Physiphora clausa (Macquart, 1843)

Harym, Younes El & Korneyev, Valery, 2023, New additions to the fauna of the superfamily Tephritoidea (Diptera) of Morocco, Zootaxa 5360 (4), pp. 487-514 : 509

Physiphora clausa (Macquart, 1843)

Material examined. Rif: Jumb , 03.vii.2020, 2♀♀ , 09.vii.2020, 3♂♂, 3♀♀, 03.viii.2020, 2♀♀, 24.x.2021, 14♂♂, 4♀♀ (swept from flowers of Ceratonia siliqua ); Douar Halila , 30.viii.2020, 1♂, 1♀ ; Marabout Sidi Bou Hadjel , 08.xi.2020, 3♂♂; Rayhana, 15.xi.2020, 2♂♂, 1♀ ; Rebta , 19.viii.2021, 1♂, 2♀♀ ; Melloussa, 16.x.2021, 1♂. Moroccan Meseta: Mheoula , 30.viii.2019, 1♀ ; Beggara , 10.x.2021, 1♀ . Middle Atlas: Pont Aâtabi ( Oued Zaouia Cheikh ), 13.vii.2016, 1♂, 20.v.2017, 1♂; Pont Ahl Souss, 17.v.2017, 1♂, 1♀ ; Douar Oulad Abdoune , 17.v.2017, 7♂♂, 3♀♀ . Anti-Atlas: Douar Boumahia , 11.v.2015, 1♂, 1♀ ; Atbane , 14.v.2015, 1♂; Route Bab Khemis, 14.v.2015, 1♂, sweeping (El Harym) ( LESCB) .

Distribution. Australia, Brazil, China, Taiwan, Congo, D. R. (Zaïre), Gambia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Caledonia, Pakistan, Philippines, Reunion, Seychelles, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Vietnam ( Kameneva & Korneyev 2016). Morocco (first record). The first record from North Africa.