. ELAPS. 183 
Elaps corallinus, Cuy. Régne Anim. t. 35. figg. 1, 1 a, 6; Wied, Nov. Act. 1820, p. 108, t. 4, and 
Abbild. vi. t. 4; Schleg. Ess. 11. p. 440, t. 16. figg. 1-5; Dum. & Bibr. Erpét. vii. p. 1207; 
Giinth. Cat. Col. Sn. p. 233, and Ann. & Mag. N. H. 1859, iv. p. 169; Salv. P. Z.S 
1860, p. 457, and 1861], p. 228; Jan. Iconogr. Ophid. xli. t. 6. fgg. 135 A. Dugés, La Natu- 
raleza, vii. p. 200 (1885). 
laps circinalis, Dum. & Bibr. Erpét. vii. p. 1210; Cope, Journ. Ac. N. Se. Phil. viii. p. 148 
(1875). 
Elaps diastema, Dum. & Bibr. Erpét. vii. p. 1222. 
Elaps diastema, var. michoacanensis, A. Dugés, La Naturaleza, ( (2) i. p. 487, t. 32 (1891). 
? Elaps epistema, Dum. & Bibr. Erpét. vii. p. 1222. 
Elaps nigrocinctus, Girard, Proc. Ac. N. Sc. Phil. 1854, p. 226; U.S. Naval Astron. Exped. 1 
Zool. p. 210, t. 35; Cope, Journ. Ac. N. Se. Phil. viii. p. 148 (1875); Bull. U.S. Nat. 
Mus. no. 32, p. 86. 
Elaps divaricatus, Hallow. Journ. Ac. N. Se. Phil. iii. p. 86 (1855). 
laps fitzingeri, Jan, Rev. et Mag. Zool. 1858, pp. 516, eh. 
laps fulvius, var. fitzingeri, Jan, Iconogr. Ophid. xlii. t. 2. fig. 3. 
Elaps ornatissimus, Jan, Iconogr. Ophid. xlii. t. 1. fig. 1; Cope, Journ. Ac. N. Se. Phil. 1875, 
p- 148; Bull. U. 8. Nat. Mus. no. 32, p. 87. 
Elaps apiatus, Jan, Rev. et Mag. Zool. 1858, p. 522; Cope, Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus. no. 32, p. 87. 
Elaps affinis, Jan, Rev. et Mag. Zool. 1858, p. 525. 
Elaps fulvius, var. affinis, Jan, Iconogr. Ophid. xlii. t. 1. fig. 2 
? Elaps euryxanthus, Kennicott, Proc. Ac. N. Se. Phil. 1860, p. 337. 
Elaps corallinus, var. crebripunctatus, Peters, MB. Ak. Wiss. Berl. 1869, p. 877. 
Hab. Texas to SourtHERN BRAZIL. 
I arrange the Central-American specimens under three groups, which, however, pass 
into each other, and within which the variation also is not inconsiderable :— 
J. The black bands broad or of moderate width, and with yellow borders and black spots on 
the red interspaces generally in northern specimens ; without yellow borders or black spots 
generally in southern examples.—Hab. Norru America, Texas.—Mexico, Northern parts 
(Mus. Brit.), City of Mexico (Doorman), Guanajuato (Dugés) ; British Honovuras, Belize 
(Godman & Salvin; Rev. J. Gegg); Guatemata, Duefias (Salvin), Vera Paz, low forest 
(Godman & Salvin) ; Costa Rica (Godman & Salvin) ; Panama, Chiriqui (Champion). 
II. The black bands narrow. 
A. The black bands close together. — Hab. Mexico, Vera Cruz (Jan, Cope); Britisu 
Honpuras (Mus. Brit.), Stann Creek (Rev. J. Robertson), Belize (Parsons) ; Guare- 
MaLa, Yzabal (Salvin); Costa Rica (Van Patten). 
B. The black bands more or less widely distant from one another.—Hadb. Mxxico (Fink, 
Sallé), Rio Santiago in Jalisco (Godman & Salvin), Michoacan (Dugés), Omilteme in 
Guerrero, Atoyac in Vera Cruz, Teapa in Tabasco (H. H. Smith), Tehuantepec (Swmi- 
chrast), Yucatan (Schott) ; Britisa Honpuras (Colonial Exhibit.) ; Satvapor (Dow) ; 
Nicaragua (U. S. Nat. Mus.) ; Costa Rica (U.S. Nat, Mus.) ; Panama (U.S. Nat. 
Mus.). 
