M I T R A. 



( Specimens slightly magnified. ) 



Species -237. (Fig. a and b. Mus. Cuming.) 

 Mitra tuberosa. Milr. testa obtuso-conicd, crassd, obesd, 

 spird brevi, bus/ truncatd ; longitudinaliter plicato- 

 custala. ,-nslis nnl'is. xii/i,/is/a//tib//s, superne t/tberci/la/o- 

 nodosisj transversim lineari-sulcatd, sulcis pertum; 

 luteo-olivaced aut fused, superne alba, bus/ fused, albi- 



piiiictatii ; col/in/ella ipiailripl/eal/i. 

 The TUBEROUS MlTRE. Shell obtusely conical, thick. 

 stout, spire short, base truncated; longitudinally pli- 

 cately ribbed, ribs rude, rather distant, tubercularly 

 noduled attheupperparl ; t raus\ ersely linearly grooved, 

 grooves pricked; yellowish olive or brown, white at 

 the upper part, base brown dotted with white. 

 Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1845. 



Mitra patriarchaHs junior, Lamarck ; Enc. Meth. 

 pi. 371. f. La, 5. 

 Hab. Island of Zebu, Philippines (found under stones at 

 low water) ; Cuming. 

 This is a very characteristic, full grown species, quite 

 distinct from the Mitra patriarchalk of larger size. 



Species 238. (Mus. Metcalfe.) 

 Mitra forticostata. Milr. testa abhreviato-ovatd, obex/"/, 

 spird subturritd ; anfractibus superne angulatis, infra 



anguluill h)l/ljitlllHllaliler Custatis, nisi is snlijis. furtis- 



simis, distantibus, bus,/,,/ versus mbobsolete granosis ; 

 nigerrimo-fuscd ; columella triplicatd. 



The strong-bibbed Mitre. Shell shortly ovate, stout, 

 spire somewhat turreted; whorls angulatcd at the 

 upper part, longitudinally ribbed beneath the angle, 

 ribs solid, very strong, distant, rather obsoletely gra- 

 nose towards the base; very dark blackish brown; 

 columella three-plaited 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1S45. 



Hab. New Holland. 



Tlris species has somewhat the appearance of the Mitra 



fculina, but is of a much more solid structure, and not 



striated across. 



Species 239. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Mitra lota. Milr. testd oblongo-ovatd, spiree suturis im- 

 pressis, transversim subtilissime impresso-striatis, longi- 



tudimliter cm/rent rice COStatd, costis bast m r, rsUS ,,,;/■ 

 nosis; rufulo-aurantid, viridi-fuseo variegatd; colunu lid 

 triplicatd. 



The washed Mitre. Shell oblong-ovate, sutures of the 

 spire impressed, transversely very finely impress!} stri- 

 ated, longitudinally concentrically ribbed, ribsgranose 

 towards the base ; pah- reddish orange, variegated with 

 greenish brown ; columella three-plaited. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1845. 



Hab. Island of Tieao, Philippines (found under stones at 

 low water) ; Cuming. 

 The painting of tins shell is of a peculiarly irregular 



character. 



Species 240. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Mitra pardalis. Milr. testa ovatd, solidiusculd 



sjiini obtuso-rotundatd; lavi, apicem versus exilissimd 



striata, lo/iijitiiiliiifiliter i/bsolrle plieatn-ivs/ata, bust 



subgranosd; coecineo-rufd, anfractibus maculis "llns 

 grandibus, connexis, in medio wniseriatim cinctis; colu- 

 mella quadriplicatd. 



The panther Mitre. Shell ovate, rather solid, stout, 

 spire obtusely rounded ; smooth, very faintly striated 

 towards the apex, longitudinally obsoletely plicately 

 ribbed, somewhat granose at the base; scarlet-red, 

 whorls encircled round the middle with a single row 

 of large white connected spots ; columella four-plaited. 



Kuster, Conchylieu Cabinet, pi. 17. f. 14, 15. 



Hab. ? 



Described by Kuster from apparently a much smaller 



specimen than that represented in the accompanying plate 



Species 241. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Mitra consanguinea. Mitr. testd ovatd, iolidiusculd 



obesd, bane,,/ rersns coal rael/i. spird ,,/,/,. s<,-n, tin, i/ald . 



transvi mm subtilissime punctato-striatd, longitudina- 

 liter confertim plicato-costatd, costis inferne granosh . 

 rubidd, anfractibus maculis rotundis parvis in medio 



iiiiisiriiili,,/ eieelis ; columella quadriplicatd. 

 The KINDRED Mure. Shell ovate, rather solid, stout, 

 contracted towards the base, spire obtusely rounded ; 

 transversely very finely striated with punctures, longi- 

 tudinally closely plicate!} ribbed, ribs granose at tin 



