Choristidae

Choristidae
Temporal range: Eocene – Present
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.

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