Scatophila signata (Loew, 1860)

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 : 791

Scatophila signata (Loew, 1860)

Material examined. Morocco, Rif : 1♂, Forêt Belouazen (35°39'25.0"N 5°22'52.0"W, 35 m), 1.II.2022, Akhrif and Belqat leg., sweep net. High Atlas: 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: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corsica, Danish mainland, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland ( Mathis & Zatwarnicki, 1995), Morocco (New record for North Africa), Netherlands, Poland, Sardinia, Sicily, Spain mainland ( Mathis & Zatwarnicki, 1995).

Habitat. This species is found in diverse habitats throughout Morocco. Forêt Belouazen is a forested mountainous area with streams with a strong current, submerged vegetation, a coarse substrate, and abundant riparian vegetation. Village Imlil is characterized by the riparian strip along a watercourse within the village, where the vegetation is dominated by walnut trees ( Juglans regia ).

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.