BY RICHARD C. ROSSITER. 827 



spots nearly blended one with, the other, dorsal surface light 

 yellow ; the third specimen has the dorsal surface of a fine rich 

 cream-yellow mottled with round and oblong spots and blotches 

 of a blackish-brown colour, margins with regular large blackish 

 blue clouded spots. 



42. Luponia Walkeiu, Gray. 



Eeeve, Conch. Icon., pi. 12, fig. 50. 



Sowerby, Thes. Conch, pi. 18, fig. 123-124-125. 



Art Island, north coast of New Caledonia. 



This is given on the authority of Pere Montrouzier. I have 

 never seen the species from here ; it may be obtained at the north 

 by dredging ; my kinsman Mr. Brazier informs me that he 

 dredged splendid specimens off the north-east coast of Australia 

 and at Darnley Island, Torres Straits, at 25-30 fathoms. 



43. Luponia zigzag, Linn. 

 Eeeve, Conch. Icon., pi. 18, fig. 97. 



Sowerby, Thes. Conch., pi. 19, fig. 135-138. 

 Loyalty Islands, a few have been found, very rare. 



Genus AEICIA, Gray. 



44. Aricia annulus, Linn. 

 Eeeve, Conch. Icon., pi. 15, fig. 71. 



Sowerby, Thes. Conch., pi. 26, fig. 252-253. 



Cijpraea Noumeensis, Marie, Journ de Conch., Vol. 17, p. 18, pi. 2, 

 fig. 6, 1869. 



Loyalty Islands ; New Caledonia ; Isle of Pines, very common. 



The variety or malformation C. Noumeensis is very rare, not 

 having been found by me during a residence of eleven years, 

 what few have been found were near Noumea. 



