''Keroplatus'' is a genus of predatory fungus gnats in the family
Keroplatidae
The Keroplatidae are a family of small flies known as fungus gnats. About 950 species are described, but the true number of species is undoubtedly much higher. They are generally forest dwellers found in the damp habitats favoured by their host ...
. Several species are
bioluminescent
Bioluminescence is the production and emission of light by living organisms. It is a form of chemiluminescence. Bioluminescence occurs widely in marine vertebrates and invertebrates, as well as in some Fungus, fungi, microorganisms including ...
.
[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.]
Selected Species
Some species within this genus include:
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K. apicalis''
Adams, 1903
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K. biformis''
Okada, 1938
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K. carbonarius''
Bosc, 1803
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K. clausus''
Coquillett
Daniel William Coquillett (23 January 1856, Pleasant Valley, Ill. – 7 July 1911 Atlantic City, New Jersey) was an American entomologist who specialised in Diptera. He wrote a revision of the dipterous family Therevidae and many other scientifi ...
, 1901
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K. militaris''
Johannsen, 1910
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K. nipponicus''
Okada, 1938
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K. reaumurii''
Dufour, 1839
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K. samiri''
Khalaf, 1971
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K. terminalis''
Coquillett
Daniel William Coquillett (23 January 1856, Pleasant Valley, Ill. – 7 July 1911 Atlantic City, New Jersey) was an American entomologist who specialised in Diptera. He wrote a revision of the dipterous family Therevidae and many other scientifi ...
, 1905
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K. testaceus''
( Dalman, 1818)
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K. tipuloides''
( Bosc, 1792)
References
Further reading
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Keroplatidae
Sciaroidea genera
Bioluminescent insects
Taxa named by Louis Augustin Guillaume Bosc
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