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

By

Kettani, Kawtar
Ebejer, Martin J.
Ackland, David M.
Bächli, Gerhard, 1937-
Barraclough, David
Barták, Miroslav, 1954-
Carles-Tolrá, Miguel
Černý, Miloš, 1931-2001
Cerretti, Pierfilippo
Chandler, Peter J.
Dakki, Mohamed
Daugeron, Christophe
De Jong, Herman
Dils, Jozef
Disney, Henry John de Suffren
Droz, Boris
Evenhuis, Neal L., 1952-
Gatt, Paul
Graciolli, Gustavo
Grichanov, Igor Y.
Haenni, Jean-Paul
Hauser, Martin
Himmi, Oumnia
Macgowan, Iain
Mathieu, Bruno
Mouna, Mohamed
Munari, Lorenzo
Nartshuk, Emilia P
Negrobov, Oleg P.
Oosterbroek, Pjotr
Pape, Thomas
Pont, Adrian C. (Adrian Charles), 1941-
Popov, Grigory
Rognes, Knut
Skuhravá, Marcela
Skuhravý, Vaclav
Speight, Martin
Tomasovic, Guy
Trari, Bouchra
Tschorsnig, Hans-Peter
Vala, Jean-Claude
Tschirnhaus, Michael von
Wagner, Rüdiger
Whitmore, Daniel
Woźnica, Andrzej J.
Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz
Zwick, Peter

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022-04-12

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1094

Pages

1--466

Subjects

Bibliography , Classification , Gnats , midges , new combination , new records , taxonomy , true flies

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/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:Assuania melanoleuca(Séguy, 1941),comb. nov.(Chloropidae).