''Keroplatus'' is a genus of predatory fungus gnats in the family
Keroplatidae. 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''
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*Albert Gustaf Dahlman (1848–1920), born Albert Gustaf Dalman, Swedish executioner
* Cecilia Dalman Eek (born 1960), Swedish politician
* Chris Dalman (born 1970), former professional ...
, 1818)
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K. tipuloides''
( Bosc, 1792)
References
Further reading
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External links
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Keroplatidae
Sciaroidea genera
Bioluminescent insects
Taxa named by Louis Augustin Guillaume Bosc
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