| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| : | 2008 |
| Authors: | M. Arahou |
| Journal: | Documents de l'Institut Scientifique (Rabat) |
| Volume: | 22 |
| Pagination: | 1-36 |
| Date Published: | 2008 |
| Type of Article: | Article |
| : | 0251-4249 |
| : | Apion (Oxystoma) ochropus |
| : | This document presents the list of 310 species of insecta collected on the Holm oak in the Moroccan Middle Atlas during the period 1983-1987 with an update of the names of the species and their distribution. Several species were collected for the first time in the Middle Atlas area and 8 are new for Morocco. The Coleoptera constitute more than the 2/3 of the collected fauna. This entomofauna includes Mediterranean (65%), European (25%) and Palearctic species (10%). Phytophaga are 75% of the fauna, the remaining 25% are predators. The species living in the underwood are more abundant than the phytophaga living on the trees. Several categories were distinguished: those with a wide distribution, the Mediterranean species (distribution area of the Holm oak), the North African ones and the endemic. |