348 



COLTTBEID^. 



longer than broad, once and a half as broad as the supraocular, as 

 long as its distance from the rostral, two thirds the length of the 

 parietals ; posterior nasal in contact with the single prseocular ; two 

 postoculars ; temporals 1 + 2 ; seven upper labials, third and fourth 

 entering the eye ; four lower labials in contact with the anterior 

 chin-shields, which are as long as the posterior. Scales in 17 rows. 

 Ventrals 208 ; anal entire ; subcaudals 35. Cream-colour, with 

 22 black bands, broader than the interspaces between them, inter- 

 rupted on the belly, encircling the tail; on the posterior three- 

 fourths of the body series of small black spots form a streak along 

 each side of the back ; end of snout and ocular region black. 



Total length 750 miUim. ; tail 75. 



Florida Island, Solomon Group. 



a. 2 (V. 208; C. 85). Florida Id, C. M. Woodford, Esq. [C.]. 



(Type.) 



221, HOPLOCEPHALUS. 



Oplocephalus (Cuv.), Voiyt, Thierr. iii. p. 143 (1832). 



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



Aleoto (non Wagl.), part., Dum. ^ Bibr. Erp. OSn. vii. p. 1249 



(1854) ; Jan, Elencu sist. Ofld. p. 116 (1863). 

 Hoplocephalus, part, Oiinth. Cat. Col. Sn. p. 218 (1858) ; Kreffl, 



Sn. Austral, p. 63 (1869). 



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

 of large grooved poison-fangs followed by two or three small solid 

 teeth ; mandibular teeth, anterior longest. Head distinct from neck ; 

 eye rather small, with round pupil ; nasal entire or divided ; no 

 loreal. Body cylindrical ; scales smooth, without pits, in 21 rows ; 

 ventrals angulate and notched laterallj-. Tail moderate ; subcaudals 

 single. 



Australia, 



Synopsis of the Species. 



Ventrals obtusely angulate, 204-221 ; sub- 

 caudals 40-56 1, bungaroides, p. 348. 



Ventrals strongly angulate, 191-227 ; sub- 

 caudals 44-59 2, hitorquatus, p. 349. 



Ventrals strongly angulate, 239 ; sub- 

 caudals 60 3. stephensii, p. 350. 



I. Hoplocephalus bungaroides. 



Kaj a bungaroides, Boie, Isis, 1828, p. 1034; Schleg. Phys. Serp. ii. 



p. 477 (1837), and Abbild. p. 140, pi. xlviii. figs. 17 & 18 (1844;. 

 Alecto variegata, Dum. &■ Bibr. vii. p. 1254, pi. Ixxvi. b. tig:. 1 



(1854). 

 bungaroides, Bum. S/- Bibr. t. c. p. 1257 ; Jan, Elenco, p. 116 



(1863), and Icon. Qin. 48, pi. vi. fig. 2 (1878). 

 Hoplocephalus bungaroides, Oiinth. Cat. p. 213 (1858). 



