A newly recognized family Platypezidae Fallén, 1815 (Diptera: Platypezoidea) with genus Lindneromyia Kessel, 1965 in South Korea

Platypezidae, known as the flat-footed flies, is a relatively small-sized fly family comprising 264 species in 19 genera worldwide. The family was newly recognized in South Korea with two species, Lindneromyia argyrogyna and L . kerteszi ; the latter one as the very first record from the Palaearctic region. Diagnoses, descriptions and photographs of diagnostic characters are provided based on the examination of the Korean specimens.