title: Six new species of the Platypalpus pallidiventris-cursitans group (Diptera: Hybotidae) from the Caucasus.
abstract: Six new species of the genus Platypalpus are described from the Caucasus: P. abagoensis sp. nov. (Russia: Republic of Adygea), P. arzanovi sp. nov. (Russia: Krasnodarskiy Territory, Rostov Prov.), P. gazaryani sp. nov. (Russia: Republic of Adygea), P. kamyshanovensis sp. nov. (Russia: Krasnodarskiy Territory), P. odintsovi sp. nov. (Russia: Krasnodarskiy Territory), P. neberdzaensis sp. nov. (Russia: Krasnodarskiy Territory).
authors.affiliation: Kuban' State University, Biological Faculty, Department of Zoology, Stavropol'skaya str., 149, Krasnodar, 350040, Russia.; Email: semenkustov@rambler.ru.
authors.forename: Semen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kustov
authors.affiliation: All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection, shosse Podbel'skogo 3, St. Petersburg-Pushkin, 188620, Russia.; Email: shamshev@mail.ru.
authors.forename: Igor
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Shamshev
authors.affiliation: Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Vautierstraat 29, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium.; Email: Patrick.Grootaert@naturalsciences.be.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Grootaert
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012426:Russia