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infra uniplicato (f. 15, 16). — The spire is thickened and rendered 

 obtuse by a thick coating of enamel, ending in a narrow belt over 

 the last whorl. 



27. australis, Sowb. — A. oblonga, solida, fusca sen plumbea ; 

 spirit pyramidali, obtecta, albo et fulvo spiraliter fasciata; tegmine 

 incrassato super anfractum ultimum albo-marginato ; sutura infe- 

 riori distinct;! ; baltco inferior! crasso triplicate), supra fusco, infra 

 albescent e; apertura subovali, emargiuata, labio externo uniden- 

 tato ; varice coluraellari sulcato, ad tegmen crassum late super an- 

 fractum ultimum depositum juncto (f. 1, 2). — Over the dark- 

 brown colour of the body-whorl there is a leaden whiteness almost 

 peculiar to the species. The columellar side of the mouth has a 

 thickened callus, which spreads over part of the whorl and spine. 



28. depkessa, Soivb. Th. — A. A. australi simili, sed spira magis 

 depressa, tegmine calloso valde incrassato (f. 3). — The spire is 

 shorter than in A. australis, and the thickened callus of the co- 

 lumella and spire gives greater width to the top. I am neverthe- 

 less doubtful whether it is right to separate the species. 



29. tricolor, Gray. — A. minuta, ovalis, acuta, A. australi 

 similis, sed magis angusta, tenuior ; spira vix obtecta (f. 9, 10). — 

 These pretty little shells may possibly be the young of A. australis. 

 In specimens of that species which are not much thickened by 

 callus, we observe the reddish-brown and white bands on the 

 spire, which are so conspicuous in A. tricolor. 



30. mucronata, Sowb. Sp. — A. ovali-oblonga, pallide brun- 

 nea; spira tegmine fulvo incrassata, apice mucronata, ultimo an- 

 fractu supra tegmine marginato, infra balteis duobus cincto ; balteo 

 superiori medio cortato, inferiore albo; varice columellari trigono, 

 albo, sulcato; apertura unidentata (f. 11, 12, 14). — A species 

 whose characters place it halfway between A. australis and A. ru- 

 biginosa. The spire is thickened with callus, but has a small point 

 at the apex. 



31. angustata, Sowb. Th. — A. A. mucronata similis, sed parva, 

 angustata; spira obtusa (f. 13).- — Had this been an Australian in- 

 stead of a Chinese shell, I should have considered the absence of 

 a pointed apex, and the greater narrowness of the figure, as mere 

 accidental variations in the preceding species. 



32. Vernedei, Sowb. Th. — A. fusiformis, ventricosa, aurantio- 

 fulva ; spira elongata, acuminata, gradata. ; anfractibus balteo 

 calloso aurantio marginatis, infra sulcuin inferiorem fascia alba ; 

 balteis inferioribus duobus, uuo aurantio in medio plicato, altero 



