432 COLTJBEID^. 



g. 3 (V. 210; CSS). Caracas. Prof. Peters [P.]. 



h. $ (V. 238 ; C. 27). Venezuela. Mr. Dyson [0.]. 



i. ? (V. 233 ; C. 27). Venezuela. 



25. Elaps fraseri. (Plate XXII. fig. 3.) 

 Eye nearly half as long as its distance from the mouth. Eostral' 

 broader than deep ; frontal a little broader than the supraocular, 

 once and two thirds as long as broad, as long as its distance from 

 the end of the snout, shorter than the parietals; latter as long as 

 their distance from the intern asals ; one prae- and two postoculars ;. 

 temporals 1 + 1, anterior very narrow; 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 a 

 little shorter than the posterior. Scales in 15 rows. Ventrals 303 ; 

 anal divided ; subcaudals 25. Black above, with 75 narrow whitish 

 cross-bars with broken outlines ; the cross-bars widen on the belly^ 

 which is barred black and yellow (red ?) ; anterior half of head black, 

 posterior half yellow ; taU with black and yeUow (red ?) annuli. 

 Total length 780 millim, ; tail 40. 

 Ecuador. 



a. c? (V. 303 ; C. 25). W. Ecuador. Mr. Eraser [0.]. 



26. Elaps mentalis. (Plate XXII. fig. 4.) 



Eye measuring about three fifths its distance from the mouth, 

 Eostral much broader than deep ; frontal broader than the supra- 

 ocular, once and a half to once and two thirds as long as broad, as long' 

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

 latter as long as their distance from the internasals ; one prse- and 

 two postoculars ; temporals 1 -h 1, anterior very narrow ; seven upper 

 labials, third much larger than fourth, third and fourth entering the- 

 eye ; anterior chin-shields in contact with the symphysial and with 

 three lower labials, shorter than the posterior. Scales in 15 rows. 

 Ventrals 255-268; anal divided; subcaudals 30-31. Black, with 

 68-70 narrow white annuli ; these annuli wider on the belly, where- 

 they cover two shields, the black bars covering two or three shields ;. 

 snout black, back of head yellow ; tail annulate black and orange. 



Total length 490 millim. ; tail 30. 



Colombia and Ecuador. 



a. cJ. V. 260 ; 0. 30). Pallatanga,E,Ecuador. Mr. Buckley [C.]. 



b. Yg. (V. 255 ; 0. 31). Cali,Oolombia,3200 ft. Mr.W. E. H. Rosenberg 



[C.]. 



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 27. Elaps ancoralis.* 



Elaps marcgravi, var. ancoralis, Jan, Icon. G4n. 42, pi. iv. fig. 2. 



Eye about half as long as its distance from the mouth. Eostral 

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



* DeBcribed from the type specimen ( cJ ) in the Museum of Munich, kindly 

 entrusted to me by Prof. Hertwig. 



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