Tephritis praecox (Loew, 1844)

Harym, Younes El & Belqat, Boutaina, 2017, First checklist of the fruit flies of Morocco, including new records (Diptera, Tephritidae), ZooKeys 702, pp. 137-171 : 138

Tephritis praecox (Loew, 1844)

Literature records.

Morocco, Rif: Tangier ( Heřman and Dirlbek 2006). Middle Atlas: Tizi s’Tkrine ( Séguy 1930), Ifrane-Azrou National Park ( Heřman and Dirlbek 2006). First record for eastern Morocco.

New sites.

Morocco, Rif: Daya El Ânassar, 2♂♂, 24-V-2013; Daya Amsemlil, 1♀, 30-V-2013; Affluent Oued Amsemlil, 1♀, 30-V-2013; Douar Dacheryène, 1♀, 04-IV-2014; Douar Taghbaloute, 1♂, 05-IV-2014; Barrage Nakhla, 1♂, 05-IV-2014; Oued Sahel, 2♂♂, 05-IV-2014; Daya Jbel Zemzem, 4♂♂, 2♀♀, 17-IV-2014- 1♂, 23-IV-2014; Douar Kitane, 1♂, 19-IV-2014; Oued El Hamma, 1♂, 25-IV-2014; Oued El Kebir, 2♂♂, 2♀♀, 25-IV-2014; Aïn El Ma Bared, 1♂, 06-V-2014; Aïn El Malâab, 1♂, 1♀, 17-V-2014; Douar Abou Boubnar (Marabout Sidi Gile), 1♀, 18-V-2014; Maison forestière, 1♂, 1♀, 17-VI-2014; Douar Tizga, 1♀, 25-VI-2014; Oued Aïn Jdioui (Touaret), 1♀, 28-III-2015; Daya Afrate, 1♂, 18-IV-2015; Oued Jbara, 1♂, 18-IV-2015; Aïn El Malâab, 1♂, 21-IV-2015; Aïn El Maounzil, 11♂♂, 8♀♀, 21-IV-2015; Daya Tazia, 1♂, 24-IV-2015; Oued Jnane Niche, 5♂♂, 4♀♀, 25-IV-2015; Oued Majjou, 1♀, 27-IV-2015; Aïn Tiouila, 1♂, 02-V-2015; Daya Mtahen, 1♂, 1♀, 07-V-2015; Lâazaba, 3♂♂, 1♀, 12-XII-2015; Dhar Sbagh Mâasra, 1♂, 3♀♀, 12-XII-2015; El Hajria, 1♀, 13-XII-2015; Aïn Boharroch, 1♂, 13-XII-2015; Douar Tamakout, 1♀, 25-XII-2015; Douar Ouslaf, 1♂, 2♀♀, 26-XII-2015 (net sweeping). Beni Snassen (Eastern Morocco): Oued Beni Ouaklane, 1♂, 24-XI-2014.

World distribution.

Algeria, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Great Britain, Austria, Hungary, Madeira, Canary Islands, Syria, Iran, Israel, Iraq, Afghanistan ( Séguy 1930, Norrbom et al. 1999, Korneyev and Dirlbek 2000, Smit 2006, Heřman and Dirlbek 2006, Zarghani et al. 2010, Gharajedaghi et al. 2012).