Catalog of the Diptera types described by Camillo Rondani Author Sforzi, Alessandra 0000-0001-6974-7741 alessandra.sforzi@libero.it Author Sommaggio, Daniele 0000-0001-6974-7741 alessandra.sforzi@libero.it text Zootaxa 2021 2021-06-17 4989 1 1 438 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4989.1.1 1175-5326 4980621 89C63841-3CF4-491D-8C73-BEF7DCB18FB5 Xylota coerulea Rondani, 1863 ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: 1863: 8. TYPE LOCALITY: “ Chiliae [ Chile ]” . TYPE MATERIAL: 1 ♂ , syntype (very moldy) ( MZUN : Box Coll. entomol. extra-europea, Fam. Sirfidei - Gen. Xylota a Conops ): Xylota coerulea Rnd. , Chili [= Chile ] / M. Zool. N° 11257. CURRENT STATUS: valid species, as Sterphus coeruleus ( Thompson et al. 1976: 116 ) . REMARKS: Rondani (1863: 8) described Xylota coerulea from just the male sex, without specifying the exact number of the specimens, but giving a single measurement of length, from material received from R.A. Philippi. Costa (1866: 32) listed a single MZUN specimen numbered “637”. We also found one syntype in this study.