Systematics of moths in the genus Catocala (Lepidoptera, Erebidae) IV. Nomenclatorial stabilization of the Nearctic fauna, with a revised synonymic check list Author Gall, Lawrence Yale University, New Haven ,, Author Hawks, David University of California, Riverside ,, United States of America text ZooKeys 2010 2010-03-18 39 39 37 83 journal article 10.3897/zookeys.39.425 7faaa125-e85b-4e6a-839f-369f3baa5964 1313–2970 576632 Catocala amatrix syn. nurus Walker Fig. 32 ( lectotype ) Catocala nurus Walker, [1858] : 1195 Catocala amatrix syn. nurus ; Barnes and McDunnough 1918: 32 Catocala amatrix syn. nurus ; McDunnough 1938: 117 Catocala amatrix syn. nurus ; Franclemont and Todd 1983: 129 Type material. Catocala nurus : the original description states “a-c. United States . Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq.” A female type is at the BMNH , and is designated lectotype to clarify application of the name nurus . Th e lectotype bears the labels “ New York / Doubleday / 46-110”, “ New York / 46-110 [and on the reverse:] Catocala / nurus ♀ / Walker Type.” The name nurus Walker is a synonym of C. amatrix Hübner, [1813] and a homonym of Noctua nurus Hübner, 1822 , which is itself a synonym of the Palearctic C. elocata (Esper, 1787) . Type Locality: United States .