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Mr. Cuming collected specimens at rocky places from three to six 

 fathoms deep. The outer lip is more expanded, and the knotted 

 brown bands are narrower and more numerous than in R. argus. 



2. Ranella cruentata, Conch. Illustr., f. 5, 5*. R. testd sub- 

 quadratd, rugulosd alba vel paUide fiilvd, mbro-maculatd, inter 

 varices ad afigulum anfractuum tuberculis magnis tribus, in medio 

 tribus minor ibu s ; varicibus elevatis, utrinque foveolatis ; ajjer- 

 turd paululum angustatd, extremitatibus validissime canaliferis ; 

 labia interna decumbente, dentibus acutis instructa, maculis san- 

 guineis 5 ad 6 in media picta ; labia externa complanata, subdigi- 

 tata, intiis dentibus validis instructa. 



Long. 1-50; lat. 1-20 poll. 



Hab. ad insulam Ticao, Philippinarum. H. Cuming legit. 



Found on coral reefs. This species is remarkable for the well- 

 defined spots of blood-red colour by which that part of the inner 

 lip which rests upon the body-whorl is ornamented. A darker va- 

 riety occurs, in which the spots are of a strong brown colour. 



3. Ranella nana. Conch. Illustr., f. 6. R. testd elangata-ovali, 

 Icevi, inter varices nebulasa-purpured, in media anfractu fascid 

 albd cinctd, ad angulum anfractuum tuberculis acutis quatuar, 

 anteriiis tuberculis purvis ; varicibus praminentibus, antice laque- 

 atis, ])astice canalem exhibentibus ; aperturd ovali, ad extremita- 

 tes validissime canaliferd ; labia interna granosa ; labia externa 

 valde denticulata. 



Long. 1-80; lat. 1-05 poll. 



Hab. ad insulam Panama, Philippinarum. H. Cuming legit. 



Found in coarse sand at seven fathoms. 



4. Ranella albo-fasciata, Conch. Illustr., f. 14. R. testd ovali, 

 subcompressd, granulosd, fusca-purpured, fascid albd in medio 

 anfractu cinctd, lineis moniliformibus numerosis et ad angulum 6 

 ad 1 tuberculis cinctd ; varicibus granuloso-tuberculiferis ; aper- 

 turd ovali, ad extremitates validissime canaliferd ; labia interna 

 granaso ; labia externa valde denticulato. 



Long. 1-80; lat. 1-20 poll. 



Hab. ad insulam Panama, Philippinarum. 



Much broader and more completely granulated than the former, 

 which is nearly all over smooth. In this respect our shell resembles 

 R. granulata. Lam., but it is neither so oval nor so compressed, the 

 varices are more strongly marked, and the posterior canal is more 

 perfect. 



Found in coarse sand at 10 fathoms. 



5. Ranella rhodostoma, Conch. Illustr., f. 10. R. testd sub^ 

 quadratd, rugulosd, granulatd, pullide fulvd, rufo-punctatd et 

 muculatd, inter varices tuberculis praminentibus tribus ad angulum, 

 tribus in medio anfractu; aperturd roseo-purpured, paululum an- 

 gustatd, ad extremitates valde canaliferd ; labio interna granu- 

 losa prope canales transverse dentata, labia externa suh-cxpansa, 

 tindulata, inliis dentata ; varicibus granosa-tuberculatis, validis, 

 utrinque foveolatis. 



