Contribution to the knowledge of Moroccan and Maghrebin stoneflies (Plecoptera) Author Errochdi, Sanae Author Alami, Majida El Author Vinçon, Gilles Author Abdaoui, Abdelali Author Ghamizi, Mohamed text Zootaxa 2014 3838 1 journal volume 10.11646/zootaxa.3838.1.2 2dd765ad-dde0-4edb-a1ae-ccbfeaf6f1c7 1175-5326 228487 B612F673-8312-4CF7-8822-D34373A08DB2 Brachyptera algirica Aubert, 1956 Material examined. Rif : Chefchaouen, Laou v.: Ouara Khizana r., Rills spr., 930 m , 15.05.2007 , 1 male , 5N (ERR). Distribution ( Fig. 5 ). A North African species occurring in the Maghreb from Tunisia to Morocco , listed both from the Rif by Sánchez-Ortega & Azzouz (1998) , Errochdi & El Alami (2008) and Errochdi et al . (2014), in the Middle and High Atlas by Dakki (1987) , Touabay et al . (2002) and Vinçon et al . (2014). Ecology. Larvae occur in high mountain brooks and torrents between 900 m in the Rif and 1900 m in the High Atlas ( Aubert 1956 , 1961 , Sánchez-Ortega & Azzouz 1998 , Errochdi & El Alami 2008 , Errochdi et al. 2014 and Vinçon et al. 2014). The emergence period is mainly in winter and spring (I–VI).