Phytomyza crassiseta Zetterstedt, 1860

Phytomyza crassiseta Zetterstedt, 1860 View in CoL

Material examined.

Morocco. • 2 ♂♂; Rif, Bni Darkoul, Oued Souk Lhad ; 30 Apr. 2016; F. Z. Bahid leg.; sweep net; LESCB -R 16/08 . • 6 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀; Rif, Ametrasse, Oued Ametrasse ; 30 Apr. 2016; F. Z. Bahid leg.; sweep net; LESCB -R 16/09 . • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Rif, Tétouan, Oued Raouz ; 18 May 2018; A. Adghir leg.; sweep net; LESCB -R 18/26 . • 5 ♂♂, 1 ♀♀; Rif, Tazrout, Riba (PNPB); 29 Apr. – 22 May 2019; K. Kettani leg.; Malaise trap; LESCB -R 19/31 . • 4 ♂♂; Rif, Akchour, Pont de Dieu (NPTL); 1 July 2019; M. Nourti leg.; sweep net; LESCB -R 19/33 . • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Rif, Oulad Sidi Mansour, Oued Tassikeste ; 16 May 2023; K. Kettani leg.; sweep net; LESCB -R 23/47 .

Distribution.

Known from Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain incl. Canary Islands, Sweden, Switzerland. Canada. ON *, QC. USA: CA, ID, IN *, MA, MD, ME, NC, NJ *, NY, PA, VA, WA, WV. Argentina, Chile. Japan, Turkey, and Russia. First record from Morocco.

Habitat.

This species has a wide distribution in the Rif across a wide altitudinal range (144–1421 m). It was mainly caught at the banks of rivers bordered by Nerium oleander , Rubus ulmifolius , Erica sp. , and Cistus sp. It was also found in a mixed forest of Quercus faginea , Quercus suber , and Pinus pinaster at 1421 m altitude.