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331. Coiiuis (Rhizoco/ius) puloJiellus, Swainson, 



Loc. Amiraiites : Station E 2, 29 fathoms, weed and val)ble. 



Var. cinctus. Swains, (sp.). 

 Loc. Witli the preceding. 



335. Conus {Rhlzoconua) sulphuratiis, Erug. 



Log. Amirantes : Station E 9, 31 fathoms, Polyzoa and shell-rubble. 

 A young shell only, perhaps a non-adult form of oexlllmu, Gmel. 



336. Conus {Rhizocouus) rattus, Hwass. 

 Loc. Chagos Ai'chipelago. 



Var. tahitensis, Hwass. (sp.). 



Loc. With tlie type, and also at Coetivy I. 



337. Conus [Bhizoconus] cexillum, Gmel. 

 Loc. Seychelles : Praslin I. 



Ohagos Archipelago. 

 A brightly coloured form, in shading ineliniug to C. capliaiieus, L 



338. Conns {Chelijconus) cat us, Brug. 

 Loc. Coetivy I. 



339. Conns {Ci/ Under) archiepiscopus, Hwass. 

 Loc. Chagos Archipelago. 



A rare species. 



I do not consider this a mere variety of textile, L., but a lairly well-marked species, 

 allied to victorim, Reeve, and iMas, Brug. I would refer to my " Revision ol tlie 

 Textile Cones" (Journ. of Conch, vol. ix. 1900, p. 307). 



340. Conus {Cylinder) aulicus, L. 



Loc. Chagos Archipelago : Peros Banhos, Coin. 



341. Conns {Cylinder) episcopus, Hwass. 

 Loc. Chagos Archipelago. 



342. Conus {Cylinder) textile, L. 

 Var. canonicus, Hwass (sp.). 



Loc. Chagos Archipelago. 



The form rubescens. Bonnet, is merely a bluish-tinged variety of this variety. 



Var. vicarins, Lam. (sp.). 



Loc, Cargados Carajos, 30 fathoms. 



343. Conus {Hermes) nussatella, L. 

 Loc. Coetivy I, 



A particularly widely-distributed species throughout the vvhole Indo-Pacific region. 



