Catocala habilis syn. denussa Ehrman, syn. rev.

Catocala denussa Ehrman, 1893: 152

Catocala denussa; Beutenmüller 1913: 97

Catocala denussa; Barnes and McDunnough 1918: 9

Catocala palaeogama syn. denussa; McDunnough 1938: 115

Catocala palaeogama syn. denussa; Franclemont and Todd 1983: 128

Type material. Catocala denussa: the holotype male [CMNH, examined] is a melanic aberrant of C. habilis Grote, 1872 as originally suggested by Ehrman and Beutenmüller (1913). The name was incorrectly placed as a synonym of C. palaeogama Guenée, 1852 in McDunnough (1938) . Type Locality: [Browns Hills, Pittsburgh], Allegeny County, Penn[sylvania, USA].