Ochthebius (Ochthebius) anxifer Balfour-Browne, 1979

Material examined. Rif and Pré-Rif: Ouezzane (first record). 90 exs., S345, 11.IV.1998. Taounate. 1 m, S94, 05.IV.2008 . Taza (first record) . 1 ex., S348, 04.IV.1998. Central Plateau: Benslimane (first record) . 3 exs., S336, 10.IV.2007. El Jadida (first record). 2 exs., S333, 24.VII.1997 . Middle Atlas: Ifrane (first record) . 1 ex., S331, 01.IV.1997. High Atlas: Errachidia (first record) . 6 exs., S352, 16.VII.1997. 24 exs., S364, 19.VII.1997. Anti Atlas: Agadir Ida-Outanane . 6 exs., S346, 21.IV.2001. 2 exs., S385, 23.VII.1997. Taroudant (first record) . 5 exs., S367, 20.VII.1997. Guelmim (first record) . 35 exs., S332, 27.IV.2000. Saharan domain (first record): Errfoud. 4 m, S177, 06. V.2006 .

Chorotype. Endemic Ibero-Maghrebian.

Distribution in North Africa. Morocco (Jäch & Skale 2015).

Moroccan distribution. Rif and Pré-Rif: Tanger, Tétouan, Chefchaouen, Taounate and Sidi-Kacem (Bennas et al. 2001). Central Plateau: Casablanca (Jäch 1991) and Rabat (Chakour et al. 2016). Middle Atlas: Fès (Jäch 1991), Khémisset and Khénifra (Chakour et al. 2017). High Atlas: Marrakech and Essaouira (Orchymont 1940; Jäch 1991). Anti Atlas: Agadir Ida-Outanane (Orchymont 1940; Ferro 1984).