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transformed in distinctly punctured grooves towards the median and on the basal part, 28 at all; 

 last whorl contracted towards the base, its outline being concave. The brown colour on the 

 last whorl, forms median and basal interrupted bands, on the spire it is arranged in regular 

 blotches. Aperture narrow, angular above. 



Alt. iS 1 /,, lat. 6 Mill. 



Though the specimen is evidently young and allied to the preceding species, I could 

 not unite it, as the particulars of sculpture of the considerably lower spire differ too much 

 from that of C. aculciformis, the whorls being much more prominent at the suture, with quite 

 different sculpture, the shell is much less grooved and more shining, the colour, though perhaps 

 a little faded, seems to be much lighter. I had sent it to Mr. E. A. Smith, who did not find 

 it identical with any form of C. aculciformis. 



48. Conus (Asperi) elegans n. sp. PI. XXV, fig. 4. 



Stat. 153. o°3'.SN., I30°24'.3E. Bougainville-strait. 141 M. Fine and coarse sand with dead 

 shells. 2 Spec. 



Shell elongately fusiform, with high spire, whitish with redbrown flames, forming two 

 interrupted bands, one about the median part, the second near the base, spire with flamelike 

 blotches of the same colour. Whorls ii or 12, of which about 3 form a smooth nucleus, with 

 convex whorls-, subsequent whorls carinated, the keel occupying in the upper whorls the centre 

 in the lower ones the base of each whorl, in the upper ones it is elegantly beaded, these beads 

 becoming obscure lower on, the angle of last whorl being nearly plain, the upper face of 

 lower whorls is slightly excavated, with about 5 spiral lirae in the excavation, crossed by 

 strongly curved riblets ; body whorl grooved all over, with about 30 grooves below the angle, 

 the grooves narrower than the intermediate lirae on the upper part, becoming larger than the 

 lirae near and leaving only threadlike spirals on the base ; last whorl attenuated towards the 

 base. The grooves are coarsely punctured, the lirae with fine axial striae. Aperture long, narrow, 

 with oblique upper part of peristome. 



Alt. 21, lat. 7 1 /.,; apert. alt. i4 s / 4 Mill. 



These specimens have the appearance of being not full-grown, but the sculpture of the 

 spire is quite different from that of the preceding and other allied species. 



49. Conus (Asperi) vimineus Reeve. 



REEVE. Conch. Ie. Vol. I. Conus, Suppl. PI. 7, fig. 269. 



SOWERBY. Thes. Conchyl, Vol. III, Conus, p. 13, PI. 16, fig. 357. 



WEINKAUFF. Martini-Chemn. Conch. Cab. Ed. II, Vol. IV, Conus, p. 377, Pi. 69, fig. 9 [vimiceus). 



TRYON. Man. of Conch. Vol. VI, p. 75, PI. 23, fig. 91 [aculeiformis var.). 



Stat. 207. Buton-strait. 148 M. Grey mud. 1 Spec. 



One of the species united by Tryox in his acu/ci/oruiis-muddle; characterized by its 

 fine cancellated sculpture. 



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