DRILLIA. 201 



D. PAPILLOSA, Garrett. PI. 12, fig. 33. 



Whorls eight, slightly constricted round the upper portion^ 

 covered by large rounded granules ; base contracted, spirally 

 riclmvd ; canal short, obtuse; sinus large, deep and rounded; 

 yellowish white, with three obscure light chestnut bands on the 



body-whorl. Length, 6 mill. 



Viti Islands. 

 D. MINUTISSIMA, Garrett. PI. 12, fig. 29. 



Shell minute, solid ; whorls six, the spire moderate, covered 

 with close granules formed by revolving lines decussating low 

 longitudinal ribs ; aperture truncated below ; sinus large ; red- 

 dish brown. Length, 2 mill. 



Viti Islands. 

 D. SUBAURTFORMIS, E. A. Smith. PI. 12, fig. 35. 



Whorls well rounded, sometimes slightly angulated on the 

 periphery, spire rather long, acute; obliquety longitudinally 

 closely costate, crossed by spiral lirae, the intersections becoming 

 aubgranulous ; spiral lirse more conspicuous at the base ; lip 

 thickened without, lirate or dentate within ; sinus wide ; yellowish 

 white, brown-banded at the suture, and lower part of the body- 

 whorl similarly colored. Length, 9*5-1 2*5 mill. 



Japan. 

 D. TEXTA, Dunker. PI. 9, fig. 42. 



Shell small, with close ribs and revolving striae ; suture pro- 

 found ; aperture slightly coarctate, outer lip thickened, sulcate 

 within ; sinus wide ; yellowish brown, with a chestnut band below 

 the middle of the body- whorl. Length, 8 mill. Japan. 



Perhaps a variety of the preceding species. 



D. FORTILIRATA, E A. Smith. PL 12, fig. 36. 



Whorls twelve, slightly convex, with ten or eleven coarse 

 oblique ribs crossed by very prominent spiral lirae, forming com- 

 pressed large nodules; below the middle of the body-whorl the 

 ribs become evanescent and the spiral sculpture finer and closer; 

 sinus small; horny or dirty white, aperture horn-colored, some- 

 times slightly lirate within the outer lip. Length, 14 mill. 



Japan. 

 D. MOQUINIANA, Montrouzier. PI. 9, fig. 43. 



Shell with flattened whorls, obliquely longitudinally costate, 

 the costse fading towards the upper part and base of the body- 



