Streptocephalus torvicornis (Waga, 1842)

Chergui, Isslam, Satour, Abdellatif, Bouzid, Abdelhakim, Koulali, Khaled & Samraoui, Boudjéma, 2023, Mapping the Geographic Distribution of Large Branchiopods in Algeria and a checklist update, Zootaxa 5336 (3), pp. 328-348 : 338

Streptocephalus torvicornis (Waga, 1842)

Records in this study. The species was recorded in the Tassili N’Ajjer in Illizi Quarry, Unnamed pond 15 km south Illizi Quarry, Unnamed pond south Illizi, Intarsad, Samak Samak, Intihai, Akdo, Nobbod, Immihro, Ikyniawin, Dider, and in the Hauts Plateaux at Jemot.

Previous records in the Algerian Sahara. Ouargla ( Daday 1910), Oued Mzab, and the Ahaggar ( Gauthier 1930), Mouydir ( Gauthier 1933), Tassili N’Ajjer ( Daday 1910; Gauthier 1930, 1933; Beladjal et al. 1995b; Samraoui et al. 2006; Thiéry & Rogers 2022).

Previous records in the Hauts Plateaux and coastal area. Between Laghouat and Djelfa ( Gauthier 1928b), Chott Ezzeher and Jemot ( Ouahioune Rais 2019), Jemot ( Beladjal & Amarouayache 2023).

Comments. The species has been recorded both in the Central Sahara and in the Hauts Plateaux. In the Maghreb, Thiéry (1987) distinguishes two subspecies: S. t. torvicornis , which occurs in semi-arid and arid regions, and S. t. bucheti, which occurs in semi-arid to sub-humid regions, each with different ranges and climatic preferences.