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Checklist of Family Choristidae Esben-Petersen, 1915
for Continents


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2109
116061
1221557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2100
115859
1220540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1811
113709
1208758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
928
84435
1006159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
63
580
4081
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pistillifera
Willmann, 1987
12
122
1234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Opisthogonopora
Willmann, 1987
10
57
875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Choristoidea
Willmann, 1987
1
4
10
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChoristidae
Esben-Petersen, 1915
4
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
4 Genera with 10 Species
Chorista Klug, 19524SpeciesTaxom
Cretacochorista Jell & Duncan, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Meridiochorista Lambkin, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Taeniochorista Esben-Petersen, 19735SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
10 Species
Chorista australis Klug, 1838
Chorista luteola Westwood, 1846
Chorista sobrina E. F. Riek, 1952
Cretacochorista parva P. A. Jell, 1986
Meridiochorista insolita Riek, 1973
Meridiochorista ruficeps Newman, 1850
Taeniochorista bifurcata Riek, 1973
Taeniochorista nigrita Riek, 1973
Taeniochorista pallida Esben-Petersen, 1914
Taeniochorista similis Riek, 1973


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