L M D A. 



Fig. 4;^, c. 

 A more elougated variety of Ltfda pelta. 

 Species 47. (iM lis. Taylor.) 



L.W).\ C'oNii.M)!. Lwd. testd pavvA. subtrigona, acatd, 

 Icmyiusculd, lumidd, epidermidc chscur? oliraceo 

 indutd, peroblique costeUald ; latere jmsfico acumi- 

 nato, margme dorsali angulatim depresfo ; v7nho- 

 nihus acuminatis, elevatis, margine venlndi con- 

 vexo ; latere antico rotundo, prape iimbones excavato. 



Conrad's L^da. Shell small, subtrigonal, acute, rather 

 long, tumid, covered with an obscure olive epi- 

 dermis, very obliquely ribbed, po.xterior side 

 acuminated, dorsal margin angularly dei)ressed ; 

 umboes acuminated, elevated, ventral margin 

 convex; anterior side round, excavated near the 

 umboes. 



Hani.kv. Proc. Znol. Soc, l.s7(». 



nab. ? 



Tlie scidptured lines forming riljlets are cxtrcnjely 



oblique, forming scarcely obtuse angl 



concentric ones. 



ith th. 



Species -is. (Mus. Brit.) 



Tj.koa UETiofi.ATA. Ld'd. tcntd nviito-ucHininatd, veiitri- 

 cosd, pallidd, oblique costellatd, inter castas radiatim 

 striatd ; latere postico rostrato, breviusculo, acumi- 

 nato ; uitibojiibus elevatis, rotimdis, margine ven- 

 trali corivexissimo ; latere antico ventricoso, costti 

 unicd prope marginem ornato ; ared posticd pro- 

 fiiitde inipressd, subdvplicald ; hiuidd august/I. 



The UETicui.ATED LjEDA. Shell ovate-acuminated, ven- 

 tricose, pale, obliquely costellated, radiately striated 

 between the ribs ; posterior side rostrated, rather 

 short, acuminated, umboes elevated, rounded, 

 ventral margin very convex ; anterior side ven- 

 tricose, ornamented near the margin with a 

 radiate rib ; posterior area deeply impressed, 

 somewhat duplicate ; lunule narrow. 



Hinds. (Nucula) Proc. Zool. Soc. 184;!. 



Hah. Philippines. 



Species 49. (Mus. ? copied. ) 



)A Jamaicen.si.s. La:d. testa lainiUd, obhngo-ovald, 

 acu'minatd, pallidd, concenlrice costatd : latere 

 postico pyroducto, acuminato, rostrato, costd rostrali 

 crenuliUd, margine dorsali depresso, ared hcrigatd ; 

 latere antico leviter nnicostato ; lunvld indis- 

 tinct d. 

 : .Iammcv I..f.i.\. Shell minute, oMung-ovatc, 



side produced, acumiiuited, beaked, rostral rib 



crcnulatcd, dor.sal margin depressed, area smooth ; 



anterior side with a single slight radiating rib; 



lunule indistinct. 

 )i:iii.iNV. .^^_.llusca of Cuba, p. iT,;!. pi. L'4, f. 30-2. 

 ',. West Indies. 



Speci<.s .-,0. (Mus. Taylor.) 

 L.EKA ACIMINATA. Lad. tustd, parvd, alba, jiyriformi, 

 concenlrice tenuiter costatd, cnstis versus lerminos 

 erassiusculis ; latere postico subattenuato, acumi- 

 nata, ared dorsali Icevi, circumscriptd, rectd ; latere 

 antico rcntriroso, rotundo, leviter radiatim nnicos- 

 lato. 

 The .\ci:minate1) L^da. Shell small, white, pyrifoiin. 

 concentrically finely ribbed, ribs towards the ends 

 rather thicker; posterior side rather attenuated, 

 acuuiinateil. dorsal area smooth, circumscribed, 

 slr.-iiiiht ; .-iiilerior side ventricose, rounded, with 

 a single slight radiating rib. 



SOUEKHY. 



Hab. ? 



1 cannot identify this pretty little shell with any of 

 the nutnerous species described in Mr. Ilanlev's iiinnc.- 

 graph. 



.Species .')1. (Mus. Brit.) 



L^DA lUHPOSA. Licd. testd solidd, vetdricOf:d, obloiiga- 

 oratd, concenlrice costatd, epidermidc olivateu 

 indutd : latere postico acuminata, siibrostrata, 



