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suleis angtistis, costas super phs minusve obsoletis ; ruhido-aurari' 

 tid, zond unicd albidd cingulatd, cterulescente-olivaceo inter costas 

 pecuUariter tinctd ; columelld quadriplicatd. 

 Conch. Icon., Mitra, pi. 3. f. 14. 



Hab. Puteao, province of Albay. island of Luzon, Philippines (found 

 on mud-banks at low vvater) ; Cuming. 



I deciicate this fine species with much pleasure, at the particular 

 request of Mr. Cuming, to J. Dennison, Esq , a gentleman who has 

 acquired considerable fame in the conchological world on account of 

 the very choice and select character of his collecticn of shells. 



Mitra floccata. Mitr. testd elongnto-ovaid, crassivsculd, lavigatd, 

 punctorum seriebus undigue cinctd ; lutescente-spadiced, albo longi- 

 tudinaliter floccatd; columelld įuadriplicatd, labro prope basin 

 crenato. 



Conch. Icon., Mitra, pi. 3. f. 16. 



Hab. .? 



The specimen here figured, from the coUection of Mr. Cuming, is 

 the only one of the species I am acąuainted with. 



Mitra solida. Mitr. testd ovato-elongatd, crassd, solidd, spird 

 subturritd ; anfractibus numerosis, convexis, leevigatis, transversim 

 sulcatis, suleis angustis, striis subtilissimis prope suturas decus- 

 satis ; spadiceo-fulvd, albo sparsim et irregulariter floccatd ; colu- 

 melld quinqueplicatd. 



Conch. Icon., Mitra, pi. 3. f. 18. 



Hab. .? 



This interesting species may be recognized by its many convex, 

 deep-sutured whorls ; and the 'vvhorls, being longitudinally striated 

 near the suturės, exhibit a slight cancellated appearance. 



Mitra inquinata. Mitr. testd fusiformi-oblongd, subangustd, 

 spird acuminatd, transversim impresso-striatd, striis puncturatis ; 

 ebumed, rubido-fusco longitudinaliter incuinatd; columelld įuadri- 

 plicatd. 



Conch. Icon., Mitra, pi. 5. f, 29. 



Hab. ? 



Though a species of very simple character, it is quite distinct from 

 any hitherto described. 



Mitra gracilis. Mitr. testd elongatd, spird valde productd, suturis 

 subprofundis ; anfractibus transversim subtilissimi costatis, costis 

 angustis irregularibus, interstitiis liris obtusis minutissimis pul- 

 cherrime decussatis ; albidd, fuscescente pallide fasciatd, costis 

 fusco articulatis ; columelld guadriplicatd. 

 Conch. Icon., Mitra, pi. 5. f. 31. 



Hab. Island of Ticao, Philippines (found in sandy mud at the depth 

 of six fathoms) ; Cuming. 



A most delicately sculptured shell, Vfith somewhat the character 

 of the Mitra granatina about it. 



Mitra declivis. Mitr. testd elongato-turritd, basi truncatd, spird 



