THE AHATON SKIPPER. 317 



Hesperia Metacomet. Metacomet Skipper. 



Dark brown, slightly glossed with greenish yellow above, 

 the male with a short, oblique black line on the middle of 

 the fore wings, on both sides of which, in the female, are two 

 yellowish dots on the middle, and two more near the front 

 margin and tip ; hind wings beneath with a transverse row 

 of four very faint yellowish dots, which, however, are often 

 wanting. 



Expands 1 T 3 inch. 



It resembles the preceding in some respects, but is of a 

 uniform dark color above, and is probably a distinct species. 

 It appears in July. Metacomet was the Indian name of the 

 celebrated King Philip. 



Hesperia Ahaton. Ahaton Skipper. (Fig. 140.) 



Dark brown above ; fore wings in the male tawny before 

 the middle from the base nearly to 



Fig. 140. J 



the tip, the tawny portion ending ex- 

 ternally in three minute wedge-shaped 

 spots ; on the middle an oblique vel- 

 vet-black line, near the outer extrem- 

 ity of which are two or three small 

 tawny spots ; under side spotted as above ; hind wings with- 

 out spot above ; of a greenish or dusky yellow tinge below, 

 with a transverse curved row of four minute yellowish dots, 

 which are often very faint or entirely wanting. In the fe- 

 male there is a tawny dash along the front margin of the 

 fore wings, and the oblique black line is wanting, but the 

 other spots are larger and more distinct. 

 Expands from 1 inch to l T k. 



The markings on the fore wings somewhat resemble those 

 of H. Leonardus, but in other respects it is different, and is 

 much inferior in size. It was captured many years ago in 

 Milton, and I have given it the name of an Indian from that 

 vicinity. 



