CONUS. 



Supp. Plate V] 



Species 253. (Mus. Cuming.) 



[us Magellanicus. Con. testa subtrigono-turbinaid, 

 lavigatd, liris subtilibus angustis, distantibus, cingulata, 

 superiorUms fere obsoletis, spird concavo-depressd, coro- 

 natd, apice elevato ; vivide citrino-luted, medio superne 

 et inferni maculis grandibus MeroglypMcis, albis,fusco- 

 umbratis et punctatis pulcherrime fasciatim notatd, 

 apice rosacea. 



! Magellan Cone. Shell rather triangularly tur- 

 binated, smooth, encircled with fine narrow distant 

 ridges, the upper of which are nearly obsolete, spire 

 concavely depressed, coronated, apex raised ; bright 

 lemon-yellow, very beautifully marked in the middle 

 and round the upper and lower parts with bands of 

 large hieroglyphic white blotches, dotted and shaded 

 with brown, apex pink. 



ass, Bruguiere, Enc. Meth. Conns No. 31. pi. 322. f. 3. 



'he specimen here figured of this very beautiful species, 

 which Mr. Cuming is indebted to the liberality of 

 Ghibba, is the only one in this country. 1 am unable 

 onfirm the locality after which it is named. 



Species 254. (Mus. Cuming.) 



jus Crotciiii. Con. testa subabbreviato-conicd, soli- 

 diuscidd, laoigatd, basi striata, spirit subplano-convexd, 

 striato-sulcatd ; alba, lineis gliosis ustulato-fuscis uu- 

 dirjue creberrvme cingulata, maculis perpaucis nivosis 

 interdum interrupts,, spird cum margine anfractms 

 yltimi fusco tnaculatd. 



vrcu's Cone. Shell somewhat abbreviately conical, 

 rather solid, smooth, striated at the base, spire some- 

 what flatly convex, striately grooved ; white, very 

 closely encircled throughout with fine thread-like 

 burnt-brown lines, sometimes interrupted with a few 

 snow-white spots, spire with the edge of the last 

 whorl spotted with brown. 



'). Saldanha Bay, South Africa. 



.'his species which has been confounded with certain 

 !eties of C. venulatus from the Cape de Verd Islands, 

 ! be distinguished by the spire being striately grooved. 

 i have the pleasure to name it in honour of a zealous 

 iteur collector of the genus, the Rev. W. R. Crotch, of 

 inton. 



Species 255. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Conus gilvus. Con. testa trigono-conicd, lavigatd, basi 

 sulcata, mlcis paucis, distantibus, spird depresso-con- 

 vexd, lavigatd, suturis subrudibus ; violaceo-fuscd, 



medio fascia pallida cingulata, superni; rufescente- 

 tinctd, maculis perpaucis pai - vis intense brunneo-rufis 

 per marginem. 



The brick-coloured Cone. Shell triangularly conical, 

 smooth, grooved at the base, grooves few and distant, 

 spire depressly convex, smooth, sutures somewhat 

 rude ; violet-brown, encircled by a pale band round 

 the middle, tinged at the upper part, with a few 

 small deep brown-red spots along the edge. 



Halt. Saldanha Bay, South Africa. 



1 am not aware of any species which approaches this in 

 respect of colouring. 



Species 256. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Conus eximius. Con. testa subtrigono-turbinatd, solidi- 

 usculd, superne amir angulatd, lavigatd, basin versus 

 sulcata', sulcis distantibus, regularibus, spird subcanali- 

 culatd, ad apicem elevatd ; alba, roseo-molaceo suffusd, 

 aurantio-castaneo supra et infra maculatd et variegatd, 

 punctis vittisque angustis articulatis hie illic notatd, 

 spird maculis paucis distantibus pictd. 



The choice Cone. Shell somewhat triangularly tur- 

 binated, rather solid, sharply angled at the top, 

 smooth, grooved towards the base, grooves distant. 

 regular, spire slightly channelled, raised at the apex ; 

 white, suffused with rose-violet, blotched and varie- 

 gated above and below with orange-chestnut, m: 

 here and there with dots and narrow articulated 

 fillets, spire painted with a few distant spots. 



Hab. Moluccas. 



A richly painted species, approximating in some di 

 to C. voluminalis. 



Species 357. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Conus alabaster.. Con. testa iubfustfbrmi-turb 



paululum recurvd, liris angustis binis undique cingulata, 

 interstitiis striatis et cancellatis, spird canaliculatd, 

 acute et crebre striatis, apice elato, acutissimo .• caru- 



June, 1849 



