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It may be a silly question, but...

Does anyone know if any there any species found in Morocco that are NOT listed in our European literature; Tolman for instance.

Thanks for any advice.

Lee

This isn't actually an answer to your question, but it may be that Tshikolovets has a broader geographical range for North African species than Tolman, so I would check that first, from a bibliographical perspective?

Maybe worth checking the index in Tolman agains the list on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_th ... of_Morocco
Although the list may not be difinitive, at least it will give you an idea.

There's a very small number of species found in the Western Sahara which don't really belong to the European/Mediterranean or European/Atlantic fauna and are omitted from Tolman - for example, Pontia glauconome. Most of Morocco is European/Mediterranean (European/Atlantic) biogeographically.

Where and when are you going?

Guy

Thanks all for your comments and the links.

I've already been! It was a wonderful city break to Marrakech over my birthday. I had a lovely day in the Ourika Valley in the Atlas Mountains and saw quite a lot. I just wondered if all I saw or may have seen was in any literature I already have.

Best wishes,

Lee