Leptocera nigra Olivier, 1813

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 : 764

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.751
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17031406
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scientific name	Leptocera nigra Olivier, 1813
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Material examined. Cattle farm: COASTAL MESETA. 4♂♂, 8♀♀, Birjdid Village ( 33°22'06.7"N 8°00'52.8"W), 21.I.2019 GoogleMaps . RIF. 2♂♂, 1♀, Bab Taza Village ( 35°02'43.2"N 5°13'47.8"W), 28.IV.2019 GoogleMaps . 1♂, Mansoura Village ( 34°50'02.9"N 4°57'49.7"W), 14. GoogleMaps V.2021. 1♂, 1♀, Moulay Bouchta Village ( 34°29'34.4"N 5°07'30.0"W), 21.I.2019 GoogleMaps . 2♂♂, 1♀, Aït Messaoud Village ( 31°43'36.0"N 8°05'14.3"W), 26.IV.2019 GoogleMaps . 2♂♂, 4♀♀, Afrasso Village ( 35°51'37.4"N 5°23'16.0"W), 3. GoogleMaps V.2019. 4♂♂, 2♀♀, Beni Mazala Village ( 35°51'38.7"N 5°23'22.9"W), 28.IV.2019 GoogleMaps . Equine: RIF. 4♂♂, 2♀♀, Bab Taza Village ( 35°02'43.2"N 5°13'47.8"W), 28.IV.2019 GoogleMaps . 1♂, 1♀, Mansoura Village ( 34°50'02.9"N 4°57'49.7"W), 9. GoogleMaps III.2019. 2♀♀, Ben Karrich Village ( 34°49'55.2"N 4°58'30.0"W), 19.IV.2019 GoogleMaps . 1♀, Dghalyen Village ( 35°51'03.5"N 5°23'16.6"W), 1. GoogleMaps V.2019. Poultry: RIF. 2♂♂, Ben Karrich Village ( 34°49'55.2"N 4°58'30.0"W), 26.IV.2019 GoogleMaps , malaise trap, coll. Bouzrarf, UAE-FST. Sheep husbandry: COASTAL MESETA . 1♂, 4♀♀, Nahda Village ( 32°14'22.9"N 8°33'12.2"W), 21.I.2020 GoogleMaps . 4♂♂, 1♀, Oulad Abbou Village ( 33°06'59.8"N 7°56'13.4"W), 3. GoogleMaps III.2019. RIF. 1♂, Mansoura Village ( 34°50'02.9"N 4°57'49.7"W), 26. GoogleMaps V.2021. 1♂, 2♀♀, Dghalyen Village ( 35°51'03.5"N 5°23'16.6"W), 1. GoogleMaps V.2019. 2♂♂, 1♀, Beni Mazala Village ( 35°51'38.7"N 5°23'22.9"W), 28.IV.2019 GoogleMaps . 1♀, Afrasso Village ( 35°51'37.4"N 5°23'16.0"W), 3. GoogleMaps V.2019. 5♂♂, 1♀, Jnane Nich Forest ( 35°17'14.0"N 4°51'30.2"W), 8.I.2019 GoogleMaps .

Distribution in Morocco. MIDDLE ATLAS. Azrou ( Roháček et al., 2001).

General distribution. Afrotropical – Botswana, Cameroon, Cape Verde Is., Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Ruanda-Burundi, South Africa, Zaire; Oriental – India (Uttaranchal), Nepal, Pakistan; Palaearctic – Algeria, Afghanistan, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azores ( Portugal), Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is. ( Spain), Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dalmatia, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy (incl. Pantelleria I., Sardinia, Sicily), Iran, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Madeira ( Portugal), Malta, Morocco, Netherlands, North Korea, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Roumania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain (incl. Balearic Is.), Sweden, Switzerland, Tadjikistan, Tunisia, Türkiye, Uzbekistan, former Yugoslavia ( Montenegro, Serbia); South Atlantic: Saint Helena ( Roháček et al., 2001).

Biology. We found it with cattle, sheep, poultry, and equine farms. It is coprophilous, usually occurring in association with the dung of sheep, cattle, and horses. It is also reported from dead leaves and from caves, where usually the entrance region is inhabited ( Schiegg & Munari, 1999).