†Silvius merychippi Cockerell 1916 (deer fly)
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Alternative combination: Tabanus merychippi
Full reference: T. D. A. Cockerell. 1916. Some American fossil insects. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 51:89-106
Belongs to Silvius according to A. L. Melander 1946
See also Cockerell 1916
Sister taxon: Silvius laticornis
Type specimen: USNM 61993, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Florissant (Wilson coll), which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: Colorado collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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