Capnopsis schilleri schilleri (Rostock 1892)

Vinçon, Gilles, Alami, Majida El & Errochdi, Sanae, 2014, Contribution To The Knowledge Of The Moroccan High And Middle Atlas Stoneflies (Plecoptera, Insecta), Illiesia 10 (3), pp. 17-31 : 26-27

Capnopsis schilleri schilleri (Rostock 1892)

Material examined. Middle-Atlas: Taza, above Bab Hzhar, brook and spring, Oued el Abod tributary, 1000 m, 13.04.201 3, 1♂, 1♀; Taza, SW Tazzeka Mount, below Bab Taka Pass, Oued el Abod tributary, brook, 1500-1700 m, 13.04.201 3, 8♂, 25♀ ( VIN). High-Atlas : N. slope of Tizi n’Test Pass , Goundafa Kasbah, above Ijoukak village, 24.02.199 6, 6♂, 6♀; SW Chichaoua, Imi n’Tanoute Pass, brook, 22.01.200 6, 12♂, 66♀; above Irchalen below Zaouïa Tamaroute village , brook, 1700 m, 22.01.200 6, 3♂, 4♀ ( VIN).

Distribution. First records from the Middle and High-Atlas. C. schilleri schilleri has a wide distribution in Europe and North-Africa ( Zwick 1984). In the Maghreb, it is reported from Tunisia ( Berthélemy 1973) and Algeria ( Lounaci & Vinçon 2005). In Morocco it covers the Rif (Sánchez- Ortega & Azzouz 1998, Errochdi et al. 2014), Middle-Atlas and High- Atlas.

Ecology. In the Middle and High-Atlas, it occurs in mountain brooks and torrents ( 1000-1700 m). The adults fly in winter and early spring (I-IV).