Platypalpus chrysonotus Strobl, 1899

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Material examined

MOROCCO – Rif • 3 ♂♂; Barrage Moulay Bouchta; 5 Apr. 2014; sweep net; K. Kettani leg.; LESCB • 2 ♂♂; Jbel Zemzem; 17 Apr. 2014; sweep net; K. Kettani leg.; LESCB • 1 ♂; Perdicaris; 16 May 2015; sweep net; K. Kettani leg.; RBINS • 3 ♂♂; Adrou; 14–15 Jul. 2015; Malaise trap; K. Kettani leg.; LESCB • 1 ♂; Oued Sifalaou; 17 Apr. 2016; sweep net; K. Kettani leg.; LESCB • 2 ♂♂; Oued Souk Elhad; 30 Apr. 2016; sweep net; K. Kettani leg.; LESCB • 1 ♂; Oued Farda; 16 May 2016; sweep net; K. Kettani leg.; LESCB • 1 ♂; Achetta; 22 Apr. 2018; sweep net; F.Z. Sliman leg.; RBINS • 1 ♂; Rahbat Amlay; 2 May 2018; sweep net; K. Kettani leg.; LESCB • 2 ♂♂; Oued Azoumagh; 2 Dec. 2021; sweep net; L. Zouhair leg.; LESCB • 1 ♂; Ametrasse; 20 May 2022; sweep net; L. Zouhair leg. • 1 ♂; Rmel; 16 May 2022; sweep net; M. Nourti leg.; LESCB . – Eastern Morocco • 6 ♂♂; Ain Chebak; 9 Apr. 2017; sweep net; N.H. El Ouazzani leg.; LESCB . – High Atlas • 2 ♂♂; Oued Imlil; 25 Mar. 2017; sweep net; K. Kettani leg.; LESCB .

Moroccan literature records

Rif: Oued Laou (Ebejer et al. 2019).

Distribution outside Morocco

Algeria, Spain, Tunisia (Grootaert & Chvála 1992).

Remarks

This is the first record of Platypalpus chrysonotus from the Eastern and High Atlas regions.