# Protosilvius

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***Protosilvius*** is a genus of [flies](/source/Fly) in the family [Tabanidae](/source/Horse-fly).[3]

## Species

- *[Protosilvius gurupi](/source/Protosilvius_gurupi)* Rafael, Marques & Limeira-de-Oliveira, 2012[4]
- *[Protosilvius inopinatus](/source/Protosilvius_inopinatus)* Zeegers, 2015[5]
- *[Protosilvius longipalpis](/source/Protosilvius_longipalpis)* ([Macquart](/source/Pierre-Justin-Marie_Macquart), 1848)[6]
- *[Protosilvius mackerrasi](/source/Protosilvius_mackerrasi)* [Fairchild](/source/Graham_Fairchild), 1962[7]
- *[Protosilvius phoeniculus](/source/Protosilvius_phoeniculus)* [Fairchild](/source/Graham_Fairchild), 1962[7]
- *[Protosilvius priscus](/source/Protosilvius_priscus)* [Fairchild](/source/Graham_Fairchild), 1962[7]
- *[Protosilvius termitiformis](/source/Protosilvius_termitiformis)* [Enderlein](/source/G%C3%BCnther_Enderlein), 1922[1]

## References

1. Enderlein, G. (1922). ["Ein neues Tabanidensystem"](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11848849#page/347/mode/1up). *Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin*. **10**: 333–351. Retrieved 7 July 2022.

1. Kröber, O. (1930). "Die Tabanidensubfamilien Silviinae der neotropischen Region". *Zoologischer Anzeiger*. **88**: 225–239.

1. Moucha, J. (1976). ["Horse-flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) of the World. Synoptic Catalogue."](https://www.aemnp.eu/data/article-975/956-7_0_7.pdf). *Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae Supplements*. **7**: 1–320. Retrieved 11 September 2022.

1. Rafael, J.A.; Marques, D.W.A.; Limeira-de-Oliveira, F. (2012). "Tabanidae (Diptera) of Maranhão state, Brazil. V. Description of *Protosilvius gurupi* sp. n. (Pangoniinae, Pangoniini) and key to *Protosilvius* species". *ZooKeys*. '***(235): 41–50. [doi:10.3897/zookeys.235.3786](https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.235.3786). [PMC 3496918](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3496918). [PMID 23226962](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23226962)***

1. Zeegers, T. (2015). ["The horseflies (Diptera: Tabanidae) of Madagascar – Part 1: introduction, subfamily Pangoniinae and tribe Chrysopsini (Chrysopsinae)"](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/287197866). *Studia Dipterologica*. **21** (2): 301–334. Retrieved 1 October 2022.

1. Macquart, Pierre-Justin-Marie (1848). "Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connus. Suite du 2.me supplement. [=Suppl. 3] (2)". *Mem. Soc. R. Sci. Agric. Arts, Lille*. **1847** (2): 161–237, 7 pls.

1. Fairchild, G.B. (1962). "Notes on Neotropical Tabanidae. III. The genus *Protosilvius* Enderlein". *Annals of the Entomological Society of America*. **55**: 342–350. [doi:10.1093/aesa/55.3.342](https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/55.3.342)

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