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18. Dolium perdix (Linn.). A single specimen from Pondoland. 

 A common species of very wide distribution, viz. : West Indies, Indian 

 Ocean, Mauritius, West Africa, Polynesia, etc. 



19. Solarium (Torinia) c^latum, Hinds. Two shells from Pondo- 

 land. Eecorded habitat : Straits of Macassar. 



20. Vanikoro Gueriniana (Eecluz). A single specimen from Pondo- 

 land. Eecorded habitat : Philippines. 



21. Vanikoro ligata (Eecluz). A single specimen from Pondoland. 

 Eecorded habitats : Paumotus and Philippines. 



22. Pleurotoma (Clavus) cantharis, Eeeve. Two specimens from 

 Pondoland. Eecorded habitat : Cebu Island, Philippines. 



23. Conus glans (Brug.). Pondoland. A common Polynesian 

 species. 



24. Amphiperas Beckeri, n.sp. PI. I, Pig. 13. 



Testa elongato-pyriformis, rosea, fascia carnea cincta, antice acute 

 producta, postice breviter acuminata, undique transversim punctato- 

 sulcata ; apertura angusta, utrinque latior ; columella antice tenuiter 

 callosa, uniplicata, callo postico crasso, verruca crassa, rugosa in- 

 structo ; labrum crassum, intus obtuse serratum, postice sinuatum, 

 rugose plicatum. Long. 7, diam. 3'2omm, 



Uab. — Pondoland. 



A very well-defined species, smaller and narrower in proportion than 

 A. carnea, acutely beaked at the posterior extremity, with a very 

 prominent rough tubercle above the columella. The whole surface 

 of the shell is transversely puncture-striated. 



25. Terebra apicitincta, n.sp. PI. I, Pig. 14. 



Testa acute subulata, albida, hie illic sparsim pallide fusco tincta, 

 ad apicem f usca ; anfractus 11, primi 2-3 loeves, convexi, caeteri vix 

 convexi, rectiusculi, plicis angustis rectiusculis vel levissime arcuatis 

 creberrimis instructi, haud spiralitcr striati ; sutura anguste impressa ; 

 anfractus ultirnus infra laevis ; apertura parva ; columella contorta ; 

 canalis latus, brevissimus, leviter obliquus. Long. 12 - 5, diam. 3 mm. ; 

 apertura long. 2, lat. 1*25 mm. 



Ilab. — The Kowie. 



A small species of the form represented by T. micans, Hinds, and 

 characterized by its brown papillary apex. The shell is whitish, 

 sparingly streaked with light brown. The colouring in all the 

 specimens I have seen is confined to the penultimate and ante- 

 penultimate whorls. 



26. Mormula Macandr^a (A.. Adams). A single specimen from 

 Pondoland. Eecorded habitats : Gulf of Suez and Mekran Coast. 



27. Turbonilla tincta, n.sp. PL I, Pig. 15. 



Testa elongato -subulata, pallide fulva ; spira levissime convexa ; 

 anfractus 11, primus rotuudatus, pellucidus, caeteri planati vix 



