ART. 25 CHINESE AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES — STEJNEGEB. 89 



HOLARCHUS FORMOSANUS (Guenther) 



For synonymy see Herp. Japan, 1907, p. 354 (exclusive of reference to 

 Simotes hainanensis which is said to be a recognizable color foi'm). 



Mr. Sowerby has sent a typical example of this species from near 

 Yenpingfii, Fiikien (No. 65393) which has the following scale 

 formula: sc. 19; v. 158: a. 1; siibc. 47; lab. 8; oc. 2-2; temp. 1+2. 



HOLARCHUS VIOLACEUS (Cantor) 



1839. CoroucUa riohicea Caivtor, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1839, p. 50 (type 

 locality, Rungpore, Bengal ) . 



Simotes violoccus Boulenger, Fauna Brit. India, Rept., 1890, p. 312 (Ben- 

 gal to Soutliern China) ; Cat. Snakes Brit. Mus., vol. 2, 1894, p. 222 

 (Bengal to southern China; Amoy ; Hongkong). — Wall, Proc. Zool, 

 Soc. London, 1903, p. 92 (mainland opposite Hongkong). — Werner, 

 Abh. Bayer. Akad. Wiss., II KL, vol. 22, pt. 2, 1903, p. 365.— Stanley, 

 Journ. N. China Asiat. Soc, vol. 45, 1914, p. 27 (Hainan; Fukien). 

 Holarchns violaceus Stejneger, Herp. Japan, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus. No. 

 58, 1907, p. 354 



1864. Simotes cinereus Guenther, Rept. Brit. India, p. 215 (type locality, 

 Cambodja ; type in Brit. Mus.; Mr. Mouhot, collector). 



1864. Simotes swinlwuis Guenther, Rept. Brit. India, p. 215, pi. 20, fig. 

 E (type locality, Amoy, China; types in Brit. Mus.; R. Swinhoe, col- 

 lector.). — Mueller, Verb. Naturf. Ges. Basel, vol. 6, pt. 4, 1878, p. 595 

 (Lilong, Kwangtung). 



1865. Simotes multifasoiatus Jan, Icon. Gen. Ophid., livr. 12, pi. 4, fig. 2 

 (type locality?). 



1871. Simotes semifasciatus Anderson, Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, vol. 40, 



pt. 2, Nat. Hist., p. 16 (type locality, Naga Hills, Assam; cotypes in 



Ind. Mus., Calcutta). 

 1885. Simotes swinhoei Boettger, Offenbach. Ver. Naturk., 24-25 Ber., 



1885, p. 146 (Lilong; Amoy) (emendation). 

 1895. HolarcJius dolleyanvs Cope, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1894, 



p. 423, pi. 10, fig. 1 (type locality, Hainan; Rev. F. Gilman, collector). 



A specimen (No. 65396) was collected by Mr. Sowerby at Foochow, 

 Fnkien, which has the following scale formula: sc. 17; v. 157; a, 1; 

 ^iibc. 37; lab. 8; oc. 2-2; temp. 2+2. 



It will be noted that there are two well developed anterior tem- 

 porals on both sides, but fourth and fifth supralabials enter the eye 

 and in all other characters the specimen is a typical H. violaceus. 



DINODON RUFOZONATUM (Cantor) 



Synonymy, Herpetology of Japan, 1907, p. 358, to which add : 



Lycodon rufozonatus Stanley, Journ. N. China Asiat. Soc, vol. 45, 1914, 

 p. 26 ( Shanghai ; Soochow ; Wusich ; Kiukiang ; Tatung ; Anhui ; 

 Szechwan ; Fukien ; Ningpo ; Tsinanfu ; Peking) ; vol. 47, 1916, p. xiii 

 (Tsangchow) ; p. xiv (Kashing; Suining; Szechwan; p. xv (Ruling); 

 vol. 48, 1917, p. xiii (Pingchiao Quarry). — Gee, Journ. N. China Asiat. 

 Soc, vol. 50, 1919, p. 184 (Soochow). 



