I i 



llu vss. Ene. Meth. p. 707, PI. 



1. 1 onus, • 

 ;. Viv. Vol. I. » "iius. p. 1S3. PI. 43, fig. 1. 

 : nchyl. Vol. III, Conus, p. 38, PI. 13, fig. 277 



Wi'.iNK.ui 1 . Martini-Chemn. Conch. Cab. 1 .•:. II. Vol. 1\'. ( :onus, p. 27, 1 \ j, PI. j, I 

 . Man. 1. Vol. VI, p. 63, PI. 21 7. 



South-point "f South-Lucipara-island. Keef. 1 Spec. 



. Xchatini nigropunctatus Sowerby. 



ai:ki;v. Thes. Conchyl. Vol. III. Conus, p. 38, PI. 13, fig. 342. 

 R.EEVE. ( onch. Ie. Vol. I, Conus, fig. 190, 193 [Adansoni). 

 Kii Vu. Vol. I. Conus, p. 246, PI. 61. fig. 4 (unicolor). 



WEINKAUFF. Martini-Chemn. Conch. Cab. Ed. II. Vol. IV. Conus, p. 250, PI. 34. fig 11. [2. 



,"V Man. of Conch. Vol. VI, p. 64, PI. 20, fig. S, 9 [catus var. , 



St.it. 79 k . Pulu-Kabala-dua. Borneo-bank. Reef. 1 Spec. 



St.it. 133. Lirung, Salibabu-island. Reef. 3 Spec. 



Mat. [93. Sanana-bay, East coast of Sula-Besi-island. Reef. 1 Spec. 



I have foliowed Weinkauff's views (1. c.) on the synonymy of this species, which seem 

 to b<- sufficiently acceptable. 



41. Conus (Asperi) mucronatus Reeve. 



REEVE. Conch. Ie. Vol. I, Conus, fig. 204. 



KlENER. Coq. Viv. Vol. I. Conus, p. 216, PI. 92, fig. 1. 



AKKiiv. Thes. Conchyl. Vol. III, Conus, p. 3;, PI. 20, fig. 481. 

 WEINKAUFF. Martini-Chemn. Conch. Cab. Cd. II. Vol. IV, Conus, p. 351, PI. 65, fig. 1, 3. 

 Tkv<>.\. Man. of Conch. Vol. VI, p. J2. PI. 22. fig. j^, 74. 



Stat. 47. Bay of Bima, near South fort. 55 M. Muil with patches of fine coralsand. 1 Spec. 



t. 116. \\\st of Kwandang-bay-entrance. j2 M. Fine sand with mud. 1 Spec. 

 Stat. 2U4. Between islands of Wowoni and Buton, Northern entrance of Buton-strait. 22 M. 

 Sand}- mud. 1 Spec. 



In small specimens tin- spiral ribs are less flattened and the grooves are more conspicuous. 



var. Sibogae n. var. PI. XX\", fig. 2. 



t. 274. 5"' '2S .2 S., I34°53'.9E. Aru-islands. 57 M. Sand and shells, stones. 1 Spec. 



Shell with spiral lirae mttch more numerous, (35 at all), having in many places the 

 char. split by an intermediate groove; brown colour more intense, forming 3 zones 



of 1 one ruw of smaller "nes just below the shoulder, another of larger dames above 



iimilar broader one near the base, the intermediate zones with spiral row 

 on the most basal part the colourmarkings consist of larger points. 

 . lat. 13 Mill. 

 1 in doubt, whether 1 shoul ribe this shell as a new species or not. I!\ 



