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Nomenclatural Studies Toward a World List of Diptera Genus-Group Names.

Part II: Camillo Rondani

JAMES E. O HARA1, PIERFILIPPO CERRETTI2, THOMAS PAPE3

& NEAL L. EVENHUIS4

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Nomenclatural Studies Toward a World List of Diptera Genus-Group Names. Part II: Camillo Rondani

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Table of contents

Abstract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Biography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Early years and education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Academia and other employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Entomological work and politics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

The Dipterologiae italicae prodromus and its orthographic problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Spelling variations for the genus-group name Ozirhincus Rondani, 1840 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Relations with colleagues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Applied entomological work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Teaching, entomological work, and later years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Collections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Context of Catalog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Format of Catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Catalog of Diptera Genus-Group Names of Camillo Rondani . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Genus-Group Name of Camillo Rondani Removed from Diptera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Genus-Group Names and Misspellings Incorrectly Attributed to Rondani. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Diptera Genus-Group Names of Rondani by Family. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Index of Diptera Species-Group Names Proposed by Rondani . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Acknowledgments.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

Appendix I. Complete Bibliography of Camillo Rondani . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242

Appendix II. Explanations for New Synonymies Listed in the EMENDATIONS Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

Abstract

The Diptera genus-group names of Camillo Rondani are reviewed and annotated. A total of 601 nomenclaturally

available genus-group names in 82 families of Diptera are listed alphabetically. For each name the following are given:

author, year and page of original publication, originally included species [and first included species if none were

originally included], type species and method of fixation, current status of the name, family placement, and a list of any

emendations of it that have been found in the literature. Remarks are given to clarify nomenclatural or taxonomic

information. In addition, an index is provided to all the species-group names of Diptera proposed by Rondani (1,236, of

which 1,183 are available) with bibliographic reference to each original citation. Appended to this study is a full

bibliography of Rondani s works and a list with explanations for all new synonymies arising from revised emendations.

Corrected or clarified type-species and/or corrected or clarified type-species designations are given for the following

genus-group names: Anoplomerus Rondani, 1856 [Dolichopodidae]; Biomya Rondani, 1856 [Tachinidae]; Bremia

Rondani, 1861 [Cecidomyiidae]; Deximorpha Rondani, 1856 [Tachinidae]; Elasmocera Rondani, 1845 [Asilidae];

Enteromyza Rondani, 1857 [Oestridae]; Exogaster Rondani, 1856 [Tachinidae]; Istocheta Rondani, 1859 [Tachinidae];

Istoglossa Rondani, 1856 [Tachinidae]; Lejogaster Rondani, 1857 [Syrphidae]; Lignodesia Rondani, 1868

[Phaeomyiidae]; Medorilla Rondani, 1856 [Tachinidae]; Meroplius Rondani, 1874 [Sepsidae]; Nodicornis Rondani,

1843 [Dolichopodidae]; Omalostoma Rondani, 1862 [Tachinidae]; Opegiocera Rondani, 1845 [Asilidae]; Petagnia

Rondani, 1856 [Tachinidae]; Phaniosoma Rondani, 1856 [Tachinidae]; Proboscina Rondani, 1856 [Tachinidae];

Pyragrura Rondani, 1861 [Tachinidae]; Stemonocera Rondani, 1870 [Tephritidae]; Telejoneura Rondani, 1863

[Asilidae]; Tricoliga Rondani, 1856 [Tachinidae].

The following genus-group names previously treated as available were found to be unavailable: Bombyliosoma Ver-

rall, 1882, n. stat. [Bombyliidae]; Bombylosoma Marschall, 1873, n. stat. [Bombyliidae]; Brachynevra Agassiz, 1846,

n. stat. [Cecidomyiidae]; Calliprobola Rondani, 1856, n. stat. [Syrphidae]; Camponeura Verrall, 1882, n. stat. [Syrphi-

dae]; Chlorosoma Verrall, 1882, n. stat. [Stratiomyidae]; Engyzops Verrall, 1882, n. stat. [Calliphoridae]; Exodonta Ver-

rall, 1882, n. stat. [Stratiomyidae]; Histochaeta Verrall, 1882, n. stat. [Tachinidae]; Histoglossa Verrall, 1882, n. stat.

[Tachinidae]; Homalostoma Verrall, 1882, n. stat. [Tachinidae]; Hoplacantha Verrall, 1882, n. stat. [Stratiomyidae];

Hoplodonta Verrall, 1882, n. stat. [Stratiomyidae]; Liota Verrall, 1882, n. stat. [Syrphidae]; Lomatacantha Verrall, 1882,

n. stat. [Tachinidae]; Machaera Mik, 1890, n. stat. [Tachinidae]; Machaira Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889, n. stat.

[Tachinidae]; Myiatropa Verrall, 1882, n. stat. [Syrphidae]; Oplacantha Verrall, 1882, n. stat. [Stratiomyidae].

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Previous First Reviser actions for multiple original spellings missed by previous authors include: Genus-group

names Achanthipodus Rondani, 1856 [Dolichopodidae]; Argyrospila Rondani, 1856 [Bombyliidae]; Botria Rondani,

1856 [Tachinidae]; Chetoliga Rondani, 1856 [Tachinidae]; Chrysoclamys Rondani, 1856 [Syrphidae]; Cyrtophloeba

Rondani, 1856 [Tachinidae]; Istocheta Rondani, 1859 [Tachinidae]; Macherea Rondani, 1859 [Tachinidae];

Macronychia Rondani, 1859 [Sarcophagidae]; Pachylomera Rondani, 1856 [Psilidae]; Peratochetus Rondani, 1856

[Clusiidae]; Phytophaga Rondani, 1840 [Cecidomyiidae]; Spylosia Rondani, 1856 [Tachinidae]; Thlipsogaster Rondani,

1863 [Bombyliidae]; Tricogena Rondani, 1856 [Rhinophoridae]; Tricoliga Rondani, 1856 [Tachinidae]; Viviania

Rondani, 1861 [Tachinidae]. Species-group name Sphixapata albifrons Rondani, 1859 [Sarcophagidae].

Acting as First Reviser, the following correct original spellings for multiple original spellings are selected by us:

Bellardia Rondani, 1863 [Tabanidae]; Chetoptilia Rondani, 1862 [Tachinidae]; Chetylia Rondani, 1861 [Tachinidae];

Clytiomyia Rondani, 1862 [Tachinidae]; Cryptopalpus Rondani, 1850 [Tachinidae]; Diatomineura Rondani, 1863

[Tabanidae]; Enteromyza Rondani, 1857 [Oestridae]; Esenbeckia Rondani, 1863 [Tabanidae]; Hammomyia Rondani,

1877 [Anthomyiidae]; Hydrothaea Rondani, 1856 [Muscidae]; Hyrmophlaeba Rondani, 1863 [Nemestrinidae];

Limnomya Rondani, 1861 [Limoniidae]; Lyoneura Rondani, 1856 [Psychodidae]; Micetoica Rondani, 1861

[Anisopodidae]; Miennis Rondani, 1869 [Ulidiidae]; Mycetomiza Rondani, 1861 [Mycetophilidae]; Mycosia Rondani,

1861 [Mycetophilidae]; Mycozetaea Rondani, 1861 [Mycetophilidae]; Piotepalpus Rondani, 1856 [Mycetophilidae];

Prothechus Rondani, 1856 [Pipunculidae]; Spyloptera Rondani, 1856 [Limoniidae]; Teremya Rondani, 1875

[Lonchaeidae]; Thricogena Rondani, 1859 [Tachinidae]; Trichopalpus Rondani, 1856 [Scathophagidae]; Trichopeza

Rondani, 1856 [Brachystomatidae]; Tricophthicus Rondani, 1861 [Muscidae]; Triphleba Rondani, 1856 [Phoridae];

Xiloteja Rondani, 1863 [Syrphidae].

The following names are new synonymies of their respective senior synonyms: Genus-group names Acanthipodus

Bigot, 1890 of Poecilobothrus Mik, 1878, n. syn. [Dolichopodidae]; Acanthiptera Rondani, 1877 of Achanthiptera

Rondani, 1856, n. syn. [Muscidae]; Achantiptera Schiner, 1864 of Achanthiptera Rondani, 1856, n. syn. [Muscidae];

Acydia Rondani, 1870 of Acidia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Tephritidae]; Acyura Rondani, 1863 of Aciura

Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Tephritidae]; Agaromyia Marschall, 1873 of Agaromya Rondani, 1861, n. syn.

[Mycetophilidae]; Ammomyia Mik, 1883 of Leucophora Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Anthomyiidae]; Anomoja

Rondani, 1871 of Anomoia Walker, 1835, n. syn. [Tephritidae]; Anthracomyia Rondani, 1868 of Morinia Robineau-

Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Calliphoridae]; Antracomya Lioy, 1864 of Morinia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn.

[Calliphoridae]; Anthoeca Bezzi, 1906 of Solieria Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Antomyza Rondani,

1866 of Anthomyza Fall n, 1810, n. syn. [Anthomyzidae]; Antracia Rondani, 1862 of Nyctia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830,

n. syn. [Sarcophagidae]; Aporomyia Schiner, 1861 of Lypha Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Tachinidae];

Asphondilia Rondani, 1861 of Asphondylia Loew, 1850, n. syn. [Cecidomyiidae]; Asteja Rondani, 1856 of Asteia

Meigen, 1830, n. syn. [Asteiidae]; Astenia Rondani, 1856 of Blepharicera Macquart, 1843, n. syn. [Blephariceridae];

Astilium Costa, 1866 of Senobasis Macquart, 1838, n. syn. [Asilidae]; Ateleneura Agassiz, 1846 of Atelenevra

Macquart, 1834, n. syn. [Pipunculidae]; Athomogaster Rondani, 1866 of Azelia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn.

[Muscidae]; Axista Rondani, 1856 of Axysta Haliday, 1839, n. syn. [Ephydridae]; Bigonichaeta Schiner, 1864 of

Triarthria Stephens, 1829, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Billea Rondani, 1862 of Billaea Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn.

[Tachinidae]; Biomyia Schiner, 1868 of Biomya Rondani, 1856, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Bombilius Dufour, 1833 of

Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758, n. syn. [Bombyliidae]; Bombylosoma Loew, 1862 of Bombylisoma Rondani, 1856, n. syn.

[Bombyliidae]; Brachipalpus Rondani, 1845 of Brachypalpus Macquart, 1834, n. syn. [Syrphidae]; Brachipalpus

Rondani, 1863 of Palpibracus Rondani, 1863, n. syn. [Muscidae]; Brachistoma Rondani, 1856 of Brachystoma Meigen,

1822, n. syn. [Brachystomatidae]; Brachychaeta Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889 of Brachicheta Rondani, 1861, n. syn.

[Tachinidae]; Brachyglossum Bigot, 1858 of Leopoldius Rondani, 1843, n. syn. [Conopidae]; Brachyneura Oken, 1844

of Brachineura Rondani, 1840, n. syn. [Cecidomyiidae]; Caelomya Rondani, 1866 of Fannia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830,

n. syn. [Fanniidae]; Caelomyia Rondani, 1877 of Fannia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Fanniidae]; Caenosia

Westwood, 1840 of Coenosia Meigen, 1826, n. syn. [Muscidae]; Campilomiza Rondani, 1840 of Campylomyza Meigen,

1818, n. syn. [Cecidomyiidae]; Campylochaeta Bezzi & Stein, 1907 of Campylocheta Rondani, 1859, n. syn.

[Tachinidae]; Caricoea Rondani, 1856 of Coenosia Meigen, 1826, n. syn. [Muscidae]; Carpomyia Loew, 1862 of

Carpomya Rondani, 1856, n. syn. [Tephritidae]; Cassidemya Rondani, 1861 of Cassidaemyia Macquart, 1835, n. syn.

[Rhinophoridae]; Ceratoxia Costa, 1866 of Otites Latreille, 1804, n. syn. [Ulidiidae]; Ceratoxys Rondani, 1861 of Otites

Latreille, 1804, n. syn. [Ulidiidae]; Chaetogena Bezzi & Stein, 1907 of Chetogena Rondani, 1856, n. syn. [Tachinidae];

Chamemyia Rondani, 1875 of Chamaemyia Meigen, 1803, n. syn. [Chamaemyiidae]; Chaetoptilia Bezzi & Stein, 1907

of Chetoptilia Rondani, 1862, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Chatolyga Bigot, 1892 of Carcelia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n.

syn. [Tachinidae]; Chersodromya Rondani, 1856 of Chersodromia Haliday, 1851, n. syn. [Hybotidae]; Chetilya

Rondani, 1861 of Chetina Rondani, 1856, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Chilopogon Bezzi, 1902 of Dasypogon Meigen, 1803, n.

syn. [Asilidae]; Chiromya Agassiz, 1846 of Chyromya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Chyromyidae]; Chlorisoma

Rondani, 1861 of Microchrysa Loew, 1855, n. syn. [Stratiomyidae]; Chorthophila Rondani, 1856 of Phorbia Robineau-

Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Anthomyiidae]; Chortofila Rondani, 1843 of Phorbia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn.

[Anthomyiidae]; Chriorhyna Rondani, 1845 of Criorhina Meigen, 1822, n. syn. [Syrphidae]; Chrisogaster Rondani,

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1868 of Chrysogaster Meigen, 1803, n. syn. [Syrphidae]; Chryorhina Rondani, 1856 of Criorhina Meigen, 1822, n. syn.

[Syrphidae]; Chryorhyna Rondani, 1857 of Criorhina Meigen, 1822, n. syn. [Syrphidae]; Chrysoclamys Rondani, 1856

of Ferdinandea Rondani, 1844, n. syn. [Syrphidae]; Chrysomya Rondani, 1856 of Microchrysa Loew, 1855, n. syn.

[Stratiomyidae]; Chrysopila Rondani, 1844 of Chrysopilus Macquart, 1826, n. syn. [Rhagionidae]; Chyrosia Rondani,

1866 of Chirosia Rondani, 1856, n. syn. [Anthomyiidae]; Clytiomyia Rondani, 1862 of Clytiomya Rondani, 1861, n.

syn. [Tachinidae]; Conopoejus Bigot, 1892 of Conops Linnaeus, 1758, n. syn. [Conopidae]; Criorhyna Rondani, 1865 of

Criorhina Meigen, 1822, n. syn. [Syrphidae]; Criptopalpus Rondani, 1863 of Cryptopalpus Rondani, 1850, n. syn.

[Tachinidae]; Crysogaster Rondani, 1865 of Chrysogaster Meigen, 1803, n. syn. [Syrphidae]; Crysops Rondani, 1844 of

Chrysops Meigen, 1803, n. syn. [Tabanidae]; Cyrthoneura Rondani, 1863 of Graphomya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n.

syn. [Muscidae]; Cyrthoplaeba Rondani, 1857 of Cyrtophloeba Rondani, 1856, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Cyrthosia Rondani,

1863 of Cyrtosia Perris, 1839, n. syn. [Mythicomyiidae]; Cystogaster Walker, 1856 of Cistogaster Latreille, 1829, n.

syn. [Tachinidae]; Cyterea Rondani, 1856 of Cytherea Fabricius, 1794, n. syn. [Bombyliidae]; Dactyliscus Bigot, 1857

of Habropogon Loew, 1847, n. syn. [Asilidae]; Dasiphora Rondani, 1856 of Dasyphora Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n.

syn. [Muscidae]; Dasipogon Dufour, 1833 of Dasypogon Meigen, 1803, n. syn. [Asilidae]; Dasyneura Oken, 1844 of

Dasineura Rondani, 1840, n. syn. [Cecidomyiidae]; Dexiomorpha Mik, 1887 of Estheria Robineau-Desvoidy, n. syn.

[Tachinidae]; Dichaetophora Becker, 1905 of Dichetophora Rondani, 1868, n. syn. [Sciomyzidae]; Dicheta Rondani,

1856 of Dichaeta Meigen, 1830, n. syn. [Ephydridae]; Dictia Rondani, 1856 of Dictya Meigen, 1803, n. syn.

[Sciomyzidae]; Dionea Rondani, 1861 of Dionaea Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Ditricha Rondani,

1871 of Dithryca Rondani, 1856, n. syn. [Tephritidae]; Dolicopeza Rondani, 1856 of Dolichopeza Meigen, 1830, n. syn.

[Tipulidae]; Doricera Rondani, 1856 of Dorycera Meigen, 1830, n. syn. [Ulidiidae]; Drimeia Rondani, 1877 of Drymeia

Meigen, 1826, n. syn. [Muscidae]; Drimeja Rondani, 1856 of Drymeia Meigen, 1826, n. syn. [Muscidae]; Driomyza

Rondani, 1844 of Dryomyza Fall n, 1820, n. syn. [Dryomyzidae]; Driope Rondani, 1868 of Dryope Robineau-Desvoidy,

1830, n. syn. [Dryomyzidae]; Dryomiza Rondani, 1869 of Dryomyza Fall n, 1820, n. syn. [Dryomyzidae]; Dynera

Rondani, 1861 of Dinera Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Dytricha Rondani, 1870 of Dithryca Rondani,

1856, n. syn. [Tephritidae]; Elachysoma Rye, 1881 of Elachisoma Rondani, 1880, n. syn. [Sphaeroceridae]; Elaeophila

Marschall, 1873 of Eloeophila Rondani, 1856, n. syn. [Limoniidae]; Emerodromya Rondani, 1856 of Hemerodromia

Meigen, 1822, n. syn. [Empididae]; Engyzops Bezzi & Stein, 1907 of Eggisops Rondani, 1862, n. syn. [Calliphoridae];

Entomybia Rondani, 1879 of Braula Nitzsch, 1818, n. syn. [Braulidae]; Epidesmya Rondani, 1861 of Acidia Robineau-

Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Tephritidae]; Erinnia Rondani, 1856 of Erynnia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn.

[Tachinidae]; Eristalomyia Kittel & Kreichbaumer, 1872 of Eristalomya Rondani, 1857, n. syn. [Syrphidae]; Esteria

Rondani, 1862 of Estheria Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Exatoma Rondani, 1856 of Hexatoma

Meigen, 1803, n. syn. [Tabanidae]; Exochila Mik, 1885 of Hammerschmidtia Schummel, 1834, n. syn. [Syrphidae];

Fisceria Rondani, 1856 of Fischeria Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Gedia Rondani, 1856 of Gaedia

Meigen, 1838, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Gimnocheta Rondani, 1859 of Gymnocheta Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn.

[Tachinidae]; Gimnosoma Rondani, 1862 of Gymnosoma Meigen, 1803, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Gonirhinchus Lioy, 1864

of Myopa Fabricius, 1775, n. syn. [Conopidae]; Gonirhynchus Marschall, 1873 of Myopa Fabricius, 1775, n. syn.

[Conopidae]; Gononeura Oldenberg, 1904 of Gonioneura Rondani, 1880, n. syn. [Sphaeroceridae]; Graphomia

Rondani, 1862 of Graphomya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Muscidae]; Gymnopha Rondani, 1856 of Mosillus

Latreille, 1804, n. syn. [Ephydridae]; Hammobates Rondani, 1857 of Tachytrechus Haliday, 1851, n. syn.

[Dolichopodidae]; Harrysia Rondani, 1865 of Lydina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Hemathobia

Rondani, 1862 of Haematobia Le Peletier & Serville, 1828, n. syn. [Muscidae]; Hemerodromya Rondani, 1856 of

Hemerodromia Meigen, 1822, n. syn. [Empididae]; Heryngia Rondani, 1857 of Heringia Rondani, 1856, n. syn.

[Syrphidae]; Hidropota Lioy, 1864 of Hydrellia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Ephydridae]; Hipostena Rondani,

1861 of Phyllomya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Hirmophloeba Marschall, 1873 of Hyrmophlaeba

Rondani, 1863, n. syn. [Nemestrinidae]; Histricia Rondani, 1863 of Hystricia Macquart, 1843, n. syn. [Tachinidae];

Hoemotobia Rondani, 1856 of Haematobia Le Peletier & Serville, 1828, n. syn. [Muscidae]; Homalomya Rondani, 1866

of Fannia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Fanniidae]; Homalostoma Bezzi & Stein, 1907 of Billaea Robineau-

Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Hoplisa Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889 of Oplisa Rondani, 1862, n. syn.

[Rhinophoridae]; Hydrothaea Rondani, 1856 of Hydrotaea Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Muscidae]; Hylara

Rondani, 1856 of Hilara Meigen, 1822, n. syn. [Empididae]; Hyrmoneura Rondani, 1863 of Hirmoneura Meigen, 1820,

n. syn. [Nemestrinidae]; Ilisomyia Osten Sacken, 1869 of Ormosia Rondani, 1856, n. syn. [Limoniidae]; Istochaeta

Marschall, 1873 of Istocheta Rondani, 1859, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Lamnea Rondani, 1861 of Erioptera Meigen, 1803, n.

syn. [Limoniidae]; Lasiophthicus Rondani, 1856 of Scaeva Fabricius, 1805, n. syn. [Syrphidae]; Lestremya Rondani,

1856 of Lestremia Macquart, 1826, n. syn. [Cecidomyiidae]; Lidella De Galdo, 1856 of Lydella Robineau-Desvoidy,

1830, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Lomacantha Lioy, 1864 of Lomachantha Rondani, 1859, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Lomachanta

Schiner, 1864 of Lomachantha Rondani, 1859, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Loncoptera Rondani, 1856 of Lonchoptera Meigen,

1803, n. syn. [Lonchopteridae]; Lymnophora Blanchard, 1845 of Limnophora Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn.

[Muscidae]; Macherium Rondani, 1856 of Machaerium Haliday, 1832, n. syn. [Dolichopodidae]; Macrochaetum Bezzi,

1894 of Elachiptera Macquart, 1825, n. syn. [Chloropidae]; Macrochoetum Bezzi, 1892 of Elachiptera Macquart, 1825,

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n. syn. [Chloropidae]; Macroneura Rondani, 1856 of Diadocidia Ruthe, 1831, n. syn. [Diadocidiidae]; Marshamya

Rondani, 1850 of Linnaemya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Marsilia Bezzi & Stein, 1907 of Tricoliga

Rondani, 1859, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Megachetum Rondani, 1856 of Dasyna Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn.

[Psilidae]; Megaloglossa Bezzi, 1907 of Platystoma Meigen, 1803, n. syn. [Platystomatidae]; Megera Rondani, 1859 of

Senotainia Macquart, 1846, n. syn. [Sarcophagidae]; Melanomyia Rondani, 1868 of Melanomya Rondani, 1856, n. syn.

[Calliphoridae]; Melizoneura Bezzi & Stein, 1907 of Melisoneura Rondani, 1861, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Mesomelaena

Bezzi & Stein, 1907 of Mesomelena Rondani, 1859, n. syn. [Sarcophagidae]; Micetina Rondani, 1861 of Mycetophila

Meigen, 1803, n. syn. [Mycetophilidae]; Micetobia Rondani, 1861 of Mycetobia Meigen, 1818, n. syn. [Anisopodidae];

Micromyia Oken, 1844 of Micromya Rondani, 1840, n. syn. [Cecidomyiidae]; Miennis Rondani, 1869 of Myennis

Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Ulidiidae]; Miopina Rondani, 1866 of Myopina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn.

[Anthomyiidae]; Morjnia Rondani, 1862 of Morinia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Calliphoridae]; Morphomyia

Rondani, 1862 of Stomina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Myatropa Rondani, 1857 of Myathropa

Rondani, 1845, n. syn. [Syrphidae]; Mycetomiza Rondani, 1861 of Mycosia Rondani, 1861, n. syn. [Mycetophilidae];

Myiantha Rondani, 1877 of Fannia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Fanniidae]; Myiathropa Rondani, 1868 of

Myathropa Rondani, 1845, n. syn. [Syrphidae]; Myiocera Rondani, 1868 of Dinera Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn.

[Tachinidae]; Myiolepta Rondani, 1868 of Myolepta Newman, 1838, n. syn. [Syrphidae]; Myiospila Rondani, 1868 of

Myospila Rondani, 1856, n. syn. [Muscidae]; Myltogramma Rondani, 1868 of Miltogramma Meigen, 1803, n. syn.

[Sarcophagidae]; Myntho Rondani, 1845 of Mintho Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Myospyla Rondani,

1862 of Myospila Rondani, 1856, n. syn. [Muscidae]; Napoea Rondani, 1856 of Parydra Stenhammar, 1844, n. syn.

[Ephydridae]; Neera Rondani, 1861 of Neaera Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Nemestrina Blanchard,

1845 of Nemestrinus Latreille, 1802, n. syn. [Nemestrinidae]; Nemorea Macquart, 1834 of Nemoraea Robineau-

Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Nevrolyga Agassiz, 1846 of Neurolyga Rondani, 1840, n. syn. [Cecidomyiidae];

Nictia Rondani, 1862 of Nyctia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Sarcophagidae]; Noteromyia Marschall, 1873 of

Camilla Haliday, 1838, n. syn. [Camillidae]; Ociptera Rondani, 1862 of Cylindromyia Meigen, 1803, n. syn.

[Tachinidae]; Onodonta Rondani, 1866 of Hydrotaea Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Muscidae]; Opegiocera

Rondani, 1845 of Ancylorhynchus Berthold, 1827, n. syn. [Asilidae]; Ophira Rondani, 1844 of Hydrotaea Robineau-

Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Muscidae]; Ornithoeca Kirby, 1880 of Ornithoica Rondani, 1878, n. syn. [Hippoboscidae];

Ornithomyia Macquart, 1835 of Ornithomya Latreille, 1804, n. syn. [Hippoboscidae]; Orthochile Blanchard, 1845 of

Ortochile Latreille, 1809, n. syn. [Dolichopodidae]; Oxicera Rondani, 1856 of Oxycera Meigen, 1803, n. syn.

[Stratiomyidae]; Oxina Rondani, 1856 of Oxyna Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Tephritidae]; Ozyrhinchus Rondani,

1861 of Ozirhincus Rondani, 1840, n. syn. [Cecidomyiidae]; Oxyrhyncus Rondani, 1856 of Ozirhincus Rondani, 1840,

n. syn. [Cecidomyiidae]; Pachigaster Rondani, 1856 of Pachygaster Meigen, 1803, n. syn. [Stratiomyidae]; Pachimeria

Rondani, 1856 of Pachymeria Stephens, 1829, n. syn. [Empididae]; Pachipalpus Rondani, 1856 of Cordyla Meigen,

1803, n. syn. [Mycetophilidae]; Pachirhyna Rondani, 1845 of Nephrotoma Meigen, 1803, n. syn. [Tipulidae]; Pachirina

Rondani, 1840 of Nephrotoma Meigen, 1803, n. syn. [Tipulidae]; Pachistomus Rondani, 1856 of Xylophagus Meigen,

1803, n. syn. [Xylophagidae]; Pangonia Macquart, 1834 of Pangonius Latreille, 1802, n. syn. [Tabanidae]; Pentetria

Rondani, 1856 of Penthetria Meigen, 1803, n. syn. [Bibionidae]; Perichaeta Herting, 1984 of Policheta Rondani, 1856,

n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Perichoeta Bezzi, 1894 of Policheta Rondani, 1856, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Phalacromyia Costa,

1866 of Copestylum Macquart, 1846, n. syn. [Syrphidae]; Phicodromia Rondani, 1866 of Malacomyia Westwood, 1840,

n. syn. [Coelopidae]; Phillophaga Lioy, 1864 of Asphondylia Loew, 1850, n. syn. [Cecidomyiidae]; Phito Rondani,

1861 of Phyto Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Rhinophoridae]; Phitomyptera Lioy, 1864 of Phytomyptera Rondani,

1845, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Phitophaga Lioy, 1864 of Cecidomyia Meigen, 1803, n. syn. [Cecidomyiidae];

Phloebotomus Rondani, 1856 of Phlebotomus Rondani & Bert, 1840, n. syn. [Psychodidae]; Phorichaeta Brauer &

Bergenstamm, 1889 of Periscepsia Gistel, 1848, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Phrino Rondani, 1861 of Phryno Robineau-

Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Phrixe Rondani, 1862 of Phryxe Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Tachinidae];

Phthyria Rondani, 1856 of Phthiria Meigen, 1803, n. syn. [Bombyliidae]; Phtyria Rondani, 1863 of Phthiria Meigen,

1803, n. syn. [Bombyliidae]; Phyllodromya Rondani, 1856 of Phyllodromia Zetterstedt, 1837, n. syn. [Empididae];

Phytofaga Rondani, 1843 of Cecidomyia Meigen, 1803, n. syn. [Cecidomyiidae]; Phytomyzoptera Bezzi, 1906 of

Phytomyptera Rondani, 1845, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Platiparea Rondani, 1870 of Platyparea Loew, 1862, n. syn.

[Tephritidae]; Platistoma Lioy, 1864 of Platystoma Meigen, 1803, n. syn. [Platystomatidae]; Platychyra Rondani, 1859

of Panzeria Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Platynochetus Rondani, 1845 of Platynochaetus

Wiedemann, 1830, n. syn. [Syrphidae]; Polychaeta Schiner, 1868 of Policheta Rondani, 1856, n. syn. [Tachinidae];

Polycheta Schiner, 1861 of Policheta Rondani, 1856, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Porrhocondyla Agassiz, 1846 of

Porricondyla Rondani, 1840, n. syn. [Cecidomyiidae]; Porrycondyla Walker, 1874 of Porricondyla Rondani, 1840, n.

syn. [Cecidomyiidae]; Prosopaea Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889 of Prosopea Rondani, 1861, n. syn. [Tachinidae];

Psicoda Rondani, 1840 of Psychoda Latreille, 1797, n. syn. [Psychodidae]; Psylopus Rondani, 1850 of Sciapus Zeller,

1842, n. syn. [Dolichopodidae]; Pteropectria Rondani, 1869 of Herina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Ulidiidae];

Pterospylus Bigot, 1857 of Syneches Walker, 1852, n. syn. [Hybotidae]; Pticoptera Rondani, 1856 of Ptychoptera

Meigen, 1803, n. syn. [Ptychopteridae]; Ptilocheta Rondani, 1857 of Zeuxia Meigen, 1826, n. syn. [Tachinidae];

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Ptilochoeta Bezzi, 1894 of Zeuxia Meigen, 1826, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Ptylocera Rondani, 1861 of Zeuxia Meigen,

1826, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Ptylops Rondani, 1859 of Macquartia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Tachinidae];

Pyragrura Rondani, 1861 of Labigastera Macquart, 1834, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Pyrrhosia Bezzi & Stein, 1907 of Leskia

Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Ragio Scopoli, 1777 of Rhagio Fabricius, 1775, n. syn. [Rhagionidae];

Raimondia Rondani, 1879 of Raymondia Frauenfeld, 1855, n. syn. [Hippoboscidae]; Ramphina Rondani, 1856 of

Rhamphina Macquart, 1835, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Ramphomya Rondani, 1845 of Rhamphomyia Meigen, 1822, n. syn.

[Empididae]; Raphium Latreille, 1829 of Rhaphium Meigen, 1803, n. syn. [Dolichopodidae]; Rhynchomyia Macquart,

1835 of Rhyncomya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Rhiniidae]; Rhyncosia Rondani, 1861 of Aphria Robineau-

Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Rhynophora Rondani, 1861 of Rhinophora Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn.

[Rhinophoridae]; Riphus Rondani, 1845 of Rhyphus Latreille, 1804, n. syn. [Anisopodidae]; Ripidia Rondani, 1856 of

Rhipidia Meigen, 1818, n. syn. [Limoniidae]; Sarcopaga Rondani, 1856 of Sarcophaga Meigen, 1826, n. syn.

[Sarcophagidae]; Scatomiza Rondani, 1866 of Scathophaga Meigen, 1803, n. syn. [Scathophagidae]; Schaenomyza

Rondani, 1866 of Schoenomyza Haliday, 1833, n. syn. [Muscidae]; Sciomiza Rondani, 1856 of Sciomyza Fall n, 1820, n.

syn. [Sciomyzidae]; Sciopila Rondani, 1856 of Sciophila Meigen, 1818, n. syn. [Mycetophilidae]; Serromya Rondani,

1856 of Serromyia Meigen, 1818, n. syn. [Ceratopogonidae]; Seseromyia Costa, 1866 of Cosmina Robineau-Desvoidy,

1830, n. syn. [Rhiniidae]; Sibistroma Rondani, 1856 of Sybistroma Meigen, 1824, n. syn. [Dolichopodidae]; Simplecta

Rondani, 1856 of Symplecta Meigen, 1830, n. syn. [Limoniidae]; Sinapha Rondani, 1856 of Synapha Meigen, 1818, n.

syn. [Mycetophilidae]; Siritta Rondani, 1844 of Syritta Le Peletier & Serville, 1828, n. syn. [Syrphidae]; Somatolia

Bezzi & Stein, 1907 of Lydina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Somomia Rondani, 1862 of Calliphora

Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Calliphoridae]; Somomyia Rondani, 1868 of Calliphora Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830,

n. syn. [Calliphoridae]; Sphixaea Rondani, 1856 of Milesia Latreille, 1804, n. syn. [Syrphidae]; Sphyxaea Rondani,

1856 of Milesia Latreille, 1804, n. syn. [Syrphidae]; Sphyxapata Bigot, 1881 of Senotainia Macquart, 1846, n. syn.

[Sarcophagidae]; Sphyximorpha Rondani, 1856 of Sphiximorpha Rondani, 1850, n. syn. [Syrphidae]; Spilomya Rondani,

1857 of Spilomyia Meigen, 1803, n. syn. [Syrphidae]; Spiximorpha Rondani, 1857 of Sphiximorpha Rondani, 1850, n.

syn. [Syrphidae]; Spixosoma Rondani, 1857 of Conops Linnaeus, 1758, n. syn. [Conopidae]; Spylographa Rondani,

1871 of Trypeta Meigen, 1803, n. syn. [Tephritidae]; Stenopterix Millet de la Turtaudi re, 1849 of Craterina Olfers,

1816, n. syn. [Hippoboscidae]; Stomorhyna Rondani, 1862 of Stomorhina Rondani, 1861, n. syn. [Rhiniidae]; Stomoxis

Latreille, 1797 of Stomoxys Geoffroy, 1762, n. syn. [Muscidae]; Syphona Rondani, 1844 of Siphona Meigen, 1803, n.

syn. [Tachinidae]; Tachidromya Rondani, 1856 of Tachydromia Meigen, 1803, n. syn. [Hybotidae]; Tachipeza Rondani,

1856 of Tachypeza Meigen, 1830, n. syn. [Hybotidae]; Tanipeza Rondani, 1850 of Tanypeza Fall n, 1820, n. syn.

[Tanypezidae]; Teicomyza Rondani, 1856 of Teichomyza Macquart, 1835, n. syn. [Ephydridae]; Telaira Rondani, 1862 of

Thelaira Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Teremya Rondani, 1875 of Lonchaea Fall n, 1820, n. syn.

[Lonchaeidae]; Thecomya Rondani, 1848 of Thecomyia Perty, 1833, n. syn. [Sciomyzidae]; Thlypsigaster Marschall,

1873 of Amictus Wiedemann, 1817, n. syn. [Bombyliidae]; Thlypsomyza Rondani, 1863 of Amictus Wiedemann, 1817,

n. syn. [Bombyliidae]; Thrichogena Bezzi, 1894 of Loewia Egger, 1856, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Thricogena Rondani,

1859 of Loewia Egger, 1856, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Thricophticus Rondani, 1866 of Thricops Rondani, 1856, n. syn.

[Muscidae]; Thriptocheta Lioy, 1864 of Campichoeta Macquart, 1835, n. syn. [Diastatidae]; Thryptochoeta Bezzi, 1891

of Campichoeta Macquart, 1835, n. syn. [Diastatidae]; Thyreodonta Marschall, 1873 of Stratiomys Geoffroy, 1762, n.

syn. [Stratiomyidae]; Toxopora Rondani, 1856 of Toxophora Meigen, 1803, n. syn. [Bombyliidae]; Tricholiga Rondani,

1873 of Tricoliga Rondani, 1856, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Trichophticus Rondani, 1871 of Thricops Rondani, 1856, n. syn.

[Muscidae]; Tricocera Rondani, 1856 of Trichocera Meigen, 1803, n. syn. [Trichoceridae]; Tricolyga Schiner, 1861 of

Tricoliga Rondani, 1856, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Trigliphus Rondani, 1856 of Triglyphus Loew, 1840, n. syn. [Syrphidae];

Tripeta Rondani, 1856 of Trypeta Meigen, 1803, n. syn. [Tephritidae]; Triphera Rondani, 1861 of Tryphera Meigen,

1838, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Triptocera Lioy, 1864 of Actia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Tryptocera

Macquart, 1844 of Actia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Uromya Rondani, 1856 of Phania Meigen,

1824, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Winthemya Rondani, 1859 of Winthemia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Tachinidae];

Xiloteja Rondani, 1863 of Myolepta Newman, 1838, n. syn. [Syrphidae]; Xylomyia Marschall, 1873 of Xylomya

Rondani, 1861, n. syn. [Xylomyidae]; Xyloteja Rondani, 1856 of Myolepta Newman, 1838, n. syn. [Syrphidae];

Xyphidicera Rondani, 1845 of Xiphidicera Macquart, 1834, n. syn. [Hybotidae]; Xyphocera Rondani, 1845 of

Ancylorhynchus Berthold, 1827, n. syn. [Asilidae]; Zigoneura Rondani, 1840 of Zygoneura Meigen, 1830, n. syn.

[Sciaridae]; Zophomya Rondani, 1859 of Zophomyia Macquart, 1835, n. syn. [Tachinidae]. Species-group name

Psalida leucostoma Rondani, 1856 of Ocyptera simplex Fall n, 1815, n. syn. [Tachinidae].

Mycosia Rondani, 1861 is treated here as nomen dubium [Mycetophilidae]; Habropogon heteroneurus Timon-

David, 1951 is resurrected from junior synonymy with Asilus striatus Fabricius, 1794, new stat. [Asilidae].

Reversal of precedence is invoked for three cases of subjective synonymy to promote stability in nomenclature:

Macquartia monticola Egger, 1856, nomen protectum and Proboscina longipes Rondani, 1856, nomen oblitum [in

Tachinidae]; Loewia Egger, 1856, nomen protectum and Thrychogena Rondani, 1856, nomen oblitum [in Tachinidae];

Zygomyia Winnertz, 1863, nomen protectum and Bolithomyza Rondani, 1856, nomen oblitum [in Mycetophilidae].

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Introduction

Camillo Rondani (1808 1879) was arguably the first great Italian dipterist. In the span of nearly 40 years, he

published almost 200 papers in entomological systematics and agricultural entomology, about half of which were

on Diptera. His taxonomic focus was primarily on Diptera but he also described new taxa of Acari, Hymenoptera,

Hemiptera, as well as of a few other invertebrate groups. Because of his importance to the field of Diptera

taxonomy and his proclivity for proposing genus-group names in that order, Rondani has particular significance to

the present series. We here review all the Diptera genus-group names proposed by Rondani, including emendations

and other subsequent spellings, giving the current status of each name and clarifying and solving nomenclatural

problems where they exist. In addition to the catalog of his genus-group names, an index of all Diptera species-

group names proposed by Rondani is given along with a comprehensive listing of his publications.

Biography1

Camillo Rondani (1808 1879) (Fig. 1) published almost 200 works, about 100 of which were on Diptera. Rondani

is best known for his taxonomic works on Diptera; however, his publications in applied entomology and on

parasites of insects are equally important. Rondani has sometimes been labeled in Italy as the Prince of

Dipterology, but his influence on Diptera was worldwide. Osten Sacken (1903: 145) had the impression that

Rondani had an excellent eye for affinities, as well as the discovery of leading characters, and in that, in this

respect, his natural ability was decidedly superior to that of Loew . Rondani s impact on early dipterology was

indeed substantial: during his 40 years of taxonomic work on the order (1840 1880; one work published

posthumously), Rondani proposed 1,236 species-group and 601 genus-group names (including, among the latter,

unjustified emendations) of Diptera, for an average of about 31 species and 15 genera per year.

Camillo Rondani [the surname is pronounced with the accent on the first syllable as if it were spelled

R ndani ] was born in Parma in northern Italy on 21 November 18082. The Rondani family were wealthy

landowners of rich and ancient origins, who could boast of having produced men of distinction as early as the

twelfth century. One of these is the well-known painter Francesco Maria Rondani (1490 1548). Rondani s

ancestors prominence in the area was such that they gave their name to the municipality of Mezzano de Rondani,

founded in 1395 near Parma. The family also founded the church of Santa Maria del Mezzano dei Rondani, which

allowed members of the Rondani family to receive prebends from the church.

Early years and education

At the age of eight, Rondani was directed towards an ecclesiastical career by his family, the vestments worn by

such students being a mark of high esteem and signaling the nobility and high social standing of their families. He

initially studied at home, but after a few years entered public schooling where he was mocked for his dress,

although admired for his intelligence and the ingenuity shown in his studies. At about twelve years of age, Rondani

came into possession of an Italian translation of an entomological volume of Suites Buffon. After reading it he

became captivated by natural sciences and started his first collections of zoological specimens from the Parma area,

spending a great deal of time identifying and classifying the insects he collected. He often took trips to the

countryside to collect and this passion for nature distracted him from his ecclesiastical studies. He often skipped his

lessons to collect, but always managed to pass his tests. He was able to get past most obstacles on his educational

path and eventually attended courses at the University of Parma. At that time, there were no zoology courses at the

university, so Rondani was forced to continue his entomological studies on his own. During the first years at the

Philosophical Faculty (a pre-specialization curriculum), he had the opportunity to meet the physicist Macedonio

1. The main sources used for this biography include Del Prato (1881), Lessona (1881), Janelli (1882), and Bignotti (1928).

2. Some biographies list his birthdate as 23 November 1808, but Bignotti (1928) claimed that the 21 November 1808 date in the

biography of Del Prato (1881) is accurate.

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Melloni (1798 1854). The relationship formed between Rondani and Melloni was both a solid professional one as

well as a lifetime friendship based on mutual esteem. In 1827, Melloni gave Rondani at that time 19 years old

two large boxes of identified butterflies purchased in Paris (Fig. 2), which represented a starting point for the

organization of his future entomological collection.

FIGURES 1 2. 1. Portrait of Camillo Rondani. 2. Rondani with the two cases of butterflies given to him by Macedonio

Melloni. [Source for both: Bicentenario della nascita di Camillo Rondani Camillo Rondani 1808 1879 published by the

Istituto Tecnico per Geometri Camillo Rondani di Parma, 2008 (http://www.itg-rondani.it/infor/sito rondani/Rondani.pdf).]

In 1827 Rondani took up juridical studies with the aim of starting a professional law career. During his law

studies, he participated in botany and mineralogy courses for pleasure. On one such occasion he met Giorgio Jan

(1791 1866), a teacher of botany and an experienced entomologist (he mainly collected beetles). Jan was

impressed with the passion for nature shown by the young Rondani. He taught him much about natural history,

gave him entomological material to study, and the two went on many collecting excursions together. During that

period, Rondani had free access to the library and natural history museum of Count Stefano Sanvitale. It was here

that he had at his disposal the fundamental natural history library and entomological collection of the Italian

medical doctor and zoologist Pietro Rossi (1738 1804), author of the 1790 Fauna Etrusca and the 1792 Mantissa

Insectorum, which together essentially formed the starting point for Italian entomology.

During his law studies, Rondani decided to put away his ecclesiastical vestments for good, thus abandoning the

family prebends. By 1831 he should have completed his degree in law, but his studies were interrupted by the short

February March 1831 insurrection in Parma. With more than one northern state rising up, Pope Gregory VII

requested Austrian troops to put down the rebellion.

A strong advocate of a unified Italy, Rondani led a party of 30 men during the insurrection. On one memorable

occasion he and his companions were trapped in a horse stable surrounded by Austrian troops but escaped with

their lives when led to safety through a back door. Not long afterwards, Rondani and his men, milling about in the

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Market Square of the town of Fiorenzuola, witnessed the capture of some of the other Italian patriots by the

Austrians. With hastily made nooses around the necks of those poor fellows and threatened by the troops with

being hung from the balconies surrounding the square, the captives, townspeople, and priests of the church pleaded

with the troops. Rondani and his men, who had not yet been spotted, suddenly had an overwhelming desire to go

inside the church and hear mass. Although ironically many of them had never seen the inside of a church before,

this improvisational act of piety saved them from capture (Gallenga, 1854: 73 80).

Academia and other employment

The insurrection ultimately caused the fall of Marie Louise of Austria s government and the resultant institution in

Parma of a provisional government led by three citizens directly elected by an assembly. One of these elected

officials was Melloni, who was entrusted with Public Education. One of the first measures adopted by Melloni was

to provide the University of Parma with several new subjects; he offered the now graduated Rondani the Chair of

Natural History and gave him the opportunity to undertake appropriate studies in Paris. Rondani accepted the Chair

and traveled to Paris, attending several lectures of the leading naturalists of that time, especially the comparative

anatomist Cuvier. Unfortunately, just a few weeks after arriving in Paris, the Austrians rose to power once again,

and decided to move the Faculty of Law to Piacenza in order to diminish the number of politically active students.

Rondani was thus forced to leave Paris and return to his native home. Rondani did not move to Piacenza, but

instead abandoned his law studies altogether and decided to work in Parma with his brother Emilio (who had

previously been imprisoned by the temporary government) in the trade of colonial goods. Despite working with his

brother in commerce, Rondani was still able to observe many insects and even made notes on some new species.

In 1833 Rondani married his first love, Petronilla Musiari3 and retired from his business with Emilio the

following year, moving to her villa in the hills of Guardasone near Parma where he spent many years studying

agronomy and entomology; and, with Petronilla, reading poetry and studying the arts. The couple ran a farm in

Guardasone and, using his experience with agronomy, transformed it with dams and soil management and

improved irrigation systems. Unfortunately, Petronilla died only a few years after they were married whereupon

Rondani, despondent at the loss, focused all his energies on entomology. It was at this time that he began

researching parasitoids, considerably widening his scientific correspondence, in particular with Massimiliano

Spinola (1780 1857) and Giuseppe Gen (1780 1847).

Entomological work and politics

In 1840, Rondani became a member of the Soci t Entomologique de France and at the same time began

publication of a series of Memoria on Diptera, which helped him quickly gain an international reputation in Diptera

taxonomy and classification. Twenty-five parts to this series were published from 1840 1880. See Table 1 for more

details on the composition of these Memoria, which changed to Fragmenta for some parts between 1843 1850,

then changed to Stirps (or Stirpis) for those that appeared from 1866 1880. Another series (restricted to Italian

dipterology) was started by Rondani in 1845 (entitled Notas) and, after sixteen parts appeared, ended in 1869. See

Table 2 for a list of these parts. A third series, each paper labeled as a Commentarium, appeared for a brief period

between 1861 1862 and only consisted of parts 18 20. Other parts in this third series may have included papers in

the Memorias or Notas, but without information as to the history of these, it is impossible to know which papers

consisted of papers 1 17 of this series.

3. Who was honored with the syrphid fly Sphiximorpha petronillae, named by Rondani for her.

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TABLE 1. List of the papers constituting Rondani s Memoria/Fragmenta/Stirps.

1 Memoria 1840. Sopra una specie di insetto dittero. Memoria prima per servire alla ditterologia itali-

ana. Donati, Parma. 16 pp., pl. I.

2 Memoria 1840. Sopra alcuni nuovi generi di insetti ditteri. Memoria seconda per servire alla dittero-

logia italiana. Donati, Parma. 27 + [1] pp., 1 [unnumbered] pl.

2 Memoria 1846. Compendio della seconda memoria ditterologica di Camillo Rondani con alcune

compendium aggiunte e correzioni. Nuovi Annali delle Scienze Naturali e Rendiconto delle Sessioni

della Societ Agraria e dell Accademia delle Scienze dell Istituto di Bologna, (2) 6, 363

376, pl. III.

3 Memoria 1841. Progetto di una classificazione in famiglie degli insetti ditteri europei, memoria terza

per servire alla ditterologia italiana. Nuovi Annali delle Scienze Naturali, (3) 6, 257 284.

4 Memoria 1843. Osservazioni sulle diversit sessuali di alcune specie di fasie negli insetti ditteri.

Memoria quarta per servire alla ditterologia italiana. Nuovi Annali delle Scienze Naturali,

8[1842], 456 463.

5 Memoria 1843. Osservazioni sopra alcune larve di insetti ditteri viventi nel gambo dei cereali in Ita-

lia. Memoria quinta per servire alla ditterologia italiana. Nuovi Annali delle Scienze Natu-

rali, 9, 151 159, pl. II.

6 Memoria 1843. Quattro specie di insetti ditteri proposti come tipi di generi nuovi. Memoria sesta per

servire alla ditterologia italiana. Nuovi Annali delle Scienze Naturali, 10, 32 46, pl. I.

7 Fragmentum 1843. Species italicae generis Hebotomi, Rndn., ex insectis dipteris: fragmentum septimum

ad inserviendam dipterologiam italicam. Annales de la Soci t Entomologique de France,

(2) 1, 263 267, pl. IV.

8 Fragmentum 1844. Species italicae generis Callicerae ex insectis dipteris, distinctae et descriptae; frag-

mentum octavum ad inserviendum dipterologiae italicae. Annales de la Soci t Ento-

mologique de France, (2) 2, 61 68.

9 Memoria 1844. Proposta della formazione di un genere nuovo per due specie di insetti ditteri.

Memoria nona per servire alla ditterologia italiana. Nuovi Annali delle Scienze Naturali e

Rendiconto delle Sessioni della Societ Agraria e dell Accademia delle Scienze dell Isti-

tuto di Bologna, (2) 2, 193 202, pl. II.

10 Fragmentum 1845. Species italicae generis Chrysotoxi ex insectis dipteris observatae et distinctae; frag-

mentum decimum ad inserviendum dipterologiae italicae. Annales de la Soci t Ento-

mologique de France, (2) 3, 193 203, pl. IV.

11 Memoria 1845. Sulle differenze sessuali delle Conopinae e Myopinae negli insetti ditteri. Memoria

undecima per servire alla ditterologia italiana. Nuovi Annali delle Scienze Naturali e Ren-

diconto delle Sessioni della Societ Agraria e dell Accademia delle Scienze dell Istituto di

Bologna, (2) 3, 5 16.

12 Memoria 1845. Descrizione di due generi nuovi di insetti ditteri. Memoria duodecima per servire alla

ditterologia italiana. Nuovi Annali delle Scienze Naturali e Rendiconto delle Sessioni della

Societ Agraria e dell Accademia delle Scienze dell Istituto di Bologna, (2) 3, 25 36, pl. I,

13 Fragmentum 1845. Genera italica Conopinarum distincta et descripta. Fragmentum decimum tertium ad

inserviendum dipterologiae italicae. Magasin de Zoologie d Anatomie Compar e et de

Palaeontologie (Insectes), (2) 7(pl. 153), 10 pp.

14 Memoria 1845. Sulle specie italiane del genere Merodon. Memoria decimaquarta per servire alla dit-

terologia italiana. Nuovi Annali delle Scienze Naturali e Rendiconto delle Sessioni della

Societ Agraria e dell Accademia delle Scienze dell Istituto di Bologna, (2) 4, 254 267.

[15]* [Memoria] 1847. Estratto con annotazioni della memoria sulle famiglie dei ditteri europei. Nuovi

Annali delle Scienze Naturali e Rendiconto delle Sessioni della Societ Agraria e

dell Accademia delle Scienze dell Istituto di Bologna, (2) 7, 5 23.

16 Fragmentum 1850. Species italicae generis Eumeri observatae et distinctae. Fragmentum decimum-sex-

tum ad inserviendum dipterologiae italicae. Annales de la Soci t Entomologique de

France, (2) 8, 117 130, pl. 4.

17 Stirps 1866. Anthomyinae italicae collectae distinctae et in ordinem dispositae. Dipterorum stirps

XVII. Anthomyinae Rndn. Atti della Societ Italiana di Scienze Naturali, 9, 68 217.

17 revised Stirps 1877. Dipterologicae italicae prodromus. Vol. VI. Species italicae ordinis dipterorum orid-

natim dispositae, methodo analitica distinctiae, et novis vel minus cognitis descriptis. Pars

quinta. Stirps XVII Anthomyinae. Societatis Typographorum, Parmae [= Parma]. 304

pp.

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18 Stirps 1867. Scatophaginae italicae collectae distinctae et in ordinem dispositae. Dipterol. ital.

prodromi pars VII, fasc. I. Dipterorum stirps XVIII. Scatophaginae Rndn. Atti della Soci-

et Italiana di Scienze Naturali, 10, 85 135.

19 Stirps 1868. Sciomyzinae italicae collectae, distinctae et in ordinem dispositae. Dipterol. ital. pro-

dromi. Pars VII, Fasc. II. Dipterorum stirps XIX. Sciomyzinae Rndn. Atti della Societ

Italiana di Scienze Naturali, 11, 199 256.

19 revised Stirps 1877. Species italicae ordinis dipterorum (Muscaria Rnd). Stirpis XIX Sciomyzinarum

revisio. Annuario della Societ dei Naturalisti in Modena, 11, 7 79.

20 Stirps 1869. Ortalidinae italicae collectae, distinctae et in ordinem dispositae. Dipterologiae itali-

cae prodromi. Pars VII Fasc. 3. Linea A. Ortaloidi. Dipter. Stirps XX. Ortalidinae Rndn.

Bullettino della Societ Entomologica Italiana, 1, 5 37.

21 Stirps 1874. Species italicae ordinis dipterorum (Muscaria Rndn.). Stirps XXI. Tanypezinae

Rndn. collectae et observatae. Cenniniana, Florentiae [= Florence]. 16 pp.

22 Stirps 1875. Species italicae ordinis dipterorum (Muscaria Rndn.) collectae et observatae. Stirps

XXII Lonchaeinae Rndn. Bullettino della Societ Entomologica Italiana, 6[1874], 243

274.

23 Stirps 1875. Species italicae ordinis dipterorum (Muscaria Rndn.) collectae et observatae. Stirps

XXIII Agromyzinae. Bullettino della Societ Entomologica Italiana, 7, 166 191.

24 Stirps 1876. Species italicae ordinis dipterorum (Muscaria Rndn.) collectae et observatae. Stirps

XXIV. Chylizinae Rndn. Bullettino della Societ Entomologica Italiana, 8, 187 198.

25 Stirps 1880. Species italicae ordinis dipterorum (Muscaria Rnd) collectae et observatae. Stirps

XXV. Copromyzinae Zett. Bullettino della Societ Entomologica Italiana, 12, 3 45.

* Memoria 15 is not labeled as such in any of Rondani s papers. This article seems the most likely candidate.

TABLE 2. List of papers constituting Rondani s Notas.

1 1845. Nota prima sulla ditterologia italiana. Di una specie di insetto dittero che si propone come tipo di un genere nuovo.

Annali dell Accademia degli Aspiranti Naturalisti di Napoli, 3, 21 26.

2 1845. Nota seconda per servire alla ditterologia italiana. Sul genere Xyphocera del Macquart. Annali dell Accademia

degli Aspiranti Naturalisti di Napoli, 3, 150 154.

3 1845. Nota terza per servire alla ditterologia italiana. Descrizione di una nuova specie del genere Lasiophticus Rndn.

Annali dell Accademia degli Aspiranti Naturalisti di Napoli, 3, 155 158.

4 1847. Nota quarta sulla ditterologia italiana. Considerazioni sul genere Mintho di Robineau e sulle specie italiane di

questo genere. Nuovi Annali delle Scienze Naturali e Rendiconto delle Sessioni della Societ Agraria e dell Accademia

delle Scienze dell Istituto di Bologna, (2) 8, 66 70, pl. I.

5 [not found]

6 1850. Nota sexta pro dipterologia italica. De nova specie generis Ceriae Fabricii, detecta et descripta. Annales de la

Soci t Entomologique de France, (2) 8, 211 214.

7 1847. Nota septima ad inserviendum dipterologiae italicae. Nova species generis Ochtherae Latr., descripta a Camillo

Rondani. Bulletin de la Soci t Entomologique de France, (2) 5, xxix xxxi.

8 1860. Nota octava ad inserviendum dipterologiae italicae de genere Bert a Rndn. Atti della Societ Italiana di Scienze

Naturali, 2[1859 1860], 56 57.

9 1860. Nova species italica generis dipterorum Sphiximorphae detecta et distincta. Nota nona ad inserviendum dipterolo-

giae italicae. Atti della Societ Italiana di Scienze Naturali, 2[1859 1860], 144 146, pl. V.

10 1860. De genere dipterorum Neera Desv italicis addendo. Nota decima pro dipterologia italica. Atti della So

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