126 ABASTOR. 



mental shields, posterior pair smallest, extending backwards beyond 

 the 4th inferior labial. Scales subrhomboidal, smooth, constituting 

 19 longitudinal rows ; outer rows considerably larger, the other 

 nearly equal amongst themselves, except the second row, which is 

 somewhat larger. 



Ground-color above bluish black. Dorsal longitudinal red line 

 narrow, embracing only the medial rows of scales, extending from 

 the occipitals to a little way beyond the anus. On each side of this 

 there are three rows of scales of the ground-color. Then a longitu- 

 dinal red line, broader than the medial one, though covering only 

 one row of scales, then again three rows of the ground-color. Of 

 the remaining two outer rows of scales, the outermost is uniform red- 

 dish yellow, and the bases of the scales of the second row have a spot 

 of bluish black. Beneath, two series of bluish black subelliptical 

 and transverse spots, one spot on the exterior third and anterior 

 margin of each scutella. The plates of the head are narrowly mar- 

 gined with yellow. The labials are yellow, with a central black spot. 



Southern States. (?) 182+1. 37. 19. 15|. 2f. Rev. J. O. Morris. 



« 185+1. — 19. 14f. I. " 



Savannah, Ga. 179+1.41.19. 10. Ij. R. R. Cuyler. 



« 179+1. 37. 19. 10. If. " 



