''Pelecorhynchus'' is a

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of flies from the

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Pelecorhynchidae Pelecorhynchidae is a small family of flies. All of the genera were originally placed in the family Rhagionidae, and their elevation to family rank has been controversial. Other phylogenetic analyses have supported Pelecorhynchidae as a distinct ...

. The adults mostly feed on nectar of

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flowers.

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e have been collected in the damp margins of swamp areas, where they feed on earthworms.

Distribution

They are mostly known from

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Species

*'' Pelecorhynchus albolineatus''

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, 1918 *'' Pelecorhynchus biguttatus'' (

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, 1865) *'' Pelecorhynchus claripennis'' Ricardo, 1910 *''

Pelecorhynchus deuqueti ''Pelecorhynchus'' is a genus of flies from the family Pelecorhynchidae. The adults mostly feed on nectar of Leptospermum flowers. Larvae have been collected in the damp margins of swamp areas, where they feed on earthworms. Distribution They ar ...

, 1920 *'' Pelecorhynchus distinctus'' Taylor, 1918 *'' Pelecorhynchus elegans'' (

, 1865) *'' Pelecorhynchus eristaloides'' ( Walker, 1848) *'' Pelecorhynchus eristaloides'' var. ''montanus''

, 1916 *'' Pelecorhynchus fascipennis'' Mackerras & Fuller, 1942 *'' Pelecorhynchus fergusoni''

, 1939 *''

Pelecorhynchus flavipennis ''Pelecorhynchus'' is a genus of flies from the family Pelecorhynchidae. The adults mostly feed on nectar of Leptospermum flowers. Larvae have been collected in the damp margins of swamp areas, where they feed on earthworms. Distribution They ar ...

'' Ferguson, 1921 *'' Pelecorhynchus fulvus'' Ricardo, 1910 *'' Pelecorhynchus fusconiger'' ( Walker, 1848) *'' Pelecorhynchus hualqui'' Llanos & González, 2015 *'' Pelecorhynchus igniculus''

, 1918 *'' Pelecorhynchus interruptus'' Mackerras & Fuller, 1942 *'' Pelecorhynchus kippsi'' Mackerras & Fuller, 1942 *'' Pelecorhynchus kroeberi'' (

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, 1925) *'' Pelecorhynchus lineatus'' Mackerras & Fuller, 1942 *'' Pelecorhynchus longicauda'' ( Bigot, 1857) *'' Pelecorhynchus lunulatus'' Mackerras & Fuller, 1953 *'' Pelecorhynchus mackerrasi'' Daniels, 1977 *'' Pelecorhynchus mirabilis'' Taylor, 1917 *'' Pelecorhynchus nebulosus'' Mackerras & Fuller, 1942 *'' Pelecorhynchus nero'' Mackerras & Fuller, 1942 *'' Pelecorhynchus niger'' Mackerras & Fuller, 1942 *'' Pelecorhynchus nigripennis'' Ricardo, 1910 *'' Pelecorhynchus occidens''

, 1933 *'' Pelecorhynchus olivei''

, 1933 *'' Pelecorhynchus penai'' Pechuman, 1967 *'' Pelecorhynchus personatus'' ( Walker, 1848) *'' Pelecorhynchus rubidus'' Mackerras & Fuller, 1942 *'' Pelecorhynchus simplex'' Mackerras & Fuller, 1942 *'' Pelecorhynchus simplissimus'' Mackerras & Fuller, 1942 *'' Pelecorhynchus taeniatus'' Mackerras & Fuller, 1942 *'' Pelecorhynchus tigris'' Daniels, 1977 *'' Pelecorhynchus tillyardi'' Taylor, 1918 *'' Pelecorhynchus toltensis'' Llanos & González, 2015 *'' Pelecorhynchus vulpes'' ( Macquart, 1850) *'' Pelecorhynchus xanthopleura'' (

, 1865)

References

Tabanoidea genera Diptera of Australasia Diptera of South America Taxa named by Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart Pelecorhynchidae {{Tabanoidea-stub