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Natura Croatica Issue number: Natura Croatica, Vol. 30 No.2

Tinodes atlasensis Ibrahimi, Mabrouki & Taybi, sp. nov. (Trichoptera: Psychomyiidae), a new species from Atlas Mountains, Morocco

Authors: Halil Ibrahimi, Youness Mabrouki, Abdelkhaleq Fouzi Taybi

Authors and affiliation

  • Halil Ibrahimi Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina”, “Eqrem Qabej” p.n., 10 000 Prishtinë, Kosovo
  • Youness Mabrouki Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, Faculté des Sciences de Dhar El Mehraz, L aboratoire de Biotechnologie, Conservation et Valorisation des Ressources Naturelles, Fes, Morocco
  • Abdelkhaleq Fouzi Taybi Université Mohammed Premier, Faculté Pluridisciplinaire de Nador, Équipe de Recherche en Biologie et Biotechnologie Appliquées. Morocco

Abstract

The caddisfly fauna of North Africa and Morocco is still poorly known, with only a few historical and recent investigations, carried out sporadically. In this paper we describe a new species, Tinodes atlasensis Ibrahimi, Mabrouki & Taybi, sp. nov. from the Atlas Mountains in Morocco. The new species is closest to Tinodes baenai Gonzales & Otero, 1984, known from the Iberian Peninsula and mainly differs by the shape of segment IX, coxopodites, harpago and the process of basal plate. Tinodes atlasensis Ibrahimi, Mabrouki & Taybi, sp. nov. is the seventh known species of the genus Tinodes Curtis, 1834 from Morocco. Future caddisfly investigations in this North African country will most certainly increase the number of the known species and reveal other new ones.

Keywords

North Africa, caddisfly diversity, new insect species, Tinodes baenai

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