| Keroplatus testaceus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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]
Glowworm or glow-worm is the common name for various groups of insect larvae and adult larviform females that glow through bioluminescence. They include the European common glow-worm and other members of the Lampyridae, but bioluminescence also occurs in the families Elateridae, Phengodidae and Rhagophthalmidae among beetles; as well as members of the genera Arachnocampa, Keroplatus and Orfelia among keroplatid fungus gnats.
Folly Farm is a traditionally managed working farm and nature reserve run by the Avon Wildlife Trust. It is located between Stowey, Clutton and Stanton Wick in the civil parish of Stowey in the English county of Somerset.
Keroplatidae is a family of small flies known as fungus gnats. About 950 species are described, but the true number of species is undoubtedly much higher. The long-beaked fungus gnats, formerly placed in a separate family Lygistorrhinidae, have been placed into Keroplatidae as subfamily Lygistorrhininae. They are generally forest dwellers found in the damp habitats favoured by their host fungi. They can also often be found in caves. Larvae both feed on fungi and are predatory - they can spin webs by secreting acid fluids, which they use to kill smaller invertebrates and capture spores. Some of the predatory larvae cannibalize pupa of their own species. The family notably includes three genera containing bioluminescent larvae.
Gymnopilus testaceus is a species of mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae.
Stoeberhinus testaceus, the potato moth, is a gelechioid moth, supposedly the only species of its genus Stoeberhinus. However, the genus might also include some related moths presently placed in Autosticha. It belongs to the subfamily Autostichinae, which is either placed in the concealer moth family (Oecophoridae), or in an expanded Autostichidae.
Phymatodes testaceus is a transpalearctic polymorphic species of beetle in the subfamily Cerambycinae in the longhorn beetle family.
Xylodromus testaceus is a species of brownish coloured rove beetle in the Omaliinae subfamily that can be found in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands, Ukraine, and all of the republics of former Yugoslavia. It can also be found in the Near East.
Strongylognathus testaceus is a species of slave-making ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. The species is known from Europe and the Caucasus.
Claviger is a genus of beetles in the family Staphylinidae, subfamily Pselaphinae. About 40 species and subspecies are described, divided into two subgenera, Claviger (Claviger) and Claviger (Clavifer). Claviger displays unusual biological adaptations to myrmecophily. This pselaphid is of palearctic distribution.
Stilbus testaceus is a species of beetles commonly called the shining flower beetles belonging to the family Phalacridae.
Crossidius testaceus is a species of long-horned beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Keroplatus is a genus of predatory fungus gnats in the family Keroplatidae. Several species are known to be bioluminescent.
Pentaphyllus testaceus is a species of darkling beetle in the family Tenebrionidae.
Atlanticus testaceus, known generally as the protean shieldback or short-legged shield-bearer, is a species of shield-backed katydid in the family Tettigoniidae. It is found in North America.
Longitarsus testaceus is a species of flea beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.
Acupalpus testaceus is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America.
Glyptotendipes testaceus is a species of midge in the family Chironomidae.
Nycteus testaceus is a species of plate-thigh beetle in the family Eucinetidae. It is found in North America.
Leptotarsus testaceus is a species of large crane fly in the family Tipulidae.
Dicranocephalus is the sole genus of true bugs in the family Stenocephalidae. There are about 30 described species in the genus Dicranocephalus.
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