Keroplatus is a genus of predatory fungus gnats in the family Keroplatidae. Several species are known to be bioluminescent.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: K. apicalis (Adams, 1903) K. biformis (Okada, 1938) K. carbonarius (Bosc, 1803) K. clausus (Coquillett, 1901) K. militaris (Johannsen, 1910) K. nipponicus (Okada, 1938) K. reaumurii (Dufour, 1839) K. samiri (Khalaf, 1971) K. terminalis (Coquillett, 1905) K. testaceus (Dalman, 1818) K. tipuloides (Bosc, 1792)
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