406 conus. 



Enc. Meth. t. 322. f. 1. 

 Inhabits the South Seas. Chemnitz. Coasts of the Island of 



St. George. Brnguiere. 

 Shell about an inch long, and three fourths as broad, varying 



with the spots brown, yellowish, or flesh-coloured. 



taitensis. 97. Shell conical, transversely striated, 

 of a blackish violet colour, with a few white 

 spots and dots ; spire obtuse, striated. 



Conus Taitensis. Brugiiiere Enc. Meth. p. 713. La- 



marck in Ann. du Mus. xv. p. 424. 

 Enc. Meth. t. 336. f. 9. 



Inhabits the coasts of Otaheite. Brnguiere. 



Shell an inch and a quarter long, and two thirds as broad ; 

 there is a transverse irregular row of bluish white spots at 

 the upper extremity, and a more indistinct row on the mid- 

 dle of the body-whirl, which are bluish, pointed with white. 



scabriusculus. 98. Shell conical, white, with 

 transverse elevated roughish striae, and five 

 transverse rows of reddish brown spots ; spire 

 obtuse. 

 Conus scabriusculus. Chemnitz, xi. p. 56. t. 182. f. 1768 

 and 1769- 

 Inhabits the coasts of Guinea about Sierra Leone. Chemnitz. 

 Shell about three-quarters of an inch long, and nearly two- 

 thirds as broad ; there are only four rows of spots on the 

 body-whirl, and one is on the spire ; of the former, one is at 

 the base, and the next above is an oblong stripe, and there 

 are two other rows of oval spots above it. 



puncturatus. 99. Shell conical, transversely 

 grooved, and the grooves punctured, livid 

 and marked with two white zones ; spire co- 

 ronated, obtuse, with the apex rose-coloured; 

 throat blue. 



Conus puncturatus. Brnguiere Enc. Meth. p. 6S5. La- 

 marck in Ann. du Mus. xv. p. 38. 



Enc. Meth. t. 322. f. 9. 

 Inhabits Botany Bay. Brnguiere. 

 Shell about three-quarters of an inch long, and rather more 



than half as broad ; the upper third part of the body-whirl 



is smooth, but the lower two-thirds are grooved transversely, 



