18 CONUS. 
usually invested with a rather thin brown epidermis; aperture 
- more or less tinged with chocolate. Length, 25-33 mill. 
California. 
C. dealbatus, A. Ad. (fig. 63), is a synonym. 
C. unirascratus, Kiener. PI. 4, fig. 65. 
Shell the general form of C. Californicus; chocolate, with a 
rather broad yellowish brown band just below the shoulder. 
Length, 1 inch. 
Habitat unknown. 
Dr. Weinkauff makes this a juvenile of C. venulatus, Hwass, 
but it does not appear to me to be closely allied to that species, 
either in form or coloring; on the contrary, its resemblance to 
C. Californicus is so great that I feel nearly certain that it 
should be united with that species. 
C. scatprus, Reeve. PI. 4, fig. 64. 
Shell turbinated, rather solid, polished, grooved towards the 
base; whitish, with numerous hair-like, light brown, revolving 
lines ; spire spirally striated, rather elevated, with sharp apex, 
variegated with chestnut-color. Length, 1 inch. 
Habitat unknown. 
Dr. Weinkauff gives California as locality, but this must be 
considered very doubtful, as the numerous collectors on that 
coast have not yet discovered it. 
ys Section IV. ARENATI. 
Puncticulis, Swains., Morch. 
‘(C. ARENATUS, Hwass. PI. 4, fig. 66; Pl. 27, fig. 2. 
Shell stoutly turbinated, coronated on the spire; white, 
sprinkled in a waved longitudinal manner with very small, close 
brown dots, sometimes forming indistinct bands; aperture 
usually light flesh-color. Length, 2 inches. 
Red Sea, EL. Africa, Ceylon, Philippines, N. Caledonia, Viti Isles. 
Var. MESOKATHAROS, Melvill. Pl. 27, fig. 2. 
Middle portion of body-whorl unspotted. 
C. oprsus, Hwass. Pl. 4, fig. 67. 
Shell obsoletely coronated with tubercles, body-whorl some- 
what convex, stout; white or very pale yellow or blush, faintly 
