Scatella (Scatella) lacustris (Meigen, 1830)

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 : 788-789

Scatella (Scatella) lacustris (Meigen, 1830)

Material examined. Morocco, Rif : 1♀, Séguia Dar Chaoui (35°31'2.7"N 5°43'4.6"W, 47 m), 14.XI.2013, reared, Belqat leg.; 1♂, Daya Amsemlil (35°15'59.6"N 5°25'91.7"W, 1060 m), 23.IV.2016, 1♂, 23.III.2021; 1♀, Aïn Jdida (35°19'40.0"N 5°31'10.0"W, 1157 m), 23.IV.2017; 1♂ 2♀♀, Oued Majjou (35°06'17.5"N 5°10'83.6"W, 800 m), 8.II.2019; 1♂, Daya Mtahen (35°16'19.5"N 5°26'15.8"W, 970 m), 23.III.2021; 1♂ 1♀, Oued Souk El Kdim (35°61'80.0"N 5°51'20.0"W, 230 m), 27.III.2021, Akhrif and Belqat leg., sweep net; 25♂♂ 20♀♀, Lac Laâchaych (35°12'51.0"N 5°22'38.0"W, 643 m), 12.II.2022, reared, Belqat leg. High Atlas: 1♀, Assif Haouz (31°07'42.4"N 7°55'08.3"W, 1896 m), 17.IV.2014, Belqat leg., sweep net.

Distribution in Morocco. Anti Atlas: Ziz River (13 km N of Erfoud, 800 m) ( Ebejer et al., 2019). Rif and High Atlas (New record).

General distribution. Afrotropical: Cape Verde Islands. Nearctic: Greenland, United States (Arizona, Illinois, Oregon). Palaearctic: Austria, Azores, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Jordan, Madeira Islands ( Zatwarnicki & Irwin, 2018), Morocco ( Ebejer et al., 2019), Norway, Poland ( Zatwarnicki & Irwin, 2018), Russia (European part, Siberia, Far East) ( MacGowan et al., 2021), Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Türkiye ( Zatwarnicki & Irwin, 2018), United Arab Emirates ( Mathis et al., 2017), Slovakia ( Zatwarnicki & Irwin, 2018).