26 Mr. J. C. Melvill and Mr. Abercrombie on 



Fam. Terebrid^. 



Terebra (Adanson). 



T. cinctella (Desh.). 



Also in Mus. Brit, from Karachi. 



Abretia (H. & A. Ad.). 



A. tenera (Hinds). 



This shell seems common in Ceylon. 



Fam. CONID^. 



CONUS (Linn). 



C. monacJius (L.) van achatiniis (Chem.). 



C. inutabilis (Chem.). 



C. lentiginosiis (Reeve). 



C. piperatus (Reeve). 



C. textile (Linn.). 



C. insculptus (Kiener), only in young condition. 



Mutabilis is the common species. Monachus and lenti- 

 ginosus are frequently met with, the last-named belonging to 

 the sub-genus Leptoconus, and being apparently endemic to 

 Bombay. 



Fam. Pleurotomid^. 



Clavatula (Lam.). 



C. Virginia (Bech.) 



SURCULA (H. and A. Ad.). 

 S.javana {l^.) = nodifera (Lam.). 

 S.fulminata (Kiener). 

 6". amicta (Smith) = ««r/rt (Lam.). 

 Drillia (Gray). 



D. Atkinsonii (Smith) =crenu/aris (Lamk.). 



Clavus (Montfort). 

 C sacra (Reeve). 

 C. crassa (Smith). 

 C. praeclara (Melvill) sp. nov. 



Mangilia (Risso), 

 M.fnlvocincta (Nevill). 

 M. lucida (Smith). 



