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Species of fly

Keroplatus testaceus
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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. Hans-Jürgen Stammer discovered that the larvae and pupae are bioluminescent, and attributed the light production to the fat body.

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.
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Keroplatus testaceus
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