''Platypalpus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
hybotid flies. It is worldwide in distribution, but best represented in
Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...
, with over 200 species.
There are at least 580 described species in ''Platypalpus'' worldwide.
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List of Platypalpus species
This is a list of 580 species in the genus '' Platypalpus''.
''Platypalpus'' species
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Hybotidae
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Empidoidea genera
Taxa named by Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart
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