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Mitra flexilabris, (p. 127, PL XXIV. f. 4) A small pyramidal 

 Mitra of a pale yellow, with two orange zones, outer lip in- 

 flected above. 

 Hab. Mauritius. Specimen from the collection of Dr. Prevost. 



Mitra induta, (p. 128, PI. XXIV. f 9) An acuminately fusiform 

 Mitra, quite distinct from any species hitherto described. 

 It makes an addition to those species with dark-brown epi- 

 dermis, such as M. oriei/talis, M. nigra, &c. 



Ovulum depressum, (p. 128, PI. XXIV. f 3) A narrow depressed 

 Ovulum, white, tinged with orange at the extremities. 



Hab. North-west Australia. 



Admete tabulata, (p. 128, PI. XXIV. f. 3) An y^^///t'/^of anoblong 

 turreted form; only 7 other species of this genus are known, 

 all of which are Northern. 

 Hab. Arctic Ocean. 



Latirus aureo-cinctus, (p. 129, PI. XXIV. f 2) An elongately tur- 

 reted shell, with ridges of a golden-yellow color, the inster- 

 stices being nearly black with fine whitish threads. It 

 cannot be well compared with any known species. 



Myodora rotundata, (p. 129, PI. XXIV. f 8) A species of round- 

 ed form, very insequivalve, and differing from M. striata in 

 the shell being rounder, umbones more central, dorsal mar- 

 gin less incurved and more sloping, right valve much deep- 

 er and the ligamentary pit smaller. 



Japanese Gastropoda. — "A hst of the Gastropoda col- 

 lected in Japanese Seas, by Commander H. C. St. John, R. N. 

 By Edgar A. Smith, F.Z.S. — ( Annals & Mag. Nat. Hist, Aug. 

 1875; Series IV., Vol.XVL, pp. 103— 115.) 



In this paper which is a continuation of the one noticed at p. 86, 

 Mr. Smith enumerates 45 species, of which the following 14 are 

 described as new ; 



Stylopsis f ufo-fasciata ; Tt ochus ( Gibbula) yamandus ; 



Hydrobia plicosa ; T. ( G.)japonicus, (A. Ad. MS); 



Lacuna unicai-inata ; T. (G.) corallinus ; 



Diala simplex ; T.( G.) redimitus, Gld. (described 



D. tenuis ; by Smith) ; 



Cylichna pertensis ; Triphoris conspersus, (A. Ad. MS); 



Buccinuni niirandum ; Haminea grisea ; 



Turbo (Collonia) nocturnus, Gld. (described by Smith) / 



