254 the proceedings of the linnean society 



26. — Hastula maemorata. 



Terebra marmorata, Deshayes, Reeve, Conch. Icon., pi. 19, fig. 

 91 a, b. 



Hab. Cape Grenville, North-East Australia, 20 fathoms, sandy 

 mud; Sue Island, 11 fathoms, sand; Darnley Island, Torres 

 Straits, 20, 30 fathoms. 



27. Hastula spectablis. 



Terebra spectablis, Hinds, Proc. Zool. Soc, London, 1843, p. 150. 

 ,, ,, Sowerby, Thes. Conch., vol. 1, p. 157, pi. 44, 



f. 88. 



,, „ Reeve, Conch. Icon., pi. 19, sp. 93 a, b. 



Hab. Darnley Island, Torres Straits, 15 fathoms, white sand. 



28. — Terebra straminea. 



Terebra straminea, Gray, Proc, Zool. Soc, 1834, p. 62. 



„ „ Sowerby, Thes. Conch., vol. 1, p. 169, pi. 42, 



fig. 22, 23. 



,, ,, Reeve, Conch., Icon., pi. 12, sp. 47a, 47b. 



Hab. Princess Charlotte Bay, North-East Australia, 14 fathoms, 

 rough sand bottom, one specimen found ; Cape Grenville, North- 

 East Australia, 20 fathoms, sandy mud bottom, one specimen 

 found. This is the variety figured by Reeve, 47b. Terebra acuta 

 and circinata (Deshayes) are quite distinct both in colour, 

 sculpture, and markings. Reeve is wrong in making them and 

 straminea one species. 



29. — Tererra oculata. 



Terebra oculata, Lam. Anim. Sans Vert., tome 7, p. 286. 

 ,, kevis, Gray, Proc. Zool. Soc, London, 1834 p. 61. 

 ,, oculata, Sowerby, Thes. Conch., vol. 1, p. 156, pi. 42, 

 f. 31. 



„ „ Reeve, Conch. Icon., pi. 5, sp. IS. 



Hab. Darnley Island, Torres Straits, found on the sands. One 

 fine living specimen was obtained 9 inches long. 



