''Platypalpus'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of hybotid

flies Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwin ...

. It is worldwide in distribution, but best represented in

Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...

, with over 200 species. There are at least 580 described species in ''Platypalpus'' worldwide.

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Hybotidae Brachycera genera Taxa named by Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart Diptera of South America Diptera of North America Diptera of Africa Diptera of Asia Diptera of Europe Diptera of Australasia {{Empidoidea-stub

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