BY J. EEAZIER, C.M.Z.S. 323 



argus of Madagascar. Gray also mentions it in volume iv., o£ the 

 Zoological Journal add. "Woods Cat. App., pi. 3, f . 9. I have not 

 found any such reference as quoted. The figure given by Kiener 

 in his Monograph Coquilles Yivantes is C. Jielvola, Linne. Paetel 

 appears to make citrina and lielvola identical, it is quite evident 

 he never had clirina in his collection when he compiled the 

 catalogue. 



j^^EW VARIETY OF Oviilitm clepressum, eouxd at Lifou. 



By H. C. Eossiter, Corr. Mem. 



OvuJum dejjressum, Sowerby, Journ. Proc. Zool. Soc, 1875, p. 

 128, pi. xxiv., fig. 1. Yolva depressa, Brazier, Proc. Zool. Soc, 

 N.S.AV., 1810, p. 182. 



Sab. North-west Coast of Australia, {Captahi DemcheJ; Isle 

 Amede or Lighthouse Island near Noumea, New Caledonia, 

 fB. G. Bossiter); Bampton Reef (Brazier). 



Variety rosea. 



Shell rose, or flesh colour, highly polished, very finely striated 

 on the dorsal surface, strins more distinct near the extremities ; 

 outer lip very much thickened, light orange colour round the 

 margin ; base on the columella side with a callus deposit, very 

 much thickened in the middle, tapering off and forming a ridge 

 round the margin that extends from end to end, colour bright 

 orange yellow, then white with a tinge of pink on the inner side ; 

 interior of the aperture rose pink, extremities tipped with 

 Vermillion red above and below. Length 20 millemetres. 



Hah. Lifou, Loyalty Islands, found on a block of Coral, (B. 

 C. BossiterJ. 



