>4 VOLVAR1A. 



cupied by Sowerby, Reeve changed it as above, and Pease subse- 

 quently, unaware that Reeve had already proposed a substitute, 

 called it M. polita a name which was already used by Carpenter. 



M. PAUMOTENSIS, Pease. PI. 13, fig. 28. 



White, with three very faint yellowish bands ; columella three- 

 plaited. Length, 5 mill. 



Paumotus Is. 

 M. CALEDONICA, Jousseaume. PI. 13, fig. 31. 



White, very obscurely bifasciate with yellowish brown ; col- 

 umella three-plaited. Length, 7 mill. 



New Caledonia. 



I have not seen a specimen of this shell, but the figure is so 

 close to M. Paumotensis, Pease, that I suspect it will prove to 

 be synonymous with that species. 



M. CORUSCA, Reeve. PI. 13, fig. 29. 



Transparent, horny, livid, very faintly two-banded with chest- 

 nut ; columella four-plaited. Length, 5 mill. 



Singapore. 

 M. BAZINI, Jousseaume. PI. 13, fig. 30. 



Vitreous white, subpellucid, with a fuscous line above ; col- 

 iimella four-plaited. Length, 5 mill. 



Habitat unknown. 

 A species of very doubtful distinctness. 



M. SORDIDA, Reeve. PL 13, fig. 32. 



Dull white ; columella three-plaited. Length, 7 mill. 



Habitat unknown. 



This, like the last, may be identified with several different 

 species. 



M. BULLULA, Reeve. PL 13, fig. 33. 



Transparent white, glassy ; columella four-plaited. 



Length, 6 mill. 



.Borneo. 



It is difficult to say wherein M. Paumotenxis, Pease, differs 

 from this species. 



M. FASCFATA, Sowb. PL 13, fig 34. 



Yellowish white, banded with light brown, edged with darker 

 brown, forming spots on the margin of the lip ; columella strongly 

 four-plaited. Length, f mill. 



Locality unknown. 



