368 COLTTBEID^. 



3. Bungarus candidus. 



Seba, Thes. ii. pi. Ivi. figs. 1, S, 4 (1735) ; Bussell, Ind. Serp. i. pi. i. 



(1796). 

 Coluber candidus, Linn. Mus. Ad. Frid. p. 33, pi. vii. fig. 1 (1754), 



and S. N. i. p. 384 (1766) ; Baud. JRept.n. p. 288 (1803). 

 Pseudoboa cserulea, Schneid. Hist. Amph. ii. p. 284 (1801). 



krait, Schneid. I. c. p. 288. 



Boalineata, Shaw, Zool. iii. p. 356 (1802). 



Bungarus cseruleus, Baud. Kept. v. p. 270, pi. Ixv. fig. 2 (1803) ; 



Hum. §• Bihr. vii. p. 1273 (1854) ; Stoliczka, Journ. As. Soc.Benjj. 



xxxix. 1870, p. 209 ; Jan, Icon. (?^».44,pl. iii. figs. 2 & 3 (1873) ; 



Fayrer, Thanatoph. Ind. pi. x. (1874) ; Murray, Zool. Sitid, p. 387 



(1884) ; Boulenff. Faun. Ind., Kept. p. 388 (1890) ; W. Sclater, 



Journ. As. Soe. Beng. Ix. 1891, p. 245. 



semifasoiatus, Boie, Ms, 1827, p. 552 ; Schleg. Phys. Serp. ii. 



p. 469, pi. xvi. figs. 18-20 (1837), and Abhild. p. 38, pi. xviii. 

 tigs. 6-10 (1839); Bum. 8f Bihr. t. e. p. 1271; Oiinth. Cat. 

 p. 221 (1858), and Rept. Brit. Ind p. 344 (1864) ; Jan, I. c. pi. ii. 

 fig. 4 ; Boettg. Ber. Offenb. Ver. Nat. 1885, p. 16 ; F. Miill. Verh. 

 Nat. Qes. Basel, viii. 1887, p. 276. 



Aapidoclonion semifasciatum, Wagl. Icon. Amph. pi. ii. (1828). 

 Bungarus candidus, Cantor, Cat. Mai. Rept. p. 113 (1847). 



arcuatus, Bum. S( Bibr. t. c. p. 1272. 



lineatus, Gilnth. Cat. p. 219. 



multioinctus, Blyth, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. xxix. 1861, p. 98 ; 



Boettg. Ber. Offenb. Ver. Nat. 1888, p. 86. 



CEeruleus, part., OiXnth. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 343; Theob. Cat. 



Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 215 (1876). 



Eostral broader than deep, visible from above ; internasals 

 sliorter than the preetrontals ; frontal longer than broad, as long as 

 its distance from the end of the snout, shorter than the parietals ; 

 one prse- and two postoeulars; temporals 1 + 1 or 1+2; seven 

 upper labials, third and fourth entering the eye ; two pairs of sub- 

 equal chin-shields, anterior in contaxjt with three (rarely four) lower 

 labials. Scales in 15 (rarely 17) rows, vertebrals much enlarged, 

 broader than long on the hinder half of the body. Ventrals 196- 

 237 ; anal entire ; subcaudals single, 37-56. Dark brown or bluish- 

 black above, with narrow transverse white streaks or with small 

 white spots, or alternately barred with dark brown and yellow ; 

 lower parts uniform white. 



Total length 1080 millim. ; tail 160. 



India, Eurma, Southern China, Indo-China, Malay Peninsula, 

 Java, Celebes. 



A. Forma ttpioa (0. candidus, L., B. semifasdatus, Boie). — 27- 

 S-l dark brown or blackish bars on the body and tail, the first 

 continuous with the dark colour of the head, narrowed and 

 rounded on the sides; separated by broad yellowish- white 

 interspaces, which may be spotted with black. 



a-e. (S (V. 215, 216, Java. LidtK de Jeude Collection. 



215,212; C. 49, 48, 

 50, 46j & ? (V. 222 ; 

 C. 45). 



