478 FUNAFUTI ATOLL. 
ConUS HEBRAEUS, Var. VERMICULATUS, Hvwass. 
A few of this colour variety occurred as usual with the typical 
form, — 
CoNUS CEYLONENSIS, Hwass. 
Tryon, Joc. cit., p. 23, pl. vi., figs. 94 — 100. 
Abundant in the rock pools of the outer reef of Funafuti, in 
association with the preceding species. Numerous colour varieties 
are represented, among which is the var. sponsalis, Chemnitz. 
Cuming collected this at Marutea, Paumotus* ; Crosse and 
Marie report it from Ile Art, New Caledonia; and Melvill and 
Standen from Lifu. In a catalogue of the shells of Fitzroy 
Island,+ Brazier notes it from there and from San Christoval, 
Solomons. : 
CoNUS VEXILLUM, Gmelin. 
Tryon, loc. cit., p. 39, pl. xi, figs. 12a, 13, 14; Garrett, loc. cit., 
pp. 356, 365. 
One imperfect shell was purchased from a native at Funafuti. 
Garrett found this in the Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Gilberts, Cook’s, 
Paumotus, and Hawaii Groups. Crosse and Marie mention this 
from New Caledonia, Ile Art, and Lifu ; Tryon from Samoa ; and 
there is a specimen in this Museum from Torres Straits. I have 
also collected it at Ballina, N.S. Wales. 
Conus RaATTUS, Hwass. 
Tryon, loc. cit., p. 41, pl. xil., figs. 25, 27. 
A single living specimen was taken under a stone in the Funa- 
futi lagoon. 
Cuming saw this at Tahiti, and Anaa, Paumotust; Crosse and 
Marie record it from Lifu and New Caledonia, and Weinkauff 
from Tonga.§ A specimen from the Bampton Reef, Coral Sea, is 
in this Museum. 
CoNnuUS CAPITANEUS, Linne. 
Tryon, loc. cit., p. 40, pl. xii., figs. 21-24; pl. xi, figs. 17, 18. 
Garrett, Joc. cit., pp. 354, 358. 
One dead and immature shell from Funafuti, 
Garrett found this in Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Gilberts and Carolines. 
Crosse and Marie mention this from Ile Art, New Caledonia, 
and Brazier from Fitzroy Island, Queensland ; Torres Straits ; 
Hall Sound, British New Guinea ; Fiji, New Ireland, New Britain 
* Reeve—Loc. cit., pl. xx., sp. 109. 
+ Brazier—Journ. Conch., ii., 1879, p. 190. 
t Reeve—Loc. cit., pl. xv., sp. 78. 
§ Weinkauff—Conch. Cab., 1873, Conus, p. 134. 
