CONUS.— Plate V. 



fascid albd in medio cingulatd ; liratd, liris purpureo- 



punctatis; spird convexo-acutd, canaliculatd, varie- 



gatd. 

 The granulated Cone. Shell cylindrieally turbinated, 



transversely sulcated, slightly granulated ; scarlet, 



encircled round the middle with a white band ; 



ridged, ridges purple-dotted ; spire convexly acute, 



canaliculated, variegated. 

 Linn-eus, Syst. Nat. (Gmelin's edit.), p. 3391 ; Enc. 



Meth. pi. 339. f. 9. 

 Hab. Island of Antigua. 



Tliis pretty scarlet Cone is rather inappropriately 

 named, the granulations, which are often obliterated, 

 being rarely more than feebly developed. 



Species 28. (Fig. a and b, Mus. Stainforth.) 



Conus Deshatesii. Con. testd cylindraceo-ovatd, tenui- 

 culd, inflatd, pallide olivaceo-fulvd, profuse rubido- 

 punctkulatd, maculis albis grandibus, perpaucis, spar- 

 sim et irregulariter nebulosd ; spird depresso-pland, 

 apice mucronato ; aperturd dehiscente, fame, quasi 

 politd, nitente. 



Deshayes' Cone. Shell cylindrieally ovate, thin, in- 

 flated, of a pale fawn-colour, profusely sprinkled 

 with faint ruddy dots, and irregularly clouded with 

 a few large scattered patches of white ; spire flatly 

 depressed, apex sharp-pointed ; aperture rather 

 large and open, interior highly enamelled. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1843. 



Conus cervus, Sowerby, Conch. Illus., f. 94. 



Hab. Swan River. 



Only a few specimens of this very characteristic spe- 

 cies, which may be readily recognised by its peculiar buff- 



tinted colour and light inflated growth, are at preset 

 known. It has been supposed hitherto to be the Com 

 cervus, but having lately examined, in the collection c 

 M. Delessert, the identical shell described under ths 

 title by Lamarck, with the description of that illustriou 

 author attached to it in his own handwriting, I am eii 

 abled (vide also Plate XXII.) to rectify an error whic 

 has unfortunately gained considerable circulation. 



By the title now substituted for cervus in reference t 

 the species under consideration, I wish to honour m 

 kind and amiable friend M. Deshayes, now zealousl 

 occupied in completing the conchological portion of th 

 new edition of Lamarck's ' Histoire des animaux san 

 vertebres,' the publication of which has been lonj 

 anxiously looked for. 



Species 29. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Conus aurisiacus. Con. testd oblongo-turbinatd, rose* 

 alboqne zonatd, transversim liratd, liris granulatis 

 albo fuscoqtie tessellatis ; spird subdepressd, cnnali 

 culatd, tessellatd, apice obtuso. 



The orange Admiral Cone. Shell oblong, turbinated 

 zoned with white and rose-colour, transverseh 

 ridged ; ridges granulated, tessellated with white 

 and square, crimson, blackish brown spots ; spin 

 somewhat depressed, canaliculated, tessellated 

 apex obtuse. 



Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. (Gmelin's edit.), p. 3392. 



Martini, Conch., vol. ii. pi. 57. f. 636 and 637. 



Hab. Moluccas ; Hinds. 



The alternate zones of white and rose-colour in the 

 shell here figured are very beautifully defined, and the 

 ridges, which seem strongly developed, are distinctly 

 granulated. 



