taxonID	type	format	identifier	references	title	description	created	creator	contributor	publisher	audience	source	license	rightsHolder	datasetID
756EF934772C2845FF74ECA34C330FD6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/13750632/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13750632	FIGURE 5 A [top] and B [bottom]. Spatial distribution of all records pertaining to the present study, for sites in Morocco [A] and sites in Algeria and Tunisia [B], based on specimen data. ●Blk O; ●Br/bm; Cr/bm; ●U Brn; ●Trkrm.	FIGURE 5 A [top] and B [bottom]. Spatial distribution of all records pertaining to the present study, for sites in Morocco [A] and sites in Algeria and Tunisia [B], based on specimen data. ●Blk O; ●Br/bm; Cr/bm; ●U Brn; ●Trkrm.	2024-09-10	Cassar, Louis-F;Massa, Bruno;Gauci, Adam;Bartolo, Angela G.;Schembri, Sarah		Zenodo	biologists	Cassar, Louis-F;Massa, Bruno;Gauci, Adam;Bartolo, Angela G.;Schembri, Sarah			
756EF934772C2845FF74ECA34C330FD6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/13747391/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13747391	FIGURE 6 A [left] and B [right]. Female specimens in the vicinity of Midelt (High Plateau) in June (Photos: P.M. Sammut).	FIGURE 6 A [left] and B [right]. Female specimens in the vicinity of Midelt (High Plateau) in June (Photos: P.M. Sammut).	2024-09-10	Cassar, Louis-F;Massa, Bruno;Gauci, Adam;Bartolo, Angela G.;Schembri, Sarah		Zenodo	biologists	Cassar, Louis-F;Massa, Bruno;Gauci, Adam;Bartolo, Angela G.;Schembri, Sarah			
756EF934772C2845FF74ECA34C330FD6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/13747393/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13747393	FIGURE 7 A [left] and B [right]. Female specimens at Sidi Bou-Othmane (Western Meseta) in June (Photos: J.J. Borg).	FIGURE 7 A [left] and B [right]. Female specimens at Sidi Bou-Othmane (Western Meseta) in June (Photos: J.J. Borg).	2024-09-10	Cassar, Louis-F;Massa, Bruno;Gauci, Adam;Bartolo, Angela G.;Schembri, Sarah		Zenodo	biologists	Cassar, Louis-F;Massa, Bruno;Gauci, Adam;Bartolo, Angela G.;Schembri, Sarah			
756EF934772C2845FF74ECA34C330FD6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/13747395/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13747395	FIGURE 8. Contour map highlighting altitude—colour form gradient across localities in which specimens were recorded (Base map source: ETOPO).	FIGURE 8. Contour map highlighting altitude—colour form gradient across localities in which specimens were recorded (Base map source: ETOPO).	2024-09-10	Cassar, Louis-F;Massa, Bruno;Gauci, Adam;Bartolo, Angela G.;Schembri, Sarah		Zenodo	biologists	Cassar, Louis-F;Massa, Bruno;Gauci, Adam;Bartolo, Angela G.;Schembri, Sarah			
756EF934772C2845FF74ECA34C330FD6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/13747397/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13747397	FIGURE 9. Head and thoracic regions of the various colour forms and variants, which marked the initial phase of the feature extraction and edge detection process. A–D: Blk O; E: Trkrm; F–G: Br/bm; H: Cr/bm; I–J: U Brn.	FIGURE 9. Head and thoracic regions of the various colour forms and variants, which marked the initial phase of the feature extraction and edge detection process. A–D: Blk O; E: Trkrm; F–G: Br/bm; H: Cr/bm; I–J: U Brn.	2024-09-10	Cassar, Louis-F;Massa, Bruno;Gauci, Adam;Bartolo, Angela G.;Schembri, Sarah		Zenodo	biologists	Cassar, Louis-F;Massa, Bruno;Gauci, Adam;Bartolo, Angela G.;Schembri, Sarah			
756EF934772C2845FF74ECA34C330FD6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/13747400/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13747400	FIGURE 10 A [top—males (blue data points)] and B [bottom—females (red data points)]. Scatter plots showing the relationship between the length of the pronotum and the overall body length (approach based on firmly sclerotised parts of the body structure, i.e., upper rim of pronotum to the knee of the hind femur—see Methodology for rationale).	FIGURE 10 A [top—males (blue data points)] and B [bottom—females (red data points)]. Scatter plots showing the relationship between the length of the pronotum and the overall body length (approach based on firmly sclerotised parts of the body structure, i.e., upper rim of pronotum to the knee of the hind femur—see Methodology for rationale).	2024-09-10	Cassar, Louis-F;Massa, Bruno;Gauci, Adam;Bartolo, Angela G.;Schembri, Sarah		Zenodo	biologists	Cassar, Louis-F;Massa, Bruno;Gauci, Adam;Bartolo, Angela G.;Schembri, Sarah			
756EF934772C2845FF74ECA34C330FD6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/13747402/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13747402	FIGURE 11 A and B. Skeletised outlines of selected males [top] and females [bottom] representing the five colour forms from different geographical locations. The general distribution of spines on all three sections of the pronotum (prozona, mesozona, metazona) is characteristically similar across the entire suite of specimens examined. Additional cuticular protuberances occur randomly in many of the representative samples of all five colour forms.	FIGURE 11 A and B. Skeletised outlines of selected males [top] and females [bottom] representing the five colour forms from different geographical locations. The general distribution of spines on all three sections of the pronotum (prozona, mesozona, metazona) is characteristically similar across the entire suite of specimens examined. Additional cuticular protuberances occur randomly in many of the representative samples of all five colour forms.	2024-09-10	Cassar, Louis-F;Massa, Bruno;Gauci, Adam;Bartolo, Angela G.;Schembri, Sarah		Zenodo	biologists	Cassar, Louis-F;Massa, Bruno;Gauci, Adam;Bartolo, Angela G.;Schembri, Sarah			
756EF934772C2845FF74ECA34C330FD6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/13747404/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13747404	FIGURE 12. Tegmina and stridulatory files of specimens collected from either side of the Moroccan High Atlas. Top and middle: Left and right tegmina of 2♂♂ from 25 km north of Marrakech, Western Meseta, at 560 m (EM-Mrk-10) and North Tiznit, Anti-Atlas, at 210 m (EM-Tzt-32) respectively; note the much longer file on the left tegmen in either case. Bottom: Left tegmen and stridulatory file of ♂ collected from Anezal, Anti-Atlas, at 1550 m (EM-Anz-20).	FIGURE 12. Tegmina and stridulatory files of specimens collected from either side of the Moroccan High Atlas. Top and middle: Left and right tegmina of 2♂♂ from 25 km north of Marrakech, Western Meseta, at 560 m (EM-Mrk-10) and North Tiznit, Anti-Atlas, at 210 m (EM-Tzt-32) respectively; note the much longer file on the left tegmen in either case. Bottom: Left tegmen and stridulatory file of ♂ collected from Anezal, Anti-Atlas, at 1550 m (EM-Anz-20).	2024-09-10	Cassar, Louis-F;Massa, Bruno;Gauci, Adam;Bartolo, Angela G.;Schembri, Sarah		Zenodo	biologists	Cassar, Louis-F;Massa, Bruno;Gauci, Adam;Bartolo, Angela G.;Schembri, Sarah			
756EF934772C2845FF74ECA34C330FD6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/13747406/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13747406	FIGURE 13. A titillator-like appendage observed during examination of the terminalia of a male from Sidi Bou-Othmane on the Western Meseta (spec. code: EM-SBO-7).	FIGURE 13. A titillator-like appendage observed during examination of the terminalia of a male from Sidi Bou-Othmane on the Western Meseta (spec. code: EM-SBO-7).	2024-09-10	Cassar, Louis-F;Massa, Bruno;Gauci, Adam;Bartolo, Angela G.;Schembri, Sarah		Zenodo	biologists	Cassar, Louis-F;Massa, Bruno;Gauci, Adam;Bartolo, Angela G.;Schembri, Sarah			
756EF934772C2845FF74ECA34C330FD6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/13747408/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13747408	FIGURE 14. Consensus phylogenetic tree of species inferred from COI sequences. Bayesian Inference (BI) and Maximum likelihood (ML) analysis involved 9 specimens (of six species) and one outgroup taxon. The numbers on branches are Bayesian posterior probabilities (BPP) and bootstrap (BS) values (> 0.75 and 75%, respectively). The scale bar represents the number of substitutions per site.	FIGURE 14. Consensus phylogenetic tree of species inferred from COI sequences. Bayesian Inference (BI) and Maximum likelihood (ML) analysis involved 9 specimens (of six species) and one outgroup taxon. The numbers on branches are Bayesian posterior probabilities (BPP) and bootstrap (BS) values (> 0.75 and 75%, respectively). The scale bar represents the number of substitutions per site.	2024-09-10	Cassar, Louis-F;Massa, Bruno;Gauci, Adam;Bartolo, Angela G.;Schembri, Sarah		Zenodo	biologists	Cassar, Louis-F;Massa, Bruno;Gauci, Adam;Bartolo, Angela G.;Schembri, Sarah			
