Choristidae

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

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