Family Keroplatidae - Predatory Fungus Gnats

Classification · Remarks · Internet References · Works Cited

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon ("Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera))

Infraorder Bibionomorpha

Family Keroplatidae (Predatory Fungus Gnats)

Remarks

Both Borror(1) and Arnett(2) treat it as a subfamily of Mycetophilidae. The Tree of Life treats it a separate family.

Orfelia larvae are bioluminescent.

Internet References

British Insects.

Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions

Works Cited

1.	Borror and DeLong's Introduction to the Study of Insects By Norman F. Johnson, Charles A. Triplehorn

2.	American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico By Ross H. Arnett

Contributed by Joel Kits on 14 April, 2005 - 7:55pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Chuck Entz
Last updated 23 January, 2008 - 6:59pm

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