CONUS. 7 9 



C, SEMISULCATUS, Sowb. PI. 24, fig. 21. 



Spire concavely acuminate, the whorls near the apex minutely 

 beaded ; body-whorl distantly sulcate below ; chestnut-brown* _ 



Length, *85 inch. 



Habitat unknown. 



C. CALEDONICUS, Hwass. PI. 25, fig. 22. 



Orange, encircled by numerous thread-like chestnut lines, the 

 lower of which are very finely granulated; spire somewhat acu- 

 minated, obsoletely coronated. Length, 2'25 inches. 



New Caledonia (Capt. Cook). 



Described from a specimen obtained during Capt. Cook's voyage 

 around the world, and not identified with any subsequently dis- 

 covered specimens. The original of my figure was drawn from 

 what is believed to be the type specimen, forming part of the 

 Delessert (Geneva) collection. 



Section XI V. TEREBRI. 

 Hermes (Montf.), Morch, pars. 

 C. NUCLEUS, Reeve. PI. 25, fig. 23. 



Shell with fine revolving striae ; orange-brown, with an irregular 

 white band, and spots ; aperture violaceous. Length, '9 inch. 



Philippines, New Caledonia. 

 Possibly only a variety of the next species. 



C. LUTEUS, Brod. PI. 25, figs. 24, 25. 



Shell yellow, pink or purplish, encircled by chestnut lines 

 which are mostly broken up into chestnut and white articulations, 

 an irregular white band below the middle ; aperture purplish, 

 with a central white band. Length, 1-1 '5 inches. 



Island of Annaa. 

 C. GLANS, Hwass. PL 25, figs. 26-28. 



Shell encircled throughout with coarse or fine strise, which are 

 sometimes granular; violaceous or brown, with a few lighter 

 spots on the spire, and usually a light irregular band below the 

 middle of the body-whorl ; aperture violaceous. 



Length, 1 l'T5 inches. 



Philippines, Australia, N. Caledonia, Polynesia. 



C. tenuistriatus, Sowb. (fig. 28), is a synonym. 



