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
Chorista australis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mecoptera
Family: Choristidae
Esben-Petersen, 1915
Genera
  • Chorista
  • Meridiochorista
  • Taeniochorista

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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