44 COLTTBEID^. 



a. ? (V. 190; 0.48). Weatern Mils of S. W. Bushell, Esq. 



Pekiu. [P.]. 



b-c. d (V. 167 ; 0. 57) & Shanghai. R. Swinhoe, Esq. [O.]. 



2 (V. 174 ; C. 50). ^, ^^ ^ 



d-e. c? (V. 165 ; 0. 58) & Mountains north of A. E. Pratt, Esq. L^^-J- 



S (V. 170 ; 0. 47). Kill Kiang. 



/. 2 (V. 174; C. 49). Childang. Mr. Fortune [C.J. 



(7. (5 (V. 172; C. 69). Hang-Ohau. J. J. Walker, Esq. [P.]. 



>j. 9 (V. 177 ; 0. 60). Ningpo. 



i-;b. $(V. 178, 178; 0.51, Ohusan. Dr.Oantor. (Types.) 



I. 2 (V. 182 ; 0. 50). Ohusan. J. J. Walker, Esq. [P.]. 



vi-n. 2 (J- 183, 178 ; Formosa. R. Swinhoe, Esq. [O.J. 



0. 54, 49). 



0-)-. (J (V. 166, 162; 0.60, Hoi-How, Hainan. J. Neumann, Esq. [P.J. 



53)&hgr. (V. 186,184; 



0. 63, 61). 



s. Yg. (V. 167 ; 0. 68). Ohina. R. Swinhoe, Esq. [0.1. 



t-u. '2 (V. 179; 0. 61) Ohina. 



&yg. (V. 169; 0.59). 



17. Coluljer dione. 



Coluber dione, Pall. Reise, a. p. 717 (1773), and Zoogr. JRoss.-As. iil. 



p. 39 (1811) ; Mhietr. Cat. Eais. p. 68 (1832). 

 Chironius dione, FHzing. N. Class. liept. p. 60 (1826). 

 Coluber eremita, Eichw. Zool. Spec. iii. p. 174 (1831). 



trabalis, Schleg. Pht/s. Serp. ii. p. 167 (1837). 



mseoticus, RatTihe, M4m. Sav. Etr. Ac. St. PHersb. iii. 1837, 



p. 4-3.3, pi. i. flgs. 9-12. 

 Ocelopeltis dione, Eichw. Faun. Casp.-Cauc. p. 120, pi. xxviii. figs. 1-3 



(1841). 

 Elaphis dione. Bum. ^ Bihr. vii. p. 218 (1854) ; Oiinth. Cat. p. 92 



(1858), and Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 240 (1804) ; Jan, Icon. Gen. 21, 



pi. iii. fig. A (1867) ; Be Betta, Atti 1st. Ven. (3) xiii. 1868, 



■p. 931 ; Strauch, Schl. Russ. R. p. 83 (1873) ; Schreib. Herp. Eui . 



p. 246 (1876). 



Eostral broader than deep, visible from above : internasals 

 broader than long, shorter than the praefrontals ; frontal once and 

 one fourth to once and a half as long as broad, as long as its distance 

 from the end of the snout, shorter than the parietals ; loreal as long 

 as deep, or a little longer ; a large prseocular, with a suboeuliir 

 below it ; two or three postoculars ; temporals 2 + 3 or 3 + 3 ; eight 

 or nine upper labials, fourth and fifth or fifth and sixth entering 

 the eye ; four or five lower labials in contact with the anterior chin- 

 shields, which are nearly as long as the posterior. Scales in 25 or 

 27 (rarely 23) rows, smooth or faintly keeled. Yentrals not or but 

 very obtusely angulate laterally, 172-214 ; anal divided ; sub- 

 eaudals 50-80. Pale brown or greyish olive above, with blackish 

 cross lines or dark brown or reddish blaok-edged spots and usually 

 three more or less distinct pale stripes ; two dark longitudinal 

 bands on the nape, usually united on the head and terminating on 

 the frontal shield ; a curved dark cross band from eye to eye, and 



