282 MELANIID^. 



M. Brot, on page 269, correctly quotes '' I. Negros " [Philip- 

 pines] as the original locality of Lea's type of Mel. denticulata ; 

 on page 268, however, he says that .M denticulata, Lea, from 

 *' Afghanistan," is not separable ; but the species figured for M. 

 denticulata by Reeve is from the " Philippines," and probably 

 belongs to 3IeL pagoda, Lea. 



15 Kandy ; coll. E. L. Layard (A. S. B.) and H. Nevill, Esqrs. 



Well represented by the Con. Indica, pi. 73, figs. 1 — 3, and 

 Conch.-Cab. II, pi. 27, fig. I4B. Long. 27, diam. llf, mil. : 

 slightly decollate. 



10 Paniar River, Cuddalore ; coll. H. F. Blanford, Esq. [A. S. B.], and 



Colonel Beddome. 

 20 Madras ; ex c. Madras Museum [as " M. collistricta "]. 



A few of these have the spines prominently developed, as in 

 the Mascarene form, exactly resembling Conch.-Cab. pi. 28, 

 fig. lOA ; most of the specimens, however, approach nearer 

 Con. Indica, fig. I. Long. 21, diam. 9 mil. [spec. max.]. 



30 Sibb, Biluchistan ; coll. W. T. Blanford, Esq. 



A small elegant form, apparently very constant in its charac- 

 ters, fairly intermediate between M. scahra and M. elegans. 

 Long. 18i, diam. 8 mil. 



28 Madras ; coll. Dr. F. Stoliczka and ex As. Soc, Bengal. 



Mostly the ordinary, typical form, but one of Dr. Stoliczka's 

 exactly resembles Con. Indica, pi. 73, fig. 5 {_M. elegans]. 



8 Mauritius ; coll. G. Nevill, Esq., and Dr. F. Stoliczka. 



A fine form, with the last whorl abnormally swollen, analo- 

 gous to M. Gommersoni, Mor. in relationship to M. tuherculata ; 

 Conch.-Cab, II, pi. 27, fig. 15 A [Moluccas], well represents the 

 variety. Long. 29, diam. 13^ mil. ; decollate, five whorls only. 



9 Locality ? ; ex c. Dr. F. Stoliczka. 



There was unfortunately no label with these remarkable 

 specimens ; they somewhat resemble the preceding, and are, I 

 suspect, from Mauritius. 



50 Calcutta ; coll. Dr. F. Stoliczka and G. Nevill, Esq. 



