Pelecorhynchidae
Family of flies
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Pelecorhynchidae is a small family of flies. All of the genera were originally placed in the family Rhagionidae, and their elevation to family rank has been controversial.[5] Other phylogenetic analyses have supported Pelecorhynchidae as a distinct clade from Rhagionidae.[6] The adults of Pelecorhynchus mostly feed on nectar of Leptospermum flowers. Larvae have been collected in the damp margins of swamp areas, where they feed on earthworms.[7]
| Pelecorhynchidae | |
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| Pelecorhynchus darwini (female) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Infraorder: | Tabanomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tabanoidea |
| Family: | Pelecorhynchidae Enderlein, 1922[1] |
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