346 COLUBBID^. 



the supraocular, a little longer than the praefrontals, much shorter 

 than the parietals ; posterior nasal in contact with the single 

 praeooular: two postoculars ; temporals 1 + 2 ; seven upper labials, 

 third and ifourth entering the eye, third deeper than fourth ; four 

 lower lahials in contact with the anterior chin-shields, which are 

 shorter than the posterior. Scales in 16 rows. Ventrals 164-166 : 

 anal divided ; subcaudals 40-49. Body with broad reddish-brown 

 bands, separated by narrow white interspaces ; most of the scales 

 black-edged ; head blackish brown ; lower parts white, the red and 

 black extending on the sutures of the posterior ventrals ; tail with 

 complete red annuli. 



Total length 750 millim. ; tail 110. 



Paro and Howla Islands, Bougainville Straits, Solomon Islands. 



a. $ (V. 166; 0. 43). Faro Id. H. B. Guppy, Esq. [P.]. 



(Type.) 

 h-c. S (V. 164 ; 0. 49) Faro Id. 0. M. Woodford, Esq. [C.]. 



& ? (V. 165 ; 0. 40). 

 d. SkuU of e. 



21. Denisonia woodfordii. 



Hoplooephalua woodfordii, Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1888, p. 89, and 

 1890, p. 30, pi. ii. fig. 2. 



Eye nearly as long as its distance from the mouth. Eostral 

 broader than deep, just visible from above ; internasals half as long 

 as the prsefrontals ; frontal slightly longer than broad, nearly twice 

 as broad as the supraocular, as long as its distance from the rostral, 

 much shorter than the parietals ; posterior nasal in contact with 

 the single prseocular ; two postoculars; temporals l-|-2; seven 

 upper labials, third and fourth entering the eye ; four lower labials 

 in contact with the anterior chin-shields, which are shorter than 

 the posterior. Scales in 17 rows. Ventrals 166-172 ; anal 

 divided ; subcaudals 41-45 pairs. Brownish white above, each 

 scale with a blackish-brown border, forming a reticulate pattern ; 

 head dark brown ; lower parts white, subcaudals edged with dark 

 brown. 



Total length 670 millim. ; tail 100. 

 •. New Georgia, Solomon Islands. 



a. 2 (V. 166 ; C. 46). Rubiana, New C. M. Woodford, Esq. [C] 



Georgia. (Type.) 



b. Yg. (V. 172 ; C. 41). New Georgia. H.M.S. ' Penguin.' 



220. MICROPECHIS. 



Naja, part., Schkff. Phys. Serp. ii. p. 461 (1837). _ 

 Trimeresurus, part., Dum. Sf Bibr. Erp. (jrin. vii. p. 1244 (1854) ; 

 Jan, Ulenco sist. Ofid. p. 118 (1863). 



Maxillary extending forwards as far as the palatine, with a pair 

 of large grooved poison-fangs followed by three small solid teeth ; 



