Philotelma rossii (Canzoneri & Meneghini, 1979)

Akhrif, Rachida, Aattouch, Khalid, Beni-Eich, Mourad, Beuk, Paul L. Th., Bouzrarf, Khadija, Akarid, Abdellatif & Belqat, Boutaïna, 2025, New records of shore flies (Diptera, Ephydridae) from Morocco, Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3), pp. 783-804 : 788

Philotelma rossii (Canzoneri & Meneghini, 1979)

Material examined. Morocco, Rif : 1♂, Oued Majjou (35°06'17.5"N 5°10'83.6"W, 800 m), 3.V.2013, Belqat leg. , sweep net; 1♂, Lac Tirakaâ (35°15' 84.2"N 2°92'82.6"W, 54 m), 9.V.2022 – 15.V.2022, reared ( Fig. 2A ), Akhrif leg.

General distribution. Palaearctic: Czech Republic, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Morocco (New record for North Africa), Netherlands, Sweden ( Mathis et al., 2009).

Habitat. The visited site of Oued Majjou is represented by the riparian strip along the Oued Maggou watercourse. Holm oak ( Quercus rotundifolia ) and cork oak ( Quercus suber ) are the main forest species that predominate in the forest surrounding the site. The riparian vegetation is mainly composed of Ampelodesma mauritanica , Cistus albidus , Dittrichia viscosa , Hedera maroccana , and Nerium oleander . The second site is Lac Tirakaâ, as described above under Ephydra riparia .

Figures

Figure 2. The representative habitats of the collected Ephydrid species in Morocco, A. Lac Tirakaâ – Salicornia – Ephydra riparia and Philotelma rossii; B. Daya Mtahen – Scatophila mesogramma; C. Village Imlil – Scatophila signata; D. Cascade de Imlil – Gymnoclasiopa flavoantennata.