C Y P R .E A. 



Plate XIX. 



Species 100. (Mus. Saul) 



CTPRiA NEGLECTA. Cypr. teitd oblongo-ovatd,ad exiremi- 

 tates subdedivi, lateribm submarginatk, dentihm elon- 

 gatis ; dorso cteruleo obscure fa-iciato, punctii mimttis 

 fuscis nmculaque grandi centrali, sub<iiiadratd, omato, 

 extremitatibus macule nigra idrinque pictis, lateribm 

 albis, nigro-punctatk, bad alba. 



The neglected Cowrey. Shell oblong-ovate, steep at 

 the extremities, sides slightly margined, teeth elonga- 

 ted, back blue, obscurely banded, ornamented with 

 minute brown dots and a large central square spot, 

 extremities painted ivith a black spot on each side, 

 sides white, dotted with black, base white. 



SowEEBY. Conch. lUus. Cat. Cyprseadse no. 66. f. 12*. 



Hab. Mauritius. 



Curiously intermediate between the Cyprcece dolida and 

 hirtindo, but quite distinct from either. 



Species 101. (Mus. Saul.) 



CrPEj:A pcxcTATA. Cypr. testa otatd, dentiius parvis, 

 interdum brecibus, interdumper basem sttbelongatis ; lac- 

 ted, dorso pv.nctis fuscis asperso, extremitatibus et den- 

 tibus aureo-Jlatescentibui. 



The dotted Cowkey. Shell ovate, teeth small, some- 

 times a little elongated across the base ; cream-colour, 

 back sprinkled with brown dots, teeth and extremities 

 golden yeUow. 



LrsxEUS Mantissa p. 34S. 



Eab. Philippine Islands ; Cuming. 

 Cypnea atomaria, Gmelin. 

 Cypraa stercus-muscantm, Lamarck. 



There appears to be two very distinct states of this spe- 

 cies, one in which the teeth are yellow and extend parti- 

 ally across the base, as represented in the accompanying 

 figure ; the other in which the teeth are very fine, short 

 and colourless. 



Species 102. (Mus. Cuming.) 



CYPR.3EA SANGursoLENTA. Cypr. testd ocatd, dentibus 

 brevibus, interioribus suiobscuris ; dorso dnereo-purpu- 

 rascente fasciato, olivaceo parce lentiginoso, macula 



fused grandi centrali irregiilari, lateribus purpurea 

 punetaiis. 



The blood-spotted Cow-rey. Shell ovate, teeth short, 

 the inner somewhat obscure ; back banded with ashy 

 purple, sparingly freckled with olive, with a large irre- 

 gnlar brown blotch in the centre, sides dotted with 

 purple. 



GitELTN-, Syst. Nat. p. 3406. 



Hab. Mouth of the Gambia, Africa (under stones) ; Hennah. 



A well-defined species which, though not uncommon, is 

 rarelv found in fine condition. 



Species 103. (Mas. Cuming.) 



Cytrjia rXTEREUPTA. Cypr. testd oblongo-ocatd, dentibus 

 partis; dorso olivaceo-mridi lentiginoso, macitlis ni- 

 gricante-oUmceis -fubquadratis trifasciatim omato, la- 

 teribus basique albis. 



The lnterrupted Cowrey. Shell oblong-ovate, slight- 

 ly umbilicated, teeth small -. back freckled with ohve 

 green, and ornamented with three bands of square 

 dark oUve spots, sides and base white. 



Gray, Zool. Journal, vol. i. p. 376. 



Hab. Ceylon. 



A species well distinguished by three interrupted bands 

 of oblong-square spots. 



Species 104. (Mus. Cuming.) 



CrpmA HiRxrsDO. Cypr. testd oblongo-otatd, dentibus sub- 

 conspictiis ; dorso viridescente-cteruleo nebulato et fas- 

 ciato, pimctis fuscis mimttis asperso, lateribus fusco- 

 punctatis, extremitatibus macula nigricante-fuscd utrin- 

 que pictis, basi albidd. 



The SWALLOW Cowrey. Shell oblong-ovate, teeth rather 

 conspicuous ; back clouded and banded with greenish 

 blue, sprinkled with minute brown dots, sides dotted 

 with brown, extremities painted on each side with a 

 blackish-brown spot, base whitish. 



Lix>Ers, Syst. Xat. (12th edit.) p. 117S. 



Hab. Eastern Seas. 



According to M. Deshayes, Lamarck confounded the 

 Cyprsa felina, and probably one or two other species. 



January 1846. 



