@article {23924, title = {Catalogue of the Diptera (Insecta) of Morocco{\textemdash} an annotated checklist, with distributions and a bibliography}, journal = {ZooKeys}, volume = {1094}, year = {2022}, month = {Apr-12-2022}, pages = {1-466}, abstract = {

The faunistic knowledge of the Diptera of Morocco recorded from 1787 to 2021 is summarized and updated in this first catalogue of Moroccan Diptera species. A total of 3057 species, classified into 948 genera and 93 families (21 Nematocera and 72 Brachycera), are listed. Taxa (superfamily, family, genus and species) have been updated according to current interpretations, based on reviews in the literature, the expertise of authors and contributors, and recently conducted fieldwork. Data to compile this catalogue were primarily gathered from the literature. In total, 1225 references were consulted and some information was also obtained from online databases. Each family was reviewed and the checklist updated by the respective taxon expert(s), including the number of species that can be expected for that family in Morocco. For each valid species, synonyms known to have been used for published records from Morocco are listed under the currently accepted name. Where available, distribution within Morocco is also included. One new combination is proposed:Assuania melanoleuca(S\éguy, 1941),comb. nov.(Chloropidae).

}, issn = {1313-2970, 1313-2989}, doi = {10.3897/zookeys.1094.62644}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1094.62644}, author = {Kettani, Kawtar and Ebejer, Martin J. and Ackland, David M. and B{\"a}chli, Gerhard and Barraclough, David and Bart{\'a}k, Miroslav and Carles-Tolr{\'a}, Miguel and {\v C}ern{\'y}, Milos and Cerretti, Pierfilippo and Chandler, Peter and Dakki, Mohamed and Daugeron, Christophe and De Jong, Herman and Dils, Josef and Disney, Henry and Droz, Boris and Evenhuis, Neal and Gatt, Paul and Graciolli, Gustavo and Grichanov, Igor Y. and Haenni, Jean-Paul and Hauser, Martin and Himmi, Oumnia and MacGowan, Iain and Mathieu, Bruno and Mouna, Mohamed and Munari, Lorenzo and Nartshuk, Emilia P. and Negrobov, Oleg P. and Oosterbroek, Pjotr and Pape, Thomas and Pont, Adrian C. and Popov, Grigory V. and Rognes, Knut and Skuhrav{\'a}, Marcela and Skuhrav{\'y}, Vaclav and Speight, Martin and Tomasovic, Guy and Trari, Bouchra and Tschorsnig, Hans-Peter and Vala, Jean-Claude and von Tschirnhaus, Michael and Wagner, R{\"u}diger and Whitmore, Daniel and Wo{\'z}nica, Andrzej J. and Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz and Zwick, Peter} } @article {22954, title = {Lestes dryas (Odonata: Lestidae) und kommensalische Fliegen (Diptera: Chloropidae), mit einer {\"U}bersicht {\"u}ber Kleptoparasitismus bei Halmfliegen}, journal = {Mercuriale - Libellen in Baden-W{\"u}rttemberg}, volume = {14 (2014)}, year = {2015}, pages = {1-12}, keywords = {kleptoparasitism}, author = {von Tschirnhaus, Michael and Borkenstein, Angelika and J{\"o}dicke, Reinhard} } @article {22946, title = {Deceptive Ceropegia dolichophylla fools its kleptoparasitic fly pollinators with exceptional floral scent}, journal = {Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution}, volume = {3}, year = {2015}, abstract = {

Ceropegia species (Apocynaceae) have deceptive pitfall flowers and exploit small flies as pollinators, supposedly by chemical mimicry. Only preliminary data on the composition of flower scents are available for a single species so far, and the mimicry system is not yet understood in any species. We collected data on basic pollination aspects of C. dolichophylla, analyzed floral scent by gas chromatography linked to mass spectrometry (GC/MS), identified electrophysiologically active scent components by gas chromatography coupled with electroantennographic detection (GC/EAD), and determined compounds responsible for pollinator attraction in bioassays. We found that flowers of C. dolichophylla are visited by small flies of several taxa. Only Milichiidae and Chloropidae carried pollinaria and are, thus, pollinators. The pollen transfer efficiency (PTE) at two different sites was 2\% and 4\%, respectively. The floral scent was dominated by spiroacetals, mainly (2S,6R,8S)-8-methyl-2-propyl-1,7-dioxaspiro[5.5]undecane, n-tridecane, and N-(3-methylbutyl)acetamide. This spiroacetal and the acetamide elicited the most intense electrophysiological responses in fly antennae, and bioassays confirmed the capability of the spiroacetal in eliciting behavioral responses in pollinators. Most flies, determined as pollinators of C. dolichophylla, are kleptoparasites. They exploit insect prey of predatory arthropods as food source to which they are attracted by volatiles. 8-Methyl-2-propyl-1,7-dioxaspiro[5.5]undecane and N-(3-methylbutyl)acetamide have not been identified before as volatiles of other plants, however, they are known as insect volatiles. Both compounds occur in the venom glands of paper wasps, a potential food source for the pollinators of C. dolichophylla. We propose that C. dolichophylla shows a kleptomyiophilous pollination strategy. It mimics insect related odors to exploit the food-seeking behavior of its kleptoparasitic pollinators.

}, issn = {2296-701X}, doi = {10.3389/fevo.2015.00066}, url = {http://www.frontiersin.org/chemical_ecology/10.3389/fevo.2015.00066/abstract}, author = {Heiduk, Annemarie and Kong, Hanghui and Irina Brake and von Tschirnhaus, Michael and Tolasch, Till and Tr{\"o}ger, Armin and Wittenberg, Elisabeth and Francke, Wittko and Meve, Ulrich and D{\"o}tterl, Stefan} }