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central Formosa, were typically colored, and had 161, 162 ventrals, 
and 51, 55 subeaudals. 
Three specimens were from Hainan, two of them from Ting an, 
and one from Mt. Wuchi in the interior. These undoubtedly 
represent what Boettger considered a distinct species; they are 
however, apparently a well-defined local color variety, but nothing 
more. We may then call them 
Holarchus formosanus hainanensis (Boettger). 
Boettger, Ber. Senckberg. Nat. Ges., 1894, p. 133, pl. iii, figs. 2 a—e. 
The intricate head markings are indistinct compared to Formosan 
examples; the body is decidedly reddish, without a vertebral light 
line, and without the heavy dorsal blotches of a darker color. In 
this form there are only light zigzag lines or scattered spots of the 
dark color which on the sides of the Formosan individuals make 
large distinct markings. 
The Ting an specimens have V. 167, 167; C. 58, 40. The 
lepidosis is the same as for specimens from Formosa. ‘The Mt. 
Wuchi specimen has but seven supralabials on one side and Y. 169, 
C. 45. 
Type locality: Takao, Formosa. 
This species is now known from a number of Formosan stations, 
as well as from Swatow and Fumun in Kwangtung, China. 
Of this form Cope’s H. dolleyanus (Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 
1884, p. 423) must be considered a synonym. Boettger’s paper 
(Ber. Senck. Nat. Ges., 1893-94) was received at the library of the 
Museum of Comparative Zodlogy, Oct. 16, 1894. Cope’s paper 
did not appear until Feb. 13, 1895. 
Holarchus teniatus (Giinther). 
Giinther, Proc. Zod]. Soc., 1861, p. 189. 
Boulenger, Cat. Sn. Brit. Mus., II, 1894, pp. 227-228. 
Six specimens of this species show no variation whatever in 
coloration from Giinther’s figure (Rept. Brit. Ind., p. 216, pl. xx, 
