Choristidae
The Choristidae are a small (only eight species in three genera) family of scorpionflies known only from Australia. Their larvae are found in moss mats.
Choristidae | |
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Chorista australis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Mecoptera |
Family: | Choristidae Esben-Petersen, 1915 |
Genera | |
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Species
- This list is adapted from the World Checklist of extant Mecoptera species: Choristidae and is complete as of 1997.
- Chorista Klug, 1838
- Chorista australis Klug, 1838
- Chorista luteola (Westwood, 1846)
- Meridiochorista Lambkin, 1996
- Meridiochorista insolita (Riek, 1973)
- Meridiochorista ruficeps (Newman, 1850)
- Taeniochorista Esben-Petersen, 1914
- Taeniochorista bifurcata Riek, 1973
- Taeniochorista nigrita Riek, 1973
- Taeniochorista pallida Esben-Petersen, 1914
- Taeniochorista similis Riek, 1973
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