CONUS.— Plate XXIV. 



lata ; spird planiusculd, leviter canaliculatd, suturd 

 subirregulari, apice elato, acuto. 



The wood Cone. Shell oblong-turbinated, finely 

 grooved towards the base ; yellowish-brown, encir- 

 cled with two indistinct bands of pale brown, and a 

 number of very fine dark brown thread-like lines ; 

 spire flattish, lightly canaliculated, suture somewhat 

 irregular, apex elevated and sharp. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1843. 



Hab. Port Sacloban, Island of Leyte, Philippines (found 

 on mud banks just above low-water mark) ; Cu- 

 ming. 



This Cone, which looks exactly as if it were carved out 

 of solid box-wood, was found by Mr. Cuming in great 

 abundance in the above-mentioned locality. 



Species 137. (Mus. Stainforth.) 



Conus erythiueensis. Con. testd turbinatd, laxi, albidd, 

 maculis rubido-fuscis numerosis, irregulariter sub- 

 quadratis, interdum bifasciatim confluentibus, seriatim 

 cinctd; spird exsertd, leviter canaliculatd, rubido- 

 fusco densissimi tessellatd ; apice acuto, aperturit 

 fauce violaced. 



The red-spotted Cone. Shell turbinated, smooth, 

 whitish, encircled with rows of numerous, irregu- 

 larly square, reddish-brown spots, sometimes flow- 

 ing together so as to form two cross bands ; spire 

 exserted, slightly canaliculated, thickly tessellated 

 with reddish-brown ; apex sharp, interior violet. 



Beck, MSS., Mus. King of Denmark. 



Hab. ? 



The painting of this shell resembles somewhat that 

 of certain dwarf varieties of the Conns leoninus. 



