Generic diversity of the predaceous fungus gnats (Diptera: Keroplatidae) from Colombia

Keroplatidae is a family of Diptera that is poorly known and with scarce previous studies in Colombia, with only five species in four genera, and another five genera with non-identified species. This paper provides an extensive revision of the Keroplatidae from Colombia, with specimens collected alo...

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Main Authors: Jefferson Sauceda-Valderrama, Marta Wolff, Carolina Henao-Sepúlveda
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Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2023-09-01
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Online Access:https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/cal/article/view/104422/91005
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description Keroplatidae is a family of Diptera that is poorly known and with scarce previous studies in Colombia, with only five species in four genera, and another five genera with non-identified species. This paper provides an extensive revision of the Keroplatidae from Colombia, with specimens collected along different altitudinal gradients, from Amazonian areas to Andean mountains. We found 17 genera, nine of these represent new records for Colombia (Cerotelion, Heteropterna, Placoceratias, Platyroptilon, Lapyruta, Micrapemon, Plautyra, Pyrtaula and Xenoplatyura). Additionally, the distribution in Colombia is extended for the genera Isoneuromyia, Keroplatus, Lyprauta, Macrocera, Neoceroplatus, Neoditomyia, Neoplatyura and Proceroplatus. For each genus we present a diagnosis, annotations of their biology based on literature and new field observations, and a distribution map.
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spelling doaj-art-183fa5a65eb44dd0b714e9f1eee2102c2025-08-20T03:46:07ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaCaldasia0366-52322357-37592023-09-01453311333https://doi.org/10.15446/caldasia.v45n3.1044221Generic diversity of the predaceous fungus gnats (Diptera: Keroplatidae) from ColombiaJefferson Sauceda-Valderrama0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8596-6039Marta Wolff 1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3389-7083Carolina Henao-Sepúlveda2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7682-5752Universidad de AntioquiaUniversidad de AntioquiaUniversidad de AntioquiaKeroplatidae is a family of Diptera that is poorly known and with scarce previous studies in Colombia, with only five species in four genera, and another five genera with non-identified species. This paper provides an extensive revision of the Keroplatidae from Colombia, with specimens collected along different altitudinal gradients, from Amazonian areas to Andean mountains. We found 17 genera, nine of these represent new records for Colombia (Cerotelion, Heteropterna, Placoceratias, Platyroptilon, Lapyruta, Micrapemon, Plautyra, Pyrtaula and Xenoplatyura). Additionally, the distribution in Colombia is extended for the genera Isoneuromyia, Keroplatus, Lyprauta, Macrocera, Neoceroplatus, Neoditomyia, Neoplatyura and Proceroplatus. For each genus we present a diagnosis, annotations of their biology based on literature and new field observations, and a distribution map.https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/cal/article/view/104422/91005amazonian areasandean mountainssciaroideataxonomy
spellingShingle Jefferson Sauceda-Valderrama
Marta Wolff
Carolina Henao-Sepúlveda
Generic diversity of the predaceous fungus gnats (Diptera: Keroplatidae) from Colombia
Caldasia
amazonian areas
andean mountains
sciaroidea
taxonomy
title Generic diversity of the predaceous fungus gnats (Diptera: Keroplatidae) from Colombia
title_full Generic diversity of the predaceous fungus gnats (Diptera: Keroplatidae) from Colombia
title_fullStr Generic diversity of the predaceous fungus gnats (Diptera: Keroplatidae) from Colombia
title_full_unstemmed Generic diversity of the predaceous fungus gnats (Diptera: Keroplatidae) from Colombia
title_short Generic diversity of the predaceous fungus gnats (Diptera: Keroplatidae) from Colombia
title_sort generic diversity of the predaceous fungus gnats diptera keroplatidae from colombia
topic amazonian areas
andean mountains
sciaroidea
taxonomy
url https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/cal/article/view/104422/91005
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