742 REPORT OP NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1898. 



pretempoial shield, large, and four smaller oues. Upper labials seven ; 

 fifth and sixth slightly larger. Lower labials eight, fourth largest; 

 the two posterior oues scale-like. Mental scutell* two pairs, nearly 

 equal in length, posterior pair more tapering. Body subcyliudrical, 

 opalesceut; tail proportionally short and conical. Scales perfectly 

 smooth, rhomboidal; outer row somewhat broader than the rest. The 

 five medial rows smaller. 



Color uniform bluish black above. On the two outer rows the ground 

 color assumes the shape of vertical bands, from one and a half to two 

 scales broad, leaving an intermediate space from two to three scales 

 wide, which is red in life, and dull yellow in specimens preserved in 

 alcohol. Both the red and bluish black extend on the abdomen, the 

 former being the ground color, and the vertical bands of the flank 

 confluent on the middle of the abdomen, either directly opposite or 

 alternating. 



Baird and Girard give the following scutal formuhe and measure- 

 ments, the latter in inches : 



Locality. Gaatrosteges. TJrosteges. Scales. Length. Tail. 



Anderson, South Carolina 171-|-2. 47. 19. 31f . 5f . 



Prairie Mer Ronge, Louisiana 173+2. 47. 19. 30i. 7f. 



do 173+2. 47. 19. 16. 2|. 



Dr. E. W. Shufeldt found this species abundant near New Orleans. 

 He says that it is generally found in swampy ground, or on the shores 

 of water, coiled beneath logs and other objects. It is of a gentle dispo 

 sition and grows to a considerable size, one specimen sent by him to 

 the U. S. National Museum measuring nearly 6 feet in length. The 

 species ranges to southern Indiana. 



Farancia dbacura Holbrook. 



Catalogue 



No. 



8071 

 8373 



8035 



8034 

 6244 



7293 

 9599 

 10801 

 14C53 

 12999 

 10455 

 13386 

 13473 

 14653 

 14793 

 15374 

 15533 



Number 

 of speci- 

 mens. 



Locality. 



Prairie Mer Rouge, Louis- 

 iana. 

 ....do 



Wilmington, North Caro- 

 lina. 



Newbern, North Caro- 

 lina. 



Anderson, South Carolina. 



Pass Christian, Missis- 

 sippi. 



Carteraville, Georgia 



Arlington, Florida 



Cliiila, Virgina 



Wheatland, Indiana^ 



New Orleans, Louisiana . . 



Gainesville. Florida 



Wheatland, Indiana 



Alapaha, Georgia 



Wheatland, Indiana 



Orange, Florida 



New Orleans, Louisiana .. 



Rodney, Mississippi 



When 

 collected. 



Apr. — , 1878 

 May 21,1878 



From whom received. 



J. Fairie 



Dr. A. Reuss 



Miss C. Paine 



F.G.Goode 



F.H. Gushing 



R. Ridgway 



R. W. Shufeldt 



Jas.Bell 



D. Ridgway 



Wm. J. Taylor 



R. Ridgway 



E.H.Park 



Dr. R. W. Shufeldt. 

 Gideon Mabbett. . . 



Nature of 

 specimen. 



Alcoholic 



type. 



Alcoholic. 



do. 



do. 



do. 

 do. 



do. 

 Cast. 

 Alcoholic. 



do. 



do. 



do. 



do. 



do. 



do. 



do. 



