BY RICHARD C. R0SSITER. 821 



Noumea ; fli. C. RossiterJ. Art Island, north coast of New 

 Caledonia, (R. P. Montrouzier); very rare. I believe that this is 

 only a variety of C. felina. 



Genus LUPONIA, Gray. 



19. LtrposriA aurantia, Marty n. 



Reeve, Conch. Icon., pi. 4, fig. 11. 



Cyprma aurora, Solander, Sowerby, Thes. Conch, pi. 2, fig. 7-8. 



Lifou, Loyalty Islands. 



I have one specimen in my collection, got in 1877 in a native 

 fish pot ; it is the first and only one found in these waters. It is a 

 fine coloured specimen, larger than any 1 have yet seen from Fiji 

 Islands, or the Solomon Islands, where the species is smaller 

 but of a richer flesh colour. 



20. Luponia Bregeriana, Crosse. 



Journ. de Conch., Vol. 16, p. 277, 18G8, Vol. 17, pi. l,fig. 2, 1869. 



Sowerby, Thes. Conch, pi. 37, fig. 536. 



Noumea Harbour, 8 fathoms ; Isle of Pines, south of New 

 Caledonia, dredged by Lieut. Heurtel. Mr. Sowerby makes 

 this fine and rare species a variety of C. Walkeri, Gray. The C. 

 Bregeriana is very peculiarly besprinkled with fine white specks 

 which may be observed to be imbedded in the enamel something 

 like the C. testudinaria. These white specks are wanting in C. 

 Walkeri. 



21. Luponia caurica, Linn. 



Peeve, Conch. Icon. pi. 11, fig. 46. 



Sowerby, Thes. Conch, pi. 23, fig. 188-189-197. 



Loyalty Island ; New Caledonia and Isle of Pines. 



The variety obscura differs from the type form by having the 

 dorsal surface of a blackish brown ; they are found at Isle Nou, 

 Isle Ouen, Pomte Sud, and Prony Bay, New Caledonia. 



