156 STRIGATELLA. 



markings, sometimes appearing- like rude letters, and interrupted 

 more or less In* revolving bands. Length, -75-1 inch. 



Red Sea, Java, Mauritius, So. Africa, Philippines, Polynesia. 

 In many specimens the dark color so predominates as to 

 appear to be the ground-color, upon which are superimposed the 

 yellowish spots and letters ; I figure a shell which Sowerby has 

 called M. maculosa, Reeve (fig. 339) which shows this variety 

 pretty well. As already stated, the true maculosa closely 

 approaches this form. 



M. PAUPERCULA, Linn. PI. 46, fig. 340. 



Chocolate, with uninterrupted whitish or yellowish longitudi- 

 nal strigations. Length, 1-1 "4 inches. 



Bed Sea, E. Africa, Indian Ocean, J^hilip^nnes, Polynesia. 



M. viRGATA, Reeve. PI. 46, fig. 341. 



Color and markings as in M. paupercula, but distinguished by 

 smaller size, more abbreviate, Columbella-like form and conspi- 

 cuous revolving grooves at the base of the shell. 



Length, -TS-'Q inch. 



Polynesia. 



Mr. Reeve included two species in his M. virgata, his first 

 figure being a species previously described by Lamarck, and 

 which immediately follows this description. Some specimens of 

 vircjata have the Melampus-like form of M. retusa, but they 

 appear to be constantly distinguished by the want of the white 

 l)and and fewer and larger color fiames, 



M. RETUSA, Lam. PI. 46, figs. 342-344. 



Surface covered with revolving strire ; dark chocolate, with 



line close, thread-like undulating longitudinal yellow or white 



lines, and superiorly a narrow yellow or white revolving band. 



Length, '7 5-1 inch. 



Polynesia. 



31. virgata, Reeve (fig. 341), in part, is synonj-mous with 3f. 



retusa, and 31. capillata, Gould (fig. 344), is probably a juvenile 



of it. 



M. ZEBRA, Garrett. 



An unfigured Polynesian species, the description of which 

 accords tolerably with 31. virgata. 



