by charles w. de vis, m.a. 697 



Salarias Helex.e. 

 D. 34. A. 23. 



The height of the body is 6}, the length of the head nearly the 

 same in the total length. Canines large in both jaws. No crest 

 nor filaments on the head. Dorsal without notch, extending on 

 the base of the caudal. Caudal short, rounded. Profile of head 

 rounded. Yellowish green. The fore upper part of the body 

 with about six undulating lines decreasing in size inferiorly. 

 Head surrounded by a ring behind the eye and by another over 

 the nape. Dorsal with a centi'al longitudinal band. 



Found in Teredo burrows in wood. Very active and vicious. 



Locality, St. Helena, Moreton Bay. Collected by Captain 

 Townley. 



Salarias viperidexs. 



D. 29. A. 18. 



The height of the body is 6 nearly, the length of the head 5 in 

 the total length. Dorsal not notched, not extending to the caudal. 

 No ci'est on the nape nor tentacles on the head. Lower canines 

 very long, a pair of small ones in the upper jaw. Profile of head 

 very oblique. Brown. A series of large, more or less, confluent 

 blotches on the back and a dark spot on the base of the caudal. 

 Dorsal spotted with dark bi'own on each spine and stained with 

 same on some of the webs. 



Locality, Somerset. Collected by Mr. K. Broadbent. 



Salarias calvus. 



D. 12/18. A. 18. 

 The height of the body is b\, the length of the head 5 in the 

 total length. Dorsal notched, extending to the caudal. No crest 

 on the nape nor tentacles on the head. No canines. Profile 

 prominent before the eye. Eye large. Light brown, speckled 

 with dark, the specks forming obscure vertical bands on the fore 

 part of the trunk and forming a ground colour between white 

 spots on the upper edge of the belly. Head with small white 

 spots. Chest with two large ones on each side. A series of 

 double bars below the dorsals. 



