Zoological Society. 26-7 



Conch. Icon., Mitra, pi. 35. f. 288. 



Hab. ? 



A pretty species, the sculpture of which is of a very decided cha- 

 racter. 



Mitra chelonia. Mitr. testd ovatd, spird hreviusculd, acutd; 

 leevigatd; nigricante-fnscd, zonula luted unicd, cingulatd; colu' 

 melld triplicatdy lahro superne sinuate. 

 Conch. Icon., Mitra, pi. 35, f. 289. 



Hab. Island of Burias, Philippines (dredged from sandy mud at the 

 depth of ten fathoms) ; Cuming. 



Belonging to that well-known division of the genus of which the 

 Mitra ebenus is the type. 



Mitra sculptilis. Mitr. testd elongatd, subcylindraced, basi paU' 

 lulilm recurvd, spirce suturis subimpressis ; longitudinaliter crebri- 

 liratd, interstitiis transversim fortiter clathratis ; albicante,fusces- 

 cente pallide maculatd, anfractHs ultimi parte inferiori fuscescente 

 basi albicante ; columella quinqueplicatd. 



Conch. Icon., Mitra, pi. 35. f. 290. 



Hab. Island of Ticao, Philippines (found under stones at low 

 water) ; Cuming. 



Distinguished by its very closely latticed sculpture. 



Mitra spicata. Mitr. testd fusiformi, spird acuminato-turritd ; 

 anfractibus longitudinaliter crebricostatis, superne acutangulis, 

 costis ad angulum tuber culato-nodosis, anfractu ultimo medio exi- 

 liter noduloso, costis fere obsoletis ; pallide fulvd ; columelld qua- 

 driplicatd. 



Conch. Icon., Mitra, pi. 35. f. 291. 



Hab. Island of Ticao, Philippines (found on the sands) ; Cuming. 



The upper whorls of this species are longitudinally finely ribbed, 

 but there is very slight indication of ribs upon the lower. 



Mitra Hebes. Mitr. testd fusiformi, spird acuminatd, lineis pro- 

 funde impressis transversis et longitudinalibus undique creberrime 

 decussatd, albicante, columelld quadriplicatd. 

 Conch. Icon., Mitra, pi. 35. f. 292. 



Hab. } 



The entire surface of this species is decussated with narrow deeply- 

 cut lines. 



Mitra analogica. Mitr. testd ov at o- oblong d, basi contractd, sul- 

 catd; spirce anfractibus longitudinaliter plicato-costatis, anfractu 

 ultimo lavigato ; nigricante fused, zonuld luted cingulatd ; colu- 

 melld triplicatd. 



Conch. Icon., Mitra, pi. 35. f. 293. 



Hab. } 



This species has very much the appearance of a gigantic Mitra 

 Savignii, from which it however differs in its proportions. 



Mitra bilineata. Mitr. testd ovatd, solidiusculd, spird acuminatd; 

 longitudinaliter subobsolete plicatd, lavigatdf politd ; nigerrimo- 



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