422 COLTJBEID*. 



'^" 15. Elaps tschudii. 



Elaps tschudii, Jan, Rev. ^ Mag. Zool. 1858, p. 624, Prodr. pi. B 

 (1859), and Icon. G4n. 43i, pi. vi. fig. 1 (1872) ; Boettg. Ber. 

 Senck. Ges. 1889, p. 316. 



Snout obtusely pointed, projecting considerably beyond the- 

 moutt. Eye shorter than its distance from the mouth. Eostral 

 broader than deep; frontal broader than the supraocular, once and 

 two thirds as long as broad, as long as or a little longer than its 

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

 latter longer than their distance from the internasals ; one prse- and 

 two postooulars; temporals 1 + 1 ; seven upper labials, third much 

 larger than fourth, third and fourth entering the eye ; three or four 

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

 shorter than the posterior. Scales in 15 rows. Ventrals 207-221 ; 

 anal divided ; subcaudals 21-28. Body with black annuli broader- 

 than the interspaces ; the black annuli disposed in threes, a broad 

 one between two narrow ones ; the interspaces yellow and red, all 

 or only the red ones dotted with black ; snout black ; frontal, 

 supraoculars, and anterior half of parietals and temples yellow ; 

 occiput black. 



Total length 430 millim. ; tail 35. 



Peru. 



«. 2 (V. 216 ; C. 28). Andes of Peru. Prof. W. Nation [P.]. 



*. 5 (V. 221 ; C. 28). Lima. Christiania Museum. 



t- 16. Elaps dissoleucus. 



Elaps dissoleucus. Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1859, p. 345. 



Snout obtusely pointed, projecting; eye very small. Frontal 

 small, elongate ; parietals very elongate ; seven upper labials. 

 Scales in 15 rows. Ventrals 200 ; anal divided ; subcaudals 19. 

 Body red, with seven sets of three black rings ; the central ring- 

 not twice as wide as the outer ones ; head black above, sides- 

 behind the eyes red. 



Total length 1070 millim. ; tail 35. 



Venezuela. 



17. Elaps fulvius. 



Coluber fulvius, Linn. 8. N. i. p. 381 (1766) ; Band. Bept. vi. 



p. 300 (1803) ; Say, Amer. Journ. i. 1819, p. 262 ; Sari. Med.. 



Phys. Bes. p. 180 (1835). 

 Elaps fulvius, Fitzing. N. Class. Bept. p. 61 (1826) ; Holbr. N. Am. 



BLerp. iii. p. 49, pi. x. (1842) ; Baird cf- Oir. Cat. N. Am. Bept. 



p. 21 (1853) ; Bum. ^ Bibr. vii. p. 1215 (1854) ; Salvin, Proc. 



Zool. Soc. 1860, p. 458 ; Matthes, Benkschr. Ges. Ms, 18C0, p. 62, 



pi. — . figs. 1-5 ; Jan, Icon. G6n. 41, pi. i. fig. 2, & 42, pi. ii. 



figs. 2 & 3 (1872); Bocourt, Miss. Sc. Mex., Beyt. p i. xxiii. 



(1874) ; Garm. N. AmTjiept. p. 105, pJ. viii. fig. 3 (1883) ; Cope, 



Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. xiv. 1892, p. 680; Hay, Bept. Indiana^. 



p. 121 (1893) ; Loennberg, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. xvii. 1894, 



p. 334 ; Stejneger, Bep. U.S. Nat. Mus. f . 1893, p. 359, pi. i. (1895).. 



