First proposed as an individual form of Xylophanus [sic] titana. Subsequently raised to species rank by Clark, 1937, Proc. New Engl. zool. Club 16: 38, who thereby made the name available.
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical):
Ed Baker,
Katherine Bouton
Alice Heaton
Dimitris Koureas,
Laurence Livermore,
Dave Roberts,
Simon Rycroft,
Ben Scott,
Vince Smith
