Gymnoclasiopa flavoantennata (Strobl, 1900)

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 : 792

Gymnoclasiopa flavoantennata (Strobl, 1900)

Material examined. Morocco, High Atlas : 1♂, Cascade de Imlil (31°07'71.1"N 7°55'16.4"W, 1927 m) ( Fig. 2D ), 6.VII.2021 , 1♂ 1♀, 7.VII.2021; 1♂, Village Imlil (31°08'14.1"N 7°55'21.5"W, 1805 m) ( Fig. 2C ), 6.VII.2021, Akhrif leg. , sweep net.

General distribution. Palaearctic: Greece, Italy ( Stuke, 2013), Morocco (New record for North Africa), Spain ( Stuke, 2013).

Habitat. We captured this species near a small waterfall located at 1927 m, in the heart of a forested environment within the Atlas Mountains. The second habitat where we collected the species corresponds to that of Village Imlil, described above under Scatophila signata .

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.