''Silvius'' is a genus of

flies Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwin ...

in the family

Tabanidae Horse flies and deer flies are true flies in the family Tabanidae in the insect order Diptera. The adults are often large and agile in flight. Only females bite land vertebrates, including humans, to obtain blood. They prefer to fly in sunli ...

Species

*'' Silvius abdominalis''

Philip Philip, also Phillip, is a male name derived from the Macedonian Old Koine language, Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominen ...

, 1954 *'' Silvius algirus'' Meigen, 1830 *'' Silvius alpinus'' (

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) *'' Silvius anchoricallus'' Chen, 1982 *'' Silvius appendiculatus'' Macquart, 1846 *'' Silvius aquila'' (

, 1968) *'' Silvius atitlanensis'' Hays, 1960 *'' Silvius ceras'' ( Townsend, 1897) *'' Silvius ceylonicus'' Szilády, 1926 *'' Silvius chongmingensis'' Zhang & Xu, 1990 *'' Silvius confluens'' Loew, 1858 *'' Silvius cordicallus'' Chen & Quo, 1949 *'' Silvius dorsalis'' Coquillett, 1898 *'' Silvius formosensis'' Ricardo, 1913 *'' Silvius gibsoni''

, 1958 *'' Silvius gigantulus'' ( Loew, 1872) *'' Silvius indianus'' Ricardo, 1911 *'' Silvius inflaticornis'' Austen, 1925 *'' Silvius jeanae'' Pechuman, 1960 *'' Silvius laticornis'' Meunier, 1902 *'' Silvius latifrons'' Olsufiev, 1937 *'' Silvius matsumurai'' Kono & Takahasi, 1939 *'' Silvius megaceras'' ( Bellardi, 1859) *'' Silvius melanopterus'' (Hine, 1905) *'' Silvius merychippi'' Melander, 1947 *'' Silvius microcephalus'' Wehr, 1922 *'' Silvius notatus'' (

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, 1892) *'' Silvius ochraceus'' Loew, 1858 *'' Silvius olsufjevi'' Burger, 1989 *'' Silvius omeishanensis'' Wang, 1992 *'' Silvius ornatus''

& Mackerras, 1960 *'' Silvius oshimaensis'' Hayakawa, Takahasi & Suzuki, 1982 *'' Silvius peculiaris'' Olsufiev, 1971 *'' Silvius philipi'' Pechuman, 1938 *'' Silvius pollinosus'' Williston, 1880 *'' Silvius quadrivittatus'' ( Say, 1823) *'' Silvius sayi'' Brennan, 1935 *'' Silvius shirakii''

& Mackerras, 1960 *'' Silvius suifui''

& Mackerras, 1960 *'' Silvius tanyceras'' ( Osten Sacken, 1886) *'' Silvius variegatus'' (

Fabricius Fabricius (, ) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *people from the Ancient Roman Fabricia gens, gens Fabricia: **Gaius Fabricius Luscinus, the first of the Fabricii to move to Rome * Johann Goldsmid (1587–1616), known by his ...

, 1805) *'' Silvius zaitzevi'' Olsufiev, 1941

References

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