Pelecorhynchus

Pelecorhynchus
The male allotype of Pelecorhynchus fulvus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Pelecorhynchidae
Genus: Pelecorhynchus
Macquart, 1850
Synonyms

Pelecorhynchus is a genus of flies in 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.