Choristidae

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Choristidae
Scorpionfly (5584476733).jpg
Chorista australis
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mecoptera
Family: Choristidae
Esben-Petersen, 1915
Genera

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.
  • Klug, 1838
    • Klug, 1838
    • (Westwood, 1846)
  • Lambkin, 1996
    • (Riek, 1973)
    • (Newman, 1850)
  • Esben-Petersen, 1914
    • Riek, 1973
    • Riek, 1973
    • Esben-Petersen, 1914
    • Riek, 1973


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