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first seven or eight whorls being tinged with violet ; each whorl 

 is spirally crossed by two prominent revolving ribs, these ribs 

 gemmulate at the junction with the longitudinal stride, the inter- 

 stices between being sometimes honeycombed in appearance 

 especially at the sutures. The mouth is roundish, lip simple, 

 and triangularly expanded towards the columellar margin, canal 

 short. Eight or more specimens ; and named, in honour of 

 Mrs. Emma Hadfield, nee Foster, as a small token of appreciation 

 and esteem. 



Cerithiopsis hedista sp. nov. (PI. X., fig. 54). 



C. testa angusta, cylindrica, alleuuata, gracili, anfractibus 

 duodecim, quorum apicalibus quatuor, pervitreis, Icevissiinis, 

 cceteris spiraliter regularibus tribus gemmularum ordinibus 

 decoratis, gemmulis papillaris, nitidis, his ordinibus varie 

 coloratis, in uno specimine primo et medio albato, tertio och- 

 raceo, in altero primo ochraceo, secundo et tertio albatis, ultimo 

 anfractu ad basim bicarinato, apertura quadrato-ovata, labro 

 brunneo-ochraceo, canali brevissimo. 

 Long., 5, Lat., 1*50 mill. 



A prettily variously-banded delicate cylindrical shell, the 

 whorls ornamented with three rows of transverse gemmules, 

 shining, papillary, these rows being coloured white and pale 

 ochraceous-brown, sometimes two white rows together, followed 

 by a brown row, and occasionally the obverse. The last whorl 

 is furnished with two keels towards the base ; the lip is och- 

 raceous-brown, and the canal very short. (tjButtos, most 

 delightful). 



C. adelpha sp. nov. (PI. X., fig. 55). 



C. testa attenuato-fusiformi, brunneo-nigra, regular/', subn- 

 lata, anfractibus undecim, quorum duobus apicalibus, minu- 

 tissime punctatis, pallide brunneo-ochraceis, cceteris trans- 

 versitn papilloso - gemmulatis, gemmulis rotundis, nitidis, 

 similibus, tribus ordinibus succinctis, ultimo anfractu non 

 producto, ad peripheriam acutangulato, basi planulata, 

 apertura quadrato-ovata, labro squarrosi/lo, tenui, simplice. 

 Long., 4, Lat., 1 mill. 



J.C., viii., Oct., 1S96. 



