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 Plecia similis Rondani, 1850 ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: 1850c: 193. TYPE LOCALITY: “ Insulae S. Sebastiani [ San Sebastian Island ( Brazil )]” . TYPE MATERIAL: 1 ♂ , syntype ( MRSN : Box 1755): Plecia Hoff. similis ? Rndn., , Insul. S. Sebasti. G. / Plecia similis Rond. 1850: 193 , Ins . S. Seb. [not original label]; 1 ♀ , syntype (covered with mold) ( MZUN : Box Coll. entomol. extra-europea, Fam. Tipulidae - Gen. Sciara a Culex ): Plecia similis Rnd., Ins. S. Sebast. / M. Zool. N° 10889. CURRENT STATUS: valid species ( Hardy 1966a: 5 ). REMARKS: Rondani (1850c: 193) described both sexes of Plecia similis from an unspecified number of specimens received from E. Truqui. Costa (1866: 39) listed a single MZUN specimen numbered “934”. Two syntypes were found in this study.