241. ELAPS. 



42& 



Elaps corallinus, part., Schleg. Phys. Serp. ii. p. 440 (1837). 



frontalis, part., Dum. ^ Bibr. t. c. p. 1223. 



pyrrhocryptus, Cope, Froc, Ac. Philad. 1862, p. 347 ; Peracca, 



Boll. Mus. Torin. x. no. 195, 1895, p. 19. 



Eye measuring two fifths to three fifths its distance from the 

 mouth. Eostral broader than deep ; frontal as broad as or broader 

 than the supraocular, once and a half ta twice as long as broad, as 

 long as its distance from the end of the snout, shorter than the 

 parietals ; latter a little longer than their distance from the inter- 

 nasals; one prse- and two postoculars ; temporals 1 + 1, anterior 

 usually much longer than the second ; seven upper labials, third 

 much larger than fourth, third and fourth entering the eye ; four 

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

 long as or a little shorter than the posterior. Scales in 15 rows. 

 Ventrals 210-240; anal divided; subcaudals 23-42. Body with 

 black annuli disposed in threes, the middle one usually wider ; 6 to- 

 10 sets of annuli, separated by broad red interspaces which, like 

 the narrow greenish-white annuli within each set, may be dotted, 

 or the scales edged with black; snout yellow, the end usuaUy 

 black ; a more or less regular black band across the middle of the 

 head ; back of the head red ; the upper head-shields sometimes all 

 black, edged with yellow. 



Total length 1120 millim. ; tail 100. 



Tropical South America. 



a. $ (V. 239 ; C. 34). 



b. 2 (V. 220 ; 0. 35). 



c. d (V. 224; C. 34). 



d. S (V. 218 ; C. 27). 



e. d (V.225; C.?). 



f,ff. d (V. 237;C.?) & 



yg.(V.237;C.?). 

 h. Yg. (V. 222 ; 0. 25). 

 i. 2 (V. 223 ; 0. ?). 

 k. S (V. 223 ; C. 28). 



I. Yg. (V. 232; C. 40). 



m-n, 0, p. 3 (V. 227; 

 229; 0. 42, 89), $ 

 (V. 236 ; 0. 37), & yg. 

 (V. 221 ; C. 36). 



q. Hgr. (V. 230; C. 37). 



r. S (V.225; 0.36). 



«, t. Skulls. 



Trinidad. 

 Trinidad. 

 British Guiana. 

 Pemambuco. 



Peraambuco. 



BaMa. 



Bahia. 

 Bahia. 

 Rio Janeiro. 



Mus. Guilding. 



Hr. A. H. Eiise [C.]. 



J. P. G. Smith, Esq, 



[P.]. 

 W. A. Forbes, Esq, 



[P.], 

 Haslar Collection. 



Dr. O. "Wucherer [0.]. 



D. Wilson Barker, Esq.. 



[P.]. 



Oharobamba, Bolivia. 

 Moyobamba, Mr. A. H. Roff [0.]. 



E. Peru. 



Canelos,E. Ecuador. Mr. Buckley [0.]. 



? 



Santa Oruz. 



I regard E. pyrrhocryptus. Cope, a specimen of which has been 

 kindly sent to me by Count Peracca, as a colour-variety, dis- 

 tinguished from the typical E. marcgravii of "Wied in having the 

 upper surface of the head entirely black, and the middle black 

 annuli very much broader. 



