Scoliocephalus pallidisetis Becker, 1903

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 : 796

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.783

publication LSID

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17031566

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Scoliocephalus pallidisetis Becker, 1903
status

 

Scoliocephalus pallidisetis Becker, 1903 View in CoL

Material examined. Morocco, Rif : 1♂, Oued Tassikeste (35°23'64.9"N 5°13'90.0"W, 240 m), 5.I.2013, Belqat leg., sweep net .

General distribution. Afrotropical: United Arab Emirates. Palaearctic: Canary Islands, Egypt, Libya ( El-Hawagry et al., 2018), Morocco (New record), Spain ( El-Hawagry et al., 2018).

Habitat. The first Moroccan record of the genus is from the riverbank of Oued Tassikeste. This is a temporary tributary of Oued Laou, which hosts remarkably diverse vegetation. Trees and shrubs in the area include Pistacia lentiscus , Rubus ulmifolius , Olea europaea , and Nerium oleander . The species Mentha villosa and Pteridium aquilinum enhance the ecosystem with their varied presence and adaptation to local conditions. Additionally, Cannabis sativa is cultivated intensively in the area.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Ephydridae

Genus

Scoliocephalus

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