184 pusiA. 



Kiister described his species tVoin yuiini>- specimens ; there can 

 1)6 no doubt, however, of its identity with the forms subsequently 

 characterized by Reeve as T. lauta (iig. 574), and T. leucodesma 

 (fig. 575). Reeve's figure of T. ))ardalis is a Golumbt'lla. 



T. MEoroMACHLATA. Sowb. PI. 55, figs. 581, 582. 



Somewhat indistinctly plicately ribbed, ribs smooth, wide, 

 close together, interstices with revolving stri;e ; sculpture alto- 

 gether obsolete on the l):ick of the hisl whorl ; rich chestnut- 

 brown, broadly white-banded, with a row of sijuare, regular 

 brown spots in the centre of the band. Length, -5 inch. 



Mnuritius. 



T. Cernica, Nevill (fig. 582) is a syju)nym. 



T. PUELLA, Reeve. PI. 55, fig. 588. 



Dark cliestnut or cliocolate with Jagged fiames or spots of 

 white, frequently conrtuent around the suture Surface polished, 

 with obsolete, minute, decussMting sculpture. Length, •3-'4 inch. 



West Indies. 



T. TURTURiNA, Souverbie. PL 55, fig. 584. 



Smooth, polished, solid, columbelliform, with revolving strite ; 



dark chestnut, with sm;dl white revolving points or spots. 



Length, "5 inch. 



Loyalty L, New Caledonia. 



Resembles the preceding si)ecies, difiei'ing in its columbelli- 

 form aperture, and the disposition of the spots. 



T. CREMANS, Reeve. PI. 55, fig. 585. 



Dark chocolate, with an irregular wliite band, tending to 



spread longitudinnlly on the tops of tlie distnnt fohls or ribs, 



these being sometimes obsolete ; irregularly white-banded near 



the base ; when the shell is fresh, close, very fine spiral lines are 



visible. Length, •5-'6 inch. 



l^hilippines. 



The figures of Sowerl)y and Reeve are ])oth tnkeii from smooth 

 uncharacteristic specinu-ns. It is near T. pardalii<. M. Timo- 

 rensisy Dohrn, an unfigured species, from the island of Timor, 

 is apparently synonymous. 



T. ALVEOLUS, Reeve. PI. 55, fig. 586. 



Longitudinally finely ribbed, base with revolving grooves; 



