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Sahib S, Driauach O, Belqat B (2020) New data on the hoverflies of Morocco (Diptera, Syrphidae) with faunistic and bibliographical inventories. ZooKeys 971: 59-103. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.971.49416
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All published records of 148 species of hoverflies from Morocco are reviewed and appropriate literature references, new locality records, and relevant comments are provided for each species. The list is supplemented with records from new field surveys. Two species, Eumerus obliquus (Fabricius, 1805) and Orthonevra brevicornis Loew, 1843 are recorded for the first time in Morocco. The new checklist comprises 150 nominal species from three subfamilies, 14 tribes, and 49 genera.
Checklist, Diptera, hoverflies, Morocco, new records, North Africa, Palaearctic region, Syrphidae
Syrphidae (Diptera: Brachycera), commonly named hoverflies, constitute, among the order Diptera, a taxonomically well-characterised family. Most adults feed on pollen and nectar and thus are potentially important pollinators and their conservation is essential to sustain the productivity of natural and agricultural landscapes (
Hoverflies occur in all geographical regions except for Antarctica and some isolated islands. They are found from sea level to the highest altitudes in flower-rich habitats. The family contains more than 6,100 species Worldwide (
Morocco has the highest number of total Syrphidae species recorded in the North Africa Mediterranean area so far (N = 150). Ninety-one species are reported from Algeria (
Altogether 150 species are recorded in this work, two species are newly recorded for Morocco, and 24 others are new records for at least one of the Moroccan regions: Rif (10), Eastern region (4), High Atlas (5), Middle Atlas (5), and Anti Atlas (6). Morocco has 12 endemic species.
Syrphidae were collected from 79 localities across the main regions in Morocco, mostly in the Rif Mountains, including the Eastern region, the High Atlas, Middle Atlas and Anti Atlas. Additional material and databases indicated in the text are provided by other researchers.
Collecting was mainly carried out by sweep netting and Malaise trapping adults and/or rearing larvae and puparia in the laboratory from collected substrates in aquatic ecosystems following the technique used by
A total of 690 Syrphidae specimens was collected from 79 Moroccan sites (Table
Sampling sites (in alphabetical order) with locality names, altitudes (meters), and geographical coordinates (latitude/longitude).
Station | Locality | Province | Altitude (m) | Geographical coordinates |
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Rif | ||||
1. Aïn Afersiw | Mezine | Chefchaouen | 750 | 35°05.945'N, 05°20.439'W |
2. Aïn Boughaba | Jbel Bou Bessoui, Cedar Forest | Chefchaouen | 1530 | 34°58.779'N, 04°46.366'W |
3. Aïn El Ma Bared | Bouzthate | Chefchaouen | 1270 | 35°00.333'N, 05°12.105'W |
4. Aïn El Maounzil | National Park of Talassemtane | Chefchaouen | 1110 | 35°04.577'N, 05°10.406'W |
5. Aïn Quanquben | Jbel Bou Bessoui | Chefchaouen | 1600 | 34°57.750'N, 04°40.783'W |
6. Aïn Takhninjoute | Bab Rouida, National Park of Talassemtane | Chefchaouen | 1510 | 35°06.881'N, 05°08.270'W |
7. Aïn Sidi Brahim Ben Arrif | Road Moulay Abdessalam | Larache | 900 | 35°20.398'N, 05°32.712'W |
8. Belyounech | Jbel Moussa | M’diq Fnideq | 60 | 35°54.389'N, 05°23.630'W |
9. Bni Maaden | Bni Maaden | Tétouan | 20 | 35°34.420'N, 05°15.901'W |
10. Dam Entrasol | Ouedlaou Bni Ferten | Chefchaouen | 40 | 35°22.015'N, 05°10.626'W |
11. Daya El Birdiyel | Ânasar | Chefchaouen | 1300 | 35°01.089'N, 04°59.477'W |
12. Dam Moulay Bouchta | Larbaa Beni Hassan | Tétouan | 360 | 35°15.864'N, 05°21.221'W |
13. Dam Nakhla | Zinat | Tétouan | 240 | 35°26.954'N, 05°24.326'W |
14. Dam Smir | Bouzaghlale (M’diq) | Tétouan | 20 | 35°41.491'N, 05°22.673'W |
15. Daya Amsemlil | Jbel Bouhachem | Tétouan | 1060 | 35°15.596'N, 05°25.917'W |
16. Daya El Ânassar | Bab Berred | Chefchaouen | 1180 | 35°00.788"N/04°57.419'W |
17. Daya Jbel Zemzem | Jbel Zemzem | Tétouan | 220 | 35°45.457'N, 05°22.189'W |
18. Daya Mtahen | Jbel Bouhachem | Larache | 970 | 35°16.195'N, 05°26.158'W |
19. Daya Rahrah | Tanger | Tanger-Assilah | 60 | 35°46.063'N, 05°51.517'W |
20. Daya Tazia | Road Moulay Abdessalam | Larache | 720 | 35°20.814'N, 05°33.139'W |
21. Douar Dacheryène | Dacheryène | Tétouan | 130 | 35°33.863'N, 05°27.162'W |
22. Douar Kitane | Kitane | Tétouan | 50 | 35°32.412'N, 05°20.393'W |
23. Forest Bab El Karne | Tamakoute | Chefchaouen | 1250 | 34°58.510'N, 05°11.838'W |
24. Forest El Mahfoura | Zaouia Sidi Kacem, Amsa | Tétouan | 800 | 35°27.724'N, 05°25.807'W |
25. Forest house | National Park of Talassemtane | Chefchaouen | 1670 | 35°08.076'N, 05°08.262'W |
26. Garden Ksar Al Rimal | Kabila | M’diq-Fnideq | 10 | 35°43.806'N, 05°20.509'W |
27. Jumb Kitane | Kitane | Tétouan | 40 | 35°32.759'N, 05°20.420'W |
28. Halouma Kitane | Kitane | Tétouan | 140 | 35°31.912'N, 05°19.861'W |
29. 1 km after Derdara | Tanakoub | Chefchaouen | 510 | 35°06.419'N, 05°17.938'W |
30. Ksar El Kébir | Ksar El Kébir | Larache | 25 | 35°00.441'N, 05°53.352'W |
31. Meadow Mizoghar | El Khizana | Chefchaouen | 1000 | 35°02.725'N, 05°12.969'W |
32. Meadow Fahs Lmhar | Al Alyiene | M’diq Fnideq | 590 | 35°40.148'N, 05°26.537'W |
33. Oued Aârkoub | Aârkoub | Chefchaouen | 140 | 35°15.943'N, 04°50.631'W |
34. Oued Achekrade | Douar Aouzighen | Tétouan | 640 | 35°22.931'N, 05°20.364'W |
35. Oued Ametrasse | Chrafate | Chefchaouen, | 830 | 35°05.014'N, 05°05.130'W |
36. Oued Azila | Azila, Jbel Tidghine | Al Hoceïma | 1600 | 34°52.028'N, 04°32.609'W |
37. Oued 15 km from Fifi | Bouzthate | Chefchaouen | 1260 | 35°00.805'N, 05°12.365'W |
38. Oued Boumarouil | Larbaa Beni Hassen | Tétouan | 550 | 35°18.733'N, 05°21.271'W |
39. Oued Bin El Ouidane | Ksar Sghir | Tanger-Tétouan | 90 | 35°46.356'N, 05°31.343'W |
40. Oued Derdara | Derdara | Chefchaouen | 400 | 35°06.484'N, 05°17.147'W |
41. Oued Mharhar | Tanger | Tanger-Assilah | 5 | 35°35.040'N, 05°59.220'W |
42. Oued El Koub | Souk El Had | Chefchaouen | 120 | 35°01.298'N, 05°25.333'W |
43. Oued Farda | Akchour | Chefchaouen | 400 | 35°14.350'N, 05°10.460'W |
44. Oued Jnane Niche | Jnane Niche | Chefchaouen | 40 | 35°17.019'N, 04°51.233'W |
45. Oued Majjou (Hafa meqlouba) | Majjou village | Chefchaouen | 800 | 35°06.175'N, 05°10.836'W |
46. Oued Martil | Mhannech 2 | Tétouan | 9 | 35°33.693'N, 05°22.510'W |
47. Oued Mezine | Mezine | Chefchaouen | 780 | 35°06.104'N, 05°21.177'W |
48. Oued Sahel | Ben Karrich | Tétouan | 40 | 35°29.238'N, 05°26.352'W |
49. Oued Sidi Ben Sâada | Derdara | Chefchaouen | 220 | 35°03.921'N, 05°19.895'W |
50. Oued Sidi Yahya Aârab | Sidi Yahya Aârab | Chefchaouen | 60 | 35°17.545'N, 04°53.503'W |
51. Oued Taïda | Taïda | Larache | 500 | 35°22.250'N, 05°32.355'W |
52. Stream at 1 km from Sidi Yahya Aârab | Sidi Yahya Aârab | Chefchaouen | 2120 | 35°18.203'N, 04°53.965'W |
53. Village Sebt Zinate | Village Sebt Zinate | Tanger-Assilah | 60 | 35°39.272'N, 05°44.071'W |
54. Tributary Oued Tazarine | Mezine | Chefchaouen | 730 | 35°05.670'N, 05°21.991'W |
55. Tributary Tarmast | National Park of Al Hoceïma | Al Hoceïma | 170 | 35°10.666'N, 04°03.088'W |
Eastern region | ||||
56. Farm Saf-Saf | Douar Oueld Ben Amrou Aklim | Berkane | 60 | 34°54.122'N, 02°37.212'W |
57. Oued El Khemis | Road vers Aklim | Berkane | 80 | 34°54.330'N, 02°30.097'W |
58. Oued Tafoughalt | Tafoughalt, Beni Snassen | Berkane | 750 | 34°48.941'N, 02°24.471'W |
Middle Atlas Mts | ||||
59. Aïn Ouilili | Sidi Moulay Zarhoun | Meknès | 490 | 34°03.216'N, 05°31.050'W |
60. Bridge Oued Oum Er-rabie (Douar Ahl Souss) | El Had Labradia | Fkih Bensalah | 420 | 32°25.865'N, 06°31.883'W |
61 Douar Ben Smim | Ben Smim | Ifrane | 1690 | 33°28.200'N, 05°09.780'W |
62. Douar Zaouiat Cheikh | Zaouiat Cheikh | Khénifra | 700 | 32°39.246'N, 05°54.154'W |
63. Oued d’Ifrane | Gorge of Zad | Ifrane | 2140 | 33°01.740'N, 05°04.260'W |
64. Vicinity of Ifrane | Ifrane | Ifrane | 1660 | 33°32.580'N, 05°09.240'W |
High Atlas Mts | ||||
65. Aïn Zarka of Meski | Madkhal Meski | Errachidia | 970 | 31°51.388'N, 04°16.917'W |
66. Agadir airport | Ikhourbane | Agadir | 50 | 30°20.400'N, 09°26.820'W |
67. Douar Akhlij Tnine Ourika | Ourika | Marrakech | 870 | 31°22.385'N, 07°46.608'W |
68. Douar Aourir | Aouirir | Agadir | 200 | 30°28.980'N, 09°38.340'W |
69. Lac Oukaïmeden | Oukaïmeden | Marrakech | 2590 | 31°12.420'N, 07°51.120'W |
70. Palm grove Igrane | Merzouga village Hassilalbied | Errachidia | 710 | 31°08.520'N, 04°01.260'W |
71. Vicinity of Asni | Asni | Marrakech | 1400 | 31°14.880'N, 08°00.480'W |
72. Vicinity of Ijoukak | Ijoukak | Marrakech | 1790 | 30°56.100'N, 08°03.840'W |
73. Tizi N’Test | Tizi N’Test | Taroudante | 1850 | 30°51.180'N, 08°22.080'W |
Anti Atlas Mts | ||||
74. Beach of Tamellalt | Tamellalt | Tiznit | 70 | 29°43.080'N, 09°55.020'W |
75. Douar Issafen | Issafen | Tata | 1110 | 29°50.460'N, 08°32.100'W |
76. Douar Zaouia | Kelâa M’gouna | Ouarzazate | 1240 | 31°14.275'N, 06°08.169'W |
77. 1 km before Douar Aïn Lahmar | Jbel Ras Tarf | Guelmim | 190 | 29°01.320'N, 10°23.100'W |
78. Msidira | El Filaha | Guelmim | 260 | 28°56.865'N, 10°02.979'W |
79. Oued Assa | Assa | Assa zag | 310 | 28°36.507'N, 09°25.800'W |
Nomenclature followed
Melanostoma mellinum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Literature records. Rif (
New sites. Rif: Daya Rahrah, 8/IV/2013, 4♂♂; Aïn El Ma Bared, 06/V/2013, 4♀♀, 06/V/2014, 2♂♂; Oued Derdara, 24/V/2013, 1♀; Daya El Ânassar, 24/V/2013, 1♂; Daya Mtahen, 30/V/2013, 1♂; Garden Ksar Al Rimal, 26/V/2013, 7♂♂, 17♀♀, 5/VI/2013, 1♂; Tributary Oued Tazarine, 11/VI/2013, 1♂; Oued Farda, 23/VI/2013, 1♂; Daya El Birdiyel, 27/VI/2013, 1♀; Forest house, 18/V/2014, 1♂, 1♀; Stream at 1 km from Sidi Yahya Aârab, 25/IV/2015, 1♂; Daya Amsemlil, 7/V/2015, 3♀♀, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat. Eastern region: Farm Saf-Saf, 14/VI/2013, 3♂♂, 21♀♀, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat. Middle Atlas: Oued d’Ifrane, 10/VI/2014, 4♂♂, sweep net, leg. Bot. High Atlas: Lac Oukaïmeden, 18/VI/2014, 1♂, 1♀, sweep net, leg. Bot.
Distribution. Holarctic.
Comment. New record for the Eastern Region.
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)
Literature records. Rif (
New sites. Rif: Aïn El Ma Bared, 06/V/2013, 11♀♀; Oued Mezine, 11/VI/2013, 1♀; Aïn Quanquben, 27/VI/2013, 6♀♀; Aïn Takhninjoute, 17/V/2014, 1♂; Oued El Koub, 30/V/2014, 1♀, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat.
Distribution. Palaearctic, Afrotropical, and Indomalayan regions.
Platycheirus ambiguus (Fallén, 1817)
Literature record. High Atlas (
Distribution. Palaearctic.
Platycheirus atlasi Kassebeer, 1998
Literature records. Middle Atlas (
Comment. Endemic to Morocco.
Distribution. Morocco.
Platycheirus fulviventris (Macquart, 1829)
Literature record. High Atlas (
Distribution. Palaearctic.
Platycheirus manicatus (Meigen, 1822)
Literature records. High Atlas (
Distribution. Palaearctic, Greenland, and Alaska.
Platycheirus marokkanus Kassebeer, 1998
Literature record. High Atlas, Middle Atlas (
New site. Rif: Aïn Takhninjoute, 17/V/2014, 1♂. High Atlas: Douar Akhlij Tnine Ourika 18/IV/2015, 1♂, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat.
Comment. New record for the Rif.
Distribution. Morocco and Portugal.
Xanthandrus comtus (Harris, 1780)
Literature records. Rif (
Distribution. Palaearctic.
Paragus albifrons (Fallén, 1817)
Literature records. Middle Atlas (
Distribution. Palaearctic.
Paragus atlasi Claussen, 1989
Literature records. High Atlas (
Comment. Endemic to Morocco.
Distribution. Morocco.
Paragus bicolor (Fabricius, 1794)
Literature records. Rif (
New sites. Rif: Douar Dacheryène, 4/IV/2014, 1♀, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat. High Atlas: Vicinity of Asni, 05/VI/2014, 1♀, sweep net, leg. Bot.
Distribution. Holarctic.
Paragus cinctus Schiner and Egger, 1853
Literature records. High Atlas (
New site. High Atlas: Vicinity of Asni, 05/VI/2014, 1♂, sweep net, leg. Bot.
Distribution. Western and Central Palaearctic.
Paragus coadunatus Rondani, 1847
Literature records. Middle Atlas (
New site. Rif: Oued Mharhar, 16/VI/2009, 1♂, sweep net, leg. Bot.
Comment. New record from the Rif.
Distribution. Balearic Is, Canary Is, Sicily, Malta, Madeira, Turkey, and Morocco.
Paragus flammeus Goeldlin, 1971
Literature records. Middle Atlas (
Distribution. Western and Central Palaearctic.
Paragus haemorrhous Meigen, 1822
Literature records. Recorded and listed from the Middle Atlas (
Distribution. Holarctic and Afrotropical regions.
Paragus hermonensis Kaplan, 1981
Literature record. Middle Atlas (
Distribution. Mediterranean Basin.
Paragus pecchiolii Rondani, 1857
Literature records. Middle Atlas (
Distribution. Western Palaearctic.
Paragus quadrifasciatus Meigen, 1822
Literature records. Central Plateau (
New sites. Rif: Douar Kitane, 19/VI/2014, 1♀, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat. High Atlas: Agadir airport, 7/IV/2015, 1♀, leg. Schmid-Egger.
Comment. New record from the Rif and the High Atlas.
Distribution. Palaearctic.
Paragus strigatus Meigen, 1822
Literature records. Central Plateau (
Distribution. Palaearctic.
Paragus tibialis (Fallén, 1817)
Literature records. Rif (
New sites. High Atlas: Vicinity of Asni, 05/VI/2014, 1♂, 07/VI/2014, 2♂♂; Vicinity of Ijoukak, 17/VI/2014, 1♂, sweep net, leg. Bot.
Distribution. Western Palaearctic.
Paragus vandergooti Marcos-Garcia, 1986
Literature records. Middle Atlas (
Distibution. France, Portugal, Spain, and Morocco.
Chrysotoxum intermedium (Meigen, 1822)
Literature records. Rif (
New sites. Rif: 1 km after Derdara, 11/VI/2013, 1♀; Oued Azila, 27/VI/2013, 1♂; Daya Jbel Zemzem, 23/IV/2014, 1♂; Aïn El Maounzil, 17/V/2014, 1♀, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat. Eastern region: Oued Tafoughalt, 25/XI/2014, 1♂, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat. Middle Atlas: Douar Zaouiat Cheikh, 19/III/2008, 2♂♂, 1♀, sweep net, leg. A. van Eck. High Atlas: Vicinity of Asni, 6/VI/2014, 2♀♀, sweep net, leg. Bot. Anti Atlas: Douar Issafen, 14/VI/2015, 3♀♀, 1♂, sweep net, leg. Schmid-Egger.
Comment. New record from the Eastern region and the Anti Atlas.
Distribution. Europe and Morocco.
Chrysotoxum volaticum Séguy, 1961
Literature records. Middle Atlas (
Distribution. Algeria and Morocco.
Dasysyrphus albostriatus (Fallén, 1817)
Literature record. High Atlas (
Distribution. Palaearctic.
Epistrophe eligans (Harris, 1780)
Literature records. Rif (
New site. Rif: Daya Tazia, 25/VI/2014, 1♂, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat.
Distribution. Western Palearctic.
Episyrphus balteatus (De Geer, 1776)
Literature records. Rif (
New sites. Rif: Village Sebt Zinate, 15/III/2008, 1♀, sweep net, leg. AvEck; Aïn Sidi Brahim Ben Arrif, 17/IV/2013, 1♂; Dam Nakhla, 24/V/2013, 1♂, 1♀; Aïn Boughaba, 24/V/2013, 1♀; Garden Ksar Al Rimal, 5/VI/2013, 1♀; Oued Aârkoub, 19/IV/2013, 4♀♀; Daya Rahrah, 2/XII/2013, 1♂, 1♀; Oued Sahel, 5/III/2014, 1♀; Dam Moulay Bouchta, 5/III/2014, 26♂♂; Forest house, 17/VI/2014, 1♂; Ksar El Kébir, 19/IV/2014, 1♂, 1♀; Daya Jbel Zemzem, 23/IV/2014, 13♂♂, 27/IV/2014, 1♀; Oued Taïda, 12/III/2015, 1♂; Stream at 1 km from Sidi Yahya Aârab, 25/IV/2015, 1♂; Aïn Quanquben, 25/IV/2015, 1♀; Oued Majjou (Hafa meqlouba), 25/XII/2015, 1♀; Forest Bab El Karne, 25/XII/2015, 1♂; Douar Kitane, 23/I/2016, 2♂♂, 1♀, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat; Douar Kitane, 7/IV/2017, 54♂♂, 14♀♀, malaise trap, leg. Sahib and Belqat; Forest El Mahfoura, 13/V/2018, 18♂♂, 4♀♀, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat. High Atlas: Aïn Zarka of Meski, 20/III/2008, 1♂, sweep net, leg. A. van Eck. Anti Atlas: Douar Zaouia, 11/VI/2015, 1♂, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat.
Distribution. Palaearctic and Indomalayan regions.
Eupeodes corollae (Fabricius, 1794)
Literature records. Rif (
New site. Rif: Village Sebt Zinate, 15/III/2008, 1♀, sweep net leg. AvEck; Aïn El Ma Bared, 27/IV/2013, 1♀; Garden Ksar Al Rimal, 20/V/2013, 1♀; Oued Bin EL Ouidane, 14/XI/2013, 1♀; Oued Sahel, 5/III/2014, 1♂; Aïn Takhninjoute, 17/V/2014, 31♂♂; Stream at 1 km from Sidi Yahya Aârab, 25/IV/2015, 2♂♂, 3♀♀; Oued Jnane Niche, 16/III/2014, 1♂, 25/IV/2015, 1♂, 1♀; Dam Smir, 27/IV/2014, 1♂; Oued Boumarouil, 10/V/2014, 1♂; Daya Jbel Zemzem, 23/IV/2014, 1♂, 3♀♀, 17/IV/2014, 6♂♂, 3♀♀; Oued Majjou (Hafa meqlouba), 10/V/2014, 1♂, 27/IV/2015, 1♂; Meadow Fahs Lmhar, 15/IV/2018, 1♀, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat. Douar Kitane, 21/IV/2018, 1♂, reared by Sahib and Belqat; Forest El Mahfoura, 13/V/2018, 12♂♂, 7♀♀, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat. Middle Atlas: Douar Zaouiat Cheikh, 19/III/2008, 1♀, sweep net, leg. A. van Eck. High Atlas: Vicinity of Asni, 6/VI/2014, 1♀; Vicinity of Ijoukak, 17/VI/2014, 1♀, sweep net, leg. Bot; Lac Oukaïmeden, 18/VI/2014, 1♂, sweep net, leg. Bot.
Distribution. Palaearctic, Afrotropical Region, and Taiwan.
Eupeodes latifasciatus (Macquart, 1829)
Literature records. Anti Atlas (
New sites. Rif: Douar Kitane, 2/V/2014, 1♂, 2♀♀; Forest house, 18/V/2014, 1♂; Oued Ametrasse, 27/IV/2015, 1♂, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat.
Comment. New record for the Rif.
Distribution. Holarctic and India.
Eupeodes luniger (Meigen, 1822)
Literature records. Central Plateau (
New sites. Rif: Oued Majjou (Hafa meqlouba), 10/V/2014, 3♂♂; Oued Martil, 13/XII/2013, 1♀; Belyounech, 9/VI/2013, 1♀, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat; Douar Kitane, 24/IV/2017, 1♀, malaise trap, leg. Sahib and Belqat. Middle Atlas: Douar Ben Smim, 08/VI/2014, 1♂, sweep net, leg. Bot. High Atlas: Vicinity of Asni, 6/VI/2014, 1♀, sweep net, leg. Bot.
Comments. New records from the Rif, the Middle Atlas and the High Atlas.
Distribution. Palaearctic and northern India.
Eupeodes nuba (Wiedemann, 1830)
Literature records. High Atlas (
Distribution. Palaearctic.
Ischiodon aegyptius (Wiedemann, 1830)
Literature records. Central Plateau (
Distribution. Afrotropical Region, Mediterranean Basin, and Canary Islands.
Lapposyrphus lapponicus (Zetterstedt, 1838)
Literature records. Rif (
Distribution. Palaearctic, northern America from Alaska to California.
Meliscaeva auricollis (Meigen, 1822)
Literature records. Rif (
New sites. Rif: Aïn El Ma Bared, 27/IV/2013, 1♀; Daya El Ânassar, 24/V/2013, 1♂; Belyounech, 9/VI/2013, 1♀; Oued Mezine, 11/VI/2013, 1♂; Dam Moulay Bouchta, 5/IV/2014, 1♀; Aïn Afersiw, 11/VI/2013, 3 ♂♂, 7♀♀; Dam Entrasol, 14/XI/2014, 1♀; Oued 15 km from Fifi, 6/V/2014, 1♀; Jumb Kitane, 10/III/2015, 1♀; Oued Majjou (Hafa meqlouba), 10/V/2014, 1♀; Douar Kitane, 2/II/2015, 1♂; Oued Sahel, 5/IV/2014, 1♂. Middle Atlas: Aïn Ouilili, 18/II/2016, 2♀♀, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat.
Comment. New record for the Middle Atlas.
Distribution. Western Palaearctic.
Meliscaeva cinctella (Zetterstedt, 1843)
Literature records. Middle Atlas (
Distribution. Holarctic.
Scaeva albomaculata (Macquart, 1842)
Literature records. Rif (
New sites. Rif: Belyounech, 9/VI/2013, 1♂, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat. High Atlas: Aïn Zarka of Meski, 20/III/2008, 1♀, sweep net, leg. AvEck; Lac Oukaïmeden, 19/VI/2014, 1♀, sweep net, leg. Bot.
Comment. New records for the High Atlas.
Distribution. Palaearctic.
Scaeva dignota (Rondani, 1857)
Literature records. Middle Atlas (
New sites. Rif: Oued Majjou (Hafa meqlouba), 27/IV/2015, 1♀; Daya Mtahen, 26/III/2016, 1♂, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat.
Comment. New records for the Rif.
Distribution. Western Palaearctic.
Scaeva mecogramma (Bigot, 1860)
Literature records. Rif (
Distribution. Spain, Southern France, Corsica, Italy, Switzerland, and Morocco.
Scaeva pyrastri (Linnaeus, 1758)
Literature records. Rif (
New sites. Rif: Daya Jbel Zemzem, 23/IV/2014, 1♀; Stream at 1 km from Oued Sidi Yahya Aârab, 25/IV/2015, 1♀, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat. Anti Atlas: 1 km before Douar Aïn Lahmar, 10/IV/2015, 1♀, sweep net, leg. Schmid-Egger.
Comment. New record for the Anti Atlas.
Distribution. Holarctic and India.
Scaeva selenitica (Meigen, 1822)
Literature records. High Atlas (
Distribution. Palaearctic.
Sphaerophoria interrupta (Fabricius, 1805)
Literature records. Rif (
Comment. S. interrupta records in Morocco need confirmation.
Distribution. Western Palaearctic and Siberia.
Sphaerophoria rueppelli (Wiedemann, 1830)
Literature records. Rif (
New sites. Rif: Tributary Tarmast, 26/VI/2013, 1♂; Oued Sidi Ben Sâada, 6/V/2015, 2♂♂; Daya Amsemlil, 7/V/2015, 1♂. Eastern region: Farm Saf-Saf, 14/VI/2013, 4♂♂, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat. Middle Atlas: Oued d’Ifrane: 10/VI/2014, 1♂, sweep net, leg. Bot.
Comment. New records for the Eastern region and the Middle Atlas.
Distribution. Palaearctic and Afrotropical regions.
Sphaerophoria scripta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Literature records. Rif (
New sites. Rif: Oued Aârkoub, 19/IV/2013, 1♂; Dam Nakhla, 25/IV/2013, 1♀; Meadow Mizoghar, 27/IV/2013, 1♂, 1♀; Oued Derdara, 24/V/2013, 3♀♀; 1 km after Derdara, 11/VI/2013, 1♂, 1♀; Daya El Birdiyel, 27/VI/2013, 8♀♀, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat; Palm grove Igrane, 12/VI/2014, 2♂♂, sweep net, leg. Bot; Aïn Quanquben, 27/VI/2013, 7♂♂, 7♀♀; Forest house, 18/V/2014, 1♂; Oued Sidi Ben Sâada, 6/V/2015, 1♂, 1♀; Daya Mtahen, 7/V/2015, 1♂; Daya Amsemlil, 7/V/2015, 1♂, 1♀; Forest El Mahfoura, 13/V/2018, 2♂♂, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat. Eastern region: Farm Saf-Saf, 14/VI/2013, 47♂♂, 53♀♀, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat. Middle Atlas: Oued d’Ifrane, 10/VI/2014, 2♂♂, sweep net, leg. Bot. High Atlas: Vicinity of Asni, 07/VI/2014, 2♂♂, sweep net, leg. Bot; Lac Oukaïmeden, 18/VI/2014, 1♂, sweep net, leg. Bot. Anti Atlas: Msidira, 18/V/2015, 1♂, 2♀♀, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat.
Comment. New records for the Eastern region and the Anti Atlas.
Distribution. Palaearctic, Greenland, Nepal, and Kashmir.
Sphaerophoria taeniata (Meigen, 1822)
Literature records. Central Plateau (
Distribution. Palaearctic.
Syrphus ribesii (Linnaeus, 1758)
Literature records. Rif (
New site. Rif: Douar Kitane, 30/I/2014, 1♀, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat.
Distribution. Holarctic.
Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822
Literature records. Rif (
Distribution. Palaearctic, western North America, and Taiwan.
Xanthogramma dives (Rondani, 1857)
Literature record. High Atlas (
Distribution. Europe and Morocco.
Xanthogramma evanescens Becker, 1913
Literature records. Rif (
Comment. Endemic to Morocco.
Distribution. Morocco.
Xanthogramma marginale (Loew, 1854)
Literature records. Rif (
New sites. Rif: Village Sebt Zinate, 15/III/2008, 1♀, sweep net, leg. AvEck; Oued Majjou (Hafa meqlouba), 10/V/2014, 1♂; Oued Ametrasse, 18/IV/2015, 1♂, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat; Douar Kitane, 7/IV/2017, 1♂, malaise trap, leg. Sahib and Belqat.
Distribution. Western part of the Mediterranean Basin.
Xanthogramma pedissequum (Harris, 1776)
Literature records. Rif (
Comment. X. pedissequum records in Morocco need confirmation.
Distribution. Europe and Morocco.
Subfamily ERISTALINAE Rondani, 1845
Callicera fagesii Guérin-Méneville, 1844
Literature record. High Atlas (Kassebber 1998a: 22).
Distribution. Europe and Morocco.
Callicera rufa Schummel, 1842
Literature records. Rif (
Distribution. Western Palaearctic.
Ceriana conopsoides (Linnaeus, 1758)
Literature records. Middle Atlas (
Distribution. Palaearctic.
Ceriana vespiformis (Latreille, 1804)
Literature records. Rif (
New sites. Rif: 1 km after Derdara, 11/VI/2013, 1♂; Meadow Mizoghar, 6/V/2014, 1♂; Oued Achekrade, 31/V/2014, 1♂, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat.
Distribution. Western Palaearctic.
Cheilosia brunnipennis Becker, 1894
Literature records. High Atlas (
Distribution. Western Palaearctic.
Cheilosia grossa (Fallén, 1817)
Literature record. Hight Atlas (
Distribution. Palaearctic and India.
Cheilosia latifrons (Zetterstedt, 1843)
Literature records. Rif (
New site. Rif: Oued Sidi Yahya Aârab, 25/IV/2015, 1♂, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat.
Distribution. Palaearctic.
Cheilosia paralobi Malski, 1962
Literature records. Rif (
Distribution. Portugal, Spain, Algeria and Morocco.
Cheilosia parva Kassebeer, 1998
Literature record. Middle Atlas (
Comment. Endemic to Morocco.
Distribution. Morocco.
Cheilosia rodgersi Wainwright, 1911
Literature records. Rif (
Distribution. Portugal, southern Spain, and Morocco.
Cheilosia ruffipes (Zetterstedt, 1843)
Literature records. Middle Atlas (
Distribution. Palaearctic.
Cheilosia scutellata (Fallén, 1817)
Literature records. Rif (
Distribution. Palaearctic.
Cheilosia variabilis (Panzer, 1798)
Literature record. Middle Atlas (
Distribution. Palaearctic.
Ferdinandea fumipennis Kassebeer, 1999
Literature records. Middle Atlas (
Distribution. Portugal, Spain, France, Tunisia, and Morocco.
Brachyopa atlantea Kassebeer, 2000
Literature record. High Atlas (
Distribution. Southern Spain and Morocco.
Chrysogaster basalis Loew, 1857
Literature records. Middle Atlas (
New site. High Atlas: Lac Oukaïmeden, 18/VI/2014, 1♂, sweep net, leg. Bot.
Comment. New record for the High Atlas.
Distribution. Western and Central Palaearctic.
Ighboulomyia atlasi Kassebeer, 1999
Literature record. Middle Atlas (
New site. Middle Atlas: Oued d’Ifrane, 10/VI/2014, 8♂♂, 3♀♀, sweep net, leg. Bot.
Comments. Monotypic genus Ighboulomyia with Ighboulomyia atlasi, described by
Distribution. Morocco.
Myolepta difformis Strobl, 1909
Literature records. High Atlas (
Distribution. Portugal, Spain, Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco.
Neoascia clausseni
Literature records. Rif (
New sites. Rif: Oued Jnane Niche, 14/VI/2013, 1♀; Oued Majjou (Hafa meqlouba), 10/V/2014, 1♀, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat.
Distribution. Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco.
Orthonevra bouazzai Kassebeer, 1999
Literature record. Middle Atlas (
Comment. Endemic to Morocco.
Distribution. Morocco.
Orthonevra brevicornis (Loew, 1843) (Fig.
New record. Rif: Aïn Afersiw (Fig.
Comment. New record for Morocco. In North Africa, the species was known only from Algeria (
Distribution. Western and Central Palaearctic.
Orthonevra elegans (Meigen, 1822)
Literature records. Rif (
Distribution. Palaearctic.
Orthonevra schachti Claussen, 1989
Literature records. High Atlas (
Comments. Endemic to Morocco.
Distribution. Morocco.
Riponnensia longicornis (Loew, 1843)
Literature records. Central Plateau (
Distribution. Mediterranean Basin.
Riponnensia splendens (Meigen, 1822)
Literature records. Rif (
New site. Middle Atlas: Douar Zaouiat Cheikh, 19/III/2008, 2♂♂, sweep net, leg. A. van Eck.
Distribution. Western Palaearctic.
Anasimyia contracta Claussen and Torp, 1980
Literature record. Middle Atlas (
Distribution. Western Palaearctic.
Eristalinus aeneus (Scopoli, 1763)
Literature records. Rif (
New sites. Rif: Jumb Kitane, 05/IV/2015, 1♂, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat. High Atlas: Vicinity of Asni, 05/VI/2014, 1♀, sweep net, leg. Bot.
Distribution. Holarctic, Afrotropical, Oriental, and Australasian regions.
Eristalinus megacephalus (Rossi, 1794)
Literature records. Rif (
Distribution. Western Palaearctic and Afrotropical regions.
Eristalinus sepulchralis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Literature records. Rif (
Distribution. Palaearctic and India.
Eristalinus taeniops (Wiedemann, 1818)
Literature records. Rif (
New sites. Rif: Oued Martil, 13/XII/2013, 1♀; Halouma Kitane, 1/I/2015, 1♂, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat; Oued Sidi Yahya Aârab, 3/II/2015, 2♂♂, 1♀. Middle Atlas: Bridge Oued Oum Er-rabie (Douar Ahl Souss), 17/V/2017, 1♂, reared by Sahib and Belqat.
Distribution. Palaearctic, Oriental, and Afrotropical regions.
Eristalis arbustorum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Literature records. Rif (
New sites. Rif: Aïn Sidi Brahim Ben Arrif, 25/IV/2014, 1♂, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat. Middle Atlas: Vicinity of Ifrane, 7/VI/2014, 1♀, sweep net, leg. Bot. High Atlas: Vicinity of Asni, 05/VI/2014, 2♂♂, 07/VI/2014, 1♀; Lac Oukaïmeden, 18/VI/2014, 3♂♂, 19/VI/2014, 1♂, 1♀, sweep net, leg. Bot. Anti Atlas: Douar Issafen, 12/IV/2015, 1♂; Douar Issafen, 14/IV/2015, 2♀♀, sweep net, leg. Schmid-Egger.
Comment. New records for the High Atlas and the Anti Atlas.
Distribution. Holarctic and Oriental regions.
Eristalis pertinax (Scopoli, 1763)
Literature records. Central Plateau, Middle Atlas, High Atlas (
Distribution. Western Palaearctic.
Eristalis similis (Fallén, 1817)
Literature records. Rif (
New sites. Rif: Forest house, 18/V/2014, 1♂, 2♀♀, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat. High Atlas: Douar Zaouiat Cheikh, 19/III/2008, 1♂, sweep net, leg. AvEck; Lac Oukaïmeden, 19/VI/2014, 1♀, sweep net, leg. Bot.
Distribution. Palaearctic.
Eristalis tenax (Linnaeus, 1758)
Literature records. Rif (
New sites. Rif: Village Sebt Zinnat, 15/III/2008, 1♀; Belyounech, 9/V/2013, 1♂; Aïn Takhninjoute, 17/V/2014, 2♂♂; Forest house, 18/V/2014, 1♀; Jumb Kitane, 18/IV/2018, 1♀; Meadow Fahs Lmhar, 15/IV/2018, 2♂♂, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat. High Atlas: Douar Zaouiat Cheikh, 19/III/2008, 1♂, sweep net, leg. AvEck; Vicinity of Asni, 05/VI/2014, 1♀, sweep net, leg. Bot; Lac Oukaïmeden, 18/VI/2014, 2♂♂, sweep net, leg. Bot.
Distribution. Cosmopolitan, except Antarctica.
Helophilus trivittatus (Fabricius, 1805)
Literature records. Rif (
Distribution. Palaearctic.
Mallota cimbiciformis (Fallen, 1817)
Literature records. Rif (
Distribution. Western and Central Palaearctic.
Mallota dusmeti Andreu, 1926
Literature records. High Atlas (
Distribution. Portugal, central Spain, Tunisia, and Morocco.
Genus MELANOGASTER Róndani, 1857
Melanogaster lindbergi Kassebeer, 1999
Literature records. Rif (
Comment. Endemic to Morocco.
Distribution. Morocco.
Myathropa florea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Literature records. Rif (
New site. Rif: Oued 15 km from Fifi, 6/V/2014, 1♀, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat.
Distribution. Palaearctic.
Parhelophilus versicolor (Fabricius, 1794)
Literature records. Central Plateau (
Distribution. Palaearctic.
Eumerus amoenus loew, 1848
Literature records. Cited (
New sites. High Atlas: Douar Aourir, 8/IV/2015, 2♂♂. Anti Atlas: Beach of Tamelallt, 9/IV/2015, 1♂, sweep net, leg. Schmid-Egger.
Comment. New records for the Anti Atlas.
Distribution. Palaearctic.
Eumerus barbarus (Coquebert, 1804)
Literature records. Rif (
Distribution. Mediterranean Basin.
Eumerus basalis Loew, 1848
Literature records. Middle Atlas (
Distribution. Western Palaearctic.
Eumerus caballeroi Gil-Collado, 1929
Literature records. Central Plateau (
Distribution. Spain and Morocco.
Eumerus hungaricus Szilády, 1940
Literature record. Cited (
Distribution. Mediterranean Basin.
Eumerus lunatus (Fabricus, 1794)
Literature records. Rif (
Distibution. Afrotropical Region, Morocco. The Europe records require confirmation.
Eumerus melotus (Séguy, 1941)
Literature records. High Atlas (
Comments. Endemic to Morocco.
Distribution. Morocco.
Eumerus nudus Loew, 1848
Literature records. Rif (
Distribution. Mediterranean Basin, Romania, and former Yugoslavia.
Eumerus obliquus (Fabricius, 1805) (Fig.
New records. Rif: Oued Jnane Niche (Fig.
Comments. New to Morocco. E. obliquus was recorded from Egypt (
Distribution. Mediterranean Basin, the Canaries, Afrotropical, Malagasy, Australasian regions.
Eumerus ornatus Meigen, 1822
Literature records. Middle Atlas (
Distribution. Western Palaearctic.
Eumerus pulchellus Loew, 1848
Literature records. Cited (
Distribution. Western Palaearctic.
Eumerus punctifrons Loew, 1857
Literature records. Rif (
Distribution. Afrotropical Region, southern part of the Mediterranean Basin.
Eumerus pusillus Loew, 1848
Literature records. High Atlas (
Distribution. Mediterranean Basin.
Eumerus sabulonum (Fallén, 1817)
Literature records. Cited (
Distribution. Western Palaearctic.
Eumerus schmideggeri Van Steenis, Hauser and Van Zuijen, 2017
Literature record. Anti Atlas (
Distribution. Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco.
Eumerus strigatus (Fallén, 1817)
Literature records. Rif, High Atlas (
Distribution. Palaearctic, North America, Australia, and New Zealand.
Eumerus subornatus Claussen, 1989
Literature records. High Atlas (
Distribution. Portugal, France, Spain, and Morocco.
Eumerus truncatus Rondani, 1868
Literature records. Anti Atlas (
Distribution. Portugal, Spain, Greece, Italy, Tunisia, and Morocco.
Platynochaetus rufus Macquart, 1835
Literature records. Central Plateau (
Distribution. Maltese islands, Algeria, and Morocco.
Platynochaetus setosus (fabricius, 1794)
Literature records. High Atlas (
Distribution. Western part of the Mediterranean Basin.
Merodon aberrans Egger, 1860
Literature records. Cited (
Distribution. Western Palaearctic.
Merodon arrasus Beck, 1921
Literature records. Rif (
Distribution. Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco.
Merodon bequaerti Hurkmans, 1993
Literature records. Middle Atlas; Eastern region (
Comments. Merodon bequaerti belongs to the Merodon serrulatus species group (
Distribution. Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Morocco.
Merodon biarcuatus Curran, 1939
Literature records. Central Plateau (
Distribution. France, Italy, Greece, Turkey, and Morocco.
Merodon cabanerensis Marcos-García, Vujić and Mengual, 2007
Literature records. High Atlas (
Distribution. Spain and Morocco.
Merodon chalybeus Wiedemann in Meigen, 1822
Literature records. Central plateau (
Distribution. Mediterranean Basin.
Merodon clavipes (Fabricius, 1781)
Literature records. Cited (
Distribution. Western Palaearctic.
Merodon constans (Rossi, 1794)
Literature records. Rif (
Distribution. Western Palaearctic.
Merodon distinctus Palma, 1863
Literature records. Middle Atlas, Central Plateau (
Distribution. Mediterranean Basin.
Merodon elegans Hurkmans, 1993
Literature records. Central Plateau (
Distribution. Western part of Mediterranean Basin.
Merodon eques Fabricius, 1805
Literature records. Cited (
Distribution. Mediterranean Basin.
Merodon equestris (Fabricius, 1794)
Literature records. Central Plateau (
Distribution. Holarctic.
Merodon escalerai Gil Collado, 1929
Literature records. Central Plateau (
Distribution. Spain and Morocco.
Merodon geniculatus Strobl, 1909
Literature records. Rif (
New Site. High Atlas: Lac Oukaïmeden, 18/VI/2014, 2♂♂, 1♀, 19/VI/2014, 6♂♂, sweep net, leg. Bot.
Comment. New record for the High Atlas.
Distribution. Mediterranean Basin.
Merodon ibericus Vujíc, 2015
Literature records. Rif (
New site. High Atlas: Lac Oukaïmeden, 18/VI/2014, 1♂, 1♀, 19/VI/2014, 1♂, sweep net, leg. Bot.
Distribution. Portugal, Spain, and Morocco.
Merodon italicus Rondani, 1845
Literature records. Middle Atlas (
Distribution. Mediterranean Europe, southern Russia, Lebanon, and Morocco.
Merodon maroccanus Gil Collado, 1929
Literature records. Central Plateau (
Comments. Endemic to Morocco.
Distribution. Morocco.
Merodon minutus Strobl, 1893
Literature records. Middle Atlas (
Distribution. Southern France around the Mediterranean coast to the Balkan Peninsula.
Merodon murorum (Fabricius, 1794)
Literature records. Central Plateau (
Comments. Revised by
Distribution. Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco.
Merodon pruni (Rossi, 1790)
Literature records. Rif (
Distribution. Western Palaearctic, including Turkmenistan and Iraq.
Merodon pumilus Macquart, 1849
Literature records. Rif (
Distribution. Spain, Algeria, and Morocco.
Merodon rufus Meigen, 1838
Literature records. Rif (
Distribution. Western and Central Palaearctic.
Merodon segetum (Fabricius, 1794)
Literature records. Cited (
Distribution. Spain, Gibraltar, Macedonia, Crete, Algeria, and Morocco.
Merodon sophron Hurkmans, 1993
Literature records. Middle Atlas (
Comment. Endemic to Morocco. Merodon sophron is one of the 13 species belonging to the Merodon serrulatus species group. It is redefined and redescribed by Vujic et al. (2020) on the material from the type locality of Azrou.
Distribution. Morocco.
Merodon tangerensis Hurkmans, 1993
Literature record. Rif (
Comment. Endemic to Morocco.
Distribution. Morocco.
Merodon tricinctus Sack, 1913
Literature records. High Atlas, Anti Atlas (
Distribution. Western Palaearctic.
Merodon unguicornis Strobl 1909 (Fig.
Literature record. Middle Atlas (
New site. Rif: Forest house, 17/V/2014, 1♀, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat.
Comment. New record for the Rif. M. unguicornis was cited for the first time in Morocco by
Distribution. Spain and Morocco.
Psilota atra (Fallén, 1817)
Literature records. High Atlas (
New Site. Middle Atlas: Douar Zaouiat Cheikh, 19/III/2008, 1♀, sweep net, leg. A. van Eck.
Comment. New record for the Middle Atlas.
Distribution. Europe and Morocco.
Volucella inanis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Literature records. Middle Atlas (
Distribution. Palaearctic.
Volucella liquida Erichson in Wagner, 1841
Literature records. Rif (
New site. Rif: Jumb Kitane, 19/IX/2017, 1♀, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat.
Distribution. Algeria and Morocco.
Volucella zonaria (Poda, 1761)
Literature records. Central Plateau (
Distribution. Palaearctic.
Brachypalpus valgus (Panzer, 1798)
Literature records. High Atlas, Middle Atlas (
Distribution. Western Palaearctic.
Milesia crabroniformis (Fabricius, 1775)
Literature records. Middle Atlas (
Distribution. Europe, Turkey, Georgia, and Morocco.
Spilomyia maroccana Kuznetsov, 1997
Literature records. Rif (
Distribution. Algeria and Morocco.
Syritta flaviventris Macquart, 1842
Literature records. Central Plateau (
New site. Eastern region: Farm Saf-Saf, 14/VI/2013, 1♂, 1♀, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat.
Comment. New record for the Eastern region.
Distribution. Mediterranean Basin, Nearctic, Neotropical, Afrotropical regions, Madagascar and the Mascarene islands.
Syritta pipiens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Literature records. Rif (
New sites. Rif: Bni Maaden, 5/XI/2013, 1♂; Dam Moulay Bouchta, 5/IV/2014, 1♀; Oued El Koub, 30/V/2014, 1♂, 1♀; Douar Kitane, 18/VI/2014, 2♀♀; Oued Majjou (Hafa meqlouba), 27/IV/2015, 1♂, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat. Eastern region: Farm Saf-Saf, 14/VI/2013, 4♂♂, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat. Middle Atlas: Vicinity of Ifrane, 09/VI/2014, 1♀, sweep net, leg. Bot. High Atlas: Vicinity of Asni, 07/VI/2014, 5♂♂; Tizi N’Test, 15/VI/2014, 1♂, sweep net, leg. Bot. Anti Atlas: Oued Assa, 21/V/2015, 1♂, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat.
Comment. New records for the Eastern region and the Anti Atlas.
Distribution. Holarctic, South America, and Indomalayan Region.
Temnostoma bombylans (Fabricius, 1805)
Literature records. Middle Atlas (
Distribution. Palaearctic.
Xylota segnis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Literature records. Rif (
New site. Rif: Aïn El Maounzil, 17/V/2014, 1♀; Oued El Koub, 30/V/2014, 1♀; Oued Sidi Ben Sâada, 6/V/2015, 1♂, sweep net, leg. Sahib and Belqat. High Atlas: Vicinity of Asni, 07/VI/2014, 1♂, sweep net, leg. Bot.
Distribution. Palaearctic and eastern North America.
Heringia heringi (Zetterstedt, 1843)
Literature records. High Atlas, Middle Atlas (
Distribution. Palaearctic.
Pipizella thapsiana Kassebeer, 1995
Literature records. High Atlas (
New site. Middle Atlas: Douar Zaouiat Cheikh, 19/III/2008, 1♂, sweep net, leg. A. van Eck.
Comment. New record for the Middle Atlas.
Distribution. Portugal and Morocco.
Triglyphus escalerai Gil Collado, 1929
Literature records. Rif (
Distribution. Portugal, Croatia, Montenegro, and Morocco.
The present work provides an important contribution to the Moroccan hoverfly fauna with two species recorded for the first time for Morocco: Eumerus obliquus (Fabricius, 1805) and Orthonevra brevicornis (Loew, 1843); nine new records are provided for the Rif, five for the Middle Atlas, and seven species are recorded for the first time for the Hight Atlas, the Anti Atlas, and the Eastern Region for which we have enlarged the distribution area. The 150 Moroccan species belong to three subfamilies, 14 tribes, and 49 genera (30 genera of Eristalinae, 16 of Syrphinae, and 3 of Pipizinae).
Knowledge of the hoverfly diversity of Morocco is unequal among regions. For instance, the Middle Atlas and the High Atlas have the same number of species (69), the Rif has 68 species, the Anti Atlas has 18 species, while the Eastern region has only seven species.
Four very common Palaearctic species were collected abundantly: Episyrphus balteatus (156 specimens), Sphaerophoria scripta (146 specimens), Eupeodes corollae (86 specimens) and Melanostoma mellinum (78 specimens).
Morocco is home to 12 endemic species: two are endemic to the Rif, four to the Middle Atlas (including both an endemic genus and species (Ighbouloumia atlasi)), three to the High Atlas, one to the central plateau, and two species, Platycheirus atlasi and Melanogaster lindbergi, to the Middle Atlas plus the High Atlas, and to the Rif plus the Middle Atlas, respectively.
Morocco with the greatest number of total species (150), has 75% of the North African syrphid fauna. Algeria, with 91 species, has 46% of the total fauna. Tunisia, with 69, has 35% of the fauna, whereas Egypt and Libya have 51 species (26%) and 34 species (17%), respectively.
Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt share with Morocco 71, 55, 25, and 30 species, respectively, but these numbers are likely to change and a detailed comparison must await a systematic sampling of the whole region.
Of the two Iberian Peninsula countries, Spain has the best known Syrphiidae fauna with 417 species whereas Portugal has only 195 species (Marcos-Garcia et al. 2002,
These new data on the Moroccan hoverfly fauna reflect the variety of suitable habitats and suggest that many more species can yet be found in Morocco, that provides a wide variety of geographical and climatic properties. New species are also likely to be discovered by genomic prospecting using molecular approaches.
The authors are grateful to the following colleagues for their help: Bastiaan Wakkie (Brussels, Belgium), John T. Smit (Leiden, Netherland), and Lair Xavier (France) for helping in the identification of some species; Dr Claus Claussen (Flensburg, Germany), Dr Gabriel Neve (Universite d’Aix-Marseille) for providing advice and bibliography, André van Eck (Amsterdam, Netherland), Sander Bot (Haren, Netherland), Dr Martin Hauser (California Department of Food and Agriculture), and Dr Schmid-Egger for providing additional material.
SS is most grateful to the programme CEBios for the opportunity they gave her to train at the Institute. She is also thankful to Dr Patrick Grootaert (Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels) and Mr Pol Limbourg (Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels) for their great help during her training in taxonomy at the collections and laboratory of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels. The authors warmly thank Dr. Martin Ebejer (Honorary Research Fellow, Department of Natural Sciences, National Museum of Wales, United Kingdom.) for his comments and corrections on the manuscript.