Hexomyza simplex (Loew, 1869)

Material examined.

Morocco. • 1 ♂; Anti-Atlas, Errachidia, Aoufous; 26 Sept. 2022; S. Fekrani leg.; sweep net; LESCB -AA 22/42 .

Distribution.

This Holarctic species is known from Albania, Austria, Great Britain, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Turkey, Ukraine and in the USA from California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, and New Jersey. First record from Morocco.

Habitat.

This species was found at medium altitude in agricultural fields in arid areas in the south of Morocco.