Pelecinobaccha vera (Hull, 1943) comb. nov.

Baccha vera Hull, 1943 .— Hull, 1943a: 50 (also Hull, 1944a:10). Type locality: “Amazon”. Holotype female BMNH (not examined). Hull, 1949a: 200 (fig. 43, female abdomen), 272 (fig. 353, female wing).

Ocyptamus vera . Thompson et al., 1976: 29 (catalog citation).

Male. Male unknown.

Female. Similar to P. aster except: Head: Face entirely pale. Frons shining steel-blue. Thorax: Scutum shining black, pollinose vittae broad. Subscutellar fringe absent. Wing: Hyaline. Legs: Proleg and mesoleg mostly pale, with a subapical ring on femur and 2 last tarsomeres light brown. Metaleg pale on base and apex of metafemur, basal 2/5 of metatibia, apex of metabasitarsomere, and 2nd and 3rd metatarsomeres. Abdomen: 2nd tergite without pale maculae. Fourth tergite with lateral pale maculae positioned sub-basally. Sixth segment whole, not divided into tergite and sternite. Genitalia: Not dissected.

Length. ~ 11mm.

Distribution. “Amazon”.

Comments. The above redescription is based on Hull’s (1944a) original description and was supplemented with information kindly provided by the Diptera curator at the BMNH (Nigel Wyatt).