Keroplatus testaceus

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Keroplatus testaceus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Keroplatidae
Genus: Keroplatus
Species:
K. testaceus
Binomial name
Keroplatus testaceus
(Dalman, 1818)

Keroplatus testaceus is a species of fungus gnats belonging to the family Keroplatidae.

It is native to Eurasia. [1] Hans-Jürgen Stammer discovered that the larvae and pupae are bioluminescent, and attributed the light production to the fat body. [2]

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References

  1. "Keroplatus testaceus (Dalman, 1818)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  2. Anctil, Michel (2018). Luminous Creatures. McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 214. ISBN   9780773553125.