Checklist of Moroccan aquatic beetles (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844) New records and updates 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; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 3819 - 2717 nbennas@uae.ac.ma Author Hassoun, Mustapha 0000-0001-9904-1774 LESCB URL-CNRST N ° 18, FS, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetouan, Morocco. & hassoun. mustapha-etu @ uae. ac. ma; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 9904 - 1774 hassoun.mustapha-etu@uae.ac.ma Author Millán, Andrés Departamento de Ecología e Hidrología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain. text Zootaxa 2022 2022-04-29 5129 4 451 504 journal article 55784 10.11646/zootaxa.5129.4.1 3824ca0b-9cec-4129-b90d-1885945e37e4 1175-5326 6503966 5A6CBF61-76FB-4E5E-8038-F9860EA8F997 Ochthebius ( Ochthebius ) meridionalis Rey, 1885 Material examined. Rif and Pré-Rif : Tanger-Asilah. 14 m , 41 f, S260, 27.IV.2006 . Central Plateau : Kénitra. 8 exs. , S327, 12.IV.2007 . Middle Atlas : Azilal ( first record ). 3 exs. , S335, 03.IV.1997 . Chorotype. Centroasiatic-Europeo-Mediterranean. Distribution in North Africa. Egypt ( Salah et al. 2014 ; Jäch & Skale 2015 ), Algeria , Morocco and Tunisia ( Jäch & Skale 2015 ). Moroccan distribution. Rif and Pré-Rif : Chefchaouen ( Kocher 1958 ), Tanger ( Jäch 1992c ) and Nador ( Bennas et al. 2001 ; Chavanon et al. 2004 ). Central Plateau : Kénitra (Orchymont 1935) and Casablanca ( Jäch 1992c ). Middle Atlas : Fès ( Kocher 1958 ; Jäch 1992c ). High Atlas : Essaouira (Orchymont 1935; Kocher 1958 ; Jäch 1992c ).