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Sliman F Z, Disney R H L, Kettani K. New records of Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) from Morocco with notes on distribution and habitats. J. Insect Biodivers. Syst 2025; 11 (2) :437-453
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1- Laboratory of Ecology, Systematics and Conservation of Biodiversity (LESCB), URL-CNRST N°18, FS, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetouan, Morocco , fatimazahra.sliman@etu.uae.ac.ma
2- Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EJ, UK
3- Laboratory of Ecology, Systematics and Conservation of Biodiversity (LESCB), URL-CNRST N°18, FS, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetouan, Morocco
2- Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EJ, UK
3- Laboratory of Ecology, Systematics and Conservation of Biodiversity (LESCB), URL-CNRST N°18, FS, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetouan, Morocco
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Megaselia Rondani, 1856 is a megadiverse genus of scuttle flies, commonly found worldwide. This article reports on the recent discovery of 31 species of Megaselia newly recorded in Morocco, collected in various regions, including the Rif Mountain, the Atlantic Plain and the Atlas Mountains, covering numerous habitats, such as forests, grasslands, agricultural fields, riverbanks, springs, ponds, peat bogs, and lake with the purpose of assessing a wide variety of habitats and understanding the ecological preferences of Megaselia species. These new findings have increased the total of Moroccan phorid fauna to 45 species so far. Of these, 43 are Megaselia species.
Article Type: Research Article |
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Systematics/Diptera
Received: 2024/06/1 | Accepted: 2025/01/29 | Published: 2025/03/18
Received: 2024/06/1 | Accepted: 2025/01/29 | Published: 2025/03/18
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