A new species of Docosia Winnertz, 1864 and new records of fungus gnats (Diptera, Bolitophilidae, Keroplatidae and Mycetophilidae) from North Africa
A new species of Mycetophilidae in the genus Docosia Winnertz, 1864 is described, Docosia tazekkae Chandler, El Mouden & Belqat, sp. nov., with the addition of eighteen new records of fungus gnats to the fauna of North Africa. Most of the new taxa of fungus gnats are found in Morocco, es...
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| author | Mohamed Amin El Mouden Peter J. Chandler Imane Saidoun Ouafaa Driauach Boutaïna Belqat |
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| description | A new species of Mycetophilidae in the genus Docosia Winnertz, 1864 is described, Docosia tazekkae Chandler, El Mouden & Belqat, sp. nov., with the addition of eighteen new records of fungus gnats to the fauna of North Africa. Most of the new taxa of fungus gnats are found in Morocco, especially in the National Park of Tazekka, where a total of 69 species are recorded for the first time, thus enriching the fauna of these gnats in the Middle Atlas region; the greatest species richness is observed in caves. All these findings attest to the high biodiversity of the fungus gnats in Morocco, which, among the North African countries, has the best-known fauna. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e6046392c0b04c77b28867b4d8cb5e162025-08-20T03:06:10ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29702025-04-01123334937910.3897/zookeys.1233.130502130502A new species of Docosia Winnertz, 1864 and new records of fungus gnats (Diptera, Bolitophilidae, Keroplatidae and Mycetophilidae) from North AfricaMohamed Amin El Mouden0Peter J. Chandler1Imane Saidoun2Ouafaa Driauach3Boutaïna Belqat4Abdelmalek Essadi UniversityUnaffiliatedAbdelmalek Essaâdi UniversityAbdelmalek Essaâdi UniversityAbdelmalek Essaâdi UniversityA new species of Mycetophilidae in the genus Docosia Winnertz, 1864 is described, Docosia tazekkae Chandler, El Mouden & Belqat, sp. nov., with the addition of eighteen new records of fungus gnats to the fauna of North Africa. Most of the new taxa of fungus gnats are found in Morocco, especially in the National Park of Tazekka, where a total of 69 species are recorded for the first time, thus enriching the fauna of these gnats in the Middle Atlas region; the greatest species richness is observed in caves. All these findings attest to the high biodiversity of the fungus gnats in Morocco, which, among the North African countries, has the best-known fauna.https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/130502/download/pdf/ |
| spellingShingle | Mohamed Amin El Mouden Peter J. Chandler Imane Saidoun Ouafaa Driauach Boutaïna Belqat A new species of Docosia Winnertz, 1864 and new records of fungus gnats (Diptera, Bolitophilidae, Keroplatidae and Mycetophilidae) from North Africa ZooKeys |
| title | A new species of Docosia Winnertz, 1864 and new records of fungus gnats (Diptera, Bolitophilidae, Keroplatidae and Mycetophilidae) from North Africa |
| title_full | A new species of Docosia Winnertz, 1864 and new records of fungus gnats (Diptera, Bolitophilidae, Keroplatidae and Mycetophilidae) from North Africa |
| title_fullStr | A new species of Docosia Winnertz, 1864 and new records of fungus gnats (Diptera, Bolitophilidae, Keroplatidae and Mycetophilidae) from North Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | A new species of Docosia Winnertz, 1864 and new records of fungus gnats (Diptera, Bolitophilidae, Keroplatidae and Mycetophilidae) from North Africa |
| title_short | A new species of Docosia Winnertz, 1864 and new records of fungus gnats (Diptera, Bolitophilidae, Keroplatidae and Mycetophilidae) from North Africa |
| title_sort | new species of docosia winnertz 1864 and new records of fungus gnats diptera bolitophilidae keroplatidae and mycetophilidae from north africa |
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