828 A LIST OF THE CYPR/EIDiE, ETC., 



45. Aiucia Arabica, Linn. 



Reeve, Conch. Icon., pi. 1, fig. 2. 



Sowerby, Thes. Conch., pi. 10, fig. 59, 61, pi. 28, fig. 282-283. 



Gyprcea amethystia, Linn., fray His, Linn., clcgantina, Duclos. 



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



I have a fine series of specimens showing the various stages of 

 this species up to the malformed or distorted forms of the variety 

 Cyprcea eleyantina of Duclos. 



46. Aricia caput-serpentis, Linn. 

 Reeve, Conch. Icon., pi. 11, fig. 44. 

 Sowerby, Thes. Conch, pi. 12, fig. 72-73. 

 Cyprcea reticulum, Gmel., albella, Lam. 

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

 We sometimes get the variety Cyprcea caput-anguis, Philippi, 

 but it is very rare. 



47. Aricia Mauritiana, Linn. 

 Reeve, Conch. Icon., pi. 1, fig. 1. 

 Sowerby, Thes. Conch., pi. 9, fig. 51, 52. 

 Gyprcea fragilis, Born., regina, Chem., trifasciata, Gmel. 

 Loyalty Islands ; New Caledonia, very common. 

 I have a jet black variety from the north of New Caledonia 

 showing no trace of the spots. 



48. Aricia moneta, Linn. 



Reeve, Conch. Icon., pi. 15, fig. 74. 



Sowerby, Thes. Conch., pi. 26, fig. 244-251. 



Cyprcea icterina, Lam., An. sans Vert. Vol. 7, p. 387. 



Cyprcea Barthelemyi, Bernardi, Journal de Conch., Vol. 9, page 



48, pi. 1, fig. 3-4, 1861. 



