Protonemura talboti ( Navás, 1929 ), Navas, 1929

Errochdi, Sanae, Alami, Majida El, Vinçon, Gilles, Abdaoui, Abdelali & Ghamizi, Mohamed, 2014, Contribution to the knowledge of Moroccan and Maghrebin stoneflies (Plecoptera), Zootaxa 3838 (1) : -

Protonemura talboti ( Navás, 1929)

Material examined. Rif: Chefchaouen, Laou v.: Maggo town r., 777 m, 06.08.2013, 4 male, 3 female; North of Maggo town r., 905 m, 06.08.2013, 2 male, 2 female (ERR). High Atlas: Marrakech, Tensift v.: Tiferguine v.: Tiferguine r., 2790 m, 02.06.2005, 2 male, 2 female, 24L. Aït Mizane v.: Mzik r., 2080 m, 07.06.2004, 7 male, 10 female, 21L; 2038–2075 m, 25.07.2004, 3 male, 4 female, 7L; Sidi Chamharouch r., 2165 m, 24.07.2004, 1 male, 1 female, 10L; Resurgence, 2889 m, 24.07.2004, 1 male, 3 female, 27L; Tagadirt Ait Ali spr., 1328 m, 08.06.2004, 3 male, 4 female, 21L; 25.07.2004, 2 male, 6L (ABD).

Distribution ( Fig. 7 ). A West Maghrebin species occurring in the Rif ( Errochdi & El Alami 2008, Errochdi et al. 2014), Middle Atlas ( Dakki 1987, Vinçon et al. 2014), High Atlas ( Aubert 1956, Meinander 1967, Miron 1972, Pihan & Mohati 1983, Bouzidi & Giudicelli 1994) and also in Tlemcen and Tafna mountains in western and Central Algeria ( Gagneur & Aliane 1991).

Ecology. Larvae occur in various mountains brooks and springs between 85 and 2900 m a.s.l. The larvae are detritivores. The adult flight period is summer and autumn (XI–VIII), but mainly in the cooler season.

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FIGURE 7. Distribution of Protonemura berberica, P. dakkii and P. talboti in the western Maghreb.