identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
03A18783AB526A63FFDEF82FFBEAA558.text	03A18783AB526A63FFDEF82FFBEAA558.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Megaselia Rondani 1856	<div><p>Genus Megaselia Rondani, 1856</p><p>Type species. Megaselia crassineura Rondani, 1856 (= Phora costalis Roser, 1840)</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A18783AB526A63FFDEF82FFBEAA558	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Sliman, Fatima Zahra;Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert;Kettani, Kawtar	Sliman, Fatima Zahra, Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert, Kettani, Kawtar (2025): New records of Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) from Morocco with notes on distribution and habitats. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (2): 437-453, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.2.437, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.2.437
03A18783AB516A60FFDEFBC3FC7CA81D.text	03A18783AB516A60FFDEFBC3FC7CA81D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Megaselia affinis (Wood 1909)	<div><p>Megaselia affinis (Wood, 1909)</p><p>Material examined. 2♂♂, Rif, Fahs-Anjra, El Mkhaled, Rmel, 35°38'57.4"N 05°35'41.4"W, 372 m, 16.v.2022, SN, leg.: F.Z. Sliman.</p><p>Distribution. Europe (Langourov, 2021). Morocco (New record).</p><p>Habitat. This species was collected in a maquis with rocky soil of a clay-calcareous nature crossed by a small stream and bordered by vegetation mainly composed of Carlina racemosa, Cistus monspeliensis, Conyza canadensis, Erica arborea and Pistacia lentiscus (Fig. 4B).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A18783AB516A60FFDEFBC3FC7CA81D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Sliman, Fatima Zahra;Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert;Kettani, Kawtar	Sliman, Fatima Zahra, Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert, Kettani, Kawtar (2025): New records of Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) from Morocco with notes on distribution and habitats. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (2): 437-453, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.2.437, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.2.437
03A18783AB516A60FFDEFA82FD76AB26.text	03A18783AB516A60FFDEFA82FD76AB26.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Megaselia altifrons (Wood 1909)	<div><p>Megaselia altifrons (Wood, 1909) (Fig. 2A)</p><p>Material examined. 1♂, Rif, Larache, Tazia, Dayat Tazia (PNPB), 35°20'52"N 05°33'12"W, 733 m, 21.v.– 6.vi.2016, MT, leg.: K. Kettani.</p><p>Distribution. Europe, Asia (Iran) (Langourov, 2010). Morocco (New record).</p><p>Habitat. This species was captured around a pond (Dayat Tazia) lined by Quercus suber, at 733 m of altitude within a cork oak forest (Fig. 4C).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A18783AB516A60FFDEFA82FD76AB26	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Sliman, Fatima Zahra;Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert;Kettani, Kawtar	Sliman, Fatima Zahra, Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert, Kettani, Kawtar (2025): New records of Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) from Morocco with notes on distribution and habitats. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (2): 437-453, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.2.437, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.2.437
03A18783AB516A60FFDEF964FC1EA552.text	03A18783AB516A60FFDEF964FC1EA552.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Megaselia basispinata (Lundbeck 1920)	<div><p>Megaselia basispinata (Lundbeck, 1920) (Fig. 2B)</p><p>Material examined. 2♂♂, Rif, Larache, Tazia, Dayat Tazia (PNPB), 35°20'52"N 05°33'12"W, 733 m, 21.v.– 6.vi.2016, MT, leg.: K. Kettani; 1♂, Atlantic Plain, Rabat, Kénitra, Forest Maâmora (SBEI), 34°16'37.99"N 06°22'12"W, 82 m, 5.iii.2017, SN, leg.: Y. Fekrani; 1♂, Rif, Larache, Taida, Oued Tisgriss, 35°21'12"N 05°31'57"W, 501 m, 20.iv.2021, SN, leg.: L. Zouhair.</p><p>Distribution. Holarctic and Neotropical regions (Schmitz, 1940, 1941; Langourov, 2004). Morocco (New record).</p><p>Habitat. In Morocco, this species seems to prefer cork oak stands, where it was found around a pond (Dayat Tazia) lined by Quercus suber, in the forest of Maâmora dominated by the cork oak, and on the riverbank of Oued Tisgriss also lined by Quercus suber (Figs 4C, 4D).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A18783AB516A60FFDEF964FC1EA552	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Sliman, Fatima Zahra;Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert;Kettani, Kawtar	Sliman, Fatima Zahra, Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert, Kettani, Kawtar (2025): New records of Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) from Morocco with notes on distribution and habitats. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (2): 437-453, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.2.437, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.2.437
03A18783AB506A61FFDEFF2EFC8FAF5B.text	03A18783AB506A61FFDEFF2EFC8FAF5B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Megaselia brevicostalis (Wood 1910)	<div><p>Megaselia brevicostalis (Wood, 1910) (Fig. 2C)</p><p>Material examined. 1♂, Rif, Chefchaouen, Zawya, Merja Souk, 35°04'09"N 05°00'24"W, 1076 m, 16.iv.2021, SN, leg.: M. Nourti; 1♂, Rif, Chefchaouen, Jbel Tissouka, Amrah (NPTS), 35°8'19.719"N 05°15'11.588"W, 805 m, 15.v.2021, leg.: F.Z. Sliman.</p><p>Distribution. Holarctic and Neotropical regions (Schmitz, 1940, 1941; Langourov, 2010). Morocco (New record).</p><p>Habitat. This species was found around wetlands such as swamps and peat bogs surrounded by pine forest ( Pinus halepensis) at middle to high altitudes (Fig. 4E).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A18783AB506A61FFDEFF2EFC8FAF5B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Sliman, Fatima Zahra;Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert;Kettani, Kawtar	Sliman, Fatima Zahra, Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert, Kettani, Kawtar (2025): New records of Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) from Morocco with notes on distribution and habitats. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (2): 437-453, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.2.437, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.2.437
03A18783AB506A61FFDEFDC0FC9AAE32.text	03A18783AB506A61FFDEFDC0FC9AAE32.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Megaselia brevior (Schmitz 1924)	<div><p>Megaselia brevior (Schmitz, 1924) (Fig. 2D)</p><p>Material examined. 4♂♂, Rif, Al Hoceima, Beni Bounsar, 34°50'30.944"N 04°25'23.638"W, 1340 m, 1– 30.vi.2022, MT, leg.: K. Kettani; 2♂♂, Middle Atlas, Khénifra, Jbel Bouhayati, 32°55'19.2"N 05°38'37.0"W, 820 m, 6.v.2023, SN, leg.: H. Oubrahimi.</p><p>Distribution. Europe, Azores, Asia (Iran) (Langourov et al., 2014). Morocco (New record).</p><p>Habitat. This species was collected in a mixed forest dominated by fruit trees and some shrub species such as Juniperus communis and Pistacia lentiscus at Beni Bounsar in the Rif and in an agricultural field along the Oum er Rbia River in the Middle Atlas (Fig. 4F).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A18783AB506A61FFDEFDC0FC9AAE32	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Sliman, Fatima Zahra;Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert;Kettani, Kawtar	Sliman, Fatima Zahra, Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert, Kettani, Kawtar (2025): New records of Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) from Morocco with notes on distribution and habitats. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (2): 437-453, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.2.437, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.2.437
03A18783AB506A61FFDEFC59FC52A88D.text	03A18783AB506A61FFDEFC59FC52A88D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Megaselia diversa (Wood 1909)	<div><p>Megaselia diversa (Wood, 1909) (Fig. 2E)</p><p>Material examined. 1♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.080692&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.1306" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.080692/lat 35.1306)">Rif</a>, Chefchaouen, Jbel Talassemtane (NPTS), 35°7'50.163"N 05°4'50.49"W, 1554 m, 13.iv.2009, SN, leg.: A. Taheri ; 1♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.5533338&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.34778" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.5533338/lat 35.34778)">Rif</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.5533338&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.34778" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.5533338/lat 35.34778)">Larache</a>, Tazia, Dayat Tazia (PNPB), 35°20'52"N 05°33'12"W, 733 m, 21.v.–6.vi.2016, MT, leg.: K. Kettani ; 1♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.2335553&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.052887" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.2335553/lat 35.052887)">Rif</a>, Chefchaouen, El Khizana, Oued Ouara (NPTS), 35°03'10.4"N 5°14'00.8"W, 883 m, 10.iii.2020, SN, leg.: L. Zouhair ; 1♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.34887&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.02646" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.34887/lat 35.02646)">Rif</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.34887&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.02646" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.34887/lat 35.02646)">Chefchaouen</a>, Fifi, Oued Bouztate, 35°01'35.25"N 05°20'55.93"W, 1265 m, 6.v.2021, SN, leg.: K. Kettani ; 1♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.1296945&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.158916" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.1296945/lat 35.158916)">Rif</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.1296945&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.158916" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.1296945/lat 35.158916)">Chefchaouen</a>, Talassemtane, Bni M'hamed (NPTS), 35°09'32.1"N 05°07'46.9"W, 1330 m, 10.vi.2021, SN, leg.: L. Zouhair ; 5♂♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-4.4232326&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.841927" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -4.4232326/lat 34.841927)">Rif</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-4.4232326&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.841927" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -4.4232326/lat 34.841927)">Al Hoceima</a>, Targuist, Beni Bounsar, 34°50'30.944"N 04°25'23.638"W, 1340 m, 1–30.iv.2022, MT, leg.: K. Kettani (Figs 4C, 4F, 4G, 4H).</p><p>Distribution. Holarctic (Langourov, 2021). Morocco (New record).</p><p>Habitat. This species is widespread in the Rif where it inhabits a wide variety of ecosystems at altitudes ranging from 733 to 1554 m. Habitats include mixed forests dominated by fir and oak stands and the edge of wetlands such as peat bogs and rivers. The analysis of the periods in which this species was captured suggests that their flight occurred from March to July.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A18783AB506A61FFDEFC59FC52A88D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Sliman, Fatima Zahra;Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert;Kettani, Kawtar	Sliman, Fatima Zahra, Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert, Kettani, Kawtar (2025): New records of Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) from Morocco with notes on distribution and habitats. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (2): 437-453, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.2.437, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.2.437
03A18783AB506A61FFDEFA12FF06ABAD.text	03A18783AB506A61FFDEFA12FF06ABAD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Megaselia elongata (Wood 1914)	<div><p>Megaselia elongata (Wood, 1914) (Fig. 2F)</p><p>Material examined. 2♂♂, Rif, Larache, Jbel Bouhachem, Amghart (PNPB), 35°21'53.0"N 5°28'09.0"W, 424 m, 29.iv.–22.v.2019, MT, leg.: K. Kettani.</p><p>Distribution. Europe, Asia (Israel) (Langourov, 2021). Morocco (New record).</p><p>Habitat. This species was only found in a matorral scattered with a few cork oak trees at an altitude of 429 m (Fig. 4I).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A18783AB506A61FFDEFA12FF06ABAD	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Sliman, Fatima Zahra;Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert;Kettani, Kawtar	Sliman, Fatima Zahra, Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert, Kettani, Kawtar (2025): New records of Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) from Morocco with notes on distribution and habitats. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (2): 437-453, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.2.437, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.2.437
03A18783AB506A61FFDEF8F2FE27A561.text	03A18783AB506A61FFDEF8F2FE27A561.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Megaselia flavicans Schmitz 1935	<div><p>Megaselia flavicans Schmitz, 1935 (Fig. 2G)</p><p>Material examined. 1♂, Rif, Tétouan, Yarghit, Oued Zarka, 35°31'14.6"N 5°20'30.0"W, 220 m, 27.iv.2009, SN, leg.: K. Kettani.</p><p>Distribution. Europe, Asia (Türkiye) (Langourov &amp; Sakalian, 2001; Langourov, 2021). Morocco (New record).</p><p>Habitat. This species was found on the edge of a small waterfall lined by the oleander, Nerium oleander at 220 m of altitude (Fig. 4J).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A18783AB506A61FFDEF8F2FE27A561	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Sliman, Fatima Zahra;Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert;Kettani, Kawtar	Sliman, Fatima Zahra, Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert, Kettani, Kawtar (2025): New records of Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) from Morocco with notes on distribution and habitats. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (2): 437-453, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.2.437, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.2.437
03A18783AB566A67FFDEFF2EFA71AF1B.text	03A18783AB566A67FFDEFF2EFA71AF1B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Megaselia giraudii (Egger 1862)	<div><p>Megaselia giraudii (Egger, 1862) (Fig. 2H)</p><p>Material examined. 1♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-2.3475277&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.108803" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -2.3475277/lat 35.108803)">Eastern</a> Morocco, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-2.3475277&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.108803" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -2.3475277/lat 35.108803)">Berkane</a>, Cherarba, Oued Moulouya (SBEI), 35°06'31.7"N 02°20'51.1"W, 10 m, 22.xii.2018, SN, leg.: N.H. El Ouazzani ; 2♂♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.5058613&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.66611" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.5058613/lat 35.66611)">Rif</a>, Khemis Anjra, Oued Khemis, 35°39'58.0"N 05°30'21.1"W, 63 m, 27.iii.2021, SN, leg.: L. Zouhair ; 1♂ <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-6.668202&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.25263" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -6.668202/lat 34.25263)">Atlantic Plain</a>, Kénitra, Réserve Sidi Boughaba (SBEI), 34°15'09.4572"N 06°40'05.527"W, 18 m, 15.vi.2021, SN, leg.: F.Z. Sliman ; 1♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-4.103611&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.0925" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -4.103611/lat 34.0925)">Middle Atlas</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-4.103611&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.0925" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -4.103611/lat 34.0925)">Taza</a>, Tazekka, Jbel Bouhayati (NPIF), 34°5'33"N 04°6'13"W, 1471 m, 14.iii.2023, SN, leg.: F.Z. Sliman.</p><p>Distribution. Holarctic (Namaki Khameneh et al., 2019; Langourov, 2021). Morocco (New record).</p><p>Habitat. This species has a wide distribution across different biogeographical zones in Morocco, where it inhabits a wide variety of ecosystems over a broad altitudinal range (10 to 1471 m). Habitats include downstream river banks, lakes and mixed forest at high altitudes dominated by cedar trees (Fig. 4K).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A18783AB566A67FFDEFF2EFA71AF1B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Sliman, Fatima Zahra;Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert;Kettani, Kawtar	Sliman, Fatima Zahra, Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert, Kettani, Kawtar (2025): New records of Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) from Morocco with notes on distribution and habitats. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (2): 437-453, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.2.437, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.2.437
03A18783AB566A67FFDEFD87FD7AAE22.text	03A18783AB566A67FFDEFD87FD7AAE22.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Megaselia glabrifrons (Wood 1909)	<div><p>Megaselia glabrifrons (Wood, 1909) (Fig. 2I)</p><p>Material examined. 1♂, Rif, Chefchaouen, Talassemtane, Maison forestière (NPTS), 35°21'23"N 05°26'55"W, 1696 m, 10.vi.2021, SN, leg.: K. Menouar.</p><p>Distribution. Europe, North America (Langourov, 2021). Morocco (New record).</p><p>Habitat. This species was found in the fir forest ( Abies pinsapo subsp. maroccana) of the Talassemtane mountain at 1696 m of altitude (Fig. 4H).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A18783AB566A67FFDEFD87FD7AAE22	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Sliman, Fatima Zahra;Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert;Kettani, Kawtar	Sliman, Fatima Zahra, Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert, Kettani, Kawtar (2025): New records of Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) from Morocco with notes on distribution and habitats. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (2): 437-453, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.2.437, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.2.437
03A18783AB566A67FFDEFC68FA9CA9CD.text	03A18783AB566A67FFDEFC68FA9CA9CD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Megaselia hilaris Schmitz 1927	<div><p>Megaselia hilaris Schmitz, 1927 (Fig. 2J)</p><p>Material examined. 1♂, Rif, Jbel Bouhachem, Beni Arouss, Riba (PNPB), 35°13'32.30''N 05°19'24.35''W, 1421 m, 29.iv.–22.v.2019, MT, leg.: K. Kettani.</p><p>Distribution. Europe (Colyer, 1969), Morocco (New record).</p><p>Habitat. This species was captured in a mixed forest with diverse tree stands, such as Pinus pinaster ssp. maghrebiana, Quercus faginea and Quercus suber, as well as shrubs such as Pistacia lentiscus (Fig. 4L).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A18783AB566A67FFDEFC68FA9CA9CD	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Sliman, Fatima Zahra;Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert;Kettani, Kawtar	Sliman, Fatima Zahra, Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert, Kettani, Kawtar (2025): New records of Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) from Morocco with notes on distribution and habitats. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (2): 437-453, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.2.437, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.2.437
03A18783AB566A67FFDEFB51FD69AA4F.text	03A18783AB566A67FFDEFB51FD69AA4F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Megaselia latifrons (Wood 1910)	<div><p>Megaselia latifrons (Wood, 1910) (Fig. 2K)</p><p>Material examined. 1♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.5533338&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.34778" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.5533338/lat 35.34778)">Rif</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.5533338&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.34778" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.5533338/lat 35.34778)">Larache</a>, Tazia, Dayat Tazia (PNPB), 35°20'52"N 05°33'12"W, 733 m, 21.v.– 6.vi.2016, MT, leg.: K. Kettani ; 1♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.5211387&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.31647" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.5211387/lat 35.31647)">Rif</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.5211387&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.31647" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.5211387/lat 35.31647)">Chefchaouen</a>, Aïn Kchour, Marabout My Abdeslam (PNPB), 35°18'59.3"N 5°31'16.1"W, 1140 m, 26.vi.2017, SN, leg.: K. Kettani ; 1♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-3.4404306&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=32.32898" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -3.4404306/lat 32.32898)">High Atlas</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-3.4404306&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=32.32898" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -3.4404306/lat 32.32898)">Midelt</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-3.4404306&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=32.32898" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -3.4404306/lat 32.32898)">Aït Hdiddou</a>, Imilchil, Lac Tislit (NPHAO), 32°19'44.33"N 03°26'25.55"W, 2254 m, 29.vi.2017, SN, leg.: Y. Fekrani ; 1♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-2.4084659&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.81113" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -2.4084659/lat 34.81113)">Eastern</a> Morocco, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-2.4084659&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.81113" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -2.4084659/lat 34.81113)">Berkane</a>, Beni Snassen, Tafoughalt (SBEI), 34°48'40.068"N 02°24'30.477"W, 786 m, 12.iv.–22.vi.2021, MT, leg.: H. Maamri &amp; O. Ziane ; 3♂♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.5507503&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.5545" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.5507503/lat 35.5545)">Rif</a>, Tétouan, Aïn Lahcen, 35°33'16.2"N 5°33'02.7"W, 313 m, 10.iv.2021, SN, leg.: L. Zouhair ; 1♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.5325&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.353333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.5325/lat 35.353333)">Rif</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.5325&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.353333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.5325/lat 35.353333)">Larache</a>, Taida, Oued Tisgriss (PNPB), 35°21'12"N 05°31'57"W, 501 m, 20.iv.2021, SN, leg.: L. Zouhair ; 1♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-4.7670712&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=32.581734" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -4.7670712/lat 32.581734)">High Atlas</a>, Midelt, Titaouine (NPHAO), 32°34'54.244''N 04°46'1.458''W, 1732 m, 24.v.2021, SN, leg.: K. Menouar ; 1♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.34887&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.02646" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.34887/lat 35.02646)">Rif</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.34887&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.02646" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.34887/lat 35.02646)">Chefchaouen</a>, Fifi, Oued Bouztate, 35°01'35.25"N 05°20'55.93"W, 1265 m, 6.v.2021, SN, leg.: K. Kettani.</p><p>Distribution. Europe, Asia (Israel) (Langourov, 2010, 2021), Morocco (New record).</p><p>Habitat. This species is spread over the main biogeographical regions in Morocco, including the Rif, Eastern Morocco, Middle Atlas and the High Atlas, inhabiting a variety of terrestrial and wetland environments such as forests, lakes, riverbanks, and near springs but all share a common cork oakdominated vegetation cover (Figs 4C, 4M).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A18783AB566A67FFDEFB51FD69AA4F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Sliman, Fatima Zahra;Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert;Kettani, Kawtar	Sliman, Fatima Zahra, Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert, Kettani, Kawtar (2025): New records of Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) from Morocco with notes on distribution and habitats. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (2): 437-453, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.2.437, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.2.437
03A18783AB566A67FFDEF8CCFB4EA556.text	03A18783AB566A67FFDEF8CCFB4EA556.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Megaselia ledburiensis (Brues 1915)	<div><p>Megaselia ledburiensis (Brues, 1915) (Fig. 2L)</p><p>Material examined. 1♂, Rif, Larache, Tazrout, Adrou (PNPB), 35°13'32.30"N 05°19'24.35"W, 580 m, 29.iv.2019, SN, leg.: K. Kettani.</p><p>Distribution. Europe, Canary Islands, Asia (Israel, Iran) (Langourov, 2010, 2021). Morocco (New record).</p><p>Habitat. This species was captured in a mixed forest including Pinus pinaster, Quercus ilex, and Quercus suber, with an undergrowth scattered with Cistus spp. and Pistacia lentiscus (Fig. 4N).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A18783AB566A67FFDEF8CCFB4EA556	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Sliman, Fatima Zahra;Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert;Kettani, Kawtar	Sliman, Fatima Zahra, Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert, Kettani, Kawtar (2025): New records of Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) from Morocco with notes on distribution and habitats. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (2): 437-453, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.2.437, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.2.437
03A18783AB556A64FFDEFF2EFAF7AC87.text	03A18783AB556A64FFDEFF2EFAF7AC87.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Megaselia limpachensis Disney & Prescher 2015	<div><p>Megaselia limpachensis Disney &amp; Prescher, 2015 (Fig. 2M)</p><p>Material examined. 1♂, Rif, Ouezzane, Ain Beida, Souk El Had, Oued Loukous, 35°01'21.0"N 05°25'14.0"W, 140 m, 11.iv.2021, SN, leg.: L. Zouhair.</p><p>Distribution. British Isles, Switzerland. (Welch et al., 2024). Morocco (New record).</p><p>Habitat. This species was captured on a riverbank with diversified riparian vegetation, dominated by Juncus, Scirpus, Phragmites, Typha and trees such as Salix cinerea and Salix purpurea (Fig. 4C).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A18783AB556A64FFDEFF2EFAF7AC87	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Sliman, Fatima Zahra;Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert;Kettani, Kawtar	Sliman, Fatima Zahra, Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert, Kettani, Kawtar (2025): New records of Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) from Morocco with notes on distribution and habitats. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (2): 437-453, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.2.437, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.2.437
03A18783AB556A64FFDEFE05FCDDAE51.text	03A18783AB556A64FFDEFE05FCDDAE51.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Megaselia manicata (Wood 1910)	<div><p>Megaselia manicata (Wood, 1910) (Fig. 2N)</p><p>Material examined. 3♂♂, Rif, Larache, Tazia, Dayat Tazia (PNPB), 35°20'52"N 05°33'12"W, 733 m, 21.v.– 6.vi.2016, MT, leg.: K. Kettani; 1♂, Rif, Beni Leit, Lemtahane, Dar Abdeslam (PNPB), 35°16'14.3"N 5°26'07.5"W, 966 m, 7.vi.–30.v.2017, MT, leg.: K. Kettani.</p><p>Distribution. Europe, Canary Islands (Coe, 1956; Langourov, 2021). Morocco (New record).</p><p>Habitat. This species was collected on the edge of a marsh surrounded by a pine stand and also around a pond surrounded by a cork oak stand (Figs 4C, 4O).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A18783AB556A64FFDEFE05FCDDAE51	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Sliman, Fatima Zahra;Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert;Kettani, Kawtar	Sliman, Fatima Zahra, Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert, Kettani, Kawtar (2025): New records of Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) from Morocco with notes on distribution and habitats. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (2): 437-453, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.2.437, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.2.437
03A18783AB556A64FFDEFCBFFA48A95F.text	03A18783AB556A64FFDEFCBFFA48A95F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Megaselia marekdurskii Disney 1998	<div><p>Megaselia marekdurskii Disney, 1998 (Fig. 2O)</p><p>Material examined. 1♂, Rif, Fahs-Anjra, Melloussa, Forêt Tafoughalt, 35°43'45.0"N 05°38'26.0"W, 243 m, 1.x.2019, SN, leg.: M. Doukali.</p><p>Distribution. Europe (France, Poland) (Disney &amp; Siffointe, 2014). Morocco (New record).</p><p>Habitat. This species was found at a low altitude (243 m) in a forest dominated by Pinus pinaster (Fig. 5A).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A18783AB556A64FFDEFCBFFA48A95F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Sliman, Fatima Zahra;Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert;Kettani, Kawtar	Sliman, Fatima Zahra, Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert, Kettani, Kawtar (2025): New records of Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) from Morocco with notes on distribution and habitats. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (2): 437-453, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.2.437, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.2.437
03A18783AB556A64FFDEFBBDFC1EA873.text	03A18783AB556A64FFDEFBBDFC1EA873.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Megaselia meconicera (Speiser 1925)	<div><p>Megaselia meconicera (Speiser, 1925) (Fig. 3A)</p><p>Material examined. 1♂, Rif, Chefchaouen, Talassemtane, Azilane (NPTS), 35°10'35.2"N 5°12'05.2"W, 1250 m, 4–10.vii.2013, MT, leg.: K. Kettani.</p><p>Distribution. Holarctic (Namaki Khameneh et al., 2019). Morocco (New record).</p><p>Habitat. This species was only found in the National Park of Talassemtane in the Rif in a mixed forest dominated by fir and cedar stands at an altitude of 1250 m (Fig. 4A).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A18783AB556A64FFDEFBBDFC1EA873	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Sliman, Fatima Zahra;Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert;Kettani, Kawtar	Sliman, Fatima Zahra, Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert, Kettani, Kawtar (2025): New records of Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) from Morocco with notes on distribution and habitats. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (2): 437-453, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.2.437, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.2.437
03A18783AB556A64FFDEFA99FC17ABE3.text	03A18783AB556A64FFDEFA99FC17ABE3.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Megaselia melanocephala (von Roser 1840)	<div><p>Megaselia melanocephala (von Roser, 1840) (Fig. 3B)</p><p>Material examined. 1♂, Rif, Al Hoceima, Targuist, Beni Bounsar, 34°50'30.944"N 04°25'23.638"W, 1340 m, 1–30.iv.2022, MT, leg.: K. Kettani.</p><p>Distribution. Europe, North Africa (Tunisia), Asia (Israel) (Schmitz, 1940, 1941; Langourov, 2021). Morocco (New record).</p><p>Habitat. This species was collected in the same habitat as Megaselia brevior . Even though the Malaise trap was set up on this site for six consecutive months from April to October 2022, the flight of this species was only reported during the month of June in our samples (Fig. 4F).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A18783AB556A64FFDEFA99FC17ABE3	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Sliman, Fatima Zahra;Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert;Kettani, Kawtar	Sliman, Fatima Zahra, Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert, Kettani, Kawtar (2025): New records of Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) from Morocco with notes on distribution and habitats. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (2): 437-453, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.2.437, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.2.437
03A18783AB556A64FFDEF929FE0DAABD.text	03A18783AB556A64FFDEF929FE0DAABD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Megaselia parvula Schmitz 1930	<div><p>Megaselia parvula Schmitz 1930 (Fig. 3C)</p><p>Material examined. 1♂, Rif, M‘diq, Barrage Smir (Ramsar site), 35°41'6.486"N 05°22'50.883"W, 27 m, 18.vi.–27.vii.2016, MT, leg.: K. Kettani; 1♂, High Atlas, Midelt, Bouzmella (NPHAO), 32°39'53.0"N 04°46'33.9"W, 1440 m, 24.v.2021, SN, leg.: K. Menouar.</p><p>Distribution. Russia (Daghestan), United Arab Emirates (Disney, 2006). Morocco (New record).</p><p>Habitat. In Morocco this species seems to prefer wetlands, where it was captured at the edge of a dam as well as in a meadow (Fig. 5A).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A18783AB556A64FFDEF929FE0DAABD	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Sliman, Fatima Zahra;Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert;Kettani, Kawtar	Sliman, Fatima Zahra, Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert, Kettani, Kawtar (2025): New records of Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) from Morocco with notes on distribution and habitats. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (2): 437-453, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.2.437, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.2.437
03A18783AB5B6A6AFFDEFF2EFA51AC8A.text	03A18783AB5B6A6AFFDEFF2EFA51AC8A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Megaselia pleuralis (Wood 1909)	<div><p>Megaselia pleuralis (Wood, 1909) (Fig. 3D)</p><p>Material examined. 1♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-2.4084659&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.81113" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -2.4084659/lat 34.81113)">Eastern</a> Morocco, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-2.4084659&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.81113" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -2.4084659/lat 34.81113)">Berkane</a>, Beni Snassen, Tafoughalt (SBEI), 34°48'40.068"N 02°24'30.477"W, 786 m, 12.iv.–22.vi.2021, MT, leg.: H. Maamri &amp; O. Ziane ; 1♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-4.4232326&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.841927" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -4.4232326/lat 34.841927)">Rif</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-4.4232326&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.841927" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -4.4232326/lat 34.841927)">Al Hoceima</a>, Targuist, Beni Bounsar, 34°50'30.944"N 04°25'23.638"W, 1340 m, 1.iv.–30.iv.2022, MT, leg.: K. Kettani.</p><p>Distribution. Sub-cosmopolitan (Namaki Khameneh et al., 2019; Langourov, 2021). Morocco (New record).</p><p>Habitat. This species was collected in mixed oak forests during the spring at middle altitudes (Figs 4F, 4M).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A18783AB5B6A6AFFDEFF2EFA51AC8A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Sliman, Fatima Zahra;Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert;Kettani, Kawtar	Sliman, Fatima Zahra, Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert, Kettani, Kawtar (2025): New records of Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) from Morocco with notes on distribution and habitats. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (2): 437-453, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.2.437, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.2.437
03A18783AB5B6A6AFFDDFE11FB21A9CE.text	03A18783AB5B6A6AFFDDFE11FB21A9CE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Megaselia plurispinulosa (Zetterstedt 1860)	<div><p>Megaselia plurispinulosa (Zetterstedt, 1860) (Fig. 3E)</p><p>Material examined. 1♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.080692&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.1306" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.080692/lat 35.1306)">Rif</a>, Chefchaouen, Jbel Talassemtane (NPTS), 35°7'50.163"N 05°4'50.49"W, 1554 m, 13.iv.2009, SN, leg.: A. Taheri ; 1♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.432383&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.260235" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.432383/lat 35.260235)">Rif</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.432383&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.260235" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.432383/lat 35.260235)">Tétouan</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.432383&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.260235" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.432383/lat 35.260235)">Jbel Bouhachem</a>, Amsemlil, Oued Amsemlil (PNPB), 35°15'36.84"N 05°25'56.58"W, 1059 m, 22.v.2010, SN, leg.: K. Kettani ; 2♂♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.4348054&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.270916" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.4348054/lat 35.270916)">Rif</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.4348054&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.270916" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.4348054/lat 35.270916)">Beni Leit</a>, Lemtahane, Dar Abdesalam (PNPB), 35°16'15.3"N 5°26'05.3"W, 966 m, 7–30.v.2017, MT, leg.: K. Kettani ; 1♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.1781387&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.23914" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.1781387/lat 35.23914)">Rif</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.1781387&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.23914" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.1781387/lat 35.23914)">Chefchaouen</a>, Akchour, Chellal Sghir (NPTS), 35°14'20.9"N 5°10'41.3"W, 450 m, 7.vi.–14.vii.2017, MT, leg.: K. Kettani ; 1♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.4691668&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.36472" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.4691668/lat 35.36472)">Rif</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.4691668&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.36472" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.4691668/lat 35.36472)">Larache</a>, Jbel Bouhachem, Amghart (PNPB), 35°21'53.0"N 5°28'09.0"W, 424 m, 29.iv.–22.v.2019, MT, leg.: K. Kettani ; 2♂♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.5058613&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.66611" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.5058613/lat 35.66611)">Rif</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.5058613&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.66611" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.5058613/lat 35.66611)">Fahs-Anjra</a>, Khemis Anjra, Oued Khemis, 35°39'58.0"N 05°30'21.1"W, 63 m, 27.iii.2021, SN, leg.: K. Kettani ; 1♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.3157&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.2112" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.3157/lat 35.2112)">Rif</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.3157&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.2112" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.3157/lat 35.2112)">Larache</a>, Taida, Oued Taida (PNPB), 35°12'40.32"N 05°18'56.519"W, 590 m, 20.iv.2021, SN, leg.: K. Menouar &amp; L. Zouhair ; 3♂♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-4.4232326&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.841927" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -4.4232326/lat 34.841927)">Rif</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-4.4232326&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.841927" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -4.4232326/lat 34.841927)">Al Hoceima</a>, Targuist, Beni Bounsar, 34°50'30.944"N 04°25'23.638"W, 1340 m, 1–30.iv.2022, MT, leg.: K. Kettani ; 1♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.139586&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.406883" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.139586/lat 35.406883)">Rif</a>, Tétouan, Aouchtame, 35°24'24.77"N 05°8'22.51"W, 17 m, 16.v.2023, SN, leg.: K. Kettani ; 1♀, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.1130805&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=33.554817" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.1130805/lat 33.554817)">Middle Atlas</a>, Ifrane, Ain Vittel (NPIF), 33°33'17.339"N 05°6'47.091"W, 1569 m, 13.x.2023, SN, leg.: F.Z. Sliman.</p><p>Distribution. Europe, Canary Islands, Asia (China, Iran, Türkiye) (Schmitz, 1940, 1941; Namaki Khameneh et al., 2019). Morocco (New record).</p><p>Habitat. This species was captured in numerous localities across Morocco from a wide variety of terrestrial habitats (forests, maquis, grassland) and wetlands (riparian banks, coastal shoreline, near a waterfall, peat bog) over a wide range of altitudes (17–1569 m) (Figs 4F, 4H, 4I, 4O, 5C).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A18783AB5B6A6AFFDDFE11FB21A9CE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Sliman, Fatima Zahra;Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert;Kettani, Kawtar	Sliman, Fatima Zahra, Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert, Kettani, Kawtar (2025): New records of Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) from Morocco with notes on distribution and habitats. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (2): 437-453, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.2.437, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.2.437
03A18783AB5B6A6AFFDEFB53FE16A888.text	03A18783AB5B6A6AFFDEFB53FE16A888.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Megaselia posticata (Strobl 1898)	<div><p>Megaselia posticata (Strobl, 1898) (Fig. 3F)</p><p>Material examined. 1♂, Rif, Al Hoceima, Targuist, Beni Bounsar, 34°50'30.944"N 04°25'23.638"W, 1340 m, 1–30.iv.2022, MT, leg.: K. Kettani.</p><p>Distribution. Europe, Asia (Iran) (Langourov et al., 2014, 2021). Morocco (New record).</p><p>Habitat. This species was collected in the same habitat (Beni Bounsar) as Megaselia brevior, at high altitudes. It was only caught during April even though a Malaise trap was set over six months (from April to September) (Fig. 4F).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A18783AB5B6A6AFFDEFB53FE16A888	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Sliman, Fatima Zahra;Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert;Kettani, Kawtar	Sliman, Fatima Zahra, Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert, Kettani, Kawtar (2025): New records of Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) from Morocco with notes on distribution and habitats. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (2): 437-453, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.2.437, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.2.437
03A18783AB5B6A6BFFDEFA15FB33AC9B.text	03A18783AB5B6A6BFFDEFA15FB33AC9B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Megaselia pumila (Meigen 1830)	<div><p>Megaselia pumila (Meigen, 1830) (Fig. 3G)</p><p>Material examined. 1♂, Rif, Chefchaouen, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.202555&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.175503" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.202555/lat 35.175503)">Talassemtane</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.202555&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.175503" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.202555/lat 35.175503)">Azilane</a> (NPTS), 35°10'31.8"N 5°12'09.2"W, 1250 m, 4.vii.–15.viii.2013, MT, leg.: K. Kettani ; 1♂, Rif, Larache, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.5533338&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.34778" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.5533338/lat 35.34778)">Tazia</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.5533338&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.34778" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.5533338/lat 35.34778)">Dayat Tazia</a> (PNPB), 35°20'52"N 05°33'12"W, 733 m, 21.v.–6.vi.2016, MT, leg.: K. Kettani ; 1♂, Rif, Chefchaouen, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.524833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.316498" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.524833/lat 35.316498)">Aïn Kchour</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.524833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.316498" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.524833/lat 35.316498)">Marabout My Abdeslam</a> (PNPB), 35°18'59.4"N 5°31'29.4"W, 1140 m, 26.vi.2017, SN, leg.: K. Kettani ; 1♂, Rif, Chefchaouen, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.178&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.239082" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.178/lat 35.239082)">Akchour</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.178&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.239082" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.178/lat 35.239082)">Chellal Sghir</a> (NPTS), 35°14'20.7"N 5°10'40.8"W, 450 m, 7.vi.–14.vii.2017, MT, leg.: K. Kettani ; 1♂, Rif, Jbel Bouhachem, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.3234305&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.22564" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.3234305/lat 35.22564)">Beni Arouss</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.3234305&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.22564" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.3234305/lat 35.22564)">Riba</a> (PNPB), 35°13'32.30''N 05°19'24.35''W, 1421 m, 29.iv.–22.v.2019, SN, leg.: K. Kettani ; 1♂, Rif, Larache, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.336639&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.161667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.336639/lat 35.161667)">Jbel Bouhachem</a>, Centre forestier de Bouhachem (PNPB), 35°09'42.0"N 5°20'11.9"W, 987 m, 29.iv.–22.v.2019, MT, leg.: K. Kettani ; 1♂, Rif, Tétouan, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.4322777&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.25961" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.4322777/lat 35.25961)">Jbel Bouhachem</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.4322777&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.25961" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.4322777/lat 35.25961)">Amsemlil</a> (PNPB), 35°15'34.6"N 5°25'56.2"W, 1067 m, 1.vii.2019, SN, leg.: K. Kettani ; 4♂♂, Rif, Chefchaouen, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.2113886&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.18611" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.2113886/lat 35.18611)">Tissemlal</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.2113886&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.18611" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.2113886/lat 35.18611)">Sfehat Telj</a> (NPTS), 35°11'10"N 05°12'41"W, 1700 m, 5.x.2019, SN, leg.: K. Kettani ; 1♂, Rif, Larache, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.3157&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.2112" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.3157/lat 35.2112)">Taida</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.3157&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.2112" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.3157/lat 35.2112)">Oued Taida</a> (PNPB), 35°12'40.32"N 05°18'56.519"W, 590 m, 20.iv.2021, SN, leg.: K. Menouar &amp; L. Zouhair ; 1♂, Rif, Jbel Kelti, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.276&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.354916" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.276/lat 35.354916)">Douar Adder</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.276&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.354916" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.276/lat 35.354916)">Oued Tanina</a>, 35°21'17.7"N 5°16'33.6"W, 1195 m, 22.iv.2021, SN, leg.: K. Menouar &amp; L. Zouhair ; 1♂, Rif, Chefchaouen, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.204946&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.022488" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.204946/lat 35.022488)">Fifi</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.204946&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.022488" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.204946/lat 35.022488)">Dayat Fifi</a>, 35°1'20.955"N 05°12'17.806"W, 1205 m, 6.v.2021, SN, K. Kettani ; 6♂♂, Rif, Chefchaouen, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.4486113&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.356388" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.4486113/lat 35.356388)">Talassemtane</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.4486113&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.356388" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.4486113/lat 35.356388)">Maison</a> forestière (NPTS), 35°21'23"N 05°26'55"W, 1696 m, 10.vi.2021, SN, leg.: K. Menouar.</p><p>Distribution. Europe, Asia (Israel, Russian Far East), North Africa (Tunisia) (Schmitz, 1928; Langourov, 2010, 2021). Morocco (New record).</p><p>Habitat. This species is widespread across the Western and Central Rif, occupying a wide variety of ecosystems at altitudes ranging from 450 to 1696 m. The occupied habitats represent mostly mixed forests dominated by fir and oak stands and also the edges of wetlands such as peat bogs and rivers. Many of the sites inhabited by this species belong to protected areas such as the Project of Natural Park of Bouhachem and the National Park of Talassemtane (Figs 4A, 4C, 4H, 4L 5C, 5D, 5I).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A18783AB5B6A6BFFDEFA15FB33AC9B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Sliman, Fatima Zahra;Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert;Kettani, Kawtar	Sliman, Fatima Zahra, Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert, Kettani, Kawtar (2025): New records of Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) from Morocco with notes on distribution and habitats. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (2): 437-453, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.2.437, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.2.437
03A18783AB5A6A6BFFDEFE00FCF9A98E.text	03A18783AB5A6A6BFFDEFE00FCF9A98E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Megaselia pusilla (Meigen 1830)	<div><p>Megaselia pusilla (Meigen, 1830) (Fig. 3H)</p><p>Material examined. 1♂, Rif, Chefchaouen, El Khizana, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.231861&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.04089" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.231861/lat 35.04089)">Oued Ouara</a> (NPTS), 35°02'27.2"N 5°13'54.7"W, 883 m, 10.iii.2020, SN, leg.: K. Kettani ; 1♂, Rif, Fahs-Anjra, Marj <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.5948334&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.64928" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.5948334/lat 35.64928)">Loua</a>, 35°38'57.4"N 5°35'41.4"W, 372 m, 22.ii.2021, SN, leg.: F.Z. Sliman ; 1♂, Rif, Tétouan, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.559&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.546806" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.559/lat 35.546806)">Aïn Lahcen</a>, 35°32'48.5"N 5°33'32.4"W, 313 m, 10.iv.2021, SN, leg.: L. Zouhair ; 1♂, Rif, Chefchaouen, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.233583&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.05975" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.233583/lat 35.05975)">Beni Zid</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.233583&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.05975" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.233583/lat 35.05975)">Ikadjiouen</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.233583&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.05975" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.233583/lat 35.05975)">Oued Ouara</a> (NPTS), 35°03'35.1"N 5°14'00.9"W, 700 m, 6.v.2021, SN, leg.: K. Kettani ; 1♂, Rif, Chefchaouen, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.211972&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.03936" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.211972/lat 35.03936)">Fifi</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.211972&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.03936" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.211972/lat 35.03936)">Dayat Fifi</a>, 35°02'21.7"N 5°12'43.1"W, 1205 m, 6.v.2021, SN, leg.: K. Kettani ; 2♂♂, High Atlas, Midelt, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-4.7669997&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=32.581722" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -4.7669997/lat 32.581722)">Source Titaouine</a> (NPHAO), 32°34'54.2"N 4°46'01.2"W, 1733 m, 24.v.2021, SN, leg.: K. Menouar ; 1♂, Rif, Al Hoceima, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-4.4232326&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.841927" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -4.4232326/lat 34.841927)">Targuist</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-4.4232326&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.841927" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -4.4232326/lat 34.841927)">Beni Bounsar</a>, 34°50'30.944"N 04°25'23.638"W, 1340 m, 1–30.iv.2022, MT, leg.: K. Kettani ; 1♂, Middle Atlas, Fès-Meknès, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-4.1769443&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.07" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -4.1769443/lat 34.07)">Taza</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-4.1769443&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.07" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -4.1769443/lat 34.07)">Jbel Tazekka</a> (NPTZ), 34°04'12.0"N 4°10'37.0"W, 1668 m, 15.iii.2023, SN, leg.: F.Z. Sliman.</p><p>Distribution. Europe, Asia (Iran, China), North America (Schmitz, 1928; Coe, 1956). Morocco (New record).</p><p>Habitat. This species has a wide distribution across the northern part of Morocco, mainly in the Rif, the Middle, and High Atlas, where it was captured in a wide variety of habitats, including forest environments composed of mixed oak ( Quercus canariensis, Quercus rotundifolia), ranging from 372 to 1733 m in altitude, as well as cedar stands and Juniperus thurifera woodlands. It was also collected in wetlands, including peat bogs, mountain springs, and riverbanks, whose banks are lined with diverse shrub and herbaceous stands, including Ampelodesma mauritanica, Arbutus unedo, Cistus monspeliensis, Cytisus triflorus, Erica arborea, Juncus communis, and Nerium oleander (Figs 4F, 4G, 5D, 5E).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A18783AB5A6A6BFFDEFE00FCF9A98E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Sliman, Fatima Zahra;Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert;Kettani, Kawtar	Sliman, Fatima Zahra, Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert, Kettani, Kawtar (2025): New records of Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) from Morocco with notes on distribution and habitats. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (2): 437-453, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.2.437, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.2.437
03A18783AB5A6A6BFFDEFB0CFA56A8F4.text	03A18783AB5A6A6BFFDEFB0CFA56A8F4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Megaselia spinicincta (Wood 1910)	<div><p>Megaselia spinicincta (Wood, 1910) (Fig. 3I)</p><p>Material examined. 1♂, Rif, Tétouan, Dar Chaoui, Bghaghza, 35°31'17.4"N 05°41'58.2"W, 105 m, 17.iv.2021, SN, leg.: K. Kettani.</p><p>Distribution. Europe, Asia (Iran) (Garcia-Romero &amp; Barrientos, 2017). Morocco (New record).</p><p>Habitat. This species was found in a maquis scattered by Quercus suber trees at 105 m of altitude (Fig. 5F).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A18783AB5A6A6BFFDEFB0CFA56A8F4	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Sliman, Fatima Zahra;Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert;Kettani, Kawtar	Sliman, Fatima Zahra, Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert, Kettani, Kawtar (2025): New records of Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) from Morocco with notes on distribution and habitats. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (2): 437-453, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.2.437, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.2.437
03A18783AB5A6A6BFFDEFA1BFEB9AB91.text	03A18783AB5A6A6BFFDEFA1BFEB9AB91.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Megaselia stichata (Lundbeck 1920)	<div><p>Megaselia stichata (Lundbeck, 1920) (Fig. 3J)</p><p>Material examined. 1♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-2.4084659&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.81113" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -2.4084659/lat 34.81113)">Eastern</a> Morocco, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-2.4084659&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.81113" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -2.4084659/lat 34.81113)">Berkane</a>, Beni Snassen, Tafoughalt (SBEI), 34°48'40.068"N 02°24'30.477"W, 786 m, 12.iv.–22.vi.2021, MT, leg.: H. Maamri &amp; O. Ziane.</p><p>Distribution. Europe, Macaronesia, Asia (Israel, Iran) (Langourov, 2004). Morocco (New record).</p><p>Habitat. This species was found in the Eastern part of Morocco, captured in a dense holm oak forest at 786 m (Fig. 4M).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A18783AB5A6A6BFFDEFA1BFEB9AB91	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Sliman, Fatima Zahra;Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert;Kettani, Kawtar	Sliman, Fatima Zahra, Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert, Kettani, Kawtar (2025): New records of Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) from Morocco with notes on distribution and habitats. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (2): 437-453, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.2.437, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.2.437
03A18783AB5A6A6BFFDEF8FDFA41A55E.text	03A18783AB5A6A6BFFDEF8FDFA41A55E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Megaselia subnudipennis (Schmitz 1919)	<div><p>Megaselia subnudipennis (Schmitz, 1919) (Fig. 3K)</p><p>Material examined. 1♂, High Atlas, Toubkal, Azib Tamsoult (NPTB), 31°05'21.8"N 07°57'59.3"W, 2760 m, 2.vii.2020, SN, leg.: Y. Fekrani.</p><p>Distribution. Europe, Asia (Iran, United Arab Emirates) (Namaki Khameneh et al., 2019). Morocco (New record).</p><p>Habitat. This species was captured in a perhumid bioclimatic area at Jbel Toubkal in a mountain habitat overgrown with spiny xerophytes and scattered with Juniperus thurifera at high altitude (2760 m) (Fig. 5G).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A18783AB5A6A6BFFDEF8FDFA41A55E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Sliman, Fatima Zahra;Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert;Kettani, Kawtar	Sliman, Fatima Zahra, Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert, Kettani, Kawtar (2025): New records of Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) from Morocco with notes on distribution and habitats. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (2): 437-453, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.2.437, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.2.437
03A18783AB586A69FFDEFA78FB5FAA47.text	03A18783AB586A69FFDEFA78FB5FAA47.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Megaselia subpleuralis (Wood 1909)	<div><p>Megaselia subpleuralis (Wood, 1909) (Fig. 3L)</p><p>Material examined. 1♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.3234305&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.22564" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.3234305/lat 35.22564)">Rif</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.3234305&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.22564" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.3234305/lat 35.22564)">Larache</a>, Tazrout, Adrou (PNPB), 35°13'32.30"N 05°19'24.35"W, 580 m, 29.iv.2019, SN, leg.: K. Kettani ; 1♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.6995&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.5215" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.6995/lat 35.5215)">Rif</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.6995&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.5215" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.6995/lat 35.5215)">Tétouan</a>, Dar Chaoui, Bghaghza, 35°31'17.4"N 05°41'58.2"W, 105 m, 17.iv.2021, SN, leg.: K. Kettani ; 1♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.5325&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.353333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.5325/lat 35.353333)">Rif</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.5325&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.353333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.5325/lat 35.353333)">Larache</a>, Taida, Oued Tisgriss (PNPB), 35°21'12"N 05°31'57"W, 501 m, 20.iv.2021, SN, leg.: L. Zouhair ; 1♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.1296945&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.158916" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.1296945/lat 35.158916)">Rif</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.1296945&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.158916" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.1296945/lat 35.158916)">Chefchaouen</a>, Talassemtane, Bni M'hamed (NPTS), 35°09'32.1"N 05°07'46.9"W, 1330 m, 10.vi.2021, SN, leg.: L. Zouhair.</p><p>Distribution. Europe, Madeira, Asia (Israel, Iran), North America (Langourov, 2004, 2010). Morocco (New record).</p><p>Habitat. This species seems to inhabit mainly mixed cork oak and fir forests as well as the edges of wetlands and rivers at a wide range of altitudes in the Rif Region (Figs 4H, 4N, 5F).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A18783AB586A69FFDEFA78FB5FAA47	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Sliman, Fatima Zahra;Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert;Kettani, Kawtar	Sliman, Fatima Zahra, Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert, Kettani, Kawtar (2025): New records of Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) from Morocco with notes on distribution and habitats. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (2): 437-453, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.2.437, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.2.437
03A18783AB586A69FFDEF8C4FADCA541.text	03A18783AB586A69FFDEF8C4FADCA541.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Megaselia trichorrhoea Schmitz 1921	<div><p>Megaselia trichorrhoea Schmitz, 1921 (Fig. 3M)</p><p>Material examined. 1♂, Rif, Chefchaouen, Dardara, Amlay, marj Amlay (NPTS), 35°11'44.0"N 5°18'36.0"W, 280 m, 6.v.2021, SN, leg.: K. Kettani.</p><p>Distribution. Europe (Disney, 1991). Morocco (New record).</p><p>Habitat. This species was collected in a flooded meadow (Amlay) at 280 m altitude (Fig. 5H).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A18783AB586A69FFDEF8C4FADCA541	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Sliman, Fatima Zahra;Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert;Kettani, Kawtar	Sliman, Fatima Zahra, Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert, Kettani, Kawtar (2025): New records of Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) from Morocco with notes on distribution and habitats. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (2): 437-453, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.2.437, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.2.437
03A18783AB5F6A6EFFDEFF2EFA9CAF91.text	03A18783AB5F6A6EFFDEFF2EFA9CAF91.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Megaselia verralli (Wood 1910)	<div><p>Megaselia verralli (Wood, 1910) (Fig. 3N)</p><p>Material examined. 5♂♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.5533338&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.34778" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.5533338/lat 35.34778)">Rif</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.5533338&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.34778" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.5533338/lat 35.34778)">Larache</a>, Tazia, Dayat Tazia (PNPB), 35°20'52.0"N 5°33'12.0"W, 733 m, 21.v.–6.vi.2016, MT, leg.: K. Kettani ; 2♂♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.5069447&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.317223" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.5069447/lat 35.317223)">Rif</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.5069447&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.317223" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.5069447/lat 35.317223)">Larache</a>, Beni Arouss, Marabout My Abdesalam (PNPB), 35°19'02.0"N 5°30'25.0"W, 1283 m, 26.v.2017, SN, leg.: K. Kettani ; 1♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.1635833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.24439" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.1635833/lat 35.24439)">Rif</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.1635833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.24439" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.1635833/lat 35.24439)">Chefchaouen</a>, Akchour, Chellal Sghir (NPTS), 35°14'39.8"N 5°09'48.9"W, 450 m, 7.vi.–14.vii.2017, MT, leg.: K. Kettani ; 2♂♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.3171387&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.34597" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.3171387/lat 35.34597)">Rif</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.3171387&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.34597" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.3171387/lat 35.34597)">Jbel Kelti</a>, Douar Adder, Oued Tanina, 35°20'45.5"N 5°19'01.7"W, 1195 m, 22.iv.2021, SN, leg.: K. Menouar &amp; L. Zouhair.</p><p>Distribution. Europe, Canary Islands, Asia (Israel, Iran) (Namaki Khameneh et al., 2019; Langourov, 2021). Morocco (New record).</p><p>Habitat. This species was mainly found around wetlands in forest environments, at the edge of a pond bordered by Quercus suber trees and along the riverbank of watercourses bordered by Arbutus unedo, Quercus rotundifolia, Laurus nobilis, Nerium oleander, Pistacia lentiscus and Tetraclinis articulata . It was also collected from a dense mixed oak forest stand ( Quercus canariensis, Quercus suber) (Figs 4C, 5C, 5I).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A18783AB5F6A6EFFDEFF2EFA9CAF91	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Sliman, Fatima Zahra;Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert;Kettani, Kawtar	Sliman, Fatima Zahra, Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert, Kettani, Kawtar (2025): New records of Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) from Morocco with notes on distribution and habitats. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (2): 437-453, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.2.437, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.2.437
03A18783AB5F6A6EFFDEFCF8FD11ABE6.text	03A18783AB5F6A6EFFDEFCF8FD11ABE6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Megaselia xanthozona (Strobl 1892)	<div><p>Megaselia xanthozona (Strobl, 1892) (Fig. 3O)</p><p>Material examined. 1♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.2355&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.16875" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.2355/lat 35.16875)">Rif</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.2355&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.16875" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.2355/lat 35.16875)">Chefchaouen</a>, Talassemtane, Azilane (NPTS), 35°10'07.5"N 5°14'07.8"W, 1250 m, 4.vii.–15.viii.2013, MT, leg.: K. Kettani ; 2♂♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.1864443&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.108055" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.1864443/lat 35.108055)">Rif</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.1864443&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.108055" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.1864443/lat 35.108055)">Chefchaouen</a>, Aïn Fouara, Zawya Foukia (NPTS), 35°06'29.0"N 5°11'11.2"W, 944 m, 15.iv.2016, SN, leg.: A. Aghdir ; 1♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.2057776&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.01339" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.2057776/lat 35.01339)">Rif</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.2057776&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.01339" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.2057776/lat 35.01339)">Chefchaouen</a>, Fifi, Dayat Fifi, 35°00'48.2"N 5°12'20.8"W, 1205 m, 6.v.2021, SN, leg.: K. Kettani ; 1♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.1053333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.139503" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.1053333/lat 35.139503)">Rif</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.1053333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.139503" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.1053333/lat 35.139503)">Chefchaouen</a>, Akchour, Oued Farda (NPTS), 35°08'22.2"N 5°06'19.2"W, 520 m, 16.v.2016, SN, leg.: K. Kettani ; 14♂♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.5620837&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.357914" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.5620837/lat 35.357914)">Rif</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.5620837&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.357914" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.5620837/lat 35.357914)">Larache</a>, Tazia, Dayat Tazia (PNPB), 35°21'28.5"N 5°33'43.5"W, 733 m, 21.v.–6.vi.2016, MT, leg.: K. Kettani ; 4♂♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.4322777&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.25961" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.4322777/lat 35.25961)">Rif</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.4322777&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.25961" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.4322777/lat 35.25961)">Tétouan</a>, Jbel Bouhachem, Amsemlil (PNPB), 35°15'34.6"N 5°25'56.2"W, 1067 m, 23.iv.2017, SN, leg.: K. Kettani ; 2♂♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.43&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.270805" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.43/lat 35.270805)">Rif</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.43&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.270805" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.43/lat 35.270805)">Beni Leit</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.43&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.270805" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.43/lat 35.270805)">Bouhachem</a>, Lemtahane, Dar Abdeslam (PNPB), 35°16'14.9"N 5°25'48.0"W, 964 m, 7.vi.–30.v.17, MT, leg.: K. Kettani ; 6♂♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.1635833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.24439" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.1635833/lat 35.24439)">Rif</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.1635833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.24439" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.1635833/lat 35.24439)">Chefchaouen</a>, Akchour, Chellal Sghir (NPTS), 35°14'39.8"N 5°09'48.9"W, 450 m, 7.vi.–14.vii.2017, MT, leg.: K. Kettani ; 1♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-4.776083&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=32.664722" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -4.776083/lat 32.664722)">High Atlas</a>, Midelt, Bouzmella (NPHAO), 32°39'53.0"N 4°46'33.9"W, 1440 m, 24.v.2021, SN, leg.: K. Kettani ; 1♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-2.4084723&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.81114" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -2.4084723/lat 34.81114)">Eastern</a> Morocco, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-2.4084723&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.81114" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -2.4084723/lat 34.81114)">Berkane</a>, Beni Snassen, Tafoughalt (SBEI), 34°48'40.1"N 2°24'30.5"W, 786 m, 12.iv.–22.vi.2021, MT, leg.: F.Z. Sliman ; 2♂♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-4.4232326&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.841927" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -4.4232326/lat 34.841927)">Rif</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-4.4232326&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.841927" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -4.4232326/lat 34.841927)">Al Hoceima</a>, Targuist, Beni Bounsar, 34°50'30.944"N 04°25'23.638"W, 1340 m, 1–30.iv.2022, MT, leg.: K. Kettani ; 1♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.0096946&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.018417" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.0096946/lat 35.018417)">Rif</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.0096946&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.018417" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.0096946/lat 35.018417)">Chefchaouen</a>, Beni Salah, Bab Tariouant, 35°01'06.3"N 5°00'34.9"W, 1429 m, 20.v.2022, SN, leg.: F.Z. Sliman ; 5♂♂ 1♀, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.2399445&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=33.466473" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.2399445/lat 33.466473)">Middle Atlas</a>, Ifrane, Maison de la Cédraie (NPIF), 33°27'59.3"N 5°14'23.8"W, 1220 m, 5.vii.2023, SN, leg.: K. Kettani.</p><p>Distribution. Europe, Asia, North Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia) (Schmitz, 1940, 1941; Rabieh et al., 2013; Sadeghi et al., 2013). Morocco (New record).</p><p>Habitat. This species has a wide distribution in the main biogeographical zones in Morocco, mainly in the Rif, Eastern Morocco, Middle Atlas, and High Atlas, where it inhabits a wide variety of ecosystems with altitudes ranging from 450 to 1440 m, covering a range of terrestrial and wetland environments like forests ( Quercus canariensis, Quercus suber, Quercus ilex), maquis, meadows, peat bogs, waterfalls, ponds and riverbanks (Figs 4A, 4C, 4F, 4M, 4O, 5C, 5D).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A18783AB5F6A6EFFDEFCF8FD11ABE6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Sliman, Fatima Zahra;Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert;Kettani, Kawtar	Sliman, Fatima Zahra, Disney, Ronald Henry Lambert, Kettani, Kawtar (2025): New records of Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) from Morocco with notes on distribution and habitats. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (2): 437-453, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.2.437, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.2.437
