A new species of Docosia Winnertz, 1864 and new records of fungus gnats (Diptera, Bolitophilidae, Keroplatidae and Mycetophilidae) from North Africa

A new species of Mycetophilidae in the genus <i>Docosia</i> Winnertz, 1864 is described, <i>Docosiatazekkae</i> Chandler, El Mouden & Belqat, <b>sp. nov.</b>, with the addition of eighteen new records of fungus gnats to the fauna of North Africa. Most of the new taxa of fungus gnats are found in Morocco, especially in the National Park of Tazekka, where a total of 69 species are recorded for the first time, thus enriching the fauna of these gnats in the Middle Atlas region; the greatest species richness is observed in caves. All these findings attest to the high biodiversity of the fungus gnats in Morocco, which, among the North African countries, has the best-known fauna.

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2025-04-07
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https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1233.130502
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A new species of Docosia Winnertz, 1864 and new records of fungus gnats (Diptera, Bolitophilidae, Keroplatidae and Mycetophilidae) from North Africa

Boutaïna Belqat, Mohamed Amin El Mouden, Ouafaa Driauach, Imane Saidoun et al.
ZooKeys
Diptera species taxonomy and behavior
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A new species of Docosia Winnertz, 1864 and new records of fungus gnats (Diptera, Bolitophilidae, Keroplatidae and Mycetophilidae) from North Africa

Boutaïna Belqat, Mohamed Amin El Mouden, Ouafaa Driauach, Imane Saidoun, Peter Chandler
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A new species of Mycetophilidae in the genus <i>Docosia</i> Winnertz, 1864 is described, <i>Docosiatazekkae</i> Chandler, El Mouden & Belqat, <b>sp. nov.</b>, with the addition of eighteen new records of fungus gnats to the fauna of North Africa. Most of the new taxa of fungus gnats are found in Morocco, especially in the National Park of Tazekka, where a total of 69 species are recorded for the first time, thus enriching the fauna of these gnats in the Middle Atlas region; the greatest species richness is observed in caves. All these findings attest to the high biodiversity of the fungus gnats in Morocco, which, among the North African countries, has the best-known fauna.

ZooKeysVol. 1233
Abdelmalek Essaâdi University (MA)
Openalex Percentile: Top 94%
Diptera species taxonomy and behavior
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A new species of Docosia Winnertz, 1864 and new records of fungus gnats (Diptera, Bolitophilidae, Keroplatidae and Mycetophilidae) from North Africa — Boutaïna Belqat, Mohamed Amin El Mouden, et al. · ZooKeys (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS