Platypalpus sp. nr. malagonensis Grootaert & Chvála

Material examined. Hatay prov.: 1♀: Harbiye nr . Hatay, river valley, V. Vrabec, 21.iv.1997 (CULSP) .

Remarks. Similar to P. malagonensis Grootaert & Chvála, 1992, in basic characters (two pairs of verticals, microtrichose mesoscutum, long midtibial spur, biserial acrostichals, yellow thoracic setae, postpedicel 2.5X longer than broad, stylus 1.6X longer than postpedicel). However, the palpus is pale yellow, katepisternal spot very narrow and abdomen microtrichose including venter, except triangular-shaped dorsal spots on tergites 2–5.