Coproica vagans (Haliday, 1833)

Bouzrarf, Khadija, Qalmoun, Abderrahmane, Beuk, Paul L. Th., Akhrif, Rachida & Belqat, Boutaïna, 2025, Contribution to the knowledge of Sphaeroceridae (Insecta: Diptera) associated with animal breeding farms in Morocco, Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3), pp. 751-782 : 761-762

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.751
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:7DB505A4-D223-4E3B-AB67-45ABEC6F5A87
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17031392
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CB87ED-1C4B-C27B-B23F-66278A51781D
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Coproica vagans (Haliday, 1833)
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Material examined. Cattle farm: COASTAL MESETA. 20♂♂, 17♀♀, Douar Touanssa ( 31°58'00.1"N 8°58'40.4"W), 7.XI.2019 GoogleMaps . 3♂♂, 2♀♀, Oulad Abbou Village ( 33°06'59.8"N 7°56'13.4"W), 3.III.2019 GoogleMaps . 77♂♂, 46♀♀, Lmchawir Village ( 32°46'23.1"N 8°29'06.5"W), 17.I.2019 GoogleMaps . 38♂♂, 27♀♀, Safi City ( 32°23'53.0"N 9°10'39.0"W), 7.XI.2018 GoogleMaps . 79♂♂, 48♀♀, Birjdid Village ( 33°22'06.7"N 8°00'52.8"W), 21.I.2019 GoogleMaps . 3♂♂, 3♀♀, Sidi Aabed Village ( 32°44'16.6"N 9°00'59.0"W), 18.I.2019 GoogleMaps . MIDDLE ATLAS. 86♂♂, 87♀♀, Elksiba Village ( 32°34'10.9"N 6°02'43.1"W), 7.XI.2018 GoogleMaps . RIF. 2♀♀, Bab Taza Village ( 35°02'43.2"N 5°13'47.8"W), 28.IV.2019 GoogleMaps . 64♂♂, 32♀♀, Mansoura Village ( 34°50'02.9"N 4°57'49.7"W), 29. GoogleMaps V.2021. 58♂, 17♀♀, Moulay Yaakoub Village ( 34°11'16.2"N 4°58'51.0"W), 7.XI.2018 GoogleMaps . 3♂♂, 5♀♀, Sidi Mansour Village ( 35°14'16.7"N 3°57'04.5"W), 3. GoogleMaps V.2019. 6♂♂, 4♀♀, Aïn Zarka Village ( 35°31'12.7"N 5°20'42.8"W), 23.XII.2018 GoogleMaps . 3♂♂, 3♀♀, Dghalyen Village ( 35°51'03.5"N 5°23'16.6"W), 1. GoogleMaps V.2019. 2♂♂, 7♀♀, Ben Karrich Village ( 34°49'55.2"N 4°58'30.0"W), 19.IV.2019 GoogleMaps . 6♂♂, 1♀, Beni Mazala Village ( 35°51'38.7"N 5°23'22.9"W), 28.IV.2019 GoogleMaps . 10♂♂, 8♀, Touima Village ( 35°07'35.8"N 2°56'08.3"W), 18.I.2018 GoogleMaps . 11♂♂, 14♀♀, Boujarah Village ( 35°34'38.7"N 5°19'02.5"W), 6. GoogleMaps V.2019. Equine : COASTAL MESETA . 3 ♂♂. 3♀♀, El Ghorba Village ( 31°57'29"N 6°32'06"W), 9.XII.2018 GoogleMaps . MIDDLE ATLAS. 29♂♂, 19♀♀, Bejaad Village ( 32°46'18.6"N 6°21'18.7"W), 12.XII.2018 GoogleMaps . RIF. 3♂♂, 7♀♀, Ben Karrich Village ( 34°49'55.2"N 4°58'30.0"W), 17. GoogleMaps V.2021. 15♂♂, 9♀♀, Mansoura Village ( 34°50'02.9"N 4°57'49.7"W), 28. GoogleMaps V.2021. Goat farm: RIF . 2♂♂, 1♀, Mansoura Village ( 34°50'02.9"N 4°57'49.7"W), 17. GoogleMaps V.2021. 4♂♂, 3♀♀, Ben Karrich Village ( 34°49'55.2"N 4°58'30.0"W), 21.IV.2019 GoogleMaps . 2♂♂, 2♀♀, Dghalyen Village ( 35°51'03.5"N 5°23'16.6"W), 1. GoogleMaps V.2019. 15♂♂, 3♀♀, Beni Mazala Village ( 35°51'38.7"N 5°23'22.9"W), 28.IV.2019 GoogleMaps . 32♂♂, 15♀♀, Al Kachla Village ( 35°50'40.6"N 5°23'12.6"W), 4. GoogleMaps V.2019. Sheep husbandry: COASTAL MESETA . 127♂♂, 94♀♀, Nahda Village ( 32°14'22.9"N 8°33'12.2"W), 21.I.2020 GoogleMaps . 81♂♂, 50♀♀, Oulad Abbou Village ( 33°06'59.8"N 7°56'13.4"W), 3.III.2019 GoogleMaps . 3♂♂, 3♀♀, Sidi Maachou Village ( 33°08'52.8"N 8°07'06.7"W), 14.XII.2018 GoogleMaps . MIDDLE ATLAS. 1♂, 4♀♀, Elksiba Village ( 32°34'10.9"N 6°02'43.1"W), 7.XI.2018 GoogleMaps . RIF. 112♂♂, 76♀♀, Mansoura Village ( 34°50'02.9"N 4°57'49.7"W), 23. GoogleMaps V.2021.

Distribution in Morocco. ANTI ATLAS. Errachidia, Oued Ziz; Sahara. Merzouga ( Gatt et al., 2016).

General distribution. Afrotropical – Ethiopia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zaire; Australasian/Oceanic – Australia (QLD), Guam ( USA), Hawaii ( USA); Nearctic – Canada; Neotropical – Argentina, Bermuda, Bolivia, Chile, Mexico ( MEX); Oriental – Taiwan; Palaearctic – Afghanistan, Algeria, Andorra, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is. ( Spain), Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France (incl. Corsica), Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece (incl. Crete, Thíra), Hungary, Iceland, Italy (incl. Sardinia), Ireland, Israel, Japan, Latvia, Macedonia, Madeira ( Portugal), Malta, Mongolia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Roumania, Russia (CET, NET, SET), Slovakia, Spain (incl. Balearic Is.), Sweden, Switzerland, Tadjikistan, Tunisia, Türkiye, former Yugoslavia ( Serbia); South Atlantic: Saint Helena ( Roháček et al., 2001). Morocco ( Kettani et al., 2022).

Biology. It was found in cattle, sheep, equine, and goat farms. According to Floren (1989), it starts in excrement and decaying matter, cow houses, pastures, grass compost, potato, and rape fields.