| Platypalpus aequalis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Hybotidae |
| Subfamily: | Tachydromiinae |
| Tribe: | Tachydromiini |
| Genus: | Platypalpus |
| Species: | P. aequalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Platypalpus aequalis | |
Platypalpus aequalis is a species of hybotid dance flies (insects in the family Hybotidae). [2]
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