''Platypalpus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
hybotid flies
Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced m ...
. 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 subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located entirel ...
, with over 200 species.
There are at least 580 described species in ''Platypalpus'' worldwide.
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List of Platypalpus species
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Hybotidae
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Empidoidea genera
Taxa named by Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart
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