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.[5]

Pelecorhynchus
The male allotype of Pelecorhynchus fulvus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Pelecorhynchidae
Genus: Pelecorhynchus
Macquart, 1850[1]
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Distribution

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They are mostly known from Australia & Chile.

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References

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  5. ^ "Australian National Insect Collection Database Pelecorhynchidae". CSIRO Australia. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
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  9. ^ Hardy, G.H. (1920). "Notes on flies of the genus Pelecorhynchus (Tabanidae)". Records of the Australian Museum. 13: 33–39. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.13.1920.854.
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  14. ^ Hardy, G.H. (1939). "Miscellaneous notes on Australian Diptera. V. On eye-coloration, and other notes". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 64: 34–50. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  15. ^ Ferguson, E.W. (1921). "New Australian Tabanidae, with notes on previously described species". Proc. R. Soc. Vic. New Series. 33: 1–29.
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  19. ^ Taylor, F.H. (1917). "Australian Tabanidae (Diptera). No. iii". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 42: 513–528. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
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