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Dyak as a sjnionym of ochracea, by Skinner on the contrary as a good species; as I do not known the species 

 in nature. I leave the question undecided. 



C. kodiak Edw. is above light yellowish grey with a pale yellow transverse band beyond the middle kodiak. 

 of both wings. The basal area of the hindwing is more brownish yellow-grey. The upper surface resembles 

 that of California Dbl. except that kodiak is much darker. The same is the case on the under surface. From 

 Alaska. Rare. — yukonensis Holl. has been described as a form of kodiak. The upper surface of the forewing yukonensis. 

 is light ochre-yellow, the distal and costal margins grey, an indistinct white band behind the middle; hindwing 

 dark grey, somewhat yelloA^-ish, with a dirty white, interrupted median band. On the under surface the forewing 

 is dark ochre-yellow, sometimes chestnut-brown, shading off into grey before the apex and at the distal margin. 

 The white band is here shai-ply expressed. A small eye-spot with white pupil before the apex. Hindwing 

 blackish' grey, distally lighter, \\\X\\ sharp white median band. A row of eye-spots is faintly indicated before 

 the margin. The $ is somewhat larger and altogether lighter. Likewise from Alaska. July. It may be a sepa- 

 rate species. 



C. pamphiloides Beak. Authors are of different opinions as to the specific rights of this butterfly. pampMloi- 

 Some consider it to be the same as the European pamphilus L., others regard it as different. As I do not " 

 know the form in nature I camiot express a definate opinion. The entire upper surface and the under surface 

 of the forewing are similar to those of pamphilus (vol. I, pi. 48 g). But according to the figure which Holland 

 gives in his Butterfly Book, the ground-colour of the hindwing beneath is not greenish grey but lighter, more 

 yellowish grey, in the basal area are placed 2 light yellow spots, a dentate light yellow band runs through the 

 middle, and before the margin there is a row of 6 round light yellow spots with black central dots. These dots 

 are sometimes absent. The $ is larger than pamphilus. From Utah and California. 



C. inornata Ediv. (50 b). Above brownish ochre-yellow, in the middle somewhat lighter. Costa of the inomata. 

 fore\\-ing and distal margin of both wings grey. Beneath the forewing shows a distinct ocellus and a narrow 

 white band. The hind^\^ng is grej^ with a short dentate white band through the middle and before the distal 

 margin an indistinct red-yellow band, mterrupted at the veins. This species is regarded by various authors 

 as a form of the European tiphon Rott. (vol. 1, pi. 48 h). But the latter has on the underside of the hindwing 

 a row of six black, wliite-pupilled ocelli in light yellow rings and Holland is therefore probably right in consi- 

 dering inornata as a separate species. From Montana, Minnesota, British North America and Newfoundland. 



C. haydeni Edic. (50 b). One of the largest species. The body is dark brown, the antenna black ringed haydeni. 

 witli white. The upper surface is brown, inclining to grey. The fringes of the forewing are somewhat lighter, 

 those of the hmdwing grey. The upper surface is without eye-spots. The under surface is lighter, yellowish 

 grey. Before the distal margin on both wings is placed a thick silver line, which is interrupted at the veins. 

 On the hindwing there is beside this line a row of 6 eye-spots, decreasing in size posteriorly, the last ocellus 

 sometimes very small and then scarcely noticeable. These ocelli are black with red-yellow rings and white 

 pupils. From Montana, Idaho, Wyoming and Colorado. 



18. Genus: ^Sfeoiiiiiioiiii Scudd. 



The costal and inner margins of the forewing are straight, the distal margin rounded. The costal 

 margin of the hindwang forms an obtuse angle near the base. The costal vein of the forewing is strongly swollen 

 at the base, the median on the other hand only somewhat thickened. The upper discocellular of the forewing 

 is absent. The antenna is comparatively short, the underside of the palpus very hairy. The two forms of the 

 genus occur in the mountainous western parts of the United States. 



N. ridingsii Edw. (50 b). Upper surface grey-brown with a white macular band varying somewhat ridingsii. 

 in breadth. The eye-spot at the anal angle of the hindwing is sometimes only punctiform or entirely absent. 

 On the luider .surface the basal half of both wings is whitish, finely striated with brown, with 2 dentate brown 

 transverse bands through the middle. In the $ the eye-spots on the upperside of the forewing are very large 

 and there are more of them. I have before me a $ with 4 ocelli forming a continuous row; the first measures 

 4, the last 3 mm., the others are smaller. — The egg is whitish and almost spherical. The larva yellow-brown, 

 much narrower posteriorly, with rounded head and dark nebulous lines. Pupa obtuse, well rounded, brown, 

 at the anterior margin dark green, at the first spiracle a quite small, spinose, club-shaped process. It lies in 

 a sandy hole on the ground. The butterfly occurs at elevations of 5 — 7000 ft. and is not rare locally. In Colorado 

 and the western states. — dionysius Scudd. (= ashtaroth Sfreck.) is a somewhat larger form of ridingsii, differing dwnysius. 

 in the lighter, brownish white colour of the basal part of both wings and the broader and lighter submarginal 

 bands. On the under surface the median band of the hindwing is narrower and more sharply dentate and the 

 proximally directed teeth of the Ijrown border likewise more pointed. From Utah, Colorado and Arizona. 



