CERITHIUM. 137 



C. KoBELTi, Dunker. PI. 25, fig. 67. 



Yellowish brown, varicose, rouo-hly nodulous, with decussating 

 sculpture ; whorls 8-9, convex, with deep suture ; lip thickened, 

 grooved within. Diani. 23 mill. 



Japan. 



C I8SELII, Pagenstecher. PL 25, fig. 68. 



Whorls 8, convex, decussated by close, fine longitudinal and spiral 

 sculpture, brownisli. Length, 22 mill. 



Red Sea. 



Unknown to me. 



€. EGENUM, Gould. PI. 25, fig. 70. 



Whitish, with small brownish dots at the base ; whorls about 10, 

 nearly flat, sjjirally threaded, last whorl somewhat swollen, varicose. 



Length, 9 mill. 



Wilson's Isl. 



Reeve's figure does not represent this species. 



C lANTHiNUM, Gould. PI. 25, figs. 71, 72. 



Light, violaceous, the suture, lip and varices white, with close, 

 spiral, thread-like, somewhat granose strise. Length, 9 mill. 



Clermont Tomiere; Ins. Bourbon. 



C. aspersum, Desh. (fig. 72), from the last-named locality, is a 

 synonym. 



C. Maillardi, Crosse. PI. 25, figs. 73, 74. 



Greyish white, with small interrupted dark spiral lines , whorls 

 11, convex, quadrisulcate and granular, with frequent varices. 



Length, 8 mill. 



Ins. Bourbon. 



I doubt whether this is distinct from the last species. It was first 

 described by Deshayes as C. Crossei, a name preoccupied by Tiberi. 



C. MACULOSUM, Mighels. PI. 26, figs. 75, 76. 



Club-shaped, with spiral strife, and longitudinal wrinkles on the 

 upper part of the whorls, which are a little concavely shouldered ; 

 shining white, irregularly blotched and spotted with chestnut or 

 chocolate, sometimes covering most of the surface, at other times 

 faint, and sparse. Length, 9 mill. 



Sandti'ich and Viti Is. ; Mauritius. 



C. Nassoides, Sowb. (fig. 76), is a synonym. 



