MORPHOMETRY AND SEXUAL DIMORPHISM OF SEVERAL FLIES IN THE GENUS PLATYPALPUS (DIPTERA, HYBOTIDAE)

Kuleshov V. A., Kustov S. Yu.

The article presents studies of the morphometry and sexual differences of several species of flies in the genus Platypalpus, common in the Krasnodar region. The following morphometric characteristics were studied: the length of the insect's body, the length and width of the wings, the height and width of the head, the lengths of the tibia and femur of the first and second limbs, and their differences in different sexes. The species included in the study were: Platypalpus longiseta, P. minutus, P. pilifer, P. exilis, P. subcaucasicus. As part of this study, more than 100 individuals of the studied species were analyzed.

Keywords:Diptera, Hybotidae, morphometry, sexual dimorphism, Platypalpus, Northwestern Caucasus