Catocala maestosa Hulst

Fig. 25 (lectotype)

Catocala maestosa Hulst, 1884: 53

Catocala maestosa; Barnes and McDunnough 1918: 14

Catocala maestosa; McDunnough 1938: 115

Catocala maestosa; Franclemont and Todd 1983: 128

Type material. Catocala maestosa: the name maestosa was proposed as a replacement name for C. viduata Guenée, 1852, which was based on a misidentification of Phalaena vidua J. E. Smith 1797 . Two of Hulst’s types are at the AMNH, and a male is designated lectotype to clarify application of the name maestosa . Th e lectotype bears the labels “Tex.”, “Collection / GDHulst”, “ Catocala / maestosa / Type Hulst.” Type Lolcality: Tex[as, USA].