392 conus. 



Shell generally about an inch, or an inch and a quarter long, 

 and rather more than half as broad. C. reticulatus of Born 

 has exactly the same form, and differs only in its reticulated 

 markings, which entirely cover the body-whirl. 



betulinus. 70. Shell conical, emarginated, and 

 wrinkled at the base, and marked with trans- 

 verse belts or spots ; spire convex, mucro- 

 nated and spotted with brown. 



Conus betulinus. Linnccus Syst. Nat. p. 1 169. Martini, 

 ii. p. 309- Born Mus. p. 158. Schroeter Einl. i. p. 

 42. Gmelin, p. 3383. Schreibers Conch, i. p. 27. 

 Bruguiere Enc. Meth. p. 677. Lamarck Ann. du Mus. 

 xv. p. 275. 

 Variety A. Yellowish with transverse rows of brown spots. 

 La Tine de Beurre a bandes. Favanne, ii. p. 588. t. lG. f. 



L2. 

 Seba, iii. t. 45. f. 4. Knorr, ii. t. 11. f. 3. Da Costa's 

 Elements, t. 5. f. 3. Martini, ii. t. 40. f. 665. Enc. 

 Meth. t, 333. f. 8. 

 Variety B. Yellowish with the rows of spots alternately 

 smaller. 



La Tine de Beurre a lisieres. Favanne, ii. p. 455. 

 Rumphius, t. 31. f. C. Petiver Amb. t. 15. f. 2. Seba, 

 iii. t. 45. f. 7. Enc. Meth. t. 334. f. 8. 

 Variety C. Yellowish with distinct white belts spotted with 

 brown. 

 La Tine de Beurre a grosses taches. Favanne, ii. p. 587- 



t. 16. f. L 1. 

 Lister Conch, t. 762. f. 11. Seba, iii. t. 44. f. 1 to 4. 

 Enc. Meth. t. 333. f. 5. 

 Variety D. Yellowish with transverse rows of large brown 

 spots. 



Gualter, t. 21. f. B. .Chemnitz, x. t. 142. f. 1321. 

 Variety E. White with the spots roundish. 



Seba, iii. t. 45. f. 6. Martini, ii. t. 61. f. 673. Enc. 

 Meth. t. 335. f. 8. 

 Inhabits the coasts of Amboyna. Rumphius. Isles of France, 

 Batavia, and China. Favanne. East Indian Ocean, from 

 Madagascar to China. Bruguiere. 

 Shell from three to about four inches long, and nearly two 

 thirds as broad, and is very heavy for its size. According 

 to Favanne, Martini's fig. 671. (which as well as 673, Gme- 

 lin has erroneously cited for C. glaucus,) is a small Variety 

 of this species. 



