Research Article

First Annoted Checklist of Aquatic Diptera (Insecta) of Two Ramsar Sites (Ahançal and Aït Bouguemaz Rivers) at the Central High Atlas (Morocco): Families Ceratopogonidae, Chironomidae, Tipulidae, Empididae, and Tabanidae

Table 2

True flies (Diptera) collected in the Ahançal and Aït Bouguemaz rivers.

RiversAssif n’Aït BouguemazAssif Ahançal
Taxa sitesB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8TotalA1A2A3A4A5A6A7A8Total

Ceratopogonidae
Atrichopogon spp. (M)11
Culicoides sp.11

Chironomidae
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) monilis11
Ablabesmyia spp.19221
Brilla sp.11
Cardiocladius spp. (H)1133
Conchapelopia sp.11
Cricotopus spp.3113176125203275
Diamesa sp.11
Eukiefferiella spp.57681
Heterotrissocladius spp. (H)224
Heterotrissocladius marcidus (H)11
Hydrobaenus sp. (H)11
Krenopelopia spp. (A)1313
Macropelopia nebulosa88
Macropelopia notata (M)11
Metriocnemus spp.66
Nanocladius spp.33
Natarsia sp. (M)1010123
Orthocladius (Euorthocladius) spp.22
Orthocladius spp.137111821673982
Parachironomus frequens (H)11
Parakiefferiella spp.358121392862
Parametriocnemus spp. (H)2354149
Paratanytarsus spp.13477
Polypedilum sp11
Psectrocladius (Allopsectrocladius) flavus (M)66
Psilometriocnemus sp. (M)11
Rheopelopia maculipennis22
Rheotanytarsus spp.44333440
Tanytarsus spp.33
Telopelopia fascigera22
Thienemanniella spp. (H)22
Thienemannimyia spp.22
Tvetenia spp.1212
Zalutschia sp. (H)11
Zavrelimyia sp.11

Empididae
Chelifera spp. (M)112
Hemerodromia spp.111012123
Wiedemannia sp.11

Tabanidae
Chrysops viduatus (A)112

Tipulidae
Tipula (Yamatotipula) barbarensis11
Tipula (Yamatotipula) pierrei (M)44
Total number of individuals21134361249108581882146297180448

Ahançal sites: A1: Taghia Spring, A2: Taghia, A3: Zaouiat Ahançal Spring, A4: Agodim, A5: Tamga Gorge, A6: Almou n’Ofarsig, A7: Tanokkrit, A8: Bouatass, Aït Bouguemaz sites: B1: Agouti, B2: Aguerd N’Ouzrou Spring, B3: Tabant, B4: Tawaya Spring, B5: Aït Megdoul Spring, B6: Iglouan Spring, B7: Ait Ouham, and B8: Taghfiste Spring. New records are indicated between brackets following the taxa name: M: new for Morocco, H: new for the High Atlas, and A: new for the studied rivers.