the thorax, pointed at tl>e end; green or drab, marked with 

 darker spots. 



The genus is found throughout the north temperate zone, 

 and we have in our fauna a number of species and varieties, 

 most of which are confined to the Pacific Coast and to Alaska. 



(1) Coenonympha ochracea Edwards, Plate LXV, Fig. 1, cT 

 (The Ochre Ringlet). 



Glossy ochreous yellow above, without dark markings ex- 

 cept as those of lower side faintly show through. On under 

 side the fore wing has an eye-spot near apex, and the hind wing 

 has a submarginal row of incomplete eye-spots, which in some 

 specimens is wanting. Ground-color of under side of fore 

 wings as above; of hind wings gray, interrupted about middle 

 by a lighter band, and lighter rays about the cell near base. 

 Expanse 1.25-1.50 inch. Ranges from British Columbia to 

 Arizona eastward to Kansas and Nebraska. 



(2) Coenonympha inornata Edwards, Plate LXV, Fig. 2, c? 

 (The Plain Ringlet). 



Reddish ochraceous on upper side with outer margin of fore 

 wings and hind wings laved with darker. On the under side 



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