New species and other new records of the family Mycetophilidae (Insecta, Diptera) from Morocco

Authors: EL MOUDEN, MOHAMED AMIN Country: Morocco DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1197.118503 Published: Jan. 1, 2024 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Fungus gnats · Topics: Diptera species taxonomy and behavior, Insect behavior and control techniques, Fossil Insects in Amber

Twelve species in nine genera of Mycetophilidae are newly recorded from Morocco and from North Africa. Five species are described as new to science: Rymosia ebejeri sp. nov., Leia arcana sp. nov., Megophthalmidia amsemlili sp. nov., Mycomya mira sp. nov., and Phthinia snibbypinsae sp. nov. Three species are newly recorded from Gibraltar.

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