Pelecorhynchus
| Pelecorhynchus | |
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| The male allotype of Pelecorhynchus fulvus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Suborder: | Brachycera |
| Infraorder: | Tabanomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tabanoidea |
| Family: | Pelecorhynchidae |
| Genus: |
Pelecorhynchus Macquart, 1850 |
| Species | |
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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."Australian National Insect Collection Database Pelecorhynchidae". CSIRO Australia.
They are mostly known from Australia.
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