SYSTEMATIC LIST ANP SyNONYMY. 157 



O P H I D I A— Continued. 



Yar. BOYHi 69 



OphlMm boylii B. &G., 1853, Scrp., 82; Bd., 1859, P. R. K. Eep., X, 

 11, pi. 30, f. 57, — 1859, Mex. Bound., II, liept., 20; Cope, 1860, Pr. 

 Phil. Ac, 305. 0. gelalus subsp. boylii Cope, 1875, Checklist, 37; 

 Y'arrow, 1875, Wheeler's Rep., V, 538; Coues, 1875, Wheeler's Rep., 

 V, G18. Coronella balk-ata IlalL, 1853, Pr. Phil. Ac., 236, — 1859, P. 

 E. E. Rep., X, 14. ? C. r/rf«?« JIart., 1S56, Mus. Berl., 25. C. gelulm 

 var. boylii Jan, 181)3, Stst., 47. Lampropeltis boylii Cope, 18li0, Pr. 

 Phil. Ac, 255. L. boylii var. cmijimcta Cope, 18G(I, Pr. Pliil. Ac, 255, 

 — 1861, 1. c, p. 301. Coronella gcinhiH var. pscadogetulus Jan, 1863, 

 Sist., 47, — 1865, Icon., livr. 12, pi. 6, f. 2. 



Calil'urnia to Mexico. 



Var. .SPLEN'DIDUS 



Ophibolw kplemlidm B. & G., 1853, Serp., 83; Bd., 1859, Mex. Bound., 

 II, Rept., pi. 14, p. 20, — P. R. R. Rep., X, pi. 30, f. 58; Cope, 1866, 

 Pr. Phil. Ac, 310. Ldmimipdlis iplerulida Cope, 1860, Pr. Pliil. Ac, 

 255. Ojihiholas gduhui .subsp. siili'mlidus Cojie, 1875, Cheelclist, 37; 

 Coues, 1875, Wheeler's Rep., V, 619. Cnroiidla gduhis var. splendida 

 Jan, 1863, Si.st., 47, — 1865, Icon., livr. 12, pi. 6, f. 1. 



Back black, crossed by 50 to 63 broad bands of light color, forming 

 a spot in the middle of each scale. Nearly all scales on the flank, 

 with more or less white in the center. The dorsal bands bifurcate 

 on the flank, inclosing rhomboid spots of darker, which often extend 

 upon the ventrals. Belly white, blotched with bhu'k. 



Arizona and Soiithei'U California t(j !\Iexico. 



Yar. CALIFORNIAE 



Coluber (Ophis) ccdifoniiae Blainv., 1835, Ann. Mus., IV, pi. 27, f . 1 ; B. 

 & G., 1853, Serp., 153. Cormiella californkw D. & B., 1854, Erp., VII, 

 623. C. gdiilus var. califdniiac Jan, 1803, Sist., 47, — 1865, Icon., livr. 

 14, pi. 5, f. 3. OjihiboJiix cnlifomiae Cope, 1875, Checklist, 37. 



More yelbjw than bhick, the latter forming more or less effaced, 

 anastomosing and broken hmgitudinal lines on the back. The ver- 

 tebral lines darker. Oculars 1 — 2. 



California. 



Var. PYiniiioMEi.As 67 



OphiMux pyrrhiiniddiiiis Cope, 1866, Pr. Phil. Ac, 305. O. pyrrhomelas 

 Cope, 1875, Checklist, 37; Yarrow, 1875, Wheeler's Eep., V, 537. 0. 

 pyrrlioindas Coues, 1875, Wheeler's Eep., V, 61'J. 



Arizona; Sonora. 



Liopnis 69 



Wagler, 1830, Amph., 187; D. & B., 1854, Erp., VII, 697; Gthr., 1858, 

 Cat., 42. 



LlOPIIIS ELAPOIDES 69 



Plioi'crcits diipaidi's Cope, 1S60, Pr. Phil. Ac, 253; Peters, 1869, Mb., 

 Berl. Akad., 876. Elapodirm deppei Peters, 1860, Jib. Berl. Akad., 

 263. Liophis tricinclus Jan, 1863, Sist., 53, — 1866, Icon., live. 18, pi. 

 4, f. 4-6. Mexico. 



