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beneath the shoulder, one a little posterior to the middle; another on 

 the anterior fourth of the whorls, separated by two light bands; the 

 entire surface is marked also by irregular, vertical zigzag brown 

 markings. 



I have been unable to identify this shell with any of the known 

 species, and the specimen is too poor to serve as the type of a new 

 species (Coll. No. 1175). 



CONUS ROSACEUS Chemnitz. 



Seven lots of this species before us are from Port Alfred. Cat. No. 

 186665, U.S.N.M., three specimens (Coll. No. 20). Cat. No. 227706, 

 U.S.N.M., three specimens (Coll. No. 801). Cat. No. 249645, 

 U.S.N.M., two specimens (Coll. No. 917). Cat. No. 249649, U.S.N.M., 

 one specimen (Coll. No. 921). Cat. No. 249651, U.S.N.M., one speci- 

 men (Coll. No. 923). Cat. No. 249652, U.S.N.M., three specimens 

 (Coll. No. 924). Cat. No. 250309, U.S.N.M., one specimen (Coll. No. 

 1182). 



In addition to these, the Museum has two lots from the mouth of 

 Fish Kiver, South Africa. Cat. No. 97983, U.S.N.M., three speci- 

 mens, and 97984, three specimens. Cat, No. 18799, U.S.N.M., one 

 from Port Elizabeth. 



CONUS AURORA Sowerby. 



Eight lots of this species, all from Port Alfred, are in the collection 

 of the United States National Museum. Cat. No. 249648, two speci- 

 mens (Coll. No. 920). Cat. No. 249650, two specimens (Coll. No. 922). 

 Cat. No. 249655, two specimens (ColJ. No. 927). Cat. No. 249657, one 

 specimen (Coll. No. 929). Cat. No. 250304, one specimen (Coll. No. 

 1177). Cat. No. 250305, one specimen (ColJ. No. 1178). Cat. No. 

 250306, one specimen (Coll. No. 1179). Cat. No. 250316, one speci- 

 men (Coll. No. 1189). 



CONUS LAVENDULUS, new species. 



Plate 1, fig. 10. 



Shell obese, with moderately elevated spire. Summits of the 

 whorls separated by well-impressed sutures, moderately rounded, 

 marked by a number of somewhat irregular spiral striations. Entire 

 surface of the body whorl marked by numerous fine, closely spaced, 

 wavy, spiral striations. In addition to these striations, a series of 

 spiral lirations are present on the anterior third of the last whorl, 

 which are a little more closely spaced near the extreme anterior por- 

 tion. Ground color pale lavender, marbled and variegated with russet- 

 brown. Interior of outer lip purple posteriorly, fading to purplish- 

 white at the anterior margin. 



The type, Cat. No. 186973, U.S.N.M., and one other specimen, are 

 from Port Alfred (Coll. No. 505). The type has 71 whorls and meas- 

 ures: Length, 36.1 mm.; diameter, 21 mm. 



