MITREuLA. 139 



C. INSCRIPTA, Brazier. 



Shell somewhat oblong, ovate, smooth, whitish, ornamented 

 with a reddish bi-own network, darker and broader towards the 

 centre ; whorls seven, slightly convex, sutnre impressed, marked 

 below with white ovate blotches, then small narrow ones having 

 a transverse chestnut line between every alternate one; spire 

 lengthened, apex acute ; aperture long, wide, interior ivory- 

 white, columella thickened, varicose on the outside, having three 

 prominent little tubercles on the inside, peristome arcuated, 

 upper part sinuated, denticulated within, canal short, narrow. 



L. 8, diam. 4 mill. 



North Australia, New Ouinea. 



An unfigured species, certainly very closel}' allied by its mark- 

 ings to C. lineolata (Pse.), Brazier. 



C. Mari^, Brazier. 



Shell acicular, club-shaped, smooth, yellowish brown, minutely 

 marked with oblong white spots ; whorls nine, flattened ; centre 

 of last encircled with a chain of brown and white alternate 

 spots, reappearing on the spire contiguous to the suture ; below 

 the suture transparent; spire lengthened, apex acute; aperture 

 long, narrow, peristome thin, thickened behind, edged with 

 brown, interior white, denticulated, sinuated at the upper part, 

 columella varicose, canal short, recurved. L. 10, diam. 4 mill. 



Hall Sound, New Guinea. 



One fine living specimen found. Not figured. 



C. PUDICA, Brazier. 



Shell club-shaped, thinnish, variously mottled with brown, 

 sometimes having minute white spots, or with white and brown 

 flames above and below the suture ; whorls eight, angularly 

 spiral, convex, suture slightly tabled, transparent, spire long, 

 apex white, acute ; columella curved and varicose at the lower 

 part, peristome thin at edge, very much thickened within, having 

 from two to three small obtuse teeth, sinuated above, canal short, 

 slightly recurved. L. 6, diam. 2 mill. 



Darnley Isl.. Torres Sts., Australia, 20 to 30 fms., 



white, sandy bottom (Brazier). 



Unfigured. 



