Protosilvius Explained

Protosilvius is a genus of flies in the family Tabanidae.^[1]

Species

• Protosilvius gurupi Rafael, Marques & Limeira-de-Oliveira, 2012^[2]
• Protosilvius inopinatus Zeegers, 2015^[3]
• Protosilvius longipalpis (Macquart, 1848)^[4]
• Protosilvius mackerrasi Fairchild, 1962^[5]
• Protosilvius phoeniculus Fairchild, 1962^[5]
• Protosilvius priscus Fairchild, 1962^[5]
• Protosilvius termitiformis Enderlein, 1922

Notes and References

1. Moucha . J. . Horse-flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) of the World. Synoptic Catalogue. . Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae Supplements . 1976 . 7 . 1–320 . 11 September 2022.
2. Rafael . J.A. . Marques . D.W.A. . Limeira-de-Oliveira . F. . Tabanidae (Diptera) of Maranhão state, Brazil. V. Description of Protosilvius gurupi sp. n. (Pangoniinae, Pangoniini) and key to Protosilvius species . ZooKeys . 2012 . 235 . 41–50 . 10.3897/zookeys.235.3786 . 23226962 . 3496918 . free .
3. Zeegers . T. . The horseflies (Diptera: Tabanidae) of Madagascar – Part 1: introduction, subfamily Pangoniinae and tribe Chrysopsini (Chrysopsinae) . Studia Dipterologica . 2015 . 21 . 2 . 301–334 . 1 October 2022.
4. Macquart . Pierre-Justin-Marie . Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connus. Suite du 2.me supplement. [=Suppl. 3] (2) . Mem. Soc. R. Sci. Agric. Arts, Lille . 1848 . 1847 . 2 . 161–237, 7 pls.
5. Fairchild . G.B. . Notes on Neotropical Tabanidae. III. The genus Protosilvius Enderlein . Annals of the Entomological Society of America . 1962 . 55 . 342–350. 10.1093/aesa/55.3.342 . free .