New faunistic records of the family Mycetophilidae (Insecta, Diptera) from Morocco

Ouarda Banamar; Peter J Chandler; Ouafaa Driauach; Boutaïna Belqat

doi:10.3897/zookeys.934.49157

New faunistic records of the family Mycetophilidae (Insecta, Diptera) from Morocco

Zookeys. 2020 May 19:934:93-110. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.934.49157. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Ouarda Banamar¹, Peter J Chandler², Ouafaa Driauach¹, Boutaïna Belqat¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University Abdelmalek Essaâdi, BP 2121, Tétouan, Morocco University Abdelmalek Essaâdi Tétouan Morocco.
² 606B Berryfield Lane, Melksham, Wilts SN12 6EL, UK Unaffiliated Melksham United Kingdom.

Abstract

A total of 54 species of Mycetophilidae are recorded for the first time in Morocco, of which 38 species are new to North Africa. A first checklist of Moroccan Mycetophilidae is appended, containing 64 species in 25 genera.

Keywords: Mycetophilidae; Beni Snassen; Middle Atlas; North Africa; Rif; checklist; fungus gnats.

Ouarda Banamar, Peter J. Chandler, Ouafaa Driauach, Boutaïna Belqat.