44 COLT7BRID2G. 



a. $ (V. 190; C. 48). Western hills of S. W. Bushell, Esq. 



Pekiu. [P.]. 



b~c. <? (V. 107 ; C. . r )7) & Shanghai. R. Swinhoe, Esq. [C.]. 



$ (V. 174: <\ 50). 



d-e. j (V. 105 ; C. 68) & Mountains north of A. E. Pratt, Esq. [C.]. 



$ (V.I 70; C. 17). KiuKiang. 



/. $ (V. 174; C. 49). Ohikian-r. Mr. Fortune [C.l. 



ff. d (V. 172; C. 59). Hnng-Chau. J. J. Walker, Esq. [P.]. 



A. $> (V. 177 ; C. 60). Ningpo. 



*-*. $(V.178,178;C.51, Chusan. Dr. Cantor. (Types.) 



/. $ (V. 182 ; C. 50). Chusan. J. J. Walker, Esq. [P.]. 



m-n. $ (V. 183, 178 ; Formosa. R. Swiuhoe, Esq. [C.]. 



o-r. <J (V. 1G6, 102; C. GO, Hoi-How, Hainan. J. Neumann, Esq. PP.]. 



53) &hfrr.(V. 180,184; 



C. 58,61). 



. \>. (V. 167 ; C. 68). China. R. Swinhoe, Esq. [C.]. 



t-u. $ (V. 179; C. 51) China. 



&yg. (V. 109; C. 59). 



17. Coluber dione. 



Coluber dione, Pall. Reise, ii. p. 717 (1773), and Zoogr. Eoss.-As. iii. 



p. 39 (1811); Mtnetr. Cat. Rais. p. 08 (1832). 

 Chironius dione, Fitzing. N. Class. Rent. p. (30 (1820). 

 Coluber eremita, Eichiv. Zool. Spec. iii. p. 174 (1831). 



trabalis, Schlea. Phys. Serp. ii. p. 107 (1837). 



majoticus, Rathke, Mem. Sav. Etr. Ac. St. Petersb. iii. 1837, 



p. 433, pi. i. figs. 9-12. 

 Coelopeltis dione, Eichw. Faun. Casp.-Cauc. p. 120, pi. xxviii. figs. 1-3 



(1841). 

 Elaphis dione, Dum. fy Bibr. vii. p. 218 (1854); Giinth. Cat. p. 92 



(18<)8), and Kept. Brit. Ind. p. 240 (1804) ; Jan, Icon. Gen. 21, 



pi. iii. fig. A (1807); De Bella, Atti 1st. Yen. (3) xiii. l>i;>. 



p. 931 ; Strauch, Schl. Urns. R. p. 83 (1873) ; Schreib. Herp. Eu> . 



p. 246 (1875). 



Rostral broader than deep, visible from above : internasals 

 broader than long, shorter than the praefrontals ; 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 praeocular, with a subocuhir 

 below it ; two or three postoculars ; temporals 2 + 3 or 3 + 3 ; ei^lit 

 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 ; suli- 

 caudals 50-80. Palo brown or greyish olive above, with blackish 

 cross lines or dark brown or reddish black-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 



