394 



COLUBRID^. 



Rostral broader than deep, just visible from above ; intemasals 

 shorter than the prsef rentals ; frontal once and a half as long as 

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

 parietals; one prse- and two postoculars; seven upper labials, third 

 and fourth entering the eye, sixth largest and forming a suture with 

 the parietal ; anterior chin -shields in contact with the symphysial 

 and with four lower labials ; posterior chin-shields as long as the 

 anterior. Scales in 15 rows. Ventrals 228-230 ; anal divided ; 

 subcaudals 12-22. Blackish above, barred black and red below ; 

 a yellowish occipital collar. 



Total length 430 miUim. ; tail 15. 



Philippine Islands. 



3. Hemibungarus nigrescens. 



? Elaps malabaricus, Jerdon, Journ. As. Soe. Beng. xxii. 1853, p. 522. 

 Oallophis nigrescens, Gi'mth. Ann. §• Mag. N. H. (3) ix. 1862, 



p. 131, and Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 351, nl. xxiv. fig. F (1864) ; 



Theob. Cat. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 213 (1876); Phipson, Journ. 



Bomb. N. H. Soc. ii. 1887, p. 248 ; Bouleng. Faun. Ind., Rept. 



p. 384 (1890). 

 Oallophis concinnus, Beddome, Madras Quart. Journ. Med. Sc. 



1863. 

 pentalineatus, Beddome, Madras Monthly Journ. Med. Sc. 187] . 



Eostral broader than deep ; frontal as long as its distance from 

 the end of the snout, much shorter than the parietals ; one prse- 

 and two postoculars ; a single temporal ; seven upper labials, third 

 and fourth entering the eye ; anterior chin-shields as long as the 

 posterior or a little shorter, in contact with four labials. Scales in 

 13 rows. Ventrals 218-251 ; anal usually divided ; subcaudals 

 33-44. Falls into several colour-varieties, which are connected by 

 insensible gradations ; head and nape black, with an oblique yellow 

 band, sometimes broken up into spots, on each side from the 

 parietals to behind the angle of the mouth ; upper lip yellow in 

 front of and behind the eye ; lower parts uniform red. 



Total length 1100 millim.; tail 115. 



Hills of Western India, from Bombay to Travancore. 



A. Dark purplish brown above, with three or five longitudinal 



series of black, light^edged spots. 



a. Hgr. (V. 218 ; C. 32). Shevaroys, 4000 ft. Col. Beddome [0.]. 



B. The spots confluent and forming three or five longitudinal black 



bands edged with whitish. (0. nigrescens, Gthr.) 



a. $ (V. 241 ; C. 34). India. Officers of the Chatham 



Mus.[P.]. (Type.) 

 6. S (V. 241 ; C. 43). Nilgherries. Col. Beddome [0.]. 



C-. S (V. 244 ; 0. 42). Kotagiri, Nil- Dr. .1. R. Henderson 



gherries. [P.]. 



d. Hgr. (V. 242 ; C. 34). Wynad. Ool. Beddome [0.]. 



