44 COLUBRID. 
a. 2 (V. 190; C. 48). Western hills of S. W. Bushell, Esq. 
Pekin. [P.2. 
b-c. S (V. 167; i C.57) & Shanghai. R. Swinhoe, Esq. [C.]. 
© (V. 174; C. 50). 
d-e. 3 (V. 165; C. 58) & Mountains north of A. E. Pratt, Esq. [C.]. 
24¢V. 170; C: 47). Kiu Kiang. 
ie {N. 174; C. 49). Chikiane. Mr. Fortune [C.]. 
g 3 (V. 172; C. 59). Hang-Chau. J.J. Walker, Esq. [P.]. 
me CV. 177" “C.50). Ningpo. 
DO “ehh 178,178; C.51, Chusan. Dr. Cantor. (Types.) 
50) 
1, 9 (V. 182; C. 50), Chusan. J. J. Walker, Esq. [P.]}. 
mn. 9 (V. 188, 178; Formosa. R. Swinhoe, "Esq. [C.]. 
C. 54, 49). 
o-r. 3(V.166, 162; C.60, Hoi-How, Hainan. J. Neumann, Esq. [P.]. 
58) & her. (V. 186, 184; ; 
C. 53, 51). 
s. Yg. (V. 167; C.68). | China. R. Swinhoe, Esq. [C.]- 
Eu. D-(Ve 179); ~C:51) ~ China. 
& yg. (V. 169; C. 59). 
17. Coluber dione. 
Coluber dione, Pall. Reise, ii. p. 717 (1773), and Zoogr. Ross.-As. iii. 
p- 39 (1811); Ménétr. Cat. Rais. p. 68 (1832). 
Chironius dione, Fitzing. N. Class. Rept. p. 60 (1826). 
Coluber eremita, Eichw, Zool. Spee. ii. p. 174 (1831). 
trabalis, Schleg. Phys. Serp. ii. p. 167 (1837). 
—— meoticus, Rathke, Mém. Sav. Etr, Ac. St. Pétersb. iii. 1857, 
Pp: 35, pl. rfp figs. 9-12. 
Ceelopeltis dione, Eichw. Faun. Casp.-Caue. p. 120, pl. xxviii. figs. 1-3 
(1841). 
Elaphis dione, Dum. §& Bibr. vii. p. 218 (1854); Giinth. Cat. p. 92 
(1858), and Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 240 (1864) ; Jan, Icon. Gén. 21, 
pl. iii. fig, A (1867); De Betta, Atti Ist. Ven. (8) xii. 1868, 
p-. 931; Strauch, Schl. Russ. R. p. 83 (1873); Schreib. Herp. Lui, . 
p- 246 (1875). 
Rostral broader than deep, visible from above; internasals 
broader than long, shorter than the prefrontals ; frontal once and 
one fourth to once and a half as long as broad, as long as its distance 
from the end of the snout, shorter than the parietals ; loreal as long 
as deep, or a little longer; a large preocular, with a subocular 
below it; two or three postoculars ; temporals 2+3 or 3+33; eight 
or nine upper labials, fourth and fifth or fifth and sixth entering 
the eye; four or five lower labials in contact with the anterior chin- 
shields, which are nearly as long as the posterior. Scales in 25 or 
27 (rarely 23) rows, smooth or faintly keeled. Ventrals not or but 
very obtusely angulate laterally, 172-214 ; anal divided ; sub- 
caudals 50-80. Pale brown or greyish olive above, with blackish 
cross lines or dark brown or reddish ‘plane edged spots and usually 
three more or less distinct pale stripes; two dark longitudinal 
bands on the nape, usually united on the head and terminating on 
the frontal shield; a curved dark cross band from eye to eye, and 
