Mr. G. A. Boulenger on a new Snake. 91 



Fam. 12. Limapontiidae. 

 Genus 1. LiMAPONTiA, Johnston. 



172. Limapontia capitata (Miiller) = Fasciola capitata^ 

 }\\\3\\^x ■= himaiiontia nigra, Johnston. 



Cumbrae [A, M. N.)^ St. Andrews {Mcintosh), Newhaven, 

 in Firth of Forth {T. Scott), Plymouth {Garstang, in litt.). 

 Distribution. Denmark (7lfwZ/er t£;c.), Sweden {Loven), 



173. Limojjontia depressa, Aid. & Hanc. 



Genus 2. Cenia, Aid. & Hanc. 



174. Cenia Cocksi, Aid. & Hanc. 

 Moray Firth (G. Murray). 



Genus 3. Act.eonia, Quatrefages. 



175. Actwonia corrugata, Aid. & Hanc. 



[To be continued.] 



VI. — Description of a new Snake of tlie Genus Glauconia, 

 Gray *, obtained by Dr. Emin Pasha on the Victoria 

 Nyanza. By G. A. Boulenger. 



Glauconia Emii 



mi. 



Snout rounded ; supraocular large, nearly twice as broad 

 as long, followed by a single large transverse shield ; rostral 

 a little broader than nasal, not extending quite to between the 

 eyes; nasal completely divided; ocular bordering the lip, 

 between two labials, the anterior of which equals the lower 

 portion of the nasal in size ; six lower labials. 14 scales 

 round the body. Diameter of body bb times in the total 

 length, length of tail 9 times. Dniform blackish. Total 

 length 110 millim. 



Two specimens were obtained at Karagwe by Dr. Emin 

 Pasha and presented by him to the Britisli Museum. 



* =Stc/iosto7na, Wagler, nee Latreillc. 



