Coproica ferruginata (Stenhammar, 1855)

Coproica ferruginata (Stenhammar, 1855) View in CoL

Material examined. Cattle farm: COASTAL MESETA. 4♂♂, 3♀♀, Birjdid Village ( 33°22'06.7"N 8°00'52.8"W), 21.I.2019. 14♂♂, 15♀♀, Douar Touanssa ( 31°58'00.1"N 8°58'40.4"W), 7.XI.2019. 2♀♀, El Hawzia Sea ( 33°15'12.4"N 8°18'33.0"W), 21.I.2019. 34♂♂, 16♀♀, Safi City ( 32°23'53.0"N 9°10'39.0"W), 7.XI.2018. 19♂♂, 10♀♀, Sidi Aabed Village ( 32°44'16.6"N 9°00'59.0"W), 18.I.2019. 4♂♂, 5♀♀, Tnin Chtouka Village ( 33°19'13.7"N 8°10'57.1"W), 8.IV.2018. 32♂♂, 23♀♀, Mazagan Sea ( 33°16'24.3"N 8°22'13.9"W), 8.XI.2018. MIDDLE ATLAS. 10♂♂, 10♀♀, Elksiba Village ( 32°34'10.9"N 6°02'43.1"W), 7.XI.2018. RIF. 10♂♂, 12♀♀, Aïn Zarka Village ( 35°31'12.7"N 5°20'42.8"W), 23.XII.2018. 1♀, Bab Taza Village ( 35°02'43.2"N 5°13'47.8"W), 28.IV.2019. 22♂♂, 1♀♀, Ben Karrich Village ( 34°49'55.2"N 4°58'30.0"W), 19.IV.2019. 41♂♂, 35♀♀, Dghalyen Village ( 35°51'03.5"N 5°23'16.6"W), 1.V.2019. 15♂♂, 31♀♀, Mansoura Village ( 34°50'02.9"N 4°57'49.7"W), 29.V.2021. 6♂♂, 3♀♀, Tanger City ( 35°40'38.6"N 5°52'21.6"W), 17.I.2019. 5♂♂, 4♀♀, Sidi Mansour Village ( 35°14'16.7"N 3°57'04.5"W), 3.V.2019. Goat farm: RIF. 1♀, Al Kachla Village ( 35°50'40.6"N 5°23'12.6"W), 4.V.2019. 16♂♂, 7♀♀, Bab Taza Village ( 35°02'43.2"N 5°13'47.8"W), 28.IV.2019. 16♂♂, 8♀♀, Beni Mazala Village ( 35°51'38.7"N 5°23'22.9"W), 28.IV.2019. 5♂♂, Dghalyen Village ( 35°51'03.5"N 5°23'16.6"W), 1.V.2019. 10♂♂, 12♀♀, Mansoura Village ( 34°50'02.9"N 4°57'49.7"W), 29.V.2021. Equine: COASTAL MESETA. 42♂, 15♀♀, El Ghorba Village ( 31°57'29"N 6°32'06"W), 9.XII.2018. RIF. 1♂, 3♀♀, Ben Karrich Village ( 34°49'55.2"N 4°58'30.0"W), 17.V.2021. 3♂♂, 1♀, Dghalyen Village ( 35°51'03.5"N 5°23'16.6"W), 1.V.2019. 36♂♂, 35♀♀, Mansoura Village ( 34°50'02.9"N 4°57'49.7"W), 17.V.2021. Sheep husbandry: COASTAL MESETA. 10♂♂, 4♀♀, Nahda Village ( 32°14'22.9"N 8°33'12.2"W), 21.I.2020. 231♂♂, 154♀♀, Oulad Abbou Village ( 33°06'59.8"N 7°56'13.4"W), 3.III.2019. MIDDLE ATLAS. 2♂♂, 2♀♀, Elksiba Village ( 32°34'10.9"N 6°02'43.1"W), 7.XI.2018. RIF. 2♂, 4♀♀, Afrasso Village ( 35°51'37.4"N 5°23'16.0"W), 3.V.2019. 2♂♂, 1♀, Beni Mazala Village ( 35°51'38.7"N 5°23'22.9"W), 28.IV.2019. 3♂, Boujarah Village ( 35°34'38.7"N 5°19'02.5"W), 3.V.2019. 2♂♂, Dghalyen Village ( 35°51'03.5"N 5°23'16.6"W), 1.V.2019. 367♂♂, 291♀♀, Mansoura Village ( 34°50'02.9"N 4°57'49.7"W), 15.V.2021. Poultry: RIF. 2♂♂, Had Elgharbia Village ( 35°31'00.1"N 5°56'00.7"W), 3.V.2019, Malaise trap, coll. Bouzrarf, UAE-FST GoogleMaps .

Distribution in Morocco. RIF. Martil, Tétouan ( Marshall et al., 2011).

General distribution. Afrotropical – Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Zaire; Australasian/ Oceanic – Australia (ACT, NSW, NT, QLD), Fiji, Guam ( USA), Hawaii ( USA), New Zealand, Niue, Samoa, Tonga; Nearctic – Canada; Neotropical – Argentina, Bahamas, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Honduras, Mexico (CHI, NAY), St. Kitts, Surinam; Oriental – China, India (Uttaranchal), Indonesia (Flores, Sumbawa), Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan; Palaearctic – Afghanistan, Algeria, Andorra, Austria, Azores ( Portugal), Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is. ( Spain), China (BEI, TIB), Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France (incl. Corsica), Germany, Great Britain, Greece (incl. Crete), Hungary, Italy, Israel, Japan, Latvia, Madeira ( Portugal), Malta, Mongolia, Netherlands, North Korea, Norway, Poland, Roumania, Russia (CET, NET), Slovakia, Spain (incl. Balearic Is.), Sweden, Switzerland, Tadjikistan, Tunisia, former Yugoslavia ( Serbia) ( Roháček et al., 2001). Morocco ( Marshall et al., 2011).

Biology. We found it associated with cattle, sheep, equine, poultry, and goats. It is a synanthropic species particularly common in decaying matter and excrement ( Schiegg & Munari, 1999).