Pseudonapomyza confusa Zlobin, 1993

Doukale Daief, Mourad, von Tschirnhaus, Michael & Kettani, Kawtar, 2025, New records of leaf-miner flies (Diptera, Agromyzidae) from Morocco, ZooKeys 1230, pp. 81-97 : 81-97

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1230.141900

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:57CCF242-9E56-4623-A6A1-B9D04706C71D

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14976077

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F18125FA-7413-5B34-8B82-1B152BA3E1F7

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scientific name

Pseudonapomyza confusa Zlobin, 1993
status

 

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Material examined.

Morocco. • 2 ♂♂; Middle Atlas, Ifrane, Zaouiet Ifrane ( PNIF); 2 Apr. 2017; Y. Fekrani leg.; sweep net; LESCB -MA 17/17 . • 1 ♂; Anti-Atlas, Errachidia, Aoufous ; 26 Sep. 2022; S. Fekrani leg.; sweep net; LESCB -AA 22/43 . • 1 ♂; Eastern Morocco, Taourirt, El Aïoun Sidi Mellouk ; 9 Jul. 2023; M. Doukale leg.; sweep net; LESCB -EM 23/45 .

Distribution.

It is recorded from Cape Verde Islands, Greece (Crete), Madagascar, and Namibia. First record from Morocco.

Habitat.

This species was found at medium altitude in agricultural fields in arid areas in Eastern Morocco as well as in the Anti-Atlas. It was also captured at high altitude in cedar forest ( Cedrus atlantica ) in the Middle Atlas.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Agromyzidae

SubFamily

Phytomyzinae

Genus

Pseudonapomyza