Microvelia pygmaea (Dufour, 1833)

Taybi, Abdelkhaleq Fouzi, Mabrouki, Youness, Chavanon, Guy, Berrahou, Ali & Millán, Andrés, 2018, New data on the distribution of aquatic bugs (Hemiptera) from eastern Morocco with notes on chorology, Zootaxa 4459 (1), pp. 139-163 : 144-145

Microvelia pygmaea (Dufour, 1833)

Material examined. Pont Taddarte, 23.0 3.14, 2 mm; Guercif, 23.0 3.14, 1 f; Oujda Bassin, 26.0 2.16, 1 m, 1 f; Lagune de Nador 2, 0 2.0 5.16, 30 mm/ff/jj.

Distribution. Western Palearctic species, dispersed mainly in the northwestern part in Morocco (L’Mohdi, 2016). In the Moulouya River basin, it was recorded in the Za River ( Chavanon et al. 2004). During the sampling period, we recorded it in Melloulou’ basin ( Fig. 4 ) in the backwaters of the river.

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FIGURE 4. Distribution of the recorded species of Gerromorpha in the study area (new records black, bibliographic records white).