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Issue: Vol. 5747 No. 1: 9 Jan. 2026
Type: Monograph
Published: 2026-01-09
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5747.1.1
Page range: 1-77
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An updated checklist of the wild bees of Morocco (Hymenoptera: Anthophila)

Laboratory of Zoology; Research Institute for Biosciences; University of Mons; Place du parc 20; 7000; Mons; Belgium; Department of Plant Protection and Environment; Ecole Nationale d’Agriculture; Km10; Route Haj Kaddour; BP S/40; Meknès 50001; Maroc
Laboratory of Zoology; Research Institute for Biosciences; University of Mons; Place du parc 20; 7000; Mons; Belgium
Naturalis Biodiversity Center; Darwinweg 2; 2333 CR; Leiden; the Netherlands
Department of Biology; Faculty of Science; University of Hradec Králové; Hradec Králové; Czech Republic
Laboratory of Zoology; Research Institute for Biosciences; University of Mons; Place du parc 20; 7000; Mons; Belgium; Department of Biology – Invertebrates; Royal Museum for Central Africa; Leuvensesteenweg 13; B-3080 Tervuren; Belgium
Laboratory of Zoology; Research Institute for Biosciences; University of Mons; Place du parc 20; 7000; Mons; Belgium
Mönchhofstr. 16; nigrif69120 Heidelberg; Germany
Zoological Museum; University of Kiel; Hegewischstr. 3; 24105 Kiel; Germany
Natural History Museum of Neuchâtel; Terreaux 14; 2000 Neuchâtel; Switzerland
Laboratory of Zoology; Research Institute for Biosciences; University of Mons; Place du parc 20; 7000; Mons; Belgium
ETH Zürich; Institute of Agricultural Sciences; Biocommunication and Entomology; Schmelzbergstrasse 9/LFO; 8092 Zürich; Switzerland
Laboratory of Zoology; Research Institute for Biosciences; University of Mons; Place du parc 20; 7000; Mons; Belgium
Laboratory of Zoology; Research Institute for Biosciences; University of Mons; Place du parc 20; 7000; Mons; Belgium
Department of Plant Protection and Environment; Ecole Nationale d’Agriculture; Km10; Route Haj Kaddour; BP S/40; Meknès 50001; Maroc
Via dei Tarquini 22; 01100 Viterbo; Italy
Department of Zoology; Faculty of Science; Charles University; Viničná 7; CZ-12844 Prague; Czech Republic
Laboratory of Zoology; Research Institute for Biosciences; University of Mons; Place du parc 20; 7000; Mons; Belgium
Hymenoptera Pollinators taxonomy synonymy conservation endemism

Abstract

Morocco, encompassing both Mediterranean and Saharan regions, is recognized as a biodiversity hotspot, hosting a rich fauna of wild bees. While taxonomic research on Moroccan bees has accelerated in recent years, an update was needed to provide a more complete taxonomic foundation. Here, we present an updated checklist of Moroccan wild bees since the first complete checklist published in 2020. This work summarises and proposes a total of 143 changes to the previous checklist, which correspond to 14.8% of taxa compared to the first checklist: two new genera for the country (Schmiedeknechtia and Aglaoapis), 36 species recently described as new to science, 37 species recently recorded in Morocco, and 16 species newly reported here for the country. We further document 18 published synonymies, 33 taxonomic acts and clarifications, and provide records for 28 species previously lacking precise data. We also exclude 14 species from the previous checklist and 25 names based on published synonymies and taxonomic acts and clarifications. This update brings the total to 1,043 wild bee species belonging to six families and 70 genera, compared to 961 species in the 2020 checklist, with 10% (108 species) currently considered as endemic to Morocco. This first update, resulting from a collaborative effort among experts, strengthens the taxonomic framework required to advance research on wild bee diversity, endemism, and conservation in Morocco.

 

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Sentil, A., Ghisbain, G., Wood, T.J., Bogusch, P., Dorchin, A., Flaminio, S., Kasparek, M., Kuhlmann, M., Litman, J., Michez, D., Müller, A., Rasmont, P., Rosa, P., Joutei, A.B., Selis, M., Straka, J. & Lhomme, P. (2026) An updated checklist of the wild bees of Morocco (Hymenoptera: Anthophila). Zootaxa, 5747 (1), 1–77. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5747.1.1