CONUS. 57 



brown, maculated with white, forming two irregular bands, 

 besides scattered spots. Length, 1/6 inches. 



South Africa-. 



Distinguished from the typical C. rosa,ceus by its more bulbous 

 form, partial absence of striae and the pattern of painting; yet 

 connecting pretty closely with that form through some of its 

 varieties. C. inflatus (fig. 41) and C. citrinus (fig. 42), both of 

 Kiener, are varieties. 



C. BRODERIPII, Reeve. PL 17, fig. 43. 



Shell rather thin, a little inflated, encircled by grooves more 

 distinct towards the base, and veiy finely pricked ; veiy pale 

 flesh}- white, ornamented between the grooves with blotches of 

 light orange-brown; spire grooved, apex pointed; aperture rosy. 



Length, 28 mill. 



Moluccas. 

 I am not acquainted with this species. 



C. SPECTRUM, Linn. PL 17, figs. 44-49, 51. 



Shell cylindrically turbinated, thin, somewhat inflated, lower 

 part of body-whorl with distant revolving grooves ; white, 

 variously painted with chestnut longitudinal irregular streaks, 

 usually forming three broad series or bands. 



Length, 1/5-2 inches. 



Mauritius, Java, Moluccas, etc. 



C.pica, Ad. and Reeve (figs. 46, 47), and C. subulatus, Sowb., 

 not Kiener (fig. 48), are synonyms. C. collisus, Reeve (fig. 45), 

 is a slight variety. 



Var. LICTOR, Boivin. PL 17, fig. 49. 



Whole surface distantly encircled by granular striae. 

 Yar. LACTEUS, Lam. PL 17, fig. 51. 



Shell pure white, distantty grooved throughout. More inflated 

 than C. parius, Reeve, which it otherwise closely resembles. 



C. DOLIUM, Boivin. PL 17, fig. 50. 



Shell more inflated than G. spectrum; irregularly clouded 

 with yellowish brown and white. Length, 36 mill. 



Hab. unknown. 

 C. ANDAMANENSIS, E. A. Smith. PL 17, fig. 52. 



Yellowish white, irregularly marked with small brown spots 



