464 Lt.-Colonel II. H. Godwin- Austen on 



with no special markings, dark greenish in colour, tvifh fine 

 white ramifying venation conspicuous. Vinous tinted in part 

 nearer the apex, which is, again, darker. Right shell-lobe 

 very long, in the one dissected 15 ram., similar to No. 7 ; 

 the left shell -lobe is longer than in 'No. 7, not so trianguhir. 

 The right dorsal lobe is small^ the left dorsal in two parts, 

 the posterior one the smallest. The penis is a short stout 

 pillar, closely bent in S shape, the flagellum very long, 

 ciecum well developed, all the rest of the genitalia on usual 

 plan. 



Jaw with a central projection. 



Radula extracted almost complete, the formula 



70 . 2 . 15 . 1 . 15 . 2 . 70, or 87 . 1 . 87. 



Central and ad medians in form as in species of the genus, 

 the marginals aculeate, diminishing to very minute teeth on 

 the edge. 



Kerkophorus stellatus, sp. n. 



Locality. Stellabnsh, Durban (No. 3629, Burnup Coll.). 



Shell globosely conoid, imperforate, apical whorls glassy; 

 sculpture microscopic, longitudinal papillution ; colour pale 

 ochraceous straw-colour ; spire moderately higii, subconic ; 

 suture shallow : whorls 4, ra[)idly increasuig, the last tuuiid, 

 apex sides flat; aperture oblique, circular; peristome very 

 thin ; columellar margin thin, subvertical. 



Size: major diam. 150 ; alt. axis 7 mm. 



Animal. — C4eneral colour very pale grey, extending to the 

 wall of the branchial sac. Horn above the mucous gland 

 long, with a small black tip. Foot on sole divided. The 

 right siiell-lobe long and ample ; left shell-lobe moderately 

 long ; right dorsal lobe large, left in two distinct parts, 

 anterior large, ])osterior small. The branchial sac is spotted 

 sparsely with black, and a black triangular patch fills the 

 angle next and above the anal and respiratory apertures. 

 The usual dark baud, but not very pronounced, lies above 

 the kidney, and beloiv and parallel with it is a milky-white 

 band extending to the position of the heart ; this is succeeded 

 on the visceral sac, which is here of a pale ochraceous tint, 

 by v^liite spotting, loliich, again, merges into two narrow 

 bands, next by a foliated pattern in white, and, finally, the 

 two apical ivhorls are all white. 



Three large specimens were sent from which the shells 

 had been removed, ami one suiall immature example with 

 shell. Tiie above description applies to all of them. 



