SCINTILLA. 



Species -l.'). (Fig. a, h, Mu5. Brit.) 



SciXTiLi..\ SOLIDUI.A. Sri. tesld oli/oiif/o-fuliijuadratii, 

 palliili' fulvu, soUdiusculd, tumida, clausd ; uin- 

 bonibiis magiiis, ?iiarr/i)ie ventrali recto ; marrjinibus 

 lateralihus obliijid; tnmcatis. 



The solid Scintilla. Shell oblong-subquadratc, 

 pale fulvous, rather solid, tumid, closi'd ; umboes 

 large, ventral margin straight : lateral margin.s 

 obli(juely truncated. 



Deshayks. Proc. Zool. See., 1S5.'), p. 171. 



llab. Isl. Bohol, Philippines. 



Species A1. (Mus. Taylor.) 

 Scintilla Pi'i;rui;ASCEXS. Set. testt'i ovafa, rompresifd, 

 roseo-piirpiirei'i ; latere antico bnviuri. oblique 

 trvncato ; m<ir(jine ventrali convcriiij^ndo, jmulu 

 hi ant i. 

 The I'ui'.rLisii Scintilla. Shell ovate, compressed, 

 rnse-purple ; anterior side shorter, obli(]uely trun- 

 cated ; ventral margin rather convex, a little 

 gaping. 



SOWEIIHY. 



SciutiUa rosea, Sowerby, Proc. Zool., 18C.'). 

 /M>. ? 



The name Sc. rosea, given to the species inadver- 

 tently in the Proceedings of the Zoological Society, and 

 Sc. rosea of Deshayes, Thes. Conch, sp. 9, are quite 

 distinct. 



Species 47. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Brit.) 



Scintilla risrii. Sci. testa parvd, avraniid, tumida, 

 obliqiid, clausd ; latere antico angusto, subtruncato ; 

 latere postico rald'e injlato. 



The pea Scintilla. Shell small, rather orange, tumid, 

 oblique, closed; anterior side narrow, rather 

 trimcated ; posterior side much inflated. 



SowERBV. Thesaurus Conchyliorum, sp. 27. 



Ilab. Mauritius. 



Species 48. (Mus. Brit.) 



Scintilla nYDROPiiAXA. Sci. testd semiptllueiild,] 



fulvd, compressd, oblongo-stdjquadratd ; id 



dorsali utrinquc paido aperto. 

 The iivni'.oniAXK Scintilla. Shell semipellucii; 



fulvous, compressed, oblong-subquadrate ; 



margin a little open at each end. 

 Deshayes. Proc. Zool. Soc, 1855, p. 178. 

 ILib. Isl. Luzon, Philippines. 



Of a more obloncr form than SriiiliUa. Jiijdiaiia. 



Spe 



49. (Mus. Brit.) 



Scintilla ci;oc'Ea. ^'c;'. testA .^uhquadratd, sulcomprcssd, 

 aiirantid ; viarginihiis terminalihus obtuse truncalis : 

 ■inargine ventrali clauso, rectiusnilo ; mai-rjini 

 dorsali utrinque paido aperto. 



The y-ellow Scintilla. Shell subquadrate, subcom- 

 pressed, orange ; terminal margins obtusely trun- 

 cated ; ventral margin closed, rather straight ; 

 dorsal margin a little open at botli end.s. 



Deshayes. Proc. Zooh Soc, 1855, p. 175. 



Hab. Isl. Negroes, Philippines. 



Species 50. (Mus. Brit.) 



Scintilla squama. Sci. testd compressd, lacted, semi- 

 pellucidd, concenlrice leviter undulatini ruejatd, 

 subrjtiadratd ; latere pustico oblique paidd producto; 

 terminis apertis. 



The scale Scintilla. Shell compressed, niilk-wlnte, 

 seniipellucid, with sliglit concentric wave-like; 

 ridges, rather square ; posterior side a little 

 obliquely produced ; ends open. 



SowERBY. Thesaurus Conchyliorum, sp. 46. 



Hab. Isl. Ticao, Philippines. 



This pretty scale-like species is easily distinguished. 



February, 1874. 



