@article {23924, title = {Catalogue of the Diptera (Insecta) of Morocco{\textemdash} an annotated checklist, with distributions and a bibliography}, journal = {ZooKeys}, volume = {1094}, year = {2022}, month = {Apr-12-2022}, pages = {1-466}, abstract = {

The faunistic knowledge of the Diptera of Morocco recorded from 1787 to 2021 is summarized and updated in this first catalogue of Moroccan Diptera species. A total of 3057 species, classified into 948 genera and 93 families (21 Nematocera and 72 Brachycera), are listed. Taxa (superfamily, family, genus and species) have been updated according to current interpretations, based on reviews in the literature, the expertise of authors and contributors, and recently conducted fieldwork. Data to compile this catalogue were primarily gathered from the literature. In total, 1225 references were consulted and some information was also obtained from online databases. Each family was reviewed and the checklist updated by the respective taxon expert(s), including the number of species that can be expected for that family in Morocco. For each valid species, synonyms known to have been used for published records from Morocco are listed under the currently accepted name. Where available, distribution within Morocco is also included. One new combination is proposed:Assuania melanoleuca(S\éguy, 1941),comb. nov.(Chloropidae).

}, issn = {1313-2970, 1313-2989}, doi = {10.3897/zookeys.1094.62644}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1094.62644}, author = {Kettani, Kawtar and Ebejer, Martin J. and Ackland, David M. and B{\"a}chli, Gerhard and Barraclough, David and Bart{\'a}k, Miroslav and Carles-Tolr{\'a}, Miguel and {\v C}ern{\'y}, Milos and Cerretti, Pierfilippo and Chandler, Peter and Dakki, Mohamed and Daugeron, Christophe and De Jong, Herman and Dils, Josef and Disney, Henry and Droz, Boris and Evenhuis, Neal and Gatt, Paul and Graciolli, Gustavo and Grichanov, Igor Y. and Haenni, Jean-Paul and Hauser, Martin and Himmi, Oumnia and MacGowan, Iain and Mathieu, Bruno and Mouna, Mohamed and Munari, Lorenzo and Nartshuk, Emilia P. and Negrobov, Oleg P. and Oosterbroek, Pjotr and Pape, Thomas and Pont, Adrian C. and Popov, Grigory V. and Rognes, Knut and Skuhrav{\'a}, Marcela and Skuhrav{\'y}, Vaclav and Speight, Martin and Tomasovic, Guy and Trari, Bouchra and Tschorsnig, Hans-Peter and Vala, Jean-Claude and von Tschirnhaus, Michael and Wagner, R{\"u}diger and Whitmore, Daniel and Wo{\'z}nica, Andrzej J. and Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz and Zwick, Peter} } @article {23514, title = {A preliminary account of the fly fauna in Jabal Shada al-A{\textquoteright}la Nature Reserve, Saudi Arabia, with new records and biogeographical remarks (Diptera, Insecta)}, journal = {ZooKeys}, volume = {636}, year = {2016}, month = {2016/11/24}, pages = {107-139}, abstract = {

The first list of insects of Al-Baha Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia\  (KSA) was published in 2013 and contained a total of 582 species; an\  addendum to this list was published in 2015 adding 142 species and bringing the total number recorded from the province to 724 insect species representing 17 orders. The previous two studies excluded Jabal Shada al-A\&$\#$39;la Nature Reserve (SANR), so the present study in SANR, as belonging to Al-Baha Province, are complementary to the previous two. The present study presents a preliminary list of Diptera (Insecta) in SANR, with remarks on their zoogeography, and is the first of a series of planned ecological and systematic studies on different insect orders as one of the outputs of a project proposed to study the entire insect fauna of SANR. A total number of 119 Diptera species belonging to 87 genera, 31 tribes, 42 subfamilies, and representing 30 families has been recorded from SANR in the present study. Some species have been identified only to the genus level and listed herein only because this is the first time to record their genera in KSA. Fourteen of the species are recorded for the first time for KSA, namely: Forcipomyia sahariensis Kieffer, 1923 (Ceratopogonidae); Chaetosciara sp. (Sciaridae); Neolophonotus sp. 1; Neolophonotus sp. 2; Promachus sinaiticus Efflatoun, 1934; Saropogon longicornis (Macquart, 1838); Saropogon sp. (Asilidae); Spogostylum tripunctatum (Pallas in Wiedemann, 1818) (Bombyliidae); Phycus sp. (Therevidae); Hemeromyia sp.; Meoneura palaestinensis Hennig, 1937 (Carnidae); Desmometopa inaurata Lamb, 1914 (Milichiidae); Stomoxys niger Macquart, 1851 (Muscidae); and Sarcophaga palestinensis (Lehrer, 1998) (Sarcophagidae). Zoogeographic affinities of recorded fly species suggest a closer affiliation to the Afrotropical region (46\%) than to the Palearctic region (23.5\%) or the Oriental region (2.5\%). This supports the previous studies\&$\#$39; conclusions and emphasizes the fact that parts of the Arabian Peninsula, including Al-Baha Province, ought to be a part of the Afrotropical Region rather than of the Palaearctic Region or the Eremic Zone.

}, doi = {doi: 10.3897/zookeys.636.9905}, author = {El-Hawagry, M. S. and Abdel-Dayem, M. S. and Elgharbawy, A. A. and Al Dha, H. M.} } @article {23237, title = {A preliminary study on the insect fauna of Al-Baha Province, Saudi Arabia, with descriptions of two new species}, journal = {ZooKeys}, volume = {274}, year = {2013}, month = {2013/03/01}, pages = {1{\textendash}88}, abstract = {

A preliminary study was carried out on the insect fauna of Al-Baha Province, south-western part of Saudi Arabia. A total number of 582 species and subspecies (few identified only to the genus level) belonging to 129 families and representing 17 orders were recorded. Two of these species are described as new, namely: Monomorium sarawatensis Sharaf \& Aldawood, sp. n. [Formicidae, Hymenoptera] and Anthrax alruqibi El-Hawagry sp. n. [Bombyliidae, Diptera]. Another eight species are recorded for the first time in Saudi Arabia, namely: Xiphoceriana arabica (Uvarov, 1922) [Pamphagidae, Orthoptera], Pyrgomorpha conica (Olivier, 1791) [Pyrgomorphidae, Orthoptera], Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775) [Pieridae, Lepidoptera], Anthrax chionanthrax (Bezzi, 1926) [Bombyliidae, Diptera], Spogostylum near tripunctatum Pallas in Wiedemann, 1818 [Bombyliidae, Diptera],\  Cononedys dichromatopa (Bezzi, 1925) [Bombyliidae, Diptera], Mydas sp. [Mydidae, Diptera], and Hippobosca equina Linnaeus, 1758 [Hippoboscidae, Diptera]. Al-Baha Province is divided by huge and steep Rocky Mountains into two main sectors, a lowland coastal plain at the west, known as \“Tihama\”, and a mountainous area with an elevation of 1500 to 2450 m above sea level at the east, known as \“Al-Sarat or Al-Sarah\” which form a part of Al-Sarawat Mountains range. Insect species richness in the two sectors (Tihama and Al-Sarah) was compared, and the results showed that each of the two sectors of Al-Baha Province has a unique insect community. The study generally concluded that the insect faunal composition in Al-Baha Province has an Afrotropical flavor, with the Afrotropical elements predominant, and a closer affiliation to the Afrotropical region than to the Palearctic region or the Eremic zone. Consequently, we tend to agree with those biogeographers who consider that parts of the Arabian Peninsula, including Al-Baha Province, should be included in the Afrotropical region rather than in the Palaearctic region or the Eremic zone.

}, keywords = {Afrotropical, Arabian Peninsula, Eremic, Insect species, List, Palaearctic}, doi = {doi: 10.3897/zookeys.274.4529}, url = {www.zookeys.org}, author = {El-Hawagry, M. S. and Khalil, M. W. and Sharaf, M. R. and Fadl, H. H. and Aldawood, A. S.} } @article {22783, title = {Checklist of the Diptera families Acartophthalmidae, Canacidae (including Tethinidae), Carnidae and Milichiidae of Finland (Insecta)}, journal = {Zookeys}, volume = {441}, year = {2014}, month = {2014/09/19}, pages = {305-309}, abstract = {

A checklist of 29 species in the smaller carnoid families Acartophthalmidae, Canacidae, Carnidae and
Milichiidae (Diptera) recorded from Finland is presented. Tethinidae are also included as a subfamily
of Canacidae. Phyllomyza tetragona Hendel is removed from the list as no reliable records of this species
within the post-1944 borders of Finland could be found.

}, keywords = {Checklist, Finland}, doi = {10.3897/zookeys.441.7144}, author = {Kahanp{\"a}{\"a}, Jere} } @article {15493, title = {Stomosis arachnophila sp. n., a new kleptoparasitic species of freeloader flies (Diptera, Milichiidae)}, journal = {ZooKeys}, volume = {50}, year = {2010}, month = {[2010.06.30]}, pages = {91-96}, keywords = {Australia, kleptoparasitism, Milichiidae, original species description, Stomosis arachnophila}, doi = {10.3897/zookeys.50.505}, url = {http://pensoftonline.net/zookeys/index.php/journal/article/view/505/471}, author = {Irina Brake and Tschirnhaus, M. von} } @article {15371, title = {Semantic tagging of and semantic enhancements to systematic papers. ZooKeys working examples}, journal = {ZooKeys}, volume = {50}, year = {2010}, month = {06/2010}, pages = {1-16}, keywords = {semantic enhancements, semantic tagging, systematics, taxonomy}, doi = {10.3897/zookeys.50.538}, url = {http://pensoftonline.net/zookeys/index.php/journal/article/view/538/474}, author = {Penev, L. and Agosti, D. and Georgiev, T. and Catapano, T. and Miller, J. and Vladimir V Blagoderov and Roberts, D. and Smith, V. S. and Irina Brake and Rycroft, S. and Scott, B. and Johnson, N. F. and Morris, R. A. and Sautter, G. and Chavan, V. and Robertson, T. and Remsen, D. and Stoev, P. and Parr, C. and Knapp, S. and Kress, J. and Thompson, F. C. and Erwin, T.} } @article {15367, title = {Streamlining taxonomic publication: a working example with Scratchpads and ZooKeys}, journal = {ZooKeys}, volume = {50}, year = {2010}, month = {06/2010}, pages = {17-28}, keywords = {ICBN, ICZN, nomenclature, Online publishing, Scratchpads, taxonomy}, doi = {10.3897/zookeys.50.539}, url = {http://pensoftonline.net/zookeys/index.php/journal/article/view/539/473}, author = {Vladimir V Blagoderov and Irina Brake and Georgiev, T. and Penev, L. and Roberts, D. and Rycroft, S. and Scott, B. and Agosti, D. and Catapano, T. and Smith, V. S.} }