New records of Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) from Morocco with notes on distribution and habitats

Megaselia Rondani, ۱۸۵۶ is a megadiverse genus of scuttle flies, commonly found worldwide. This article reports on the recent discovery of ۳۱ 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 ۴۵ species so far. Of these, ۴۳ are Megaselia species.

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ecology ، fauna ، megadiverse ، North Africa ، scuttle flies