The Hydrochidae (Coleoptera) of Morocco with a redescription of Hydrochus cf. obtusicollis Fairmaire, 1877 Author Benamar, Loubna LESCB URL-CNRST N 18, FS, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetouan, Morocco. Author Bennas, Nard 0000-0003-3819-2717 LESCB URL-CNRST N 18, FS, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetouan, Morocco. nbennas@uae.ac.ma Author Henegouwen, Arno Van Berge Scheveningsebos 15 2716 HT Zoetermeer, Netherlands. Author García-Meseguer, Antonio José 0000-0002-2363-794X Departamento de Ecología e Hidrología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain. aj.garciameseguer@um.es Author Hassoun, Mustapha 0000-0001-9904-1774 LESCB URL-CNRST N 18, FS, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetouan, Morocco. hassoun.mustapha-etu@uae.ac.ma Author Benali, Naouar 0000-0002-1023-5589 LESCB URL-CNRST N 18, FS, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetouan, Morocco. benalinaouar@yahoo.fr Author Millán, Andrés 0000-0003-0036-363X Departamento de Ecología e Hidrología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain. acmillan@um.es text Zootaxa 2024 2024-05-28 5458 2 197 228 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.8 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5458.2.2 1175-5326 11369710 5E0D4DFD-181A-4AF0-9410-134FB410143C Hydrochus aljibensis Castro and Delgado, 1999 Material examined. Rif and Pré-Rif : Chefchaouen. 3 ♂ , 3 ♀ , S37, 17 -V-2005. 50 ♂ , 30 ♀ , S48, 23 -VI-2008. 2 ♂ , 1 ♀ , S49, 25 -VI-2008. 2 ♀ , 3 ♂ , S52, 18 -IV-2008. 2 ♂ , 1 ♀ , S68, 11 -VII-2008. 5 ♂ , 1 ♀ , S153, 20 -VI-2008. 3 exs, S155, 03 -IV-2018. 1 ♂ , 2 ♀ , S159, 11 -VII-2008. 8 ♂ , 5 ♀ , S174, 20 -X-2008. 2 ♂ , 3 ♀ , S280, 03-VII-2008 . 1♂ , S396, 23-VII-2022 . 2♂ , 3 ♀ , S396, 13-V-2023 . Larache. 12 ♂ , 31 ♀ , S243, 12-VII-2007 . 1 ♂ , 6 ♀ , S246, 12-VII-2007 . Tanger . 1 ♂ , S113, 05 -IV-2007. 3 ♂ , S120, 06 -VI-2006. Tétouan. 2 ♂ , 1 ♀ , S154, 11 -VII-2008. 2 ♀ , S160, 16 -V-2008. 1 ♂ , 1 ♀ , S183, 18-V-2008 . 1 ♂ , 2 ♀ , S217, 27-IV-2009 . Middle Atlas ( first record ): Meknès. 117 exs, S334, 08-IV-2007 . 30 exs, S389, 08-IV-2007 . High Atlas ( first record ): Errachidia . 3 ♂ , 2 ♀ , S221, 04-V-2006 . Anti Atlas ( first record ): Agadir Ida-Outanane. 1 ex. , S340, 22-VII-1997 . 4 exs, S342, 21-VII-1997 . 3 exs, S346, 21-IV-2001 . 4 exs, S381, 24-IV-2000 . 4 exs, S394, 25-IV -2000 . Chorotype. Ibero-Maghrebian endemic. Distribution in North Africa. Morocco ( Przewoźny 2022 ) and Tunisia ( Bennas & Sáinz-Cantero 2001 ). Published Moroccan records. Rif and Pré-Rif . Tanger , Taza, Taounate, Tétouan ( Bennas & Sáinz-Cantero 2001 ), Chefchaouen ( Bennas & Sáinz-Cantero 2001 ; Benamar et al. 2011 ; Slimani et al. 2016 ) and Larache ( Bennas & Sáinz-Cantero 2001 ; Slimani et al. 2016 ).