Hydrochus aljibensis Castro and Delgado, 1999

Benamar, Loubna, Bennas, Nard, Henegouwen, Arno Van Berge, García-Meseguer, Antonio José, Hassoun, Mustapha, Benali, Naouar & Millán, Andrés, 2024, The Hydrochidae (Coleoptera) of Morocco with a redescription of Hydrochus cf. obtusicollis Fairmaire, 1877, Zootaxa 5458 (2), pp. 197-228 : 200

Hydrochus aljibensis Castro and Delgado, 1999

Material examined. Rif and Pré-Rif: Chefchaouen. 3 ♂, 3 ♀, S37, 17 -V-2005. 50 ♂, 30 ♀, S48, 23 -VI-2008. 2 ♂, 1 ♀, S49, 25 -VI-2008. 2 ♀, 3 ♂, S52, 18 -IV-2008. 2 ♂, 1 ♀, S68, 11 -VII-2008. 5 ♂, 1 ♀, S153, 20 -VI-2008. 3 exs, S155, 03 -IV-2018. 1 ♂, 2 ♀, S159, 11 -VII-2008. 8 ♂, 5 ♀, S174, 20 -X-2008. 2 ♂, 3 ♀, S280, 03-VII-2008. 1♂, S396, 23-VII-2022. 2♂, 3 ♀, S396, 13-V-2023. Larache. 12 ♂, 31 ♀, S243, 12-VII-2007. 1 ♂, 6 ♀, S246, 12-VII-2007. Tanger. 1 ♂, S113, 05 -IV-2007. 3 ♂, S120, 06 -VI-2006. Tétouan. 2 ♂, 1 ♀, S154, 11 -VII-2008. 2 ♀, S160, 16 -V-2008. 1 ♂, 1 ♀, S183, 18-V-2008. 1 ♂, 2 ♀, S217, 27-IV-2009. Middle Atlas (first record): Meknès. 117 exs, S334, 08-IV-2007. 30 exs, S389, 08-IV-2007. High Atlas (first record): Errachidia . 3 ♂, 2 ♀, S221, 04-V-2006. Anti Atlas (first record): Agadir Ida-Outanane. 1 ex., S340, 22-VII-1997. 4 exs, S342, 21-VII-1997. 3 exs, S346, 21-IV-2001. 4 exs, S381, 24-IV-2000. 4 exs, S394, 25-IV -2000.

Chorotype. Ibero-Maghrebian endemic.

Distribution in North Africa. Morocco ( Przewoźny 2022) and Tunisia ( Bennas & Sáinz-Cantero 2001).

Published Moroccan records. Rif and Pré-Rif. Tanger, Taza, Taounate, Tétouan ( Bennas & Sáinz-Cantero 2001), Chefchaouen ( Bennas & Sáinz-Cantero 2001; Benamar et al. 2011; Slimani et al. 2016) and Larache ( Bennas & Sáinz-Cantero 2001; Slimani et al. 2016).