''Rhynchoschizus'' is a genus of

flies Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced ...

in the family

Dolichopodidae Dolichopodidae, the long-legged flies, are a large, cosmopolitan family of true flies with more than 7,000 described species in about 230 genera. The genus ''Dolichopus'' is the most speciose, with some 600 species. Dolichopodidae generally are ...

. It contains only one species, ''Rhynchoschizus imbellis'', and it is found in

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

. It was originally named ''Schizorhynchus'' by

Octave Parent Abbé Octave Parent (15 June 1882, in Trescault – 9 February 1942, in Ambleteuse) was a French entomologist who specialized in Diptera, mostly the family Dolichopodidae. He became director of the Biological Station, Ambleteuse. He published thre ...

in 1927, but was renamed to ''Rhynchoschizus'' by C. E. Dyte in 1980 after it was found to be preoccupied by the flatworm genus ''Schizorhynchus'' ( Hallez, 1894).

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Hydrophorinae Dolichopodidae genera Monotypic Brachycera genera Diptera of Europe Endemic fauna of Albania {{Dolichopodidae-stub