SNAKES. 45 
e. In spirits. Adult. Head black, white-spotted; no distinct 
temple streak ; scales of back keeled, of belly very strongly 
keeled. Philippine Islands. From Mr. Cuming’s collection. 
f. In spirits. Adult. Head with a large square loreal shield on 
one side? Borneo? Presented by Capt. Sir Edward a 2 
cher, K.C.B., R.N. 
Lapemis loreatus, Gray, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. 1842, 46. 
3. ATURIA. 
Head moderate, rather short, rounded; eyes rather large, over 
the fourth and fifth labial shields: scales of the back and sides thick, 
six-sided, smooth, nearly equal; of neck more elongate, subimbri- 
cate; labial shield large; chin shields rather larger than those of 
the gullet ; ventral shields rather large, the two central series united 
into a single broad six-sided plate. 
Aturia, Gray, Zool. Misc. 41, 1842. Intermediate between 
Lapemis and Hydrophis. 
* Scales smooth. 
1, The Arurta. Aturia ornata, Gray, Zool. Misc. 61. 
Head slate-coloured: back with a series of large round spots, 
and a series of smaller round dark spots on the middle of each side, 
fifth upper labial smaller than the others; sixth and seventh very 
small, marginal, with two large high shields above them: temple 
shields rather large: chin shields one pair, oblong, six-sided, elon- 
gate; first five lower labial shields large, high ; sixth small, mar- 
ginal; rest of chin covered with small scales: the second upper 
labial plate very large, and the top of the fourth occupying the 
whole under edge of the eye: tail black, with rather broad whitish 
cross bands. 
Var. 1. Lower labial shields 5-5, two front pairs narrow. 
a. In spirits; partly bleached. Two regular post-oculars on one 
side, and three irregular ones on the other. Indian Ocean ? 
Old collection. 
b. In spirits Indian Seas. Presented by vats Sir Edward Bel- 
cher, K.C.B., R.N. 
Var. 2. Lower labial shields 4-4, all broad ; sides of ee with 
large round spots. 
a. In spirits. Post-oculars 2; tail black, with white bands on the 
upper edge only. Madras. Presented by J. C. Jerdon, Esq. 
