreaux 14, CH-2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland Muséum d'histoire naturelle Neuchâtel Switzerland.
²¹ Plant Pest Diagnostics Branch, California Department of Food & Agriculture 3294 Meadowview Road, Sacramento, CA 95832-1448, USA California Department of Food & Agriculture Sacramento United States of America.
²² National Museums of Scotland, Collection Centre, 242 West Granton Road, Edinburgh EH5 1JA, Scotland National Museums of Scotland Edinburgh United Kingdom.
²³ Institut de Parasitologie et de Pathologie Tropicale, UR7292 Dynamique des interactions hôte pathogène, Université de Strasbourg, 3 rue Koeberlé, 67000 Strasbourg, France Université de Strasbourg Strasbourg France.
²⁴ Entomology Section, Natural History Museum, Fontego dei Turchi, S. Croce 1730, I-30135 Venezia, Italy Natural History Museum Venezia Italy.
²⁵ Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya naberezhnaya 1, 199034, St. Petersburg, Russia Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences St. Petersburg Russia.
²⁶ Natural History Museum of Denmark, Zoological Museum, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark Natural History Museum of Denmark Copenhagen Denmark.
²⁷ Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PW, UK Oxford University Museum of Natural History Oxford United Kingdom.
²⁸ Section of Entomology and Collection Management, I.I.Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Bohdan Khmelnytsky st., 15, 01601 Kyiv, Ukraine I.I.Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Kyiv Ukraine.
²⁹ Bítovská 1227, CZ-140 00 Praha 4, Czech Republic Unaffiliated Praha Czech Republic.
³⁰ Department of Zoology, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland Trinity College Dublin Ireland.
³¹ Université de Liège, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Unité d'Entomologie fonctionnelle et évolutive (Prof. E. Haubruge), Passage des Déportés, 2, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium Université de Liège Gembloux Belgium.
³² Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Rosenstein 1, 70191 Stuttgart, Germany Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart Stuttgart Germany.
³³ Résidence Belle Fontaine, Bat B, 16 Avenue de la Trillade, 84000 Avignon, France Unaffiliated Avignon France.
³⁴ Fakultät Biologie, Universität Bielefeld, Postfach 100131, D-33501 Bielefeld, Germany Universität Bielefeld Bielefeld Germany.
³⁵ Limnologische Fluss-Station des Max-Planck Instituts für Limnologie, P.O. Box 260, D-36105 Schlitz, Germany Limnologische Fluss-Station des Max-Planck Instituts für Limnologie Schlitz Germany.
³⁶ Institute of Environmental Biology, Wrocław University of Environmental & Life Sciences, Kożuchowska 5b, 51-631 Wrocław, Poland Wrocław University of Environmental & Life Sciences Wrocław Poland.
³⁷ Institute of Biology, Opole University, ul. Oleska 22, 45-052 Opole, Poland Opole University Opole Poland.
³⁸ Schwarzer Stock 9, 36110 Schlitz, Germany Unaffiliated Schlitz Germany.

PMID: 35836978
PMCID: PMC9018666
DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1094.62644

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

Kawtar Kettani et al. Zookeys. 2022.

. 2022 Apr 12:1094:1-466.

doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1094.62644. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory Ecology, Systematics, and Conservation of Biodiversity (LESCB), URL-CNRST N°18, FS, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetouan, Morocco Abdelmalek Essaadi University Tetouan Morocco.
² National Museum and Galleries of Wales, Entomology Section, Department of Natural Sciences, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF1 3NP, Wales, UK National Museum and Galleries of Wales Cardiff United Kingdom.
³ Zoological Museum Winterthurerstr. 190. CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland Zoological Museum Winterthurerstr. Zürich Switzerland.
⁴ School of Life Sciences, University of Kwa Zulu-Natal, P. Bag X54001, Durban 4000, South Africa University of Kwa Zulu-Natal Durban South Africa.
⁵ Department of Zoology and Fisheries, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Praha-Suchdol, Czech Republic Czech University of Life Sciences Prague Praha-Suchdol Czech Republic.
⁶ Avda. Riera de Cassoles 30, ático 1. E-08012 Barcelona. Spain Unaffiliated Barcelona Spain.
⁷ CZ-763 63 Halenkovice 1, Czech Republic Unaffiliated Halenkovice Czech Republic.
⁸ Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie "Charles Darwin", Università di Roma "La Sapienza", Piazzale, Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy Università di Roma "La Sapienza" Rome Italy.
⁹ 606B Berryfield Lane, Melksham, Wilts SN12 6EL, England, UK Unaffiliated Melksham United Kingdom.
¹⁰ Laboratoire de Géo-Biodiversité et Patrimoine naturel, Institut Scientifique, Université Mohammed V de Rabat, Rabat, Morocco Université Mohammed V de Rabat Rabat Morocco.
¹¹ MECADEV, UMR 7179 CNRS/MNHN. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, CP 50 - Entomologie, 45 rue Buffon, 75005 Paris, France Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle Paris France.
¹² Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Postbus 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, Netherlands Naturalis Biodiversity Center Leiden Netherlands.
¹³ Krekelberg, 149, 2940 Hoevenen, Belgium Unaffiliated Hoevenen Belgium.
¹⁴ Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, England, UK University of Cambridge Cambridge United Kingdom.
¹⁵ Ruelle de l'Aurore 7, CH-2300, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland Unaffiliated La Chaux-de-Fonds Switzerland.
¹⁶ Linsley Gressitt Center for Research in Entomology, Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817-2704, USA Bishop Museum Honolulu United States of America.
¹⁷ 44 Monarch Close, Wickford SS11 8GF, Essex, England, UK Unaffiliated Wickford United Kingdom.
¹⁸ Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, Brasil Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul Campo Grande Brazil.
¹⁹ Institute of Plant Protection, Shosse Podbelskogo 3, VIZR, St. Petersburg-Pushkin 196608, Russia Institute of Plant Protection St. Petersburg-Pushkin Russia.
²⁰ Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Rue des Terreaux 14, CH-2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland Muséum d'histoire naturelle Neuchâtel Switzerland.
²¹ Plant Pest Diagnostics Branch, California Department of Food & Agriculture 3294 Meadowview Road, Sacramento, CA 95832-1448, USA California Department of Food & Agriculture Sacramento United States of America.
²² National Museums of Scotland, Collection Centre, 242 West Granton Road, Edinburgh EH5 1JA, Scotland National Museums of Scotland Edinburgh United Kingdom.
²³ Institut de Parasitologie et de Pathologie Tropicale, UR7292 Dynamique des interactions hôte pathogène, Université de Strasbourg, 3 rue Koeberlé, 67000 Strasbourg, France Université de Strasbourg Strasbourg France.
²⁴ Entomology Section, Natural History Museum, Fontego dei Turchi, S. Croce 1730, I-30135 Venezia, Italy Natural History Museum Venezia Italy.
²⁵ Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya naberezhnaya 1, 199034, St. Petersburg, Russia Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences St. Petersburg Russia.
²⁶ Natural History Museum of Denmark, Zoological Museum, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark Natural History Museum of Denmark Copenhagen Denmark.
²⁷ Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PW, UK Oxford University Museum of Natural History Oxford United Kingdom.
²⁸ Section of Entomology and Collection Management, I.I.Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Bohdan Khmelnytsky st., 15, 01601 Kyiv, Ukraine I.I.Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Kyiv Ukraine.
²⁹ Bítovská 1227, CZ-140 00 Praha 4, Czech Republic Unaffiliated Praha Czech Republic.
³⁰ Department of Zoology, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland Trinity College Dublin Ireland.
³¹ Université de Liège, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Unité d'Entomologie fonctionnelle et évolutive (Prof. E. Haubruge), Passage des Déportés, 2, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium Université de Liège Gembloux Belgium.
³² Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Rosenstein 1, 70191 Stuttgart, Germany Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart Stuttgart Germany.
³³ Résidence Belle Fontaine, Bat B, 16 Avenue de la Trillade, 84000 Avignon, France Unaffiliated Avignon France.
³⁴ Fakultät Biologie, Universität Bielefeld, Postfach 100131, D-33501 Bielefeld, Germany Universität Bielefeld Bielefeld Germany.
³⁵ Limnologische Fluss-Station des Max-Planck Instituts für Limnologie, P.O. Box 260, D-36105 Schlitz, Germany Limnologische Fluss-Station des Max-Planck Instituts für Limnologie Schlitz Germany.
³⁶ Institute of Environmental Biology, Wrocław University of Environmental & Life Sciences, Kożuchowska 5b, 51-631 Wrocław, Poland Wrocław University of Environmental & Life Sciences Wrocław Poland.
³⁷ Institute of Biology, Opole University, ul. Oleska 22, 45-052 Opole, Poland Opole University Opole Poland.
³⁸ Schwarzer Stock 9, 36110 Schlitz, Germany Unaffiliated Schlitz Germany.

PMID: 35836978
PMCID: PMC9018666
DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1094.62644

Abstract

The faunistic knowledge of the Diptera of Morocco recorded from 1787 to 2021 is summarized and updated in this first catalogue of Moroccan Diptera species. A total of 3057 species, classified into 948 genera and 93 families (21 Nematocera and 72 Brachycera), are listed. Taxa (superfamily, family, genus and species) have been updated according to current interpretations, based on reviews in the literature, the expertise of authors and contributors, and recently conducted fieldwork. Data to compile this catalogue were primarily gathered from the literature. In total, 1225 references were consulted and some information was also obtained from online databases. Each family was reviewed and the checklist updated by the respective taxon expert(s), including the number of species that can be expected for that family in Morocco. For each valid species, synonyms known to have been used for published records from Morocco are listed under the currently accepted name. Where available, distribution within Morocco is also included. One new combination is proposed: Assuaniamelanoleuca (Séguy, 1941), comb. nov. (Chloropidae).

Keywords: Bibliography; classification; gnats; midges; new combination; new records; taxonomy; true flies.

Kawtar Kettani, Martin J. Ebejer, David M. Ackland, Gerhard Bächli, David Barraclough, Miroslav Barták, Miguel Carles-Tolrá, Milos Černý, Pierfilippo Cerretti, Peter Chandler, Mohamed Dakki, Christophe Daugeron, Herman De Jong, Josef Dils, Henry Disney, Boris Droz, Neal Evenhuis, Paul Gatt, Gustavo Graciolli, Igor Y. Grichanov, Jean-Paul Haenni, Martin Hauser, Oumnia Himmi, Iain MacGowan, Bruno Mathieu, Mohamed Mouna, Lorenzo Munari, Emilia P. Nartshuk, Oleg P. Negrobov, Pjotr Oosterbroek, Thomas Pape, Adrian C. Pont, Grigory V. Popov, Knut Rognes, Marcela Skuhravá, Vaclav Skuhravý, Martin Speight, Guy Tomasovic, Bouchra Trari, Hans-Peter Tschorsnig, Jean-Claude Vala, Michael von Tschirnhaus, Rüdiger Wagner, Daniel Whitmore, Andrzej J. Woźnica, Tadeusz Zatwarnicki, Peter Zwick.

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**Figure 1.**
The major bioclimatic regions of the northern part of Morocco.

**Figure 2.**
The seven biogeographical regions covering the studied area in the northern part of Morocco.

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

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

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