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
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1175-5326
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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).