Simple Summary
Morocco is recognized as a biodiversity hotspot for wild bees. However, a large proportion of its bee species’ regional distribution is still poorly studied and documented. To fill this gap, a 3-year monitoring program (2022–2024) was undertaken across nine regions of Morocco. This monitoring resulted in documenting 245 species (representing ~25% of Morocco’s known bee fauna) from 6 families and 34 genera. Seventy-four species have been documented as newly recorded at the regional level. Notably, the Marrakesh-Safi region appeared as a national biodiversity hotspot, adding 42 new species to reach a total of 597 species. Understudied southern desert regions—especially Laayoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra (86% new species), Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab (78%), and Guelmim-Oued Noun (67%)—revealed exceptionally high proportions of new records, underscoring critical sampling gaps. Moreover, dominant genera such as Andrena (61 species), Lasioglossum (31), and Eucera (29) collectively accounted for 49% of all species and 61% of new records, reflecting their ecological adaptability as ground-nesting generalist pollinators. These findings highlight Morocco’s rich yet underexplored bee fauna and uncover the need for urgent standardized monitoring, expanded research in southern/desert ecosystems, and targeted conservation to safeguard vital pollinators and ensure agroecosystem sustainability.
Abstract
Although Morocco is a biodiversity hotspot for wild bees, much of its bee fauna remains underexplored. This study aims to enhance knowledge on the regional diversity of Moroccan bees by monitoring wild bee species across nine regions during the 2022–2024 period. A total of 245 bee species—representing 34 genera and 6 families—are documented, accounting for ~25% of the country’s bee species, including 74 species newly recorded at the regional level. We recorded 42 species as new for the Marrakech-Safi region, bringing the total to 597 species and confirming this region as a biodiversity hotspot. New records were also observed in the southern and desert regions, such as Laayoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra and Guelmim-Oued Noun (12 species for each), as well as Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab (7 species), highlighting the need for further exploration in these under-sampled areas. The genera Andrena, Lasioglossum, and Eucera were the most diverse, collectively representing 61% of the newly recorded species documented in this study. This research provides valuable insights into the diversity and distribution of Morocco’s bee fauna and calls for standardized monitoring, conservation efforts, and expanded research—particularly in underexplored areas such as the southern regions—to preserve Morocco’s vital bee populations and ensure the sustainability of its agroecosystems.
1. Introduction
Bees form one of the most ecologically and economically significant groups within the order Hymenoptera, comprising nearly 21,000 species described globally [1]. As the most vital group of pollinators [2,3], bees are essential for providing ecosystem services [4]. Notably, they support the sexual reproduction of the majority of domesticated and wild flowering plants [5]. Insect pollination significantly contributes to agricultural production, accounting for 25% of its value in North Africa [6,7], with an estimated economic impact of 1.23 billion USD in Morocco [8]. However, recent studies highlight a global decline in insect populations [9,10], including bee populations [11]. Alarmingly, 9.2% of European bee species are categorized as threatened, while over half (56.7%) remain data deficient, obscuring their conservation status [12]. This alarming trend has largely been attributed to agricultural intensification and climate change [13]. Given the critical role of pollinators in ecosystems, expanding research on bees—particularly in Africa, a region that remains largely under-investigated [14]—is essential to address knowledge gaps related to their distribution and ecology and to implement effective conservation strategies to mitigate the ongoing decline of these vital species.
Morocco stands out as one of the Mediterranean basin’s most biodiverse countries in terms of bees, containing 961 known species listed in the checklist of Lhomme et al. [15], excluding those that have been newly recorded and described [16,17,18,19,20]. Several recent studies focusing on species inventories have been conducted in various Moroccan contexts, including agroecosystems (e.g., [21]), wild and touristic areas (e.g., [22]), as well as environments combining both aspects (e.g., [23]). Additionally, research on the conservation of bees in agricultural systems has also been conducted [24,25,26]. Despite notable studies reporting high species diversity, research on pollinators—and particularly bees—remains underdeveloped when compared to other Mediterranean countries. Therefore, it is crucial to broaden research efforts on bee diversity and geographic distribution across a broader range of environments and regions in Morocco.
Monitoring programs for bees serve a crucial role in tracking biodiversity trends, allowing researchers to assess ecological changes and evaluate the impacts of land management practices [27]. However, the effectiveness of such efforts is severely limited by a persistent lack of detailed, high-quality data on the diversity and spatial distribution of bee species, particularly at the local and national levels [28]. This data deficiency presents a major obstacle to evidence-based conservation planning, making it difficult to detect population trends, highlight species at risk, and prioritize areas for protection [29]. Addressing these knowledge gaps is fundamental to designing robust and long-term strategies to safeguard wild bee populations.
The present study is situated within this context, aiming to enhance our understanding of wild bee diversity in Morocco. Special attention is given to the Marrakech-Safi region, which is recognized as a national hotspot for solitary bees, with 511 species documented to date [15]. The main objectives of this study are presented as follows: (1) to update regional bee checklists and expand the current knowledge of bee diversity across Moroccan regions, with a particular focus on the Marrakech-Safi region; (2) to investigate additional areas that have been undersampled; and (3) to provide foundational data to inform conservation and agroecosystem management in Morocco.
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sampling
The material studied was collected during field trips conducted across 57 distinct sites (Supplementary Table S1), covering 9 out of the 12 Moroccan administrative regions (Figure 1). The sampling was conducted over a 3-year period (2022–2024). The sampling sites represent a typical combination of natural, semi-natural, and agricultural ecosystems (Figure 2). All bee captures occurred between January and July, coinciding with the peak activity period of bees. Most sites in the Marrakech-Safi region were sampled more than twice, whereas sites in other regions were generally sampled once.
Figure 1.
Map of Morocco indicating the sampled sites.
Figure 2.
Some sites studied during the monitoring ((A) Ksar Sghir, 35.8234, −5.5370; (B) Tikhfist, 31.2558, −7.8191; (C) Mejjat, 31.4804, −8.4185; (D) Oukaïmeden, 31.2136, −7.8509).
During this study, two sampling methods were randomly employed: active sampling using entomological nets and passive collection methods through the use of colored pan traps (blue, white, and yellow), which were employed as a complementary approach. Active sampling using entomological nets was performed at all sites, with approximately 30 min to 1 h of sampling in natural sites and 3 to 4 h in agroecosystems. However, passive sampling was conducted using pan traps only at agricultural sites, with 12 sets of triplets (blue, white, and yellow bowls) deployed per site [30]. Each rectangular bowl (20.2 cm length, 11.2 cm width, and 5.2 cm height) was filled with 400 mL of water and a drop of liquid soap. Pan traps were deployed on the soil surface during each sampling event for a duration of 8 h (9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
2.2. Bee Identification
All collected bee specimens were first identified at the genus level [31]. Following this preliminary identification, the specimens were sent to expert taxonomists for species-level identification (see acknowledgments for details). The studied specimens were dried, pinned, and carefully stored at the entomological collection of the Faculty of Science Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, which now serves as a reference for future research. All specimens have been properly vouchered and made publicly accessible.
2.3. Update to the Regional Checklist
The bee species identified in this study were compared with those reported in previous peer-reviewed publications [15,16,17,18,19,20,32,33]. This comparative approach not only confirmed the presence of previously recorded species but also contributed to updating and refining the known regional distribution of the collected bee taxa. By carefully assessing the geographic range of each species, we enhanced the accuracy of existing regional checklists, thus providing valuable new insights into the current distribution patterns of Moroccan bee species.
2.4. Examined Material
Information about the examined material is presented in a standardized format to ensure clarity and consistency (Appendix A). Each entry begins with a bullet point, indicating the start of the material citation, followed by the number and sex of the collected specimens. This is followed by the locality name, geographical coordinates, date of collection, altitude (alt.), and the name of the collector (leg.). The method of collection—whether using sweep nets or pan traps (with specific colors: blue, white, or yellow)—is also indicated. In cases where a species was collected from multiple localities, the specimens are organized alphabetically by locality and then by the date of collection within each locality. Additionally, for each newly recorded species, the bee taxonomist (Det) is indicated, and both global and regional distribution data are provided (regions indicated in bold denote new regional records), offering context for its presence in the studied region.
3. Results
3.1. Bee Species Records
This study generated a total of 2467 bee specimens belonging to 245 species, which are distributed across 34 genera and 6 families (Table 1). The Apidae family, represented by eight genera, was the most abundant (837 specimens), accounting for 34% of all collected specimens. This is followed by the Halictidae family (674 specimens), represented by nine genera and accounting for 27% of the total specimens. The Andrenidae family ranked third, with 649 specimens distributed across five genera, accounting for 26% of the total specimens. The Megachilidae family, with 285 specimens, was represented by nine genera and accounted for 12% of the total captured bees. The two remaining families represented less than 1% of the specimens collected (Figure 3). In terms of species richness, Andrenidae and Apidae lead with 70 (29%) and 66 species (27%), respectively. These are followed by Halictidae with 53 species (22%), Megachilidae with 46 species (19%), Colletidae with 9 species (4%), and Melittidae with 1 species (0.5%) (Figure 3). The most species-rich genera were Andrena (61 species), representing 25% of all collected species, followed by Lasioglossum (31 species), Eucera (29 species), Hoplitis (19 species), Osmia (16 species), Anthophora (14 species), and Nomada (10 species). All other recorded genera displayed species richness values below 10 (Figure 3).
Table 1.
Bee genera recorded in this study, with species richness (i.e., number of distinct bee species per genus) and abundance (i.e., the number of bee individuals collected per genus) indicated.
Figure 3.
Total bee species abundance and richness of collected bee genera.
3.2. Newly Recorded Species
Appendix A provides an overview of the new regional species records (NRSRs) identified in each region, with further details outlined below. A total of 74 NRSRs were documented across eight regions during this study, spanning 6 families and 21 genera. Among these, the following three genera were particularly dominant: Andrena with 19 NRSRs, Eucera with 17 NRSRs, and Lasioglossum with 10 NRSRs. The Marrakech-Safi region is where we observed the highest number of new records, accounting for 42 NRSRs. This was followed by Laayoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra and Guelmim-Oued Noun (12 NRSRs each), Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima (9 NRSRs), Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab (7 NRSRs), the Oriental region (2 NRSRs), and Souss-Massa and Rabat-Sale-Kenitra (1 NRSR each). Interestingly, Laayoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra exhibited the highest proportion of NRSRs, with 86% of the total collected species being new to the region. Other regions also demonstrated notable rates of newly recorded species: 78% in Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab, 67% in Guelmim-Oued Noun, 50% in the Oriental region, 32% in Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, 20% in Marrakech-Safi, 14% in Rabat-Sale-Kenitra, and 7% in Souss-Massa (Supplementary Table S2). The updated bee fauna checklist for the Marrakech-Safi region is now 597 species (Figure 4 and Supplementary Table S3), including the results from recent studies (i.e., 41 new species) and the present study (Table 2).
Figure 4.
Species richness of the revised checklist of bee genera recorded in the Marrakech-Safi region.
Table 2.
Newly recorded bee genera in the Marrakech-Safi region after the published checklist in 2020, with bee species richness (i.e., number of distinct bee species per genus) indicated.
4. Discussion
The monograph by Lhomme et al. [15] represents a significant milestone in advancing the understanding of Moroccan bee fauna, serving as a foundational reference for researchers interested in pollinator diversity in the region. Since its publication, numerous studies have confirmed the remarkable diversity of bees across various ecosystems, while simultaneously underscoring a critical gap in research related to the Moroccan bee fauna by indicating that despite its ecological and economic importance, it remains significantly underexplored when compared to other regions in the Mediterranean basin [17,18,19,20,34,35].
The present study has built upon these foundational findings to further investigate the diversity of wild bees across nine Moroccan regions, providing a significant contribution to our understanding of this critical group of pollinators. Over a 3-year period, we succeeded in capturing a diverse array of species distributed across Morocco. In total, 245 bee species representing 34 genera and 6 families were documented, including 74 NRSRs that mark important additions to the available regional records. The total number of bee species collected during this study represents approximately 25% of all species found in Morocco [15].
The findings confirm the Marrakech-Safi region as a key hotspot for bee diversity, with 42 newly recorded species bringing the total to 597 species. This makes the region the most diverse in the country in terms of bee species [15]. This high species richness is likely driven by a combination of ecological and methodological factors. On one hand, this result highlights the region’s ecological significance, particularly due to the diversity and heterogeneity of habitats—from lowland agricultural plains to mountain grasslands—and the altitudinal gradient associated with the High Atlas Mountains [15]. The region also benefits from diverse floral resources provided by both native vegetation and cultivated crops, which can sustain large and varied bee communities throughout the year. This creates heterogeneity in floral phenology across habitats, which facilitates the coexistence of species with different foraging preferences. On the other hand, given its status as a touristic area, this region’s high diversity could also be influenced by an oversampling bias, commonly known as the Wallacean Shortfall, where increased sampling efforts in accessible and frequently visited areas contribute to an overrepresentation of biodiversity [36]. Consequently, while the recorded species richness highlights the region’s ecological value, it is also essential to consider potential sampling biases that may overestimate the true extent of bee diversity in the region.
Interestingly, despite being considered one of the most well-studied areas for bee fauna, nearly 20% of the collected species in Marrakech-Safi represented new records, emphasizing the ongoing need for further exploration and highlighting that even intensively studied areas can harbor undocumented diversity. Additionally, a significant proportion of these new records were observed in southern regions, such as Laayoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra, Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab, and Guelmim-Oued Noun, where 86, 78, and 67% of the collected species, respectively, have never been reported. According to the national checklist, these regions previously accounted for only 17, 6, and 140 species, respectively [15]. These findings further confirm that the relatively low species richness reported in these areas is more reflective of limited sampling effort rather than an actual lack of bee diversity [15]. These results not only reveal the remarkable richness of Morocco’s bee fauna but also draw attention to regions that remain significantly underexplored. They also highlight an urgent need for continued research, particularly in desertic regions, which are likely to host unique and potentially endemic species [15]. Notably, our study was seasonally limited, which may underrepresent bee species that are active in late summer and fall. Thus, it is essential to extend sampling efforts both geographically and temporally (i.e., throughout the year) to achieve a more comprehensive assessment of wild bee diversity and community dynamics, which can inform the implementation of effective and sustainable conservation strategies.
The current study highlights Andrena as the most diverse genus, with a total of 61 recorded species. This finding is consistent with recent research conducted in the Marrakech-Safi region, where Andrena was also found to be the genus with the highest species richness [19]. This result is rather unsurprising, given that Andrena is widely recognized for its exceptional diversity across the Western Palearctic region, where it flourishes in various habitats and environmental conditions [32]. In Morocco, specifically, Andrena stands out as the most species-rich genus, with a remarkable total of 202 documented species [15,18,37].
Following Andrena, the genera Lasioglossum and Eucera also demonstrated notable diversity, with 31 and 29 species recorded, respectively. These two genera are well-represented in Morocco’s bee fauna, with Lasioglossum comprising 65 species and Eucera comprising 54 species in the national checklist [15]. Together, these three genera accounted for nearly half of all species collected in this study (49%). This result is consistent with broader trends across Morocco, where these three genera collectively represent 31.11% of all known bee species [15]. The majority of the newly recorded species collected in this study (61%) belong to three genera: Andrena (19 species), Eucera (17 species), and Lasioglossum (10 species). The dominance of these three genera can be attributed to their ecological adaptability. These are primarily ground-nesting bees and opportunistic in their host plant choices. They can be found in high abundance within agroecosystems on crops such as faba bean, coriander, sweet pea, apple, canola, zucchini, Armenian cucumber, and melon [21].
Despite the high economic value of crop pollination and the crucial role of bees in ecosystem functioning [5,8,38], relevant knowledge in the Moroccan context remains largely insufficient. As pointed out by several authors in recent years [15,17,19], this gap constitutes a major obstacle to the development of conservation strategies, especially as anthropogenic pressures continue to intensify. Furthermore, given that monitoring studies serve a crucial role in pollinator management by providing essential baseline data on species diversity, abundance, and distribution across different landscapes [39], they thus contribute to the development of red lists and IUCN species assessments [37]. Moreover, the presented studies help to identify key pollinator species, track population trends, and detect shifts in community composition caused by agricultural intensification or climate change. By highlighting biodiversity hotspots and regions facing ecological stress, inventories guide targeted conservation efforts and inform land-use planning. Therefore, it is crucial to strengthen research efforts to fill scientific gaps and provide a solid knowledge base of Moroccan bees. Simultaneously, it is equally important to raise awareness among farmers regarding the significance of these bees and the need to adopt agricultural practices that are favorable to pollinators. An integrated approach, combining in-depth scientific research and targeted awareness campaigns for farmers, is essential to ensure the sustainability of the ecosystem services provided by bees within the framework of sustainable and resilient agriculture.
5. Conclusions
This study provides valuable insights into the diversity of Morocco’s bee fauna, significantly contributing to the conservation of these essential pollinators and the sustainability of agroecosystems in the country. By sampling across nine Moroccan regions, this study has documented a total of 245 bee species, including 74 NRSRs. Notably, the Marrakech-Safi region is highlighted as a major hotspot for bee diversity, with 42 new species recorded, bringing the total to 597 species. Furthermore, southern regions such as Laayoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra, Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab, and Guelmim-Oued Noun, which were previously undersampled, revealed significant proportions of new records, emphasizing the need for further research in these areas. This study highlights the need for national monitoring programs and research initiatives on bee diversity, biogeography, and ecology to inform effective and sustainable conservation strategies.
Supplementary Materials
The following supporting information can be downloaded at: https://www.mdpi.com/article/10.3390/insects16090873/s1, Table S1: Sites where bee sampling took place; Table S2: Total collected bee species abundance and richness, with new regional species records; Table S3: Revised checklist of bee species recorded in the Marrakech-Safi region.
Author Contributions
Conceptualization, A.S. (Ayyoub Ska), A.A., and E.H.E.M.; methodology, A.S. (Ayyoub Ska), A.A., and O.E.-R.; formal analysis, A.S. (Ayyoub Ska) and A.A.; investigation, A.S. (Ayyoub Ska), A.A., O.E.-R., and H.B.; resources, E.H.E.M., A.S. (Ahlam Sentil), P.L., and D.M.; data curation, A.S. (Ayyoub Ska) and A.A.; writing—original draft preparation, A.S. (Ayyoub Ska) and A.A.; writing—review and editing, A.S. (Ayyoub Ska), A.A., A.S. (Ahlam Sentil), P.L., D.M., and E.H.E.M.; supervision, E.H.E.M. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
Funding
This research received no external funding.
Data Availability Statement
The original contributions presented in this study are included in the article/Supplementary Materials. Further inquiries can be directed to the corresponding author.
Acknowledgments
We warmly thank the bee experts who performed bee identification: Achik Dorchin (Eucera), Jakub Straka (Nomada Sphecodes and Pasites), Andreas Müller (Heriades, Osmia, Protosmia, Hoplitis, Haetosmia, and Pseudoheriades), Romain Le Divelec (Hylaeus), Thomas James Wood (Andrena, Thyreus, and Meliturga), Pierre Rasmont (Anthophora, Amegilla, and Bombus), Simone Flaminio (Lasioglossum and Ceylalictus), Thomas Brau (Halictus and Seladonia), Max Kasparek (Anthidinii), Michael Kuhlman (Colletes), Michael Terzo (Ceratina), Sébastien Patiny (Panurgini), and Petr Bogusch (Coelioxys).
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
Appendix A
Table A1.
New regional species records (organized alphabetically by family, genus, and species) and their regions of occurrence (abbreviations: OL, Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab; GN, Guelmim-Oued Noun; LS, Laayoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra; MS, Marrakech-Safi; OF, Oriental; RK, Rabat-Sale-Kénitra; SS, Souss-Massa; TC, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima). An X denotes a new record.
Table A1.
New regional species records (organized alphabetically by family, genus, and species) and their regions of occurrence (abbreviations: OL, Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab; GN, Guelmim-Oued Noun; LS, Laayoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra; MS, Marrakech-Safi; OF, Oriental; RK, Rabat-Sale-Kénitra; SS, Souss-Massa; TC, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima). An X denotes a new record.
| Bee Species | MS | TC | SS | RK | LS | GN | OF | OL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrena abscondita | X | |||||||
| Andrena alfkenella | X | |||||||
| Andrena boyerella | X | |||||||
| Andrena djelfensis | X | |||||||
| Andrena discors | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Andrena impunctata | X | X | ||||||
| Andrena innesi | X | |||||||
| Andrena kamarti | X | |||||||
| Andrena limata | X | |||||||
| Andrena medeninensis | X | |||||||
| Andrena quieta | X | |||||||
| Andrena rhyssonota | X | |||||||
| Andrena rotundata | X | |||||||
| Andrena rufescens | X | |||||||
| Andrena schmiedeknechti | X | |||||||
| Andrena tadorna | X | |||||||
| Andrena varicornis | X | |||||||
| Andrena vulpecula | X | |||||||
| Andrena varia | X | |||||||
| Melitturga caudata | X | |||||||
| Panurginus albopilosus | X | |||||||
| Panurgus maroccanus | X | |||||||
| Panurgus pici | X | X | ||||||
| Panurgus rungsii | X | |||||||
| Amegilla velocissima | X | |||||||
| Anthophora libyphaenica | X | |||||||
| Anthophora romandii | X | |||||||
| Anthophora ventilabris | X | |||||||
| Ceratina chalybea | X | |||||||
| Ceratina citriphila | X | X | ||||||
| Eucera algira | X | |||||||
| Eucera cuniculina | X | |||||||
| Eucera elongatula | X | X | X | |||||
| Eucera ferruginea | X | |||||||
| Eucera impressiventris | X | |||||||
| Eucera metallescens | X | |||||||
| Eucera nadigi | X | |||||||
| Eucera nigriceps | X | |||||||
| Eucera notata | X | X | X | |||||
| Eucera numida | X | X | ||||||
| Eucera obscura | X | |||||||
| Eucera pumila | X | |||||||
| Eucera strigata | X | |||||||
| Eucera tricincta | X | |||||||
| Eucera vidua | X | X | ||||||
| Eucera warnckei | X | |||||||
| Hylaeus clypearis | X | |||||||
| Ceylalictus variegatus | X | |||||||
| Lasioglossum algericolellum | X | |||||||
| Lasioglossum cristula | X | |||||||
| Lasioglossum interruptum | X | |||||||
| Lasioglossum lucidulum | X | |||||||
| Lasioglossum malachurum | X | |||||||
| Lasioglossum minutissimum | X | |||||||
| Lasioglossum parvulum | X | |||||||
| Lasioglossum pauliani | X | |||||||
| Lasioglossum pauxillum | X | |||||||
| Lasioglossum xanthopus | X | |||||||
| Nomiapis rufiventris | X | |||||||
| Pseudapis nilotica | X | |||||||
| Seladonia cupida | X | |||||||
| Seladonia ochropa | X | |||||||
| Seladonia subaurata | X | |||||||
| Sphecodes rubicundus | X | |||||||
| Anthidium cingulatum | X | |||||||
| Anthidium pullatum | X | |||||||
| Haetosmia circumventa | X | |||||||
| Hoplitis hierichonica | X | |||||||
| Hoplitis mucida | X | |||||||
| Icteranthidium ferrugineum | X | |||||||
| Osmia latreillei | X | |||||||
| Osmia leaiana | X | |||||||
| Osmia melanogaster | X | |||||||
| Melitta schmiedeknecht | X |
| Examined material |
| Family Andrenidae Latreille, 1802 |
| Genus Andrena Fabricius, 1775 |
| Andrena abscondita Wood, 2023 |
| • 1♀; Oukaïmeden; 31.2136, −7.8509; 9 May 2023; alt. 2633 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Thomas J. Wood |
| Global distribution: West-Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Fès-Meknès; Marrakech-Safi |
| Andrena alfkenella Perkins, 1914 |
| • 1♀; Asni; 31.2508, −7.9855; 1 April 2022; alt. 1225 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Thomas J. Wood |
| Global distribution: West-Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Drâa-Tafilalet; Marrakech-Safi |
| Andrena boyerella Dours, 1872 |
| • 1♂; Fnideq; 35.8763, −5.3941; 25 May 2022; alt. 400 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Thomas J. Wood |
| Global distribution: Near endemic (Morocco, Algeria) |
| Regional distribution: Béni Mellal-Khénifra; Drâa-Tafilalet; Fès-Meknès; Marrakech-Safi; Souss-Massa; Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima |
| Andrena discors Erichson, 1841 |
| • 5♀; Boujdour; 25.9853, −14.4963; 25 March 2023; alt. 60 m; A. Aglagane and O. Er-rguibi leg.; sweep net. 1♀; Dakhla; 23.7659, −15.9195; 24 March 2023; alt. 5 m; A. Aglagane leg.; sweep net. • 2♀; El Aargoube; 29.4701, −9.6942; 22 March 2023; alt. 22 m; A. Aglagane leg.; sweep net. • 1♀; Guelmim; 29.0411, −10.0072; 23 March 2023; alt. 387 m; A. Aglagane leg.; sweep net. • 3♂; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 13 February 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Skaou and O. Er-rguibi leg.; sweep net. • 6♂, 6♀; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 20 February 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Skaou and O. Er-rguibi leg.; sweep net. • 3♂; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 6 March 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Aglagane leg.; sweep net. • 3♀; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 13 March 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Aglagane leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Thomas J. Wood |
| Global distribution: West-Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Drâa-Tafilalet; Fès-Meknès; Rabat-Salé-Kénitra; Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab; Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra; Marrakech-Safi; Guelmim-Oued Noun |
| Andrena djelfensis Pérez, 1895 |
| • 1♀; Tikhfist; 31.2558, −7.8191; 20 May 2022; alt. 1780 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Thomas J. Wood |
| Global distribution: West-Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Béni Mellal-Khénifra; Fès-Meknès; Oriental; Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima; Marrakech-Safi |
| Andrena impunctata Pérez, 1895 |
| • 6♀; Bouizakarn; 29.2003, −9.7425; 22 March 2023; alt. 837 m; A. Aglagane and O. Er-rguibi leg.; sweep net. • 1♀, 1♂; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 13 February 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Aglagane leg.; sweep net. • 3♀; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 6 March 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • 6♀, 2♂; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 13 March 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Thomas J. Wood |
| Global distribution: West-Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Oriental; Marrakech-Safi; Guelmim-Oued Noun |
| Andrena innesi Gribodo, 1894 |
| • 1♂; Bouizakarn; 29.2003, −9.7425; 22 March 2023; alt. 837 m; A. Aglagane leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Thomas J. Wood |
| Global distribution: Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Fès-Meknès; Guelmim-Oued Noun |
| Andrena kamarti Schmiedeknecht, 1900 |
| • 1♀; Dakhla; 23.7659, −15.9195; 13 March 2023; alt. 5 m; A. Aglagane leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Thomas J. Wood |
| Global distribution: West-Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Fès-Meknès; Rabat-Salé-Kénitra; Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima; Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab |
| Andrena limata Smith, 1853 |
| • 1♀; Imahouten; 35.1911, −3.4117; 27 May 2022; alt. 70 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Thomas J. Wood |
| Global distribution: Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Drâa-Tafilalet; Fès-Meknès; Marrakech-Safi; Rabat-Salé-Kénitra; Oriental |
| Andrena medeninensis Pérez, 1895 |
| • 1♀; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 6 March 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Skaou leg.; white pan trap. • 1♂; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 6 March 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • 1♀; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 13 March 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Thomas J. Wood |
| Global distribution: West-Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Fès-Meknès; Rabat-Salé-Kénitra; Drâa-Tafilalet; Marrakech-Safi |
| Andrena quieta Fabricius, 1775 |
| • 1♀; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 6 March 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Thomas J. Wood |
| Global distribution: Morocco and Tunisia |
| Regional distribution: Casablanca-Settat; Marrakech-Safi |
| Andrena rhyssonota Pérez, 1895 |
| • 1♀; Oukaïmeden; 31.2136, −7.8509; 12 May 2022; alt. 2633 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • 1♂; Tikhfist; 31.2558, −7.8199; 12 June 2023; alt. 1788 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Thomas J. Wood |
| Global distribution: West-Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Béni Mellal-Khénifra; Casablanca-Settat; Fès-Meknès; Oriental; Rabat-Salé-Kénitra; Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima; Marrakech-Safi |
| Andrena rotundata Pérez, 1895 |
| • 1♂; Ait Ourir; 31.5347, −7.6377; 7 March 2022; alt. 738 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Thomas J. Wood |
| Global distribution: West-Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Fès-Meknès; Marrakech-Safi |
| Andrena rufescens Pérez, 1895 |
| • 1♀; Dakhla; 23.7659, −15.9195; 24 March 2023; alt. 5 m; A. Aglagane leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Thomas J. Wood |
| Global distribution: Near endemic (Morocco, Algeria) |
| Regional distribution: Guelmim-Oued Noun; Marrakech-Safi; Rabat-Salé-Kénitra; Souss-Massa; Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima; Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab |
| Andrena schmiedeknechti Magretti, 1883 |
| • 1♀; Asni; 31.2508, −7.9855; 1 April 2022; alt. 1225 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • 1♂; Asni; 31.2534, −7.9781; 2 April 2022; alt. 1155 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • 2♂; Douar Bou Azza; 31.5036, −7.9358; 22 March 2022; alt. 358 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • 1♀, 1♂; Oukaïmeden; 31.2136, −7.8509; 9 May 2023; alt. 2650 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Thomas J. Wood |
| Global distribution: West-Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Rabat-Salé-Kénitra; Marrakech-Safi |
| Andrena tadorna Warncke, 1974 |
| • 1♀; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 6 March 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Skaou leg.; blue pan trap. |
| Det: Thomas J. Wood |
| Global distribution: North Africa |
| Regional distribution: Oriental; Souss-Massa; Marrakech-Safi |
| Andrena varia Pérez, 1895 |
| • 1♂; Amizmiz; 31.2183, −8.2416; 13 April 2022; alt. 965 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Thomas J. Wood |
| Global distribution: Near endemic (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia) |
| Regional distribution: Casablanca-Settat; Fès-Meknès; Rabat-Salé-Kénitra; Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima; Marrakech-Safi |
| Andrena varicornis Pérez, 1895 |
| • 2♀, 1♂; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 20 February 2023; alt. 516 m; O. Er-rguibi leg.; blue pan trap and sweep net. • 2♂; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 6 March 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Skaou leg.; white pan trap and sweep net. |
| Det: Thomas J. Wood |
| Global distribution: West-Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Oriental; Marrakech-Safi |
| Andrena vulpecula Kriechbaumer, 1873 |
| • 1♀; Oukaïmeden; 31.2136, −7.8509; 12 May 2023; alt. 2650 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Thomas J. Wood |
| Global distribution: West-Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima; Rabat-Salé-Kénitra; Fès-Meknès; Souss-Massa; Marrakech-Safi |
| Genus Melitturga Latreille, 1809 |
| Melitturga caudata Pérez, 1879 |
| • 1♂; Amskroud; 30.5762, −9.3491; 20 May 2022; alt. 607 m; A. Aglagane leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Thomas J. Wood |
| Global distribution: West-Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Casablanca-Settat; Marrakech-Safi; Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima; Souss-Massa |
| Genus Panurginus Nylander, 1848 |
| Panurginus albopilosus Lucas, 1849 |
| • 5♂; El Aargoube; 29.4701, −9.6942; 22 March 2023; alt. 589 m; A. Aglagane and O. Er-rguibi leg.; sweep net. • 3♂; Bouizakarne; 29.2003, −9.7425; 22 March 2023; alt. 873 m; A. Aglagane and O. Er-rguibi leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Sébastien Patiny |
| Global distribution: Near endemic (Morocco, Algeria, Spain, Portugal) |
| Regional distribution: Drâa-Tafilalet; Fès-Meknès; Marrakech-Safi; Rabat-Salé-Kénitra; Souss-Massa; Guelmim-Oued Noun |
| Genus Panurgus Panzer, 1806 |
| Panurgus maroccanus Pérez, 1895 |
| • 1♂; Dakhla; 23.7659, −15.9195; 24 March 2023; alt. 5 m; A. Aglagane leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Sébastien Patiny |
| Global distribution: Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Fès-Meknès; Marrakech-Safi; Souss-Massa; Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab |
| Panurgus pici Pérez, 1895 |
| • 1♀; Al Hoceima; 35.2691, −3.6752; 27 May 2022; alt. 41 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • 2♂; Beni Ferten; 35.3417, −5.1817; 26 May 2022; alt. 60 m; A. Skaou and A. Aglagane leg.; sweep net. • 2♀, 1♂; Dakhla; 23.7659, −15.9195; 24 May 2023; alt. 05 m; A. Aglagane and O. Er-rguibi leg.; sweep net. • 1♀, 3♂; Fnideq; 35.8763, −5.3941; 25 May 2022; alt. 400 m; A. Skaou and A. Aglagane leg.; sweep net. • 1♀, 1♂; Tamernout; 35.5165, −5.1641; 26 May 2022; alt. 99 m; A. Skaou and A. Aglagane leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Sébastien Patiny |
| Global distribution: Near endemic (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia) |
| Regional distribution: Oriental; Souss-Massa; Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima |
| Panurgus rungsii Benoist, 1937 |
| • 1♀; Dakhla; 23.7659, −15.9195; 24 March 2023; alt. 5 m; A. Aglagane leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Sébastien Patiny |
| Global distribution: Morocco. ENDEMIC |
| Regional distribution: Béni Mellal-Khénifra; Casablanca-Settat; Drâa-Tafilalet; Fès-Meknès; Marrakech-Safi; Oriental; Souss-Massa; Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab |
| Family Apidae Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Genus Amegilla Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Amegilla velocissima Fedtschenko, 1875 |
| • 2♀; Ras El Ain; 32.0037, −8.4157; 8 Jun 2024; alt. 486 m; A. Skaou and Y. Dbiba leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Pierre Rasmont |
| Global distribution: Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Marrakech-Safi |
| Genus Anthophora Latreille, 1803 |
| Anthophora libyphaenica Gribodo, 1893 |
| • 1♂; Lagouassem; 31.5316, −7.9647; 22 Mar 2022; alt. 562 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net • 1♂; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 13 February 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Aglagane leg.; sweep net • 2♂; Oukaïmeden; 31.2136, −7.8509; 13 June 2023; alt. 2650 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Pierre Rasmont |
| Global distribution: West-Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Drâa-Tafilalet; Souss-Massa; Marrakech-Safi |
| Anthophora romandii Lepeletier, 1841 |
| • 2♂; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 13 February 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net • 2♀; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 6 March 2023; alt. 516 m; O. Er-rguibi leg.; sweep net • 1♀; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 13 March 2023; alt. 516 m; O. Er-rguibi leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Pierre Rasmont |
| Global distribution: West-Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima; Oriental; Drâa-Tafilalet; Marrakech-Safi |
| Anthophora ventilabris Lepeletier, 1841 |
| • 1♀; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 13 February 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Skaou leg.; blue pan trap. |
| Det: Pierre Rasmont |
| Global distribution: West-Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Béni Mellal-Khénifra; Drâa-Tafilalet; Marrakech-Safi |
| Genus Ceratina Latreille, 1802 |
| Ceratina chalybea Chevrier 1872 |
| • 1♀; Moulay Brahim; 31.2793, −7.9601; 25 May 2024; alt. 1075 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Michael Terzo |
| Global distribution: Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima; Oriental; Fès-Meknès; Béni Mellal-Khénifra; Souss-Massa; Marrakech-Safi |
| Ceratina citriphila Cockerell, 1935 |
| • 1♂; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 13 February 2023; alt. 516 m; O. Er-rguibi leg.; sweep net. • 1♀; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 20 February 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Aglagane leg.; blue pan trap. • 2♂; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 6 March 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Skaou and A. Aglagane leg.; white pan trap and sweep net. • 2♀; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 13 March 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • 2♀, 3♂; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 30 May 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • 1♀; Ouaoutelt; 29.2003, −9.7425; 22 March 2023; alt. 480 m; A. Aglagane leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Michael Terzo |
| Global distribution: Palearctic and Afro-Tropical |
| Regional distribution: Souss-Massa; Marrakech-Safi; Guelmim-Oued Noun |
| Genus Eucera Scopoli, 1770 |
| Eucera algira Brullé, 1840 |
| • 4♂, 1♀; Boujdour; 25.9853, −14.4963; 25 March 2023; alt. 60 m; O. Er-rguibi leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Achik Dorchin |
| Global distribution: West-Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Marrakech-Safi; Souss-Massa; Guelmim-Oued Noun; Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra |
| Eucera cuniculina Klug, 1845 |
| • 1♀; Bouizakarn; 29.2003, −9.7425; 22 March 2023; alt. 837 m; A. Aglagane leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Achik Dorchin |
| Global distribution: West-Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Drâa-Tafilalet; Guelmim-Oued Noun |
| Eucera elongatula Vachal, 1907 |
| • 3♂, 2♀; Ahaytouf; 29.3056, −9.7431; 22 March 2023; alt. 1027 m; A. Aglagane leg.; sweep net. • 6♂, 4♀; Bouizakarn; 29.2003, −9.7425; 22 March 2023; alt. 837 m; A. Aglagane leg.; sweep net. • 2♂; Boujdour; 25.9853, −14.4963; 25 March 2023; alt. 60 m; O. Er-rguibi leg.; sweep net. • 4♀; Ksar Sghir; 35.8234, −5.5370; 25 May 2022; alt. 132 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Achik Dorchin |
| Global distribution: West-Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Fès-Meknès; Rabat-Salé-Kénitra; Marrakech-Safi; Souss-Massa; Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima; Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra; Guelmim-Oued Noun |
| Eucera ferruginea Lepeletier, 1841 |
| • 1♂; Amizmiz; 31.2044, −8.2466; 13 April 2022; alt. 1129 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • 1♂; Fnideq; 35.8763, −5.3941; 25 May 2022; alt. 1129 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • 1♂; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 20 February 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Aglagane leg.; sweep net. • 4♂; Oukaïmeden; 31.2136, −7.8509; 13 June 2023; alt. 2560 m; A. Skaou and A. Aglagane leg.; sweep net. • 3♀, 33♂; Tikhfist; 31.2558, −7.8191; 8 May 2023; alt. 1765 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • 6♀, 3♂; Tikhfist; 31.2558, −7.8166; 12 May 2022; alt. 1765 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • 2♀, 6♂; Tikhfist; 31.2558, −7.8191; 20 May 2022; alt. 1765 m; A. Skaou, A. Aglagane, and O. Er-rguibi leg.; sweep net. • 1♀; Tikhfist; 31.2558, −7.8212; 12 June 2023; alt. 1765 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Achik Dorchin |
| Global distribution: West-Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Fès-Meknès; Drâa-Tafilalet; Souss-Massa; Marrakech-Safi; Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima |
| Eucera impressiventris Pérez, 1895 |
| • 2♂; Oukaïmeden; 31.2136, −7.8509; 13 June 2023; alt. 2650 m; A. Skaou and A. Aglagane leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Achik Dorchin |
| Global distribution: West-Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Fès-Meknès; Souss-Massa; Guelmim-Oued Noun; Marrakech-Safi |
| Eucera metallescens Morawitz, 1888 |
| • 1♂; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 20 February 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Aglagane leg.; yellow pan trap • 2♂; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 6 March 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Aglagane leg.; sweep net • 2♀, 1♂; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 13 March 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Aglagane and O. Er-rguibi leg.; blue pan trap. • 1♂; Oukaïmeden; 31.2136, −7.8509; 10 June 2022; alt. 2650 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Achik Dorchin |
| Global distribution: West-Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Fès-Meknès; Souss-Massa; Guelmim-Oued Noun; Marrakech-Safi |
| Eucera nadigi Schulthess, 1924 |
| • 1♂; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 6 March 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Aglagane leg.; sweep net • 2♂; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 13 March 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net and blue pan trap. |
| Det: Achik Dorchin |
| Global distribution: Morocco. ENDEMIC |
| Regional distribution: Rabat-Salé-Kénitra; Marrakech-Safi |
| Eucera nigriceps Morawitz, 1895 |
| • 1♀; Ouled Hammou; 32.2780, −9.0935; 8 June 2024; alt. 163 m; A. Skaou and Y. Dbiba leg.; sweep net. • 1♂; Ras El Ain; 32.0037, −8.4157; 8 June 2024; alt. 486 m; Y. Dbiba leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Achik Dorchin |
| Global distribution: Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Drâa-Tafilalet; Marrakech-Safi |
| Eucera notata Lepeletier, 1841 |
| • 3♀; Al Hoceima; 35.2691, −3.6752; 27 May 2022; alt. 41 m; A. Skaou and A. Aglagane leg.; sweep net. • 2♀; Beni Ferten; 35.8763, −5.3941; 26 May 2022; alt. 60 m; A. Skaou and A. Aglagane leg.; sweep net. • 1♂; Bouizakarn; 29.2003, −9.7425; 22 March 2023; alt. 837 m; A. Aglagane leg.; sweep net. • 2♂; Dakhla; 23.7659, −15.9195; 24 March 2023; alt. 5 m; A. Aglagane leg.; sweep net. • 5♀; Tamernout; 35.5165, −5.1641; 26 May 2022; alt. 1027 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Achik Dorchin |
| Global distribution: West-Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Fès-Meknès; Rabat-Salé-Kénitra; Marrakech-Safi; Souss-Massa; Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima; Guelmim-Oued Noun; Dakhla-Oued ed-Dahab |
| Eucera numida Lepeletier, 1841 |
| • 1♀; Asni; 31.2534, −7.9781; 2 April 2024; alt. 1155 m; A. Skaou leg.; blue pan trap. • 1♀; Fnideq; 35.8763, −5.3941; 25 May 2023; alt. 400 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • 3♀, 3♂; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 13 February 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Skaou, A. Aglagane, and O. Er-rguibi leg.; sweep net • 6♀, 1♂; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 20 February 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Skaou, A. Aglagane, and O. Er-rguibi leg.; sweep net • 2♀, 2♂; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 6 March 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Aglagane and O. Er-rguibi leg.; sweep net • 1♂; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 13 March 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Aglagane leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Achik Dorchin |
| Global distribution: West-Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Fès-Meknès; Rabat-Salé-Kénitra; Marrakech-Safi; Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima |
| Eucera obscura Smith, 1879 |
| • 2♀; Bouizakarn; 29.2003, −9.7425; 22 March 2023; alt. 837 m; A. Aglagane leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Achik Dorchin |
| Global distribution: West-Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Fès-Meknès; Marrakech-Safi; Drâa-Tafilalet; Guelmim-Oued Noun |
| Eucera pumila Klug, 1845 |
| • 1♀; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 13 March 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Aglagane leg.; blue pan trap. |
| Det: Achik Dorchin |
| Global distribution: West-Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Drâa-Tafilalet; Marrakech-Safi |
| Eucera strigata Lepeletier, 1841 |
| • 6♀, 4♂; Moulay-Bousselham; 34.8856, −6.2581; 24 May 2022; alt. −2 m; A. Skaou and A. Aglagane leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Achik Dorchin |
| Global distribution: West-Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima; Oriental; Fès-Meknès; Marrakech-Safi; Rabat-Salé-Kénitra |
| Eucera tricincta Erichson, 1835 |
| • 1♀; Tiztoutine; 34.9395, −3.0978; 27 May 2022; alt. 230 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Achik Dorchin |
| Global distribution: Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Fès-Meknès; Marrakech-Safi; Drâa-Tafilalet; Oriental |
| Eucera vidua Lepeletier, 1841 |
| • 2♂; Douar bou Azza; 31.5036, −7.9358; 22 March 2022; alt. 600 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. |
| • 3♂; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 20 February 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Skaou, A. Aglagane, and O. Er-rguibi leg.; sweep net. • 9♂; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 6 March 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Aglagane and O. Er-rguibi leg.; sweep net. • 2♀, 9♂; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 13 March 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Skaou, A. Aglagane, and O. Er-rguibi leg.; sweep net. • 1♂; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 14 March 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • 1♂; Ouaoutelt; 29.2003, −9.7425; 22 March 2023; alt. 480 m; A. Aglagane leg.; sweep net. • 1♂; Oukaïmeden; 31.2136, −7.8509; 10 June 2022; alt. 2650 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Achik Dorchin |
| Global distribution: Near endemic (Morocco, Algeria, Spain) |
| Regional distribution: Souss-Massa; Rabat-Salé-Kénitra; Drâa-Tafilalet; Marrakech-Safi; Guelmim-Oued Noun |
| Eucera warnckei Risch, 1999 |
| • 9♀; Boujdour; 25.9853, −14.4963; 25 March 2023; alt. 60 m; O. Er-rguibi leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Achik Dorchin |
| Global distribution: Near endemic (Morocco, Tunisia) |
| Regional distribution: Drâa-Tafilalet; Souss-Massa; Guelmim-Oued Noun; Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra |
| Family Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841 |
| Genus Hylaeus Fabricius, 1793 |
| Hylaeus clypearis Schenck, 1853 |
| • 1♀; Bouizakarn; 29.2003, −9.7425; 22 March 2023; alt. 837 m; A. Aglagane leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Romain Le Divelec |
| Global distribution: West-Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Fès-Meknès; Marrakech-Safi; Guelmim-Oued Noun |
| Family Halictidae Thomson, 1869 |
| Genus Ceylalictus Strand, 1913 |
| Ceylalictus variegatus Olivier, 1789 |
| • 3♀; Laayoune; 27.0301, −13.0950; 23 March 2023; alt. 89 m; O. Er-rguibi leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Thomas Brau |
| Global distribution: Palearctic; Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Regional distribution: Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima; Oriental; Fès-Meknès; Rabat-Salé-Kénitra; Marrakech-Safi; Drâa-Tafilalet; Souss-Massa; Guelmim-Oued Noun; Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra |
| Genus Lasioglossum Curtis, 1833 |
| Lasioglossum algericolellum Strand, 1909 |
| • 3♀; Asni; 31.2508, −7.9855; 1 April 2022; alt. 1225 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • 1♀; Asni; 31.2534, −7.9781; 2 April 2024; alt. 1155 m; A. Skaou leg.; yellow pan trap. • 11♀; Asni; 31.2534, −7.9781; 6 April 2024; alt. 1155 m; A. Skaou, A. Chourou, and H. Benkhalifa leg.; yellow pan trap and sweep net. • 7♀, 1♂; Asni; 31.2534, −7.9781; 09 May 2024; alt. 1155 m; A. Skaou, A. Chourou, and H. Benkhalifa leg.; yellow pan traps and sweep net. • 14♀; Asni; 31.2534, −7.9781; 16 May 2024; alt. 1155 m; A. Skaou, A. Chourou, and H. Benkhalifa leg.; yellow, blue and white pan traps and sweep net. • 1♀, 1♂; Asni; 31.2534, −7.9781; 20 May 2024; alt. 1155 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • 37♀; Asni; 31.2534, −7.9781; 24 May 2024; alt. 1155 m; A. Skaou and H. Benkhalifa leg.; yellow, blue and white pan traps and sweep net. • 16♀; Asni; 31.2534, −7.9781; 25 May 2024; alt. 1155 m; A. Skaou and H. Benkhalifa leg.; sweep net. • 1♀; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 20 February 2023; alt. 516 m; O. Er-rguibi leg.; blue pan trap. • 1♀; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 13 March 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Skaou leg.; yellow pan trap. • 1♀; Moulay Brahim; 31.2793, −7.9601; 28 May 2024; alt. 1075 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • 1♀, 1♂; Moulay Brahim; 31.2793, −7.9601; 1 June 2024; alt. 1075 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • 3♀; Oukaïmeden; 31.2136, −7.8509; 9 May 2023; alt. 2650 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • 1♀, 2♂; Tikhfist; 31.2558, −7.8191; 8 May 2023; alt. 1780 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • 1♂, 3 sex unknown; Tikhfist; 31.2558, −7.8191; 7 June 2024; alt. 1780 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Simon Flaminio |
| Global distribution: West-Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima; Oriental; Fès-Meknès; Rabat-Salé-Kénitra; Béni Mellal-Khénifra; Casablanca-Settat; Marrakech-Safi |
| Lasioglossum cristula Pérez, 1896 |
| • 1♀; Fnideq; 35.8763, −5.3941; 25 May 2022; alt. 400 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Simon Flaminio |
| Global distribution: Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Fès-Meknès; Rabat-Salé-Kénitra; Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima |
| Lasioglossum interruptum Panzer, 1798 |
| • 1♀; Asni; 31.2508, −7.9855; 12 March 2024; alt. 1240 m; A. Aglagane leg.; sweep net. • 2♀; Asni; 31.2508, −7.9855; 2 April 2024; alt. 1155 m; A. Skaou, A. Aglagane leg.; blue and white traps. • 3♀; Asni; 31.2508, −7.9855; 6 April 2024; alt. 1155 m; A. Skaou, A. Aglagane leg.; white pan trap and sweep net. • 1♀; Asni; 31.2508, −7.9855; 16 April 2024; alt. 1155 m; A. Skaou leg.; blue pan trap and sweep net. • 1♂; Asni; 31.2508, −7.9855; 9 May 2024; alt. 1155 m; A. Skaou leg.; yellow pan trap. • 1♀; Asni; 31.2508, −7.9855; 16 May 2024; alt. 1155 m; A. Skaou leg.; yellow pan trap. • 2♀; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 6 March 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Skaou and O. Er-rguibi leg.; sweep net. • 1♀; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 13 March 2023; alt. 516 m; O. Er-rguibi leg.; sweep net. • 1♀; Moulay Brahim; 31.2793, −7.9601; 25 May 2024; alt. 1075 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • ♂♀; Moulay Brahim; 31.2793, −7.9601; 28 May 2024; alt. 1075 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • 2♂; Oukaïmeden; 31.2136, −7.8509; 9 May 2023; alt. 2650 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • 2 sex unknown; Safi; 32.3168, −9.2038; 8 June 2024; alt. 125 m; A. Skaou and Y. Dbiba leg.; sweep net. • 2♀; Tafetachte; 31.5907, −9.1878; 24 April 2024; alt. 423 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • 14♀; Tikhfist; 31.2558, −7.8191; 7 April 2024; alt. 1780 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Simon Flaminio |
| Global distribution: Nearctic and Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Casablanca-Settat; Drâa-Tafilalet; Souss-Massa; Marrakech-Safi |
| Lasioglossum lucidulum Schenck, 1861 |
| • 1♀; Asni; 31.2534, −7.9781; 2 April 2024; alt. 1155 m; A. Skaou, A. Aglagane leg.; white pan trap. • 1♀; Asni; 31.2534, −7.9781; 30 April 2024; alt. 1155 m; A. Aglagane leg.; yellow pan trap. • 1♀; Asni; 31.2534, −7.9781; 16 May 2024; alt. 1155 m; A. Skaou leg.; yellow pan trap. • 1♀; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 30 May 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • 4♀; Moulay Brahim; 31.2793, −7.9601; 28 May 2024; alt. 1075 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Simon Flaminio |
| Global distribution: Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Drâa-Tafilalet; Souss-Massa; Marrakech-Safi |
| Lasioglossum malachurum Kirby 1802 |
| • 4♀; Asni; 31.2615, −7.9450; 12 March 2024; alt. 1240 m; A. Aglagane, A. Chourou and H. Benkhalifa leg.; sweep net. • 1♀; Asni; 31.2534, −7.9781; 2 April 2024; alt. 1155 m; A. Skaou leg.; yellow pan trap. • 1♀; Asni; 31.2534, −7.9781; 30 April 2024; alt. 1155 m; A. Skaou leg.; white pan trap. • 2♀; Asni; 31.2615, −7.9450; 24 May 2024; alt. 1240 m; A. Skaou and H. Benkhalifa leg.; white pan trap and sweep net. • 1♀; Douar bou Azza; 31.5036, −7.9358; 22 March 2022; alt. 600 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • 1 sex unknown; Imlil; 31.1390, −7.9211; 10 May 2024; alt. 1758 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • 1♀; Oukaïmeden; 31.2136, −7.8509; 21 February 2023; alt. 2650 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • 2♀; Tighdouine; 31.4144, −7.5297; 21 March 2022; alt. 1094 m; A. Skaou and A. Aglagane leg.; Pan trap (color unknown). • 3♀; Tikhfist; 31.2558, −7.8191; 12 June 2023; alt. 1765 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Simon Flaminio |
| Global distribution: Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima; Fès-Meknès; Rabat-Salé-Kénitra; Souss-Massa; Marrakech-Safi |
| Lasioglossum minutissimum Kirby, 1802 |
| • 3♀; Asni; 31.2534, −7.9781; 2 April 2024; alt. 1155 m; A. Skaou and A. Aglagane leg.; blue, yellow, and white pan traps. • 2♀; Asni; 31.2534, −7.9781; 30 April 2024; alt. 1155 m; A. Skaou and A. Aglagane leg.; blue and yellow pan traps. • 2♀; Asni; 31.2534, −7.9781; 9 May 2024; alt. 1155 m; A. Skaou leg.; yellow, and white pan trap. • 4♀; Asni; 31.2534, −7.9781; 16 May 2024; alt. 1155 m; A. Skaou, A. Chourou and H. Benkhalifa leg.; blue and white pan traps. • 8♀; Asni; 31.2534, −7.9781; 24 May 2024; alt. 1155 m; A. Skaou, A. Chourou, and H. Benkhalifa leg.; blue, yellow, and white pan traps. • 1♀; Asni; 31.2534, −7.9781; 25 May 2024; alt. 1155 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • 3♀; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 20 February 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Aglagane and O. Er-rguibi leg.; blue and white pan traps. • 1♀; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 6 March 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • 1♀; Moulay Brahim; 31.2793, −7.9601; 28 May 2024; alt. 1758 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • 1♀; Moulay Brahim; 31.2793, −7.9601; 1 June 2024; alt. 1758 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Simon Flaminio |
| Global distribution: Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Fès-Meknès; Drâa-Tafilalet; Souss-Massa; Marrakech-Safi |
| Lasioglossum parvulum Schenck 1853 |
| • 1♀; Imlil; 31.1390, −7.9211; 10 May 2024; alt. 1758 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Simon Flaminio |
| Global distribution: West-Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Marrakech-Safi |
| Lasioglossum pauliani Benoist, 1941 |
| • 1♂; Moulay Brahim; 31.2793, −7.9601; 1 June 2024; alt. 1075 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Simon Flaminio |
| Global distribution: Morocco. ENDEMIC |
| Regional distribution: Fès-Meknès; Marrakech-Safi |
| Lasioglossum pauxillum Schenck, 1853 |
| • 1♀; Asni; 31.2534, −7.9781; 9 May 2024; alt. 516 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Simon Flaminio |
| Global distribution: Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima; Oriental; Fès-Meknès; Rabat-Salé-Kénitra; Béni Mellal-Khénifra; Casablanca-Settat; Marrakech-Safi |
| Lasioglossum xanthopus Kirby, 1802 |
| • 1♀; Oukaïmeden; 31.2136, −7.8509; 10 June 2022; alt. 2650 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Simon Flaminio |
| Global distribution: Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Rabat-Salé-Kénitra; Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima; Marrakech-Safi |
| Genus Nomiapis Cockerell, 1919 |
| Nomiapis rufiventris Spinola, 1838 |
| • 1♀; Chichaoua; 31.5498, −8.8033; 24 April 2024; alt. 420 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • 1♀; Echemmaia; 32.0930, −8.6560; 8 April 2024; alt. 410 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • 1♀; Marrakech; 31.6122, −8.0050; 15 May 2022; alt. 479 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • 2♀, 1♂; Marrakech; 31.6097, −7.9897; 31 May 2022; alt. 479 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • 3♀; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 30 May 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • 1 sex unknown; Mejjat; 31.5465, −9.3774; 24 April 2024; alt. 413 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • 2♀; Oued Tensift; 31.7091, −8.0738; 1 June 2022; alt. 378 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • 1♀; Oued Tensift; 31.7091, −8.0738; 7 Jun 2022; alt. 378 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • 1♀; Tikhfist; 31.2558, −7.8191; 7 June 2024; alt. 1780 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • 2♂; Timzilite; 31.5385, −7.5720; 9 May 2022; alt. 806 m; A. Skaou and A. Aglagane leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Simone Flaminio |
| Global distribution: West-Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Souss-Massa; Marrakech-Safi |
| Genus Pseudapis Kirby, 1900 |
| Pseudapis nilotica Smith, 1875 |
| • 2♀; Laayoune; 27.0301, −13.0950; 23 March 2023; alt. 89 m; A. Aglagane and O. Er-rguibi leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Simone Flaminio |
| Global distribution: Palearctic; Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Regional distribution: Oriental; Béni Mellal-Khénifra; Casablanca-Settat; Marrakech-Safi; Drâa-Tafilalet; Souss-Massa; Guelmim-Oued Noun; Dakhla-Oued ed-Dahab; Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra |
| Genus Seladonia Robertson, 1918 |
| Seladonia cupida Vachal, 1902 |
| • 1 sex unknown; Laayoune; 27.1577, −13.2293; 23 March 2023; alt. 89 m; A. Aglagane leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Thomas Brau |
| Global distribution: Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Oriental; Drâa-Tafilalet; Souss-Massa; Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra |
| Seladonia ochropa Blüthgen, 1923 |
| • 1 sex unknown; Boujdour; 25.9853, −14.4963; 25 March 2023; alt. 60 m; A. Aglagane leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Thomas Brau |
| Global distribution: Near endemic (Morocco, Algeria) |
| Regional distribution: Drâa-Tafilalet; Fès-Meknès; Oriental; Souss-Massa; Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra |
| Seladonia subaurata Rossi, 1792 |
| • 1 sex unknown; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 13 March 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Skaou leg.; yellow pan trap. |
| Det: Thomas Brau |
| Global distribution: Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Fès-Meknès; Rabat-Salé-Kénitra; Drâa-Tafilalet; Marrakech-Safi |
| Genus Sphecodes Latreille, 1804 |
| Sphecodes rubicundus Hagens, 1875 |
| • 1♀; Amizmiz; 31.2183, −8.2416; 13 April 2022; alt. 965 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. • 1♀, 1♂; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 13 March 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Skaou and O. Er-rguibi leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Jakub Straka |
| Global distribution: West-Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima; Marrakech-Safi |
| Family Megachilidae Latreille, 1802 |
| Genus Anthidium Fabricius, 1804 |
| Anthidium cingulatum Latreille, 1809 |
| • 1♂; Ksar Sghir; 35.8234, −5.5370; 25 May 2022; alt. 132 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Max Kasparek |
| Global distribution: Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Fès-Meknès; rabat-Salé-kénitra; Marrakech-Safi; Drâa-Tafilalet; Souss-Massa; Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima |
| Anthidium pullatum Morice, 1916 |
| • 1♂; Ouaaroun; 28.9109, −10.1572; 23 March 2023; alt. 22 m; A. Aglagane leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Max Kasparek |
| Global distribution: Near endemic (Morocco, Algeria) |
| Regional distribution: Drâa-Tafilalet; Souss-Massa; Guelmim-Oued Noun |
| Genus Haetosmia Popov, 1952 |
| Haetosmia circumventa Peters, 1974 |
| • 1♀; Laayoune; 27.0301, −13.0950; 23 March 2023; alt. 89 m; O. Er-rguibi leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Andreas Mueller |
| Global distribution: West-Palearctic; Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Regional distribution: Drâa-Tafilalet; Souss-Massa; Guelmim-Oued Noun; Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra |
| Genus Hoplitis Klug, 1807 |
| Hoplitis hierichonica Mavromoustakis, 1949 |
| • 2♂; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 13 February 2023; alt. 516 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net • 1♂; Mejjat; 31.4804, −8.4185; 06 March 2023; alt. 516 m; O. Er-rguibi leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Andreas Mueller |
| Global distribution: West-Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Drâa-Tafilalet; Souss-Massa; Guelmim-Oued Noun; Marrakech-Safi |
| Hoplitis mucida Dours, 1873 |
| • 3♀; Al Hoceima; 35.2691, −3.6752; 27 May 2022; alt. 41 m; A. Skaou and A. Aglagane leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Andreas Mueller |
| Global distribution: West-Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Oriental; Fès-Meknès; Béni Mellal-Khénifra; Casablanca-Settat; Marrakech-Safi; Drâa-Tafilalet; Souss-Massa; Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima |
| Genus Icteranthidium Michener, 1948 |
| Icteranthidium ferrugineum Fabricius, 1787 |
| • 1♂; Boujdour; 25.9853, −14.4963; 25 March 2023; alt. 60 m; O. Er-rguibi leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Max Kasparek |
| Global distribution: Palearctic; Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Regional distribution: Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima; Oriental; Rabat-Salé-Kénitra; Marrakech-Safi; Drâa-Tafilalet; Souss-Massa; Guelmim-Oued Noun; Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra |
| Genus Osmia Panzer, 1806 |
| Osmia latreillei Spinola, 1806 |
| • 1♂; Boujdour; 25.9853, −14.4963; 25 March 2023; alt. 60 m; O. Er-rguibi leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Andreas Mueller |
| Global distribution: West-Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima; Oriental; Fès-Meknès; Rabat-Salé-Kénitra; Béni Mellal-Khénifra; Marrakech-Safi; Drâa-Tafilalet; Souss-Massa; Guelmim-Oued Noun; Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra |
| Osmia leaiana Kirby, 1802 |
| • 1♀; Tamernout; 35.5165, −5.1641; 26 May 2022; alt. 99 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Andreas Mueller |
| Global distribution: Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Fès-Meknès; Marrakech-Safi; Drâa-Tafilalet; Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima |
| Osmia melanogaster Spinola, 1808 |
| • 1♀; Tighdouine; 31.5385, −7.5720; 9 June 2022; alt. 806 m; A. Skaou leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Andreas Mueller |
| Global distribution: Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima; Oriental; Fès-Meknès; Drâa-Tafilalet; Marrakech-Safi |
| Family Melittidae Schenck, 1860 |
| Genus Melitta Kirby, 1802 |
| Melitta schmiedeknechti Friese, 1898 |
| • 3♂; Boujdour; 25.9853, −14.4963; 25 March 2023; alt. 60 m; O. Er-rguibi and A. Aglagane leg.; sweep net. |
| Det: Denis Michez |
| Global distribution: West-Palearctic |
| Regional distribution: Béni Mellal-Khénifra; Drâa-Tafilalet; Fès-Meknès; Guelmim-Oued Noun; Marrakech-Safi; Oriental; Rabat-Salé-Kénitra; Souss-Massa; Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima; Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra |
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