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 smirnovi Kovalev Platypalpus smirnovi Kovalev, 1978 : 49 . Material examined . RUSSIA : Kabardino-Balkar Republic : Lake Shanchora, 25.vi.2006 , Zlobin ( 2 ♂ , ZIN ). Distribution . Belarus , Czech Republic , Hungary , Latvia , Malta , Russia (north-western and central European parts, Kabardino-Balkaria), Spain , Switzerland . Remarks . The species is recorded from the Caucasus for the first time.