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XII. — Description of a new Death-Adder (Acantliojihis) //-om 

 Central Australia. By G. A. BOULENGER, F.R.S. 



A SINGLE specimen recently received from Station Point, 

 Southern Central Australia, aj)])ears to represent a new- 

 species of Death-Adder, since it differs not only in its more 

 elongate form and brick-red coloration, but also in the 

 number and shape of the head-shields and in the strongly 

 keeled scales. I propose to call it 



Acanthophis pyrrhus. 



Head-shields very rugose ; internasals longer than broad ; 

 prasfrontals broken up into two pairs of shields ; frontal as 

 broad as the supraocular, longer than the parietals ; one pr£e- 

 ocular, two postoculars, two suboculars ; temporals o-f 4 ; six 

 upper labials. Scales in 21 rows, dorsals strongly keeled. 

 Ventrals 146 ; anal entire ; subcaudals 50, the 29 last 

 divided. Brick-red above, with very indistinct traces of 

 numerous darker cross-bars ; a dark oblique temporal streak ; 

 upper lip speckled with brown ; lower parts cream-colour ; 

 end of tail black above, lemon-yellow below. 



Total length 530 millim. ; tail 85. 



The male specimen from Charlotte waters noticed by Lucas 

 and Frost in the ' Report of the Horn Expedition ' as Acan- 

 thophis antarcticus will no doubt prove to belong to the new 

 species here described from a single female example. 



BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE. 



A Classified Catalorjue, vjitJi Localities, of the Land-Shells of America ^ 

 North of Mexico. By H. A. Pilsekt. Philadelphia. 8vo. 18^8. 

 This Catalogue of 35 pages is practically a reprint, with correctiois, 

 from ' The Nautilus ' of August 1897 to April 1898. As stated ir. 

 the title, it consists of a mere classified list of species, with localities, 

 but without synonymy, references, or figures. The total number of 

 species listed amounts to 375, of which rather more than 20 are 

 European, mostly introductions into the States. As an up-to-date 

 catalogue, in which the latest style of nomenclature is adopted, it 

 will be of much use to the student and collector. For full details, 

 however, and illustrations of the American terrestrial Mollusca, 

 reference must be made to the works of Binney, Bland, and Tryon. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Observations on Scarabaeidse of the Genus OniticeUus. 

 By Chas. 0. Watekhouse. 

 I HAVE had occasion to transfer the Museum collection of the 

 genus OniticeUus to a fresh drawer ; and although 1 have not made 

 any critical examination, I think it may be well to call attention to 

 the following species : — 



