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]
Distribution
The genus Pelecorhynchus is known from
Australia and
Chile. The genera Glutops and Pseudoerinna are distributed in the Nearctic and eastern Palaearctic.
References
^Enderlein, G. (1922).
"Ein neues Tabanidensystem". Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin. 10: 333–351. Retrieved 7 July 2022.