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cate species, and the upper whorls are white, turreted, and 

 indistinctly ribbed. Two specimens, (rkpeivos tender). 



D. thespesia sp. nov. (PI. X., fig. 44). 



D. testa deiieatu/a, turrita, fusiformt, albida, anfractibus 

 septcm vel octo, squarrosc ventricosis, tribus apicalibus 

 brunneis, subvitreis, cceteris albidis, arete decussatis, costis 

 longitudinalibus obliquis, /iris transversis minute gemmulatis, 

 supra lineola una ochracea cingulatis, et, in duobus speci- 

 minibus, ad suturas, ultimo anfractu variipicto, in una 

 specimine infra, juxta suturas squarrosc ochraceo-punctato, 

 et tribus ordiuibus bilineatis eineto, in alio unilineatisjn alio 

 lineis obsolefis, omnibus speciminibus dorsaliter ochraceo- 

 maeulatis, apertura oblouga, sinu lata sed non pro/undo, 

 peristomate iucrassato, suturaliter expanso, intus arete denti- 

 eulato. 

 Long., 6, Lat., 2^50 mill. 



A beautiful species, by the description and figure allied to 

 D. varicosa Sow. from the same region. There are, however, no 

 signs of varices. The shell is pure delicate white, with seven or 

 eight whorls, of which three are apical and vitreous brown, the 

 remainder finely decussate ; where the spiral lines cross the 

 oblique riblets a gemmuliferous appearance is presented. The 

 whorls are squarely ventricose, impressed at the sutures. The 

 coloration consists in orange-brown lines, different in number 

 in every specimen. Some specimens are almost plain, others 

 have a row of square brown spots just below the suture on the 

 last whorl. The mouth is oblong, outer lip incrassate, sutur- 

 ally expanded, finely denticulate within, and the sinus is broad, 

 but not deep. This species seems to approach the border land 

 between Daphnella and Clathurclla. Seven or eight specimens. 

 (Beo-Trecrios, divine, is aptly applied to this exquisite form). 



Mitra (Costellaria) Dorotheas sp. nov. (PI. X., fig. 45). 

 M. testa fusiforu/i, pallidissim'e ochracea, spira acuminata, 

 anfractibus octo, apicali simplice, hevi, cceteris ventricosulis, 

 longitudinaliter erebrieoslafis, spiraliter arete liratis, liris 



