| Pelecorhynchidae | |
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| Pelecorhynchus darwini (female) | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Infraorder: | Tabanomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tabanoidea |
| Family: |
Pelecorhynchidae Enderlein, 1922 [1] |
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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]
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.
- ^ Macquart, P.J.M. (1850). "Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connus. 4e supplement". Mem. Soc. R. Sci. Agric. Arts, Lille. 1849: 309–479, pls. 1–14. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ Burgess, E. (1878). "Two interesting American Diptera, Glutops singularis and Epibates osten-sackenii". Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. (1876-1878) 19: 320–324, 1 pl. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ Shiraki, T. (1932). "Some Diptera in the Japanese Empire, with descriptions of new species". Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Formosa. 22 (3): 487–492.
- ^ B. Stuckenberg (2001). "Pruning the tree: a critical review of classifications of the Homeodactyla (Diptera, Brachycera), with new perspectives and an alternative classification". Studia Dipterologica. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ Wiegmann; et al. (2011). "Episodic radiations in the fly tree of life". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 108 (14). PNAS: 5690–5. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1012675108. PMC 3078341. PMID 21402926.
- ^ "Australian National Insect Collection Database: Pelecorhynchidae". CSIRO Australia. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
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