Keroplatus
Keroplatus is a genus of predatory fungus gnats in the family Keroplatidae. Several species are bioluminescent.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Keroplatidae |
| Genus: | Keroplatus Bosc, 1792 |
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Selected Species
Some species within this genus include:
- K. apicalis Adams, 1903
- K. biformis Okada, 1938
- K. carbonarius Bosc, 1803
- K. clausus Coquillett, 1901
- K. militaris Johannsen, 1910
- K. nipponicus Okada, 1938
- K. reaumurii Dufour, 1839
- K. samiri Khalaf, 1971
- K. terminalis Coquillett, 1905
- K. testaceus (Dalman, 1818)
- K. tipuloides (Bosc, 1792)[2]
References
- V.R. Viviani, D.T. Amaral, V.R. Bevilaqua, R.L. Falaschi (2018) Orfelia-type luciferin and its associated storage protein in the non-luminescent cave worm Neoditomyia sp. (Diptera: Keroplatidae) from the Atlantic rainforest: biological and evolutionary implications. Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 17: 1282-1288.
- Cardew, Melanie; Carrières, Evelyne (2001). "First Record of Keroplatus tipuloides (Bosc, 1792) in Luxembourg (Diptera, Nematocera, Keroplatidae)". Bull. Soc. Nat. luxemb. 101: 111–116. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
Further reading
- Arnett, Ross H. (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
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