Choristidae
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Choristidae is a small (only 8 species in three genera) family of scorpionflies
known only from Australia
. Their larva
e are found in moss
mats.
Mecoptera
Mecoptera are an order of insects with about 550 species in nine families worldwide. Mecoptera are sometimes called scorpionflies after their largest family, Panorpidae, in which the males have enlarged genitals that look similar to the stinger of a scorpion...
known only from Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Their larva
Larva
A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...
e are found in moss
Moss
Mosses are small, soft plants that are typically 1–10 cm tall, though some species are much larger. They commonly grow close together in clumps or mats in damp or shady locations. They do not have flowers or seeds, and their simple leaves cover the thin wiry stems...
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