Nannochorista philpotti

Nannochorista philpotti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Mecoptera
Family:	Nannochoristidae
Genus:	Nannochorista
Species:	N. philpotti
Binomial name
	Nannochorista philpotti; (Tillyard, 1917)
Synonyms
	Choristella philpottiTillyard, 1917 ; Microchorista philgotti(Tillyard, 1917) ;

Last updated August 05, 2025

Nannochorista philpotti is a species of scorpionfly of the family Nannochoristidae.^[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.^[1] It was first described by Robert John Tillyard in 1917 and originally named Choristella philpotti in honour of Alfred Philpott.^[3]

References

1 2 "Nannochorista philpotti (Tillyard, 1917)". 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
1 2 N. P. Kristensen (27 April 2009). "The New Zealand scorpionfly (Nannochorista philpotti comb.n.): wing morphology and its phylogenetic significance1". Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research . 27 (2): 106–114. doi:10.1111/J.1439-0469.1989.TB00335.X. ISSN 0947-5745. Wikidata Q54552089.
↑ R. J. Tillyard (1917). "Studies in Australian Mecoptera. No. i. The new family Nannochoristidae, with descriptions of a new genus and four new species: and an appendix descriptive of a new genus and species from New Zealand". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 42: 299–300. doi:10.5962/BHL.PART.4854. ISSN 0370-047X. Wikidata Q56016286. BHL page 6372224 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

External links

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[NZOR-1] 1 2 "Nannochorista philpotti (Tillyard, 1917)". 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.

[Kristensen1989-2] 1 2 N. P. Kristensen (27 April 2009). "The New Zealand scorpionfly (Nannochorista philpotti comb.n.): wing morphology and its phylogenetic significance1". Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research . 27 (2): 106–114. doi:10.1111/J.1439-0469.1989.TB00335.X. ISSN 0947-5745. Wikidata Q54552089.

[Tillyard1917-3] R. J. Tillyard (1917). "Studies in Australian Mecoptera. No. i. The new family Nannochoristidae, with descriptions of a new genus and four new species: and an appendix descriptive of a new genus and species from New Zealand". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 42: 299–300. doi:10.5962/BHL.PART.4854. ISSN 0370-047X. Wikidata Q56016286. BHL page 6372224 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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