400 conus. 



Shell generally about two inches long, and rather less than half 

 as broad ; there are often two indistinct bands, on which the 

 black dots are aggregated, and the inside of the lip is often 

 spotted ; the apex and throat are of a rose colour. 



arenatus. 83. Shell conical-ovate, emarginated at 

 the base, white, with transverse rows of 

 black dots; spire coronated. 



Conus arenatus. Solander's MSS. Callone's Cat. p. 13. 

 No. 210. Bruguiere Ejic. Meth. p. 621. Lamarck 

 Ann. diL Mus. xv. p. 34. 

 Conus Stercus-muscarum, Var. Linnaus Mus. hud. Ulr. p. 

 559. Born Mus. p. l6l. t. 7- f. 12. Schroeter Einl. 

 i. p. 46. Gmelin, p. 3385. Schreibers Conch.-i. p. 28. 

 Conus Stercus-culicum. Meuschen Mus. Gevers. p. 358. 

 No. 1027. 

 Variety A. With the dots large. 

 La Piqure de Mouches. Favanne, ii. p. 710. t. 15. f. F 2. 

 Lister Conch, t. 761. f. 10. Rumphius, t. 33. f. A A. Pe- 

 ttier Amb. t. 15. f. 20. Gualter, t. 25. f. P. Argen- 

 ville, t. 12. f. S. Martini, ii. t. 63. f. 696. Enc. Meth. 

 t. 320. f. 6. 

 Variety B. With the dots minute. 



La Moire ondee. Favanne, ii. p. 713. t. 15. f. F 3. 

 Seba, iii. t. 55. f. 1. Martini, ii. t. 63. f. 697. Enc. Meth. 

 t. 320. f. 3 and 7- 

 Inhabits the coasts of Batavia, Ceram, Coromandel, Mada- 

 gascar, and the Isle of France. Favanne. Philippine Is- 

 lands, and the Cape of Good Hope. Bruguiere. 

 The variety A is about two inches long, and more than half as 

 broad ; but the variety B is generally considerably smaller ; 

 in the disposition of the dots it resembles C. Stercus-musca- 

 rum, but differs in being more ovate, and the spire is always 

 coronated. 



pulicarius. 84. Shell conical-oblong, emarginated 

 at the base, white, with small brown ovate 

 spots ; spire mucronated and coronated. 



Conus pulicarius. Solander's MSS. Callone's Catalogue, 

 p. 13. No. 211. Bruguiere Enc. Meth. p. 622. La- 

 marck Ann. du Mus. xv. p. 34. 



Conus Stercus-pulicum. Meuschen Mas. Geversianum, p. 

 358. No. 1030. 



