378 



:. h. Ir. Vol. 1, <'"!! 



K Viv. Vol. I. i "mus. ]>. 4, PI. 2, fig. i. 



•noliyl. Vol. III. p. 2, PI. i. fig. 5. 

 ..wu. Martini-Chemn. Conch. Cab. Ed. II, Vol. 1\'. Conus, p. 6o, 156, PI. 9, 

 . 1' ;. 



ch. Vol. VI, i>. 7. PI. 1, fig. 1. 



St.it. 16. Bay "f Kankamaraan, S. coast of Kangeang. Red". 1 S|>cc. 

 ;i. Amboina. Reef. 1 S] 



St.it. 234. X.il.ihi.i-li.iy, Nusa-Laut-island. Keef. 2 Spec. 



The specimens are typical, with regularly spread white spots, Linné quotes als<> Rumph's 

 \ 1, which belongs to the variety or species bandanus Hwass. 



2. Conus (Literati) millepunctatus Lamarck. 



Lamarck. Au. s. vert. Ed. II, Vol. XI. p. 36. 



REEVE. 1 .'iich. 1c. Vol. I. Conus, fig. 78. 



Kii' q. Viv. Vol. I. Conus, p. 61, PI. iS, fig. 1. 



SOWERBY. Thes. Conchyl. Vol. III. Conus, p. 23, PI. 7, fig. 151. 



KOster/Weinkauff. Martini-Chemn. Conch. Cab. Ed. II, Vol. IV, Conus, p. 72, 160, 



PI. ii.l 

 Tryon. Man. of Conch. Vol. VI, p. 10. PI. 2, fig. 19 [literatus var.). 



Stat. 142. Laiwui, coast of Obi Major. 23 M. Mud. 1 Spec. 



Though Tryon may be right in uniting this species with C. literatus Lin., it differs not 



only as he says I. c.) by the spots being smaller and much more numerous and by the absence 

 of the yellow bands, but the character by which I could separate the very numerous specimens 

 I have seen, is that. mentioned by Kiixi.k, that the whorls are spirally striate on the spire, 

 which is not the case with C. literatus^ where they are smooth. 



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Conus (Literati) cour nats llwass. 



Hwass. Ene. Meth. Vol. I, p. 640, PI. 324, fig. 1. 

 kil nch. Ie. Vol. I. ('i>nus. fig. 106^. 



KlENER. Coq. Viv. Vol. I, Conus, p. 67, PI. 17. fig. 2. 

 SOWERBY. Thes. Conchyl. Vol. 111. Conus, p. 24, PI. 12, fig. 247 — 249. 



KÜSTER/WEINKAUFF. Martini-Chemn. Conch. Cab. Ed. II, Vol. IV. Conus. p. 105, [76, 

 PI. _"., fig. 9. 



onch. Vol. VI, p. 11, PI. 2, fig. 2.\, 25. 



! Dangar Besar, Saleh-bay. Cp to 36 M. Sand, coral and mud. 2 Spec. 



4. Conus /J/cra/i tessellatus Bom. 



Vindob. p. 151. 

 Rl 1 nch. Ie. Vol. I. Conus. fig. 1 



Kil ' oq. Viv. Vol. I. Conus, p. 68, PI. 17, lig. 1. 



onchyl. Vol. III. 1 onus, p. 24, PI. 12, fig. 250. 251. 

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