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pair of cliiu shields; first pair of sublabials not in contact behind men- 

 tal; 15 rows of smooth scales; 4 rows of scales between posterior chin 

 shields andventrals; ventrals 176; anal divided; subcaudals, C2 + 1. 

 Color (in alcohol) nuiform pale flesh color, slightly darker grayish 

 brown above; top of head, lores, temples, and nape for a distance 

 of 3 scale-lengths back of the i)arietals, dark grayish-brown; behind 

 this a narrow white band, one scale-length wide, bordered behind by 

 a few dark-brown dots. Total length, 3G5 mm. ; tail, 82 mm. 



Bemarls. — The iiresent species differs from all onr Korth American 

 Tantillas with seven supralabials, in being proportionally much longer 

 and slenderer, and the number of ventrals and subcaudals is greatly 

 in excess of that of our other species. 



The characters of this interesting novelty are fully corroborated by 

 six additional specimens in the Museum as shown by the following list: 



