Ochthebius (Ochthebius) quadrifoveolatus Wollaston 1854
Creators: name: Benamar, Loubna
name: Bennas, Nard
name: Hassoun, Mustapha
name: Millán, Andrés
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Hydraenidae
Ochthebius
Ochthebius quadrifoveolatus

description: Ochthebius (Ochthebius) quadrifoveolatus Wollaston, 1854
Material examined. Rif and Pré-Rif: Al Hoceima. 1 m, 1 f, S138, 20.IV.2006. Chefchaouen (first record). 1 m, S93, 30. VI.2003. 2 m, 1 f, S150, 01.VII.2003. 2 m, 1 f, S280, 03.VII.2003. Taounate (first record). 1 m, S82, 21.IV.2008. 2 exs., S358, 07.IV.1998. Taza. 3 m, 7 f, S187, 04.IV.2008. 2 exs., S371, 30.III.1997. Tétouan (first record). 2 m, 6 f, S172, 11.III.2005. Oriental Plateau: Berkane. 30 exs., S343, 17.VII.1997. 56 exs., S351, 15.VII.1997. Figuig. 1 m, S87, 20.III.2008. 3 m, S167, 20.III.2008. Jerada. 1 f, S4, 22.III.2008. 1 m, S112, 21.III.2001. Taourirt (first record). 6 exs., S338, 06.IV.1999. 1 ex., S360, 05.IV.1999. Middle Atlas: Ifrane. 3 exs., S331, 01.IV.1997. Boulemane. 10 exs., S325, 10.IV.1998. High Atlas: Errachidia (first record). 5 m, 10 f, S221, 04. V.2006. 2 exs., S364, 19.VII.1997. 29 exs., S382, 08.IV.1999. Marrakech. 2 m, 2 f, S17, 18.VII.2003. 1 m, 3 f, S18, 02. VI.2005. 1 m, 1 f, S19, 07. VI.2004. 3 m, 1 f, S21, 22. VI.2005. 36 m, 45 f, S57, 20. VI.2005. 8 m, 15 f, S58, 28. VI.2005. 33 m, 43 f, S59, 28. V.2005. 5 m, 2 f, S60, 26.VII.2005. 7 m, 8 f, S63, 16.VII.2005. 4 m, 1 f, S75, 25.VII.2004. 1 m, 4 f, S76, 19 -IX-2004. 5 m, 2 f, S77, 25.VII.2004. 86 m, 53 f, S78, 28.VII.2005. 16 m, 11 f, S80, 27.VII.2005. 1 m, 4 f, S222, 16.VII.2005. 2 m, 4 f, S226, 23.VII.2004. 2 m, S227, 23.VII.2004. 12 m, 3 f, S227, 02.III.2007. 1 m, 2 f, S229, 17-IX-2004. 2 m, S230, 24.VII.2004. 2 m, S257, 24.VII.2004. 3 m, 2 f, S257, 26. VI.2005. 7 m, 3 f, S276, 19-IX-2004. 1 m, 1 f, S277, 18-IX-2004. 1 m, 2 f, S289, 28. VI.2005. 9 m, 2 f, S290, 27. VI.2005. 4 m, S291, 30. VI.2005. 5 m, 15 f, S297, 02. VI.2005. 2 m, 1 f, S298, 02. VI.2005. 2 m, S299, 26.VII.2005. Ouarzazate. 5 exs., S328, 17.VII.1997. 1ex., S328, 20.VII.1997. 21 exs., S341, 19.VII.1997. 11 exs., S356, 19.IV.2001. Anti Atlas: Agadir Ida-Outanane. 2 exs., S340, 22.VII.1997. 17 exs., S342, 21.VII.1997. 25 exs., S346, 21.IV.2001. 8 exs., S355, 19.IV.2001. Tata (first record). 9 exs., S324, 22.VII.1997. Taroudant. 1 ex., S367, 03.I.1985. 16 exs., S368, 28.IV.2000.
Chorotype. Afrotropical-Mediterranean.
Distribution in North Africa. Algeria, Canary Islands, Morocco, Madeira Archipelago, Tunisia (Jäch & Skale 2015) and Egypt (Salah et al. 2014; Jäch & Skale 2015).
Moroccan distribution. Rif and Pré-Rif: Al Hoceima, Nador (Bennas et al. 2001) and Taza (Mabrouki et al. 2018). Oriental Plateau: Oujda, Jerada (Berrahou et al. 2001; Mabrouki et al. 2018), Berkane (Berrahou et al. 2000; Chavanon et al. 2004) and Figuig (Chavanon et al. 2004; Mabrouki et al. 2018). Middle Atlas: Ifrane (Orchymont 1935), Khouribga, Settat (Jäch 1992b), Khénifra (Chakour et al. 2017), Boulemane and Midelt (Berrahou et al. 2001; Mabrouki et al. 2018). High Atlas: Marrakech (Kocher 1949, 1958) and Ouarzazate (Jäch 1989a). Anti Atlas: Agadir Ida-Outanane, Tinghir (Kocher 1949) and Taroudant (Jäch 1989a).
description: Published as part of Benamar, Loubna, Bennas, Nard, Hassoun, Mustapha & Millán, Andrés, 2022, Checklist of Moroccan aquatic beetles (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844) New records and updates, pp. 451-504 in Zootaxa 5129 (4) on pages 468-469, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5129.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/6503966