362 



d-h. 2 (V. 199, 198 ; 



C. 71, 73), hgr. (V. 



204 ; C. 75), & yg. 



(V. 193, 199, 192, 



190; 0.73,81,76,79). 

 I. Hgr. (V. 193; C. 



72). 

 m, n-p. S (V. 190 ; 0. 



65) & yg. (V. 198 ; 



201, 185 ; C. 57, 68, 



69). 

 q. Hgr. (V. 203; 0. 



67). 

 r. ? (V. 203 ; 0. 72). 



s. d~ (V. 204 ; 0. 72). 



t-v. $ (V. 194, 193, 

 204 ; 0. 65, 65, 62). 



w,x. S (V. 204, 202; 

 0. 68, 68). 



y. c7,skel. 



COLUBEID.*;. 



Formosa. 



Chusan. 

 Shanghai. 



Taiwanfoo Museum 



[P.]. 



Dr. Cantor. (Type.) 

 R. Swinhoe, Esq. [C.]. 



Kiukiang Mountains. 0. Maries, Esq. [0.]. 



Mountains north of A. E. Pratt, Esq. [0.]. 



Kiukiang. 



Kia-tiang-fu, Prov. A. E. Pratt, Esq. [0.]. 



Sze Chuen, 1070 ft. 



Western Hills of S. W. Bushell, Esq. 



Peking. [P.]. 



Tsushima. Mr. Hoist [0.]. 



China. 



E. Swinhoe, Esq. [C.]. 



2. Dinodon semicarinatus. 



Eumesodon semicarinatus, Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1860, p. 263, and 



1861, p. 75. 

 Lepidocephalus fasciatus, Halloio. Proc. Ac. Philad. 1860, p. 498. 

 Dinodon semicarinatus, Bouleng. Ann. Sr Mag. N. H. (6) x. 1892, 



p. 302. 



Rostral nearly as deep as broad, the portion visible from above 

 half as long as its distance from the frontal ; internasals much 

 shorter than the praefrontals ; frontal once and one fifth to once and 

 one third as long as broad, as long as its distance from the end of 

 the snout, shorter than the parietals ; loreal twice ns long as deep, 

 not entering the eye; one prse- and two postoculars; temporals 

 2 + 3 ; eight upper labials, third, fourth, and fifth entering the eye ; 

 five lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields, which 

 are as long as the posterior. Scales keeled along their anterior 

 half, in 17 rows. Ventrals 211-234 ; anal entire ; subcaudals 

 65-101. Above with broad black cross bands separated by narrow 

 yellowish-brown interspaces ; head black above ; labials yellowish, 

 with black sutures ; lower parts yellowish, tail spotted with black. 



Total length 1100 millim. ; tail 230. 



Loo Choo Islands. 



a. c? (V. 234 ; 0. 97). Oho Sima. 



h-c. S (V. 228; 0. 

 101) & yg. (V. 211 ; 

 C. 93). 



Great Loo Choo 

 Island, 



Lieut. A. Carpenter [P.J. 



H.M.S. ' Magpie.' 

 Mr. Hoist [0.]. 



