BY RICHARD C. ROSSITER 825 



35. Luponia mappa, Linn. 



Peeve, Concli. Icon., pi. 6, fig. 18. 



Sowerby, Tlies. Concli. pi. 5, fig. 24-28. 



Cyprcea nigricans, Montrouzier, Journ cle Conch., Vol. 23, p. 220, 

 pi. 8, fig. 5, pi. 9, fig. 3, 1875. 



Loyalty Islands ; New Caledonia ; Isle of Pines. 



I have a splendid specimen found in a native fish pot at Lifou, 

 Loyalty Islands ; the dorsal surface is of a warm reddish tint, base 

 bright pink with the aperture of a dark bright orange. I have 

 another variety found on the reef at Isle Onen, the back is of a 

 blackish-brown, the dorsal opening very narrow with one branch- 

 ing to the left ; base violet, dotted with brown, and a large 

 violet-brown blotch on the left side, teeth orange red. 



The variety nigricans Montrouzier was found at Kanola, east 

 coast of New Caledonia. I have seen another specimen of 

 nigricans in Pere Montrouzier's collection obtained at Conception 

 near Noumea under stones. Since then I have obtained another 

 specimen, and consider the nigricans to be nothing more than 

 distorted or malformed Cyprcea mappa, Linn. 



36. Lupoxia pantherina, Solander. 



Peeve, Conch. Icon. pi. 3, fig. 7. 



Sowerby, Thes. Conch., pi. 11, fig. 69-71. 



Lifou, Loyalty Islands, very rare. 



I have seen two found there alive, although I have not got it 

 in my collection from there ; it was the Pev. Pere Lambert who 

 obtained it. 



37. Luponia poraria, Linn. 

 Eeeve, Conch. Icon., pi. 18, fig. 99. 

 Sowerby, Thes. Conch., pi. 26, fig. 236-237. 

 Loyalty Islands ; New Caledonia, not common. 



