Currently, 47 species of the genus Platypalpus are known from the Caucasus including fourteen species recorded herein for the first time: P. albicornis (Zetterstedt, 1842), P. baldensis (Strobl, 1899), P. caroli Grootaert, 1987, P. ciliaris (Fallén, 1816), P. clarandus (Collin, 1926), P. collini (Chvála, 1966), P. cothurnatus Macquart, 1827, P. infectus (Collin, 1926), P. longicornis (Meigen, 1...

The paper justifies the ethno-pedagogical potential of Karachay-Circassia visual art when forming ethno-cultural competence in secondary school pupils Karachay-Circassia. article examines pedagogical conditions pupils’ formation, analyses content authorial program, presents results a experiment. researcher reveals regional art, identifies methods and techniques promoting formation competence, h...