The Incredible Luminous Beings of the Atlantic Forest

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IPBio – Biodiversity Research Institute participated in the production of an article published in Scientific Reports on the discovery of the first terrestrial organism with blue bioluminescence in all of Latin America, specifically a Diptera (referring to flies and mosquitoes) that emits blue light in the larval phase. As this is the discovery of a new species, previously unknown to science, IPBio chose the scientific name, Neoceroplatus betaryiensis, reflecting the fact that it was found in the Betary Reserve in Iporanga, southern São Paulo state. The article called “Neoceroplatus betaryiensis nov. sp. (Diptera: Keroplatidae) is the first record of a bioluminescent fungus-gnat in South America” was published in collaboration with academic partners of UFScar – Federal University of São Carlos, UEPG – Ponta Grossa State University and the Institute of Chemistry of USP – University of São Paulo.

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