C N U S. 



Plate XXI. 



Species 117. (Muse"e Hoyale, Paris.) 



Conus melancholicus. Con. testd elongatd, subcylin- 

 draced, striis subtilissimis cancellatd; aurantio-rubrd, 

 maculisflavidis, irregularibus in medio fasciata; spird 

 plano-acutil, spiraliter striata, aurantio-rubro varie- 

 gatd. 



The melancholy Cone. Shell elongated, rather cy- 

 lindrical, cancellated with exceedingly fine striae ; 

 orange-red, encircled round the middle, or rather 

 below the middle, with a row of irregular yellowish 

 spots ; spire smooth and sharp, spirally striated, va- 

 riegated with orange-red. 



Lamarck, Anim. sans vert., vol. vii. p. 513. 



Hab. ? 



I have attentively examined Lamarck's Conus melan- 

 cholicus in the Musee Royale at Paris, and am quite of 

 opinion that it is a very distinct and characteristic 

 species ; it is the only specimen known, and I feel there- 

 fore much indebted to M. Valenciennes for allowing me 

 to obtain a drawing of it. 



Species 118. (Fig. a and b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Conus Mozambicus. Con. testd oblongo-turbinatd, Imvi, 

 basim versus sulcata ; fulvd, fusco plus minusve lon- 

 gitudinaliter inquinatd, fascid pallide caruled in me- 

 dio cinctd ; spird rotundato-convexd, fusco variegatd, 

 apice acuto. 



The Mozambique Cone. Shell oblong-turbinated, 

 smooth, grooved towards the base ; yellowish, more 

 or less longitudinally bedaubed with brown, and en- 

 circled round the middle with a pale blue band ; 

 spire rotundately convex, variegated with brown, 

 apex sharp. 



Variety ft. (Fig 118 b.) 



Testa ftavhlo-fusca, non fasciata, taniis continuis, fusco 



alboque articu/atis, in medio cincta. 

 Shell yellowish-brown, not banded, but encircled round 



the middle with fillets of articulated brown and 



white. 

 Hwass, Enc. Meth. vers, vol. i. part 2. p. 696. 

 Hab. Mozambique (found in rocky places) ; Hennah. 



This is a light rudely-formed shell, very irregularly 

 smeared with colour. The variety ft may be immediately 



recognised by the central articulated fillets, though few 

 and scattered. 



Species 119. (Mus. Stainforth.) 



Conus virgo. Con. testd turbinatd, solicld, basim versus 

 transverse striatd ; pallide luted, basi caruleo-violas- 



cente ; spird plano-convexd, obtusd. 

 The virgin Cone. Shell turbinated, solid, transversely 



striated towards the base ; pale yellow, base deep 



bluish-violet ; spire flatly convex. 

 Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. (Gmelin's edit.), p. 3376. 

 Lamarck, Anim. sans vert., vol. vii. p. 468. 

 Hab. Ceylon, &c. 



Few shells exhibit a more decided peculiarity of spe- 

 cific character than the Conus virgo. The deep blue- 

 purple base forms a rich contrast with the pale yellow 

 body-colour, and is a never-failing mark of distinction. 



Species 120. (Fig. a and b, Mus. Stainforth.) 



Conus pr^latus. Con. testd oblongo-turbinatd, purpu- 

 reo-custaneo nebulosd, interstitiis maculis trigonis 

 vel oblongo-cordatis, albis, casio variegatis, reticu- 

 latis ; maculis grandibus, purpureo-castaneis, albo 

 seriatim punctatis ; spird obtuso-convexd ; aperturte 

 fauce ceesio-tinctd. 



The prelate Cone. Shell oblong-turbinated, clouded 

 with large broad patches of purple chestnut, the 

 interstices between which are reticulated with tri- 

 angular or oblong-heart-shaped white spots varie- 

 gated or tinted with bluish-grey; large purple 

 chestnut patches more or less covered with ru\v> of 

 white dots ; spire obtusely convex, interior faintly 

 stained with bluish-grey. 



Variety ft. (PI. XV. Fig. 76.) 



Testa subventricosa, luteo-castaneo pallide nebulosa, ma- 

 culis a/bis incarnato variegatis. 



Shell rather ventricose, clouded with patches of pale yel- 

 lowish-chestnut, the white heart-shaped spots of 

 the interstices being tinted or variegated with lilac 

 or flesh- colour. 



Hwass, Enc. Muth. vers, vol. i. part 2. p. 746. 



Lamarck, Anim. sans vert., vol. vii. p. 520. 



Hab. ? 



August lsi:: 



