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Primaries. Secondaries. 

 10 specimens 



13 " 1 



3 " 1 1 



Specimens taken Sept. 9th, at Salt Lake City, expand l| inch, 

 especially the females. Many specimens are immaculate below. 

 They vary in color and in the definition or distinctness on the two 

 sides of the crenated line below. The dates are May 23rd, July 

 15th, September 9th. I have specimens of elko taken with the 

 types at Elko, Nevada, and received from Mr. J. E. Bates. After 

 careful study of a large amount of material, I see no reason to con- 

 sider this different from ampelos. 



C. ochracea Edw. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil., p. 163, 1861. 



"Male: — Upper side entirely of a bright glossy ochre-yellow, without any 

 spot or mark, except what is caused by the transparency of the wings; base of 

 both wings dark grey; abdominal margin of secondaries pale grey; fringe pale 

 grey, crossed by a darker line. Under side: Primaries same color as above; cos- 

 tal margin, apex and base greyish ; near the apex a round, sometimes rounded- 

 oblong, black spot with white pupil and pale yellow iris; this is preceded by an 

 abbreviated, pale yellow, transverse ray. Secondaries light reddish brown, grey- 

 ish along the hind margin; abdominal margin and base dark grey; near the 

 hind margin and parallel to it is a series of six black dots, sometimes obsolete, 

 usually with white pupil and broad yellow iris: near the base two irregular pale 

 browu spots, and midway between the base and the hind margin a sinuous, inter- 

 rupted ray of same color, extending nearly across the wing. Female like the 

 male." 



" Lake Winnipeg, California, Kansas." 



This is quite a variable species. The upper side differs very 

 much in different specimens in regard to the distinctness with which 

 the spots below show through on the upper side. The ocelli or spot 

 record is as follows — under side : 



The color of this species, in conjunction with the distinct ocellus 

 on the primaries below, serve to distinguish it from all others. 



TRANS. AM. KNT. SOC. XXVI. (39) JULY, 1900. 



