182 



Conch. Icon., Mitra, pi. 21. f. 166. 



Hab. ? 



A slight thin shell closely grooved throughout, the grooves being 

 minutely punctured and the intermediate ridges prettily tessellated 

 with white and reddish brovvn. 



Mitra Deshayesii. Mitr. testd suhfusiformi, spird turritd, an- 

 fractibus superne angulatis, ad angulum nodosis, infra IcBvibus ; 

 livido-viridescente, nodis aurantio-coccineis, strigis in tnedio inter- 

 ruptis e nodis descendentibus ; columelld, quadriplicatd. 

 Conch. Icon.. Mitra, pi. 22. f. 1 70. 



Hab. ? 



I have two examples of this extreniely interestlng species from the 

 coUection of M. Deshayes, and two from that of Thomas Norris, Esq. 



Mitra vruinosa. Mitr. testd ovato-fusiformi, spird acuminatd, 

 lineis impressis longitudinalibus et transversis decussatim exsculp- 

 tis ; spadiceo-fuscescente, strigis nivcis brevibus angustis e suturis 

 subirregulariter descendentibus ; columelld quadriplicatd. 

 Conch. Icon., Mitra, pi. 22. f. 171. 



Hab. ? 



This is another peculiarly characteristic species for which I have 

 no locality. 



Mitra Solandri. Mitr. testd ovato-oblongd, crassiusculd , spird 

 elevatd, apice subobtuso ; undiųue sulcatd, suleis latiusculis, con- 

 fertis, peculiariter subtilissime corrugatis, liris intermediis angus- 

 tis, carincEformibus ; pallide fusco alboque fasciatd ; columelld 

 ąuadriplicatd. 



Hab. ? 



An ancient species described many years since in manuscript by 

 Dr. Solander under a name that is occupied. 



Mitra flammigera. Mitr. testd fusiformi, spird acute acuminatd, 

 suturis impressis ; anfractibus superni tumidiusculis, transversim 

 undique liratis, liris alternis majoribus, interstitiis lineis impressis 

 decussatis ; albidd, flammis latiusculis spadiceis longitudinalibus 

 pictd ; columelld quinqueplicatd. 

 Conch. Icon., Mitra, pi. 22. f. 173. 



Hab. ? 



The sculpture of this attractive species approaches very nearly to 

 that of the Mitra interlirata, from which it differs more materially in 

 form. 



Mitra loricata. Mitr. testd fusiformi, utringue attenuatd, spira 

 anfractibus plaHO-convexis ; fortiter noduloso-granosis, granis 

 regularibus, seriatim creberrime digestis ; albidd, maculis perpau- 

 cis aurantio-fuscescentibus hic illic fasciatim tinctd; columelld 

 quinqueplicatd. 

 Conch. Icon., Mitra, pi. 22. f. 174. 



Hab. ? 



The entire surface of this species, from the coUection of W. Met- 

 calfe, Esq., is very strongly closely granulated. 



