Keroplatus testaceus
Appearance
Keroplatus testaceus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Keroplatidae |
Genus: | Keroplatus |
Species: | K. testaceus
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Binomial name | |
Keroplatus testaceus (Dalman, 1818)
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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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Keroplatus testaceus (Dalman, 1818)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ Anctil, Michel (2018). Luminous Creatures. McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 214. ISBN 9780773553125.