Biology:Keroplatus

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Short description: Genus of gnats

Keroplatus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Keroplatidae
Subfamily: Keroplatinae
Genus: Keroplatus
Bosc, 1792
Species

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Keroplatus is a genus of predatory fungus gnats in the family Keroplatidae. Several species are known to be bioluminescent.[1]

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

  1. 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.
  2. Cardew, Melanie; Carrières, Evelyne (2001). "First Record of Keroplatus tipuloides (Bosc, 1792) in Luxembourg (Diptera, Nematocera, Keroplatidae)". Bull. Soc. Nat. luxemb. 101: 111-116. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237279082_First_Record_of_Keroplatus_tipuloides_Bosc_1792_in_Luxembourg_Diptera_Nematocera_Keroplatidae/link/0a85e52dd0b729c01c000000/download. 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. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q14609708 entry