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and supralabials, 1-1 preoculars, 2-2 postoculars, 1-1 loreals; latter 

 broadly in contact with preocular and nasal. Ground color red; a 

 black temporal stripe ; a very distinct median stripe and on each side 

 two very indistinct, irregular dark stripes (in same position as stripes, 

 of typical /. freminvittii) ; belly white, unpigmented. 



The Museum has a single specimen, from Tehuantepec, Oaxaca (No. 

 30414). 



♦STORERIA DEKAYI DEKAYI (Holbrook) 



Two Mexican specimens in the Museum are from Matamoros, 

 Tamaulipas (No. 7279 [2]). 



STORERIA DEKAYI ANOMALA Duges 



One specimen (No. 110328) was secured at Tequeyutepec, Veracruz. 

 It was found under a stone on a grassy slope in the mountains west of 

 Jalapa, after a period of rains in the middle of the dry season. 



To this subspecies are referred four other specimens in the Museum : 

 Nos. 7081, 8939, Orizaba, Veracruz; No. 5565, Jalapa, Veracruz; and 

 No. 32148, Jicaltepec, Veracruz. All except one of the six Veracruz 

 specimens have the anterior chin shields transversely divided, pro- 

 ducing three pairs of chin shields. No. 110328 has 17 scale rows, 

 139 ventrals, divided anal, 50 subcaudals, 7-7 supralabials and infra- 

 labials, 1-1 preoculars, 2-2 postoculars, and 1-3 temporals. 



STORERIA STORERIOIDES (Cope) 



Three specimens, from the following localities: 10 miles west of 

 Villa Victoria, Mexico (No. 110327) ; Llano Grande, 5 miles west of 

 Rio Frio, Mexico (Nos. 110325-6). They were found under logs in 

 high mountains (approximately 10,000 feet). Ventrals and caudals, 

 respectively, in the order given, 128, 39 ( 9 ) ; 135, ? ( 9 ) ; 136, 45 ( 9 ) . 

 Supralabials and infralabials 7-7 in all; oculars 2-2 in all; loreal 

 present and temporals 1-2 in all. 



The Museum has six others — the cotypes from "Mexico plateau 

 between the eastern range and the Valley of Mexico" (Nos. 24987-90) ; 

 Guadalajara, Jalisco (?) (No. 29125) ; mountains near Jesus Maria, 

 San Luis Potosi (No. 46428). 



Three specimens examined recently from Chilpancingo, Guerrero, 

 do not seem notably different from the central plateau populations. 

 They are F. M. N. H. Nos. 38346-7 and M. C. Z. No. 42663. Respec- 

 tively these have $ 122, $ 132. $ 131 ventrals ; 48 ( + ? ) . 40, 40 caudals ; 

 7_? 5 8-?, 7-7 supralabials; ?-?, 8-?, 7-7 infralabials; 2-2 postoculars 

 and preoculars; 1-2 temporals; 1-1 loreals; 261 mm., 194 mm., 269 

 mm. total length; 56 mm., 40.5 mm., and 51 mm. tail length. 



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