Catalogue of the Diptera (Insecta) of Morocco- an annotated checklist, with distributions and a bibliography.

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: Assuaniamelanoleuca (Séguy, 1941), comb. nov. (Chloropidae).

Four new species of the genus Rhodesiella from Xizang Autonomous Region, China (Diptera: Chloropidae).

The species of the genus Rhodesiella Adams, 1905 from Xizang of China are reviewed with the descriptions of the following four new species: R. arcuata sp. n., R. longiseta sp. n., R. perpendicularis sp. n. and R. uncata sp. n. A key to the species of Rhodesiella from Xizang is given. Comments and feature figures of new species are provided for identification. Neorhodesiella Cherian, 2002 is synonymized with Rhodesiella Adams, 1905.

New species and records of Dicraeus Loew, 1873 from China (Diptera: Chloropidae).

A review of the species of the genus Dicraeus from China is provided. The following five described species are new to science: D. crassispinus sp. n., D. curvus sp. n., D. dentatus sp. n., D. liupanshanensis sp. n. and D. minutidentatus sp. n. Four species, D. fuscipennis Kanmiya, D. malaisei Nartshuk, D. nartshukae Kanmiya and D. rossicus Stackelberg, are recorded from China for the first time. A key to the species of the Dicraeus from China is given.

Three new species and one new record of the genus Siphunculina from China (Diptera, Chloropidae).

Three new species of the genus Siphunculina Rondani from China, S. bulbiferasp. n., S. scalpriformissp. n., and S. shangyongensissp. n., are described and illustrated. One species, S. funicola (de Meijere), is reported from China for the first time. A key to the species of genus Siphunculina from China is given.

A new mycophagous species of the genus Gaurax Loew, 1863 (Diptera: Chloropidae) from Benin, Africa.

A special survey was undertaken to study the insects living in the sporophores of Basidiomycota in Benin, Africa. Three specimens of Chloropidae, which are described here as a new species of Gaurax Loew, were reared from two fruiting bodies of different species of fungi: Amanita subviscosa Beeli and a species of Boletaceae. The fungi were collected from Miombo woodlands in Central Benin. Fruiting bodies were placed in plastic containers covered with nylon gauze, while sawdust was used as a pupariation substrate. Details of collecting localities and the method of insect rearing have also been described by Disney et al. (2013). The new species belongs to the worldwide genus Gaurax Loew, which includes 157 known species, the majority of which are from the Australasian region (Pape & Evenhuis 2013, Nartshuk & Andersson 2013). Only three species are so far recorded from the Afrotropical region (Sabrosky 1980, Pape & Evenhuis 2013). 

Species of the genus Thressa Walker, 1860 from China (Diptera, Chloropidae).

A review of the species of the genus Thressa from China is provided. The following four species are described as new to science: Thressa bimaculatasp. n., Thressa daiyunshanasp. n., Thressa foliaceasp. n. and Thressa longimaculatasp. n. One species, Thressa flavior (Duda), is recorded from China for the first time. A key to the species of the Thressa from China is given.