Capnioneura petitpierreae Aubert 1961

Vinçon, Gilles, Alami, Majida El & Errochdi, Sanae, 2014, Contribution To The Knowledge Of The Moroccan High And Middle Atlas Stoneflies (Plecoptera, Insecta), Illiesia 10 (3), pp. 17-31 : 26

Capnioneura petitpierreae Aubert 1961

The report of C. petitpierreae from the High-Atlas ( Bouzidi & Giudicelli 1994) is assigned to C. atlasica sp. n.

Material examined. Middle-Atlas: Taza, SW Tazzeka Mount, below Bab Taka Pass, Oued el Abod tributary, brook, 1500-1700 m, 13.04.201 3, 5♀ ( VIN).

Distribution. A Baetic-Maghrebin species with wide distribution in the Maghreb from northern Morocco to Tunisia and extending in Andalucía.

Ecology. It is only reported from high altitude brooks and torrents (1500-1700 m) in the Middle-Atlas, but in the remaining parts of the Maghreb, it is more eurytopic and even present in lower reaches (Sánchez- Ortega & Azzouz 1998, Errochdi & El Alami 2008). The emergence period extends from autumn to spring (XI-IV).