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Predatory Fungus Gnats
Keroplatidae
The Keroplatidae are a family of small flies known as fungus gnats. About 950 species are described, but the true number of species is undoubtedly much higher. They are generally forest dwellers found in the damp habitats favoured by their host fungi.
22 branches of this family, most-observed first
Macrocerinae
subfamilyMacrocerinae
Keroplatinae
subfamilyKeroplatinae
Arachnocampinae
subfamilyArachnocampinae
Neoditomyia
genusNeoditomyia
Chetoneura
genusChetoneura
Lyprauta
genusLyprauta
Urytalpa
genusUrytalpa
Rhynchoplatyura
genusRhynchoplatyura
Neoceroplatus
genusNeoceroplatus
Micrepimera
genusMicrepimera
Pyratula
genusPyratula
Monocentrota
genusMonocentrota
Setostylus
genusSetostylus
Calusamyia
genusCalusamyia
Xenoplatyura
genusXenoplatyura
Sciarokeroplatinae
subfamilySciarokeroplatinae
Rutylapa
genusRutylapa
Rocetelion
genusRocetelion
Platyceridion
genusPlatyceridion
Lygistorrhininae
subfamilyLygistorrhininae
Apyrtula
genusApyrtula
Srilankana
genusSrilankana
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 125922.