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Riopa albofasciolata (Guenther) 



Eumeces albofasdolatus Guenther, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (4), 10, 1872, 



p. 370. 

 Lygosoma albofasciolatum Boulenger, Cat. Liz. Brit. Mus., 3, 1887, p. 302, 



pi. 24. 



A fine great seine, previously recorded in the Solomons from 

 Faro and Guadalcanar and now brought by Mann from Auki, 

 Malaita (one specimen), from Ugi (two), and from Wainone 

 Bay, San Cristobal (one adult and one young). 



SERPENTES 



Typhlops aluensis Boulenger 

 Typhlops aluensis Boulenger, P. Z. S., 1887, p. 336, pi. 28, fig. 2. 



This snake was described from a single specimen taken at Alu 

 in the Shortland Islands. Dr. Mann sends us another single 

 specimen from Keri Keri, on San Cristobal Island. It agrees 

 very well with Boulenger's short original description and with 

 the excellent figure. 



Typhlops olivaceus reduncus subsp. nov. 



Plate V 



Type, M. C. Z., no. 14,269, from Keri Keri, San Crist6bal Island, Solo- 

 mon Islands; Dr. W. M. Mann, collector. 



Very similar to true T. olivaceus. Miss Joan Proctor has very 

 kindly compared a drawing of this specimen with the series of 

 olivaceus in the British Museum. She considers our example 



