Mesochorista australica Tillyard 1918 (scorpionfly)

Insecta - Mecoptera - Permochoristidae

Alternative combination: Permochorista australica

Synonyms: Permochorista affinis Tillyard 1922, Permochorista angustipennis Tillyard 1926, Permochorista collinsi Tillyard 1926, Permochorista inaequalis Tillyard 1926, Permochorista mitchelli Tillyard 1918, Permochorista osbornei Tillyard 1926, Permochorista pincombei Tillyard 1926, Permochorista sinuata Tillyard 1922, Permochoristella collinsi Tillyard 1926

Full reference: R. J. Tillyard. 1918. Permian and Triassic insects from New South Wales, in the collection of Mr. John Mitchell. The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 42:720-756

Belongs to Mesochorista according to V. G. Novokshonov 1997

See also Handlirsch 1937, Riek 1953, Riek 1976, Tillyard 1918, Tillyard 1922, Tillyard 1926 and Willmann 1978

Sister taxa: Mesochorista anglicana, Mesochorista asiatica, Mesochorista blanda, Mesochorista bucera, Mesochorista fedotovi, Mesochorista generalis, Mesochorista ignota, Mesochorista ingloria, Mesochorista injuriosa, Mesochorista intercalaris, Mesochorista inverrucosa, Mesochorista javorskyi, Mesochorista kargalensis, Mesochorista minuta, Mesochorista nana, Mesochorista obsoleta, Mesochorista phipa, Mesochorista pinnigera, Mesochorista proavita, Mesochorista prospera, Mesochorista pudica, Mesochorista rohdendorfi, Mesochorista sinuata, Mesochorista stigmophylla, Mesochorista strictoptera, Mesochorista tomiensis, Mesochorista tongchuanensis, Mesochorista vasjuchitshevi, Mesochorista veteratoria, Mesochorista wolbromae, Permochorista nana, Liassochorista hebeiensis, Liassochorista kenderlykensis, Liassochorista molesta, Liassochorista utilis

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Distribution:

• Permian of Australia (8 collections), South Africa (1)

Total: 9 collections including 12 occurrences

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