1Laboratory of Ecology and Environment, Faculty of Sciences Ben M’sik, University Hassan II of Casablanca, Avenue Cdt Driss El Harti, P.O. Box 7955, Sidi Othman, 20000Casablanca, Morocco
2Center for Innovation, Research, and Training, National Agency of Water and Forests, Avenue Omar Ibn Khattab P O Box 763, Agdal-Rabat, 10000Rabat, Morocco
*Email: hamza96habbaz@gmail.com (corresponding author)
Online Published on 25 September, 2025.
Beetles play a crucial role in the functioning of the forest ecosystems, serving as good bioindicators for conservation. However, knowledge about the distribution and conservation status of beetles in Morocco is still limited. To update and supplement existing information, an inventory of beetles in forest habitats of the Central Plateau was carried out over two years (2019 and 2020) using various traps and direct prospecting techniques. This inventory identified 90 species belonging to 32 families. Among these species twelve are endemic and six species are new to Morocco. This study has contributed to the knowledge of the Moroccan entomofauna and revealed the conservation status of this ecosystem.
Beetles, Biodiversity, Central Plateau, Cork oak, Forest habitats, Geographic distribution, Holm oak, Inventory, Morocco, Thuja, Checklist, Gnera, Species
