Keroplatidae {family} - Arthropoda; Insecta; Diptera;

Keroplatidae is a family of small flies known as fungus gnats. About 950 species are described, but the true number of species is undoubtedly much higher. The long-beaked fungus gnats, formerly placed in a separate family Lygistorrhinidae, have been placed into Keroplatidae as subfamily Lygistorrhininae. They are generally forest dwellers found in the damp habitats favoured by their host fungi. They can also often be found in caves. Larvae both feed on fungi and are predatory - they can spin webs by secreting acid fluids, which they use to kill smaller invertebrates and capture spores. Some of the predatory larvae cannibalize pupa of their own species. The family notably includes three genera containing bioluminescent larvae. The fossil record of the family extends back into the Cretaceous, with the oldest named member, Lebanognoriste known from the Barremian aged Lebanese amber, other Cretaceous species are known from the Spanish, Burmese, Bezonnais, Taimyr and Canadian ambers. full article at Wikipedia

Specimen Records:	15,329	Public Records:	10,401
Specimens with Sequences:	15,233	Public Species:	145
Specimens with Barcodes:	15,041	Public BINs:	714
Species:	154
Species With Barcodes:	146
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Canada 3334 Gabon 310 Indonesia 146 Costa Rica 2760 Norway 283 Ecuador 138 Australia 1211 Bangladesh 278 Peru 131 United States 950 Argentina 248 Thailand 118 South Africa 668 Madagascar 246 Malaysia 115 Germany 449 Colombia 216 Pakistan 92 New Zealand 366 Mexico 150