BY JOHN BRAZIER. 781 



This species differs from anything previously found in southern 

 waters. 



4. CoNus Barbara, n.sp. 



Shell elongated, turbinated, subcylindrical, white, smooth, 

 maculated with bluish-brown here and there, spirally ornamented 

 with interrupted brown dots and opaque white lines; spire obtuse; 

 whorls 8, suture narrow with three spiral deep grooves ; base 

 somewhat deeply grooved, between finely punctured ; aperture 

 very narrow at the posterior end, wide at the anterior; peristome 

 slightly angulated, interior bluish-white. 



Length 40; breadth 20 mm. Length of aperture 35; breadth 

 IJ mm. Breadth of aperture at base 5 mm. 



Hab.—iiolomon Islands (Coll. Mrs. A. F. Kenyon). 



This species is much shorter and narrower than, and differs in 

 its markings and sculpture from, C. achatinus, Chem., which it 

 very much resembles at first sight. 



5. CoNus Frostiana, n.sp. 



Shell smooth, solid, maculated with interrupted longitudinal 

 brown and opaque white blotches; spire slightly elevated, apex 

 obtuse; whorls 8-9, suture somewhat deep, with dark brown spots, 

 and two small rather deep grooves below; base with 8 deep 

 grooves and between numerous minute punctures ; aperture 

 narrow; peristome thin, edged with brown, interior white. 



Length 18; breadth 10 mm. Length of aperture 15; breadth 

 1, at base 2 mm. 



Hab. — Solomon Islands (Coll. Mrs. A. F. Kenyon). 



A fine handsome little species allied to G. inonachus, Linne. 



6. AxiNJEA Kenyoniana, n.sp. 



Shell solid, triangularly ovate, angled and compressed anteriorly, 

 ventricose, white, very beautifully painted with irregular, long, 

 triangular, chestnut lines passing into descending rays towards 

 the base, the umbones variously painted with zigzag lines and 



