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New records of leaf-miner flies (Diptera, Agromyzidae) from Morocco
Mourad Doukale Daief1, Michael von Tschirnhaus2, Kawtar Kettani1
1Laboratory of Ecology, Systematics and Conservation of Biodiversity (LESCB), URL-CNRST N°18, FS, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetouan, Morocco Abdelmalek Essaadi University Tetouan Morocco.
Abstract:
New records are provided of the family Agromyzidae (leaf-miner flies) from Morocco. Thirty agromyzid species are newly recorded, seven of these in Agromyzinae: Agromyza (Agromyzaanthracina, A.conjuncta, A.mobilis, A.myosotidis, A.nigrescens), Hexomyza (H.simples), and Ophiomyia (O.pinguis). The other 23 new records are in Phytomyzinae: Amauromyza (Cephalomyza) karli, Calycomyzaflavomaculata, C.solidaginis, Cerodontha (Butomomyza) eucaricis, C. (Dizygomyza) luctuosa, C. (Icteromyza) geniculata, Chromatomyiacentaurii, Liriomyzaamoena, L.brassicae, L.strigata, Phytoliriomyzaarctica, P.perpusilla, P.pteridii, Phytomyzaanemones, Ph.clematidis, Ph.crassiseta, Ph.notata, Ph.plantaginis, Ph.rufipes, Ph.vitalbae, Pseudonapomyzaconfusa, Ps.palavae, and Ps.vota. The genus Calycomyza Hendel is newly reported from the country. The present study is based on recent entomological surveys and has increased the total number of agromyzid species in Morocco to 92. Information on the distribution and ecology of each species is provided.
