''Pelecorhynchus'' is a genus of Fly, flies in the Family (biology), 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'' George Hudleston Hurlstone Hardy, Hardy, 1918 *''Pelecorhynchus biguttatus'' (Rodolfo Amando Philippi, Philippi, 1865) *''Pelecorhynchus claripennis'' Ricardo, 1910 *''Pelecorhynchus deuqueti'' Hardy, 1920 *''Pelecorhynchus distinctus'' Taylor, 1918 *''Pelecorhynchus elegans'' (Philippi, 1865) *''Pelecorhynchus eristaloides'' (Francis Walker (entomologist), 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'' (Erwin Lindner, Lindner, 1925) *''Pelecorhynchus lineatus'' Mackerras & Fuller, 1942 *''Pelecorhynchus longicauda'' (Jacques-Marie-Frangile Bigot, 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'' (Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart, Macquart, 1850) *''Pelecorhynchus xanthopleura'' (Philippi, 1865)

References

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