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The following additional specimens have been examined: Cat. No. 

 97985, U.S.N.M., 3 specimens from the mouth of Fish River. Six 

 additional lots, all collected by Colonel Turton at Port Alfred, are as 

 foUows: 4, Cat. No". 227709, U.S.N.M. (Coll. No. 804). 3, Cat. No. 

 249644, U.S.N.M., (Coll. No. 916). 2, Cat. No. 249654, U.S.N.M. 

 (Coll. No. 926). 1, Cat. No. 250303, U.S.N.M. (Coll. No. 1176). 1, 

 Cat, No. 250311, U.S.N.M. (Coll. No. 1184). 1, Cat. No. 250313, 

 U.S.N.M., (Coll. No. 1186). 



CONUS ALFREDENSIS, new species. 

 Plato 1, fig. 12. 



Shell elongate-ovate, with broadly conic, well-elevated spire. 

 Whorls well rounded at their summit, which is marked by a few feebly 

 incised spiral lines. Sutures well impressed. Posterior half of body 

 whorl smooth, anterior half crossed by oblique, low, rounded, spiral 

 lirations. Lip simple. Columella with a twist a little above its an- 

 terior extremity. Color pinkish-white, with irregular blotches, flecks, 

 dots, and streaks of pale ochraceous. Inside of outer lip purplish- 

 white. 



The two specimens, Cat. No. 186972, U.S.N.M., from Port Alfred 

 may be considered cotypes. One of these has 7 whorls and measures: 

 Length, 35 mm.; diameter, 16 mm. The other has eight turns and 

 measures: Length, 45 mm.; diameter, 20 mm. (Coll. No. 504). Cat. 

 No. 43144, U.S.N.M. contains three young specimens from the Cape 

 of Good Hope. 



CONUS CAFFER Krauss. 



Seven lots of this species have been examined, all collected by 

 Colonel Turton at Port Alfred. They are as follows : 



2, Cat. No. 186665, U.S.N.M. (Coll.' No. 20). 4, Cat. No. 227707, 

 U.S.N.M. (CoU. No. 802). 3, Cat. No. 227708, U.S.N.M. (Coll. No. 

 803). 3, Cat. No. 249647, U.S.N.M. (Coll. No. 919). 2, Cat. No. 

 249656, U.S.N.M. (Coll. No. 928). 1, Cat. No. 250310, U.S.N.M. 

 (Coll. No. 1183). 1, Cat. No. 250314, U.S.N.M. (CoU. No. 1187). 



In addition to these, I have seen four specimens, Cat, No. 98001, 

 U.S.N.M., from the mouth of Fish River, and 1, Cat, No. 43144a, 

 U.S.N.M., from the Cape of Good Hope. 



CONUS GUTTATUS Kiener. 



I have seen four lots of this species, all from Port Alfred, as follows: 

 2, Cat, No. 249646, U.S.N.M. (Coll. No. 918). 1, Cat. No. 249658, 



U.S.N.M. (Coll. No. 930). 1, Cat. No. 250307, U.S.N.M. (CoU. No. 



1180). 1, Cat. No. 250312, U.S.N.M. (CoU. No. 1185). 



