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 Culex penicillaris Rondani, 1872 ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: 1872a: 31. TYPE LOCALITY: “ Italia [ Italy ]” . TYPE MATERIAL: 2 ♂♂ , syntypes ( MZUF : Box 57): Culex Lin. / penicillaris Rndn. / 3020. CURRENT STATUS: junior synonym of Aedes caspius (Pallas, 1771) ( Minář 1991: 94 , Harbach 2018: 101 ). REMARKS: Rondani (1872a: 31) included Culex penicillaris as a new species in a key but did not provide a detailed description, number or length of the specimens but provided specific characters for the male. Two syntypes were found in this study.