Isotely and Coralsnakes. 23 



Explauatioii of plate. 



Plate 1. 

 A few Samples of ,,Coralsnakes". 



Fig. 1. Streptojyhorus atratus. Half-grown specimen from near 

 Orizaba, cf. page 9. 



Fig. 2. Elaps fulvius. San Juan Evangelista, State of Vera Cruz. 

 Beyond tlie black neck-ring, there are on the trunk 15 narrow 

 black rings. Only a few yellow scales above and below the black 

 rings. Every scale of the red bands has black pigment near the 

 apex ; total result rather dark. Tail with 8 black and 8 yellow- 

 rings ; end of tail black. 



Fig. 3. E. fulvius. Near the Mouth of the Balsas River, Michoacan. 



Typical, or most frequent pattern of E. fulvius. Sole pattern 

 in N. Mexico and in U. S. A. In this specimen the neck-ring 

 Covers 4 longitudinal scales. Then foUow , on the trunk 

 14 narrower black rings, bordered above and below by one row 

 of pure yellow scales. 



Each scale of the red bands slightly tipped with dark brown 

 pigment. 



Tail with 6 broad black bands, divided by 5 yellow rings ; 

 end of tail white. 



Fig. 4. E. fulvius. Volcan del JoruUo, Michoacan; cf. page 6. 



On the trunk with only 7 red bands, slightly stippled with 

 dark pigment; separated by 6 quintets of 3 black and 2 yellow 

 rings. 



Tail with 3 black and 3 yellow bands and rings ; end of 

 tail black. 



Fig. 5. E. surinamensis, Copied from Jan, pt 42, 1. 



