pulchra Wiedemann, 1830 (Fig. 74)

Hermetia pulchra Wiedemann, 1830: 24 . Holotype: sex not stated (ZMHB, but was not found in the collection, Jenny Pohl, pers. comm.). Type locality: Suriname.

[For nomenclatural history, see Fachin & Hauser (2022); no changes are proposed here.]

References. Curran, 1934: 315 (in key to species); James, 1973a: 26.39 (cat.); Woodley, 2001: 184 (cat.); Pujol-Luz et al., 2016: 360 (puparium descr., figs 1–2, 5–17).

Material examined. Paraguay: 1 ♀, San Pedro, Cororo-Rio Ypane, 01–04.xii.1983, Malaise trap, M. Wasbauer coll. (CSCA); 1 ♀ , San Pedro, Cororo-Rio Ypane, 05–09.xii.1983, Malaise traps, M. Wasbauer coll. (CSCA). 1 ♀ , San Pedro, [Estancia] Carumbé, 10.i–10.ii.1973, Col. R. Golbach (MZUSP). 1 ♀ , San Pedro, Yaguarete Forest, 23°79’S 56°06’W, 17–25.i.1996, Malaise trap, J. Beierl (LACM; LACM ENT 350246) .

Distribution. Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay (San Pedro: Cororo-Rio Ypane, Estancia Carumbé, Yaguarete Forest), Suriname.