49. Diphascon higginsi Binda, 1971 [T]

Diphascon higginsi n. sp. (Binda 1971)

Terra typica: Morocco (Africa)

Morocco:

• 31°12′N, 07°52′W; 2,500 m asl [2,600 m asl]: Type Locality: Marrakesz-Tansift-Al-Hauz Region, Oukaïmeden, very humid moss. Binda (1971)

Record numbers. Morocco: 1; total: 1.

Remarks. Belongs to the nobilei group in which a few species have been recently described from Europe (Pilato & Bertolani 2005, Pilato et al. 2005). Diphascon higginsi is largely Palaearctic and all other records need verification.