262 Zoological Society. 



MiTRA NYMPHA. Mitr. testd suhfusiformi, spird acaminatd ; an- 

 fractihus transversim pvnctato-striatis ; incarnato-fuscesc€nte,alho 

 maculato-variegatd, anfractu ultimo fascid alhidd subindistinctd 

 cingulato ; columelld quadriplicatd. 

 Conch. Icon., Mitra, pi. 31. f. 249. 



Hab. ? 



A solid punctured shell, of a fleshy-brown or pale salmon-colour, 

 variegated with white spots, particularly around the sutures. 



MiTRA CALLOSA. Mitv. testd ohlo^go-ovatd, spird breviusculd, su- 

 turis subimpressis ; Icevigatd, basi liratd ; plumbeo-fuscd, punctis 

 fuscis hie illic variegatd; columelld fused, quinqueplicatd, callosi' 

 tate albd superne armatd, plieis albis ; labro subflexuoso. 



Conch. Icon., Mitra, pi. 31. f. 251. 



Hab. Pasacao, island of Luzon, Philippines (found on the sands) ; 

 Cuming. 



Distantly allied to the Mitra ebenus, 



Mitra J5Gra. Mitr. testd fusiformi, spird acuminatd, transversim 

 undique crebriliratd, liris lavibus, interstitiis puncturatis ; fusees- 

 cente, roseo-albicante pallide et indistincte fasciatd et maculatd ; 

 columelld qitadriplicatd. 



Conch. Icon., Mitra, pi. 31. f. 252. 



Hab. ? 



Like the Mitra cylindracea in form, but of a different sculpture. 



Mitra modesta. Mitr. testd subfusiformi-ovatd, basi contractd, 

 spird turritd ; anfractibus rotnndatis, longitudinaliter costatis, in-- 

 terstitiis transversim cancellato-impressis ; nived, rosacea basim 

 versus pallidissime tinctd ; columelld quadriplicatd, aperturce fauce 

 rosaced. 



Conch. Icon., Mitra, pi. 31. f. 254. 



Hab. Island of Ticao, Philippines (found on the reefs at low water) ; 

 Cuming. 



A chaste pink- white shell, with a highly-relieved lattice sculpture. 



Mitra semen. Mitr. testd ovatd, utrinque attenuatd, Itsvigatd, po- 

 litd ; castaneo-fuscd lineis albidis undatis longitudinaliter pictd; 

 columelld triplicatd. 



Conch. Icon., Mitra, pi. 32. f. 256. 



Hab. Puerto Galero, island of Mindoro, Philippines (found on the 

 sands at low water) ; Cuming. 



Covered with characteristic longitudinal waved lines . 



Mitra milium. Mitr. testd ov at o -fusiformi, crassiusculd, lineis 

 elevatiusculis undique creberrime decussatd ; rufescente -fused ; co- 

 lumelld quadriplicatd ; aperturd subdngustd, labro incrassato. 

 Conch. Icon., Mitra, pi. 32. f. 257. 



Hab. } 



Belonging to a small group of a peculiar narrow contracted struc- 

 ture, with thickened lip, of which the Mitra gratiosa, recurva, exilis 

 and mirifica may be quoted as examples. 



Mitra lachrtma. Mitr. testd ovatd, utrinque attenuatd, tenuiculd. 



