Description
This study presents the first comprehensive catalogue of the Megastigmidae from Morocco. After sorting through the existing bibliography and visiting various museums, we identified two genera occurring in this country: Bootanomyia Girault, 1915 and Megastigmus Dalman, 1820 represented by one and ten species, respectively. Here we provide data on the known distribution and biology of each of the species in Morocco.
Data Records
The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 65 records.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
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Kissayi, K., Bentata, F., Labhilili, M., Ibriz, M., 2024. Speciesof Megastigmidae from Morocco (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea). Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona. Dataset/Occurrence:
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GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 6ff8ac7c-e498-4415-a7ba-ded0544429c5. Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF Spain.
Keywords
Chalcidoidea; Megastigmidae; catalogue; geographical distribution; Morocco; Occurrence
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Geographic Coverage
Although the Megastigmidae species were first recorded in Morocco in 1904, studies focused on this fauna were not carried out until the 1990s. Our aim is to provide the first catalogue of chalcids of the Megastigmidae family in Morocco.
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [30.421, -9.58], North East [31.626, -8.203] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
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| Phylum | Arthropoda |
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| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Hymenoptera |
| Family | Megastigmidae |
| Genus | Megastigmus, Bootanomyia |
Project Data
Megastigmidae were formerly considered a subfamily (Megastigminae) within the Torymidae family, but a new status has been established for this group of chalcids by placing it at taxonomic rank of family (Janšta et al., 2018). Megastigmus comprises over 200 species, currently classified in 14 valid genera (Janšta et al., 2018; Böhmová et al., 2022; Popescu and Gostin, 2023). The most speciose genus is Megastigmus Dalman, 1820, with 156 species described to date (Noyes, 2023). As far as is known, Megastigmidae include not only ectoparasitoids of various gall-making insects (mainly Diptera (Cecidomyiidae) and Hymenoptera (Cynipidae and Chalcidoidea) but also Lepidoptera (Lasiocampinae) and Hemiptera (Coccoidea)) and seed-feeders of several plants (mainly Rosaceae, Pinaceae, Anacardiaceae and Cupressaceae) (Gibson, 1993, 1999, 2000; Zerova and Seregina, 1994; Grissell and Prinsloo; 2001; Roques et al., 2016). Although the Megastigmidae species were first recorded in Morocco in 1904 (Kissayi et al., 2020), studies focused on this fauna were not carried out until the 1990s (El Alaoui El Fels, 1998, 1999; El Alaoui El Fels et al., 2013; El Alaoui El Fels and Roques, 2006). Our aim is to provide the first catalogue of chalcids of the Megastigmidae family in Morocco.
| Title | Species of Megastigmidae from Morocco (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) |
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| Study Area Description | The data used as a basis for this study comprise the species observed during K. Kissayi's museum visits and also the compilation of records obtained after an exhaustive bibliographic search. |
| Design Description | For each of the species, we provide new studied material, its world distribution (following Noyes, 2023 and van Noort, 2024) and its biology. |
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Sampling Methods
For each of the species, we provide new studied material, its world distribution (following Noyes, 2023 and van Noort, 2024) and its biology.
| Study Extent | The data used as a basis for this study comprise the species observed during K. Kissayi's museum visits and also the compilation of records obtained after an exhaustive bibliographic search. |
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Method step description:
- Although the Megastigmidae species were first recorded in Morocco in 1904, studies focused on this fauna were not carried out until the 1990s. Our aim is to provide the first catalogue of chalcids of the Megastigmidae family in Morocco.
Bibliographic Citations
- Kissayi, K., Bentata, F., Labhilili, M., Ibriz, M., 2024. Species of Megastigmidae from Morocco (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea). Arxius de Miscel·lània Zoològica, 22: 43–51. DOI: https://doi.org/10.32800/amz.2024.22.0043 https://doi.org/10.32800/amz.2024.22.0043
Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | 10.15470/mr3xom |
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