Mogoplistes brunneus Serville, 1839

Mogoplistes brunneus Serville, Audinet, 1839: 357 .

Type locality: Sardinia.

Distribution: Mediterranean region, from the Iberian Peninsula up to Yougoslavia; West of North Africa (Gorochov and Llorente 2001).

Biogeographic zones: Shoreline, Tellian Atlas, Saharian Atlas, Central Sahara. Bioclimatic zones: Humid, subhumid, semiarid, arid, saharian.

Records in Algeria: Sidi bel Abbès [35°11'N 0°38'W]; Sainte-Croix de l'Edough [Fedj El Maâden] [36°54'N 7°40'E]; Philippeville [Skikda] [36°56'N 6°49'E]; Bouira [36°22'N 3°54'E]; Tarfaia [31°38'N 5°55'E]; surroundings of Algiers [36°45'N 3°3'E]; Frais Vallon [36°48'N 3°03'E]; Djelfa [34°40'N 3°15'E] (Chopard 1943). Beni Ghobri forest [36°44'N 4°25'E] (Mimoun 2006). Tafoughalt [36°37'N 3°52'E]; Akfadou forest [36°41'N 4°34'E] (Mohamed Sahnoun pers. obs.).

the shape of its fastigium, detailed coloration pattern and male and female genitalia (Mohamed Sahnoun pers. obs.).

Distribution: Species new for Algeria.

Biogeographic zone: Tellian Atlas.

Bioclimatic zones: Humid, subhumid.

Records in Algeria: Akfadou forest [36°41'N 4°34'E]; Tafoughalt [36°37'N 3°52'E] (Mohamed Sahnoun pers. obs.)