Pelecorhynchus is a genus of flies in 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 are mostly known from Australia & Chile.
Species
Pelecorhynchus albolineatus Hardy, 1918 Pelecorhynchus biguttatus (Philippi, 1865) Pelecorhynchus claripennis Ricardo, 1910 Pelecorhynchus deuqueti Hardy, 1920 Pelecorhynchus distinctus Taylor, 1918 Pelecorhynchus elegans (Philippi, 1865) Pelecorhynchus eristaloides (Walker, 1848) Pelecorhynchus eristaloides var. montanus Hardy, 1916 Pelecorhynchus fascipennis Mackerras & Fuller, 1942 Pelecorhynchus fergusoni Hardy, 1939 Pelecorhynchus flavipennis Ferguson, 1921 Pelecorhynchus fulvus Ricardo, 1910 Pelecorhynchus fusconiger (Walker, 1848) Pelecorhynchus hualqui Llanos & González, 2015 Pelecorhynchus igniculus Hardy, 1918 Pelecorhynchus interruptus Mackerras & Fuller, 1942 Pelecorhynchus kippsi Mackerras & Fuller, 1942 Pelecorhynchus kroeberi (Lindner, 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 Hardy, 1933 Pelecorhynchus olivei Hardy, 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 (Philippi, 1865)
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