New data on the genus Platypalpus (Diptera: Hybotidae) from the Caucasus with description of seven new species Author Kustov, Semen Author Shamshev, Igor Author Grootaert, Patrick text Zootaxa 2015 3973 3 451 473 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3973.3.3 5153df29-29fd-4833-adc6-2b27219427c9 1175-5326 245761 6ECCFE93-FE57-453A-BF62-7E2375F197B7 Platypalpus nigrinus (Meigen) Tachydromia nigrina Meigen, 1822 : 76 . Material examined . RUSSIA : Karachay-Cherkess Republic : Teberdinskiy Nature Reserve, env. homestead, mountain Malaya Hatipara, alpine meadow, 2700 m a.s.l., 25.vi.1968 , Gorodkov (1 ♀, ZIN ). Distribution . Austria , Germany , Italy , Russia (Karachay-Cherkessia), Switzerland . Remarks . This alpine species is recorded from the Caucasus for the first time.