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Species Keroplatus militaris

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera))
Infraorder Bibionomorpha (Gnats, Gall Midges, and March Flies)
Superfamily Sciaroidea (Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges)
Family Keroplatidae (Predatory Fungus Gnats)
Tribe Keroplatini
Genus Keroplatus
Species militaris (Keroplatus militaris)
Identification
Distinguished from other North American Keroplatus by the combination of antennae without white tips and claspers of male long and pointed.
Contributed by John F. Carr on 15 November, 2011 - 2:33pm

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