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Choristidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Family

Scientific name
  
Choristidae

Higher classification
  
Mecoptera

Order
  
Mecoptera

Choristidae

Similar
  
Apteropanorpidae, Eomeropidae, Nannochoristidae, Panorpodidae, Mecoptera

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.

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

    • References

    Choristidae Wikipedia
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