218 PHOS. 



Ph. retecosus, Hinds. 1*1. 83, fig. .514. 



Orange-brown to yellowisli white ; revolving lines beaded 

 where they cross the low longitudinal rounded ribs ; lip of 

 aperture varieosely thickened externally. Ijength, 125 inches. 



Ceylon. 

 Ph. gracilis, Sowb. PI. 83, fig. 515. 



A small, graceful, brown species; narrow and elongated. 



Length, 20 mill. 



Sydney, An sir (ilia. 



Very like Fh. Terebra. Sowb., but without the varices of that 



si)ecies. 



.;;.** Afficrican Species. 

 Ph. pallidus, Powis. Pi. 83, figs. 494-49r.. 



Whitish, \'ellowish or fuscous, usually darker between the 

 longitudinal ribs, color sometimes broken up into revolving 

 series of spots (Fh. notatus, Sowb., fig. 496). Length, 1 inch. 



Panama ; PliiUp'pineit ? 



A. stout, ovate, rugose species, with prominent nodulated 

 shoulder and -A/assa-like form. Fh. pallidus is known to come 

 from Panama, j^et it is recorded " Philippines " in Sowerby's 

 Thesaurus. Ph. nofalu^ is also " Philippines '' in the same work, 

 and I do not think the locality can be correct in either case. 



Ph. crassus, Hinds. PL 83, fig. 521. 



Thick, broad, light brown, more or less banded. 



Ijength, 1-5 inches. 



J'anama. 

 Ph. articulatus, Hinds. PI. 83, figs. 51<j, 517. 



Shell long and slender, with small rounded ribs and slight 

 shoulder; yellowish or reddish brown, sometimes with revolving, 

 interrupted, darker bands. Length, 1-1-38 inches. 



Panama; coral sand, 6 to 10 fathoms.— Cuming. West Columbia. 



With this species I unite Fh. turritus, A.. Ad. (fig. 511). 



Ph. gaudens, Hinds. PI. 83, figs. 518, 519 ; PI. 84, figs. 527, 528. 

 Shell without, or with a slight shoulder ; ribs small, few and 

 distant, tuberculated at the crossing of the revolving lines ; 

 light yellowish brown, generally with two revolving bands of 

 chocolate interrupted by the ribs. Length, 1-1-25 inches. 



Gulf of Tehuantepec, W. Coast of Mexico ; W. Columbia. 



