JOURNAL OF CONCHOLOGY. 379 



NOTES ON A COLLECTION OF SHELLS 



FROM LIFU AND UVEA, LOYALTY ISLANDS, 



FORMED BY 



THE REV. JAMES AND MRS. HADFIELD. 



WITH LIST OF SPECIES. 



Part II. (continued). 



By JAS. COSMO MELVILL, M.A., F.L.S., & ROBERT STANDEN 



(Assistant-Keeper, Manchester Museum). 



(Rend before the Conchological Society, February 10th, 1897). 



Drillia cygnea sp. nov. (PI. XL, fig. 82.) 



D. testa fusiformi, crassa, Icevi, nifida, candidissima, 

 anfractibus sex vel septem, apicalibus . . . ? azteris per- 

 Icevibus (sub lente superficialiter striatulis), ventricosulis, 

 longitudinaliter costatis, costis recti's, uniformibus, ad 

 utrumque anfractum. octo ; apertura ovata, labro extus per- 

 incrassato, praicipue supra, canali brevi, sinu obscuro in 

 speciminibus nostris. 

 Long. 15, Lat. 7 mill. 

 A pure white, shining, massive little species, with uniform 



straight longitudinal ribs, the surface being nearly smooth and 



shining. Ribs of the last three whorls continuous, and about 



eight in number. Four specimens. 

 (cvgneus, swan-like). 



Odostomia versicolor sp. nov. (PI. XL, fig. 83.) 



O. testa subturrita, attenuato-fusiformi, gracillima, delicata, 

 anfractibus novew, quorum duobus apicalibus, pervitreis, 

 ceteris ventricosulis, preecipue supernis, spiraliter delica- 

 tissime striatulis, et supernis decussatis, ad medium et infra 

 anfractus ante-penultimi et trium superiorum hie aurantio- 

 tinctis, hie pallide puniceis, illic unicoloribus ; ultimo anfractu 

 recto, prolongato ; apertura oblonga, labro paullum effuso, 

 tenui, columella uniplicata. 

 Long. 5, Lat. 1/50 mill. 



