Azorastia mediterranea Papp, 1980

Maamri, Hajar, Ebejer, Martin J. & Kettani, Kawtar, 2025, First records and the habitats of Nannodastiidae and Xenasteiidae Diptera) from Morocco, Journal of Natural History 59 (33 - 36), pp. 2109-2126 : 2111-2115

Azorastia mediterranea Papp

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HISTORY

Distribution

Recorded in Croatia, Greece, Israel, Tunisia ( Papp and Mathis 2001), and Malta ( Ebejer 2021). First record Morocco.

Ecology

This species was found on the cliff of M’diq ( Figure 6 ), located on Morocco’s northern coast in the western characterised by a rugged relief with slopes ranging from 30° to 90° on the side that plunge towards

On the southern side, the cliff is bounded by a thalweg. This cliff is home to a diverse array of

HISTORY

Figures

Figure 5. Azorastia mediterranea male collected on the cliff of M’diq.

Figure 6. Cliff of M’diq (Photo: H. Maamri, 10 November 2023).