M I T R A. 



Plate XXXII. 



(Figures moderately magnified.) 



Species 25G. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Mitea semen. Mitr. testa ovatd, utrinque attenuatd, 

 lavigatd, politd ; castaneo-fiiscd, fin, is albidis undatis 

 lomjitudinaliti'i- pa-Id ,• columdld Iriplirntd. 



The seed Mitee. shell ovate, attenuated al both ends, 

 smooth, polished; chesnut-brown, painted longitudi- 

 nally with white waved hues ; columella three-plaited. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc. L845. 



Hab. Puerto Gralero, Island of Mindoro, Philippines (found 

 on the sands at low water); Cuming. 



The fine waved longitudinal lines 

 in this species. 



characteristic 



Species 257. (Mus. Metcalfe.) 



MlTE i MILIUM. Mitr. Irsld urn/o-Ji'-<iJ'or„/i, crnssivsculu, 

 lineis elevatiunrul'n iniiliijnc rrrhrrriuir da-itsst/ld ; r/t- 

 fesmiti'-fusi-d ,■ riiliii.irlh! '[uailrijilifatii ; iipninrii sub- 

 angwstd, labro incrassato. 



The millet-grain Mitre. Shell ovately fusiform, ra- 

 ther thick, very cIomK decus-ated throughout with 

 slightly elevated lines; reddish-brown; columella 

 five-plaited; aperture rather narrow, lip thickened. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1845 



Hab. ? 



An interesting species, belonging to a small group of a 



peculiar narrow contracted structure, with thickened lip, 



of which the Mitra gratio&a, recurva, exilii, and „iirijir,i 



are characteristic examples. 



Species 258. (Mus. Metcalfe.) 

 Mitra lachryma. Milr. tcstii nailil, )i/ri//i/m> altemeatd, 

 tenuiculd, spird brevi, subobtusd; atifractibus superne 



hugili'dimilitrr nulifUissii,)!: eostnlti, Irunsn-rsi,,/ ij/isd- 

 leli- tdrrato-siritild ; nUni, hinruhi ijruiidi aurantio- 

 fuscescente dorso peculiariter pictd; columella bi-vel 

 tri-plicatd, plicisfere obsolete; labro effwso. 

 The tear Mitre. Shell ovate, attenuated at both ends, 

 rather thin, spire short, somewhat obtuse; whorls 

 longitudinally very finely ribbed at the upper part, 

 transversely marked with obsolete raised stria' ; white, 

 peculiarly painted at the back with a large orange- 



brown blotch ; columella two- or three-plaited, plaits 



nearly obsolete; lip effused. 

 Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1845. 

 Bab. ? 



A small white transparent looking shell which may be 

 readily distinguished by the large brown spot on the back 

 of the last whorl. 



Species 259. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Mitra caten via. Mitr. tt ffl ovatd, bad contractd, low- 

 gitudinaliter costatd, rest is parvis, angttstis, subobsok - 

 tis : nihil!:!, maculis granditms irregularibms ft rrugim is, 

 fasciatim dispositis, pictd; columella quadriplicatd, 

 bad subrecurvd. 



The linked Mitee. Shell ovate, contracted at the base, 

 longitudinally ribbed ; ribs small, narrow, somewhat 

 obsolete; white, painted with large irregular ru-tv 

 brown spots, arranged in bands ; columella four- 

 plaited, recurved at the base. 



Swainson (Broderip), Pro. Zool. Soc, 1835. 



Hab. Island of Annaa, Pacific Ocean (found on the reefs 

 in shallow water) ; Cuming. 

 The character of this species is very different from that 



of anv other of the genus. 



Spi i ii - 260. ( Mus. I 'inning.) 

 Mitra cimelioi. Mitr. testa abbreria/o-fi<sifor,ui, spird 



turrill'l, Inilijilmlintllifcr fusldld, ens/is s/'/imir luln-r- 



culatd; albd, costis infra tuberculis ii. ■ 

 nigerrimo-fuseis transversim Divide pictd 

 quadriplicatd. 



The gem Mitre. Shell shortly fusiform, spire turn-ted, 

 longitudinally ribbed, ribs tubereulated at the upper 

 part; white, rilis vividly painted beneath the tuber- 

 cles with short transverse dark brown lines, columella 

 four-plaited. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1845. 



Hub. Island of Ticao, Philippines (found under stones at 

 low water) ; Cuming. 

 The loner portion of the ribs of this species are. crossed 



in a very peculiar manner with short brown parallel lines. 



March 1845. 



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