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.
^Riek, E. F. (1952). "The fossil insects of the Tertiary Redbank Plains series. Part 1: an outline of the fossil assemblage with descriptions of the fossil insects of the orders Mecoptera and Neuroptera" (PDF). Papers - Department of Geology, University of Queensland. 4 (1).
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choristidae, small, only, eight, species, three, genera, family, scorpionflies, known, only, from, australia, their, larvae, found, moss, mats, temporal, range, eocene, present, chorista, australis, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdom, anima. 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 ChoristidaeTemporal range Eocene Present Chorista australis Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Mecoptera Family ChoristidaeEsben Petersen 1915 Genera Chorista Meridiochorista TaeniochoristaSpecies editThis list is adapted from the World Checklist of extant Mecoptera species Choristidae unless cited otherwise and is complete as of 1997 Chorista Klug 1838 Chorista australis Klug 1838 Chorista luteola Westwood 1846 Chorista sobrina Riek 1952 1 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 1973References edit Riek E F 1952 The fossil insects of the Tertiary Redbank Plains series Part 1 an outline of the fossil assemblage with descriptions of the fossil insects of the orders Mecoptera and Neuroptera PDF Papers Department of Geology University of Queensland 4 1 nbsp This Mecoptera related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Choristidae amp oldid 1177623115, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
