Myopites longirostris (Loew, 1846) (figs 3–4)

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d. Rif: Oued Tahaddart, reared from Limbarda crithmoides longifolia, 26.08.2019, 4 ♀; 29.01.2020, 1 ♀; 03.02.2020, 2 Ơ, 2 ♀; 11.02.2020, 1 Ơ, 3 ♀; 17.02.2020, 3 Ơ; 23.02.2020, 1 Ơ, 26.02.2020, 1 ♀; 1 ♀; 02.03.2020, 1 ♀ (El Harym); Douar Kouf, reared from Pulicaria odora, 21.05.2019, 3 Ơ, 3 ♀; 22.05.2019, 23 Ơ, 8 ♀; 23.05.2019; 37 Ơ, 36 ♀, 27.05.2019, 106 Ơ, 153 ♀ (El Harym); Mkhinak, net sweeping, 09.06.2019, 1 ♀ (El Harym).

Host plants. In this study specimens were reared from Limbarda crithmoides subsp. longifolia (Arcang.) Greuter (fig. 3) and Pulicaria odora (new host plant) (fig. 4). Larvae induce almost woody galls in receptacles of Limbarda crithmoides (L.) Dumort (Hendel, 1927; Séguy, 1934).

Distribution. Bulgaria, Croatia, France (mainland), Italy (mainland, Sardinia, Sicily), Malta, Spain (Balearic Is.), United Kingdom; Morocco (first record). First record from North Africa.