120 STROMBUS. 



Swainson, S. flosculosus, Morch, 8. gibberulus, Meuschen (not 

 Linn.), and S. epimellus, Duclos (figs. 80, 83), the latter some- 

 what singularly marked with color. 



S. H^MASTOMA, Sowb. PI. 7, fig. 78. 



Closely longitudinally ribbed throughout, and occasionally 

 varicose, shoulder tuberculated, closely spirally striated, aperture 

 and columella ridged ; pinkish or yellowish white, indistinctly 

 maculated, columellar lip and interior deep orange-red or 

 chestnut. Length, 15-18 mill. 



Mauritius. 

 S. HELLII, Rousseau. PI. 7, fig. 79. 



Broadly oval, regularly ribbed, crossed by spiral stride, 

 columellar lip and interior closely ridged ; yellowish brown, 

 interior and columeila purplish. Length, 1 inch. 



Zanzibar. 



Reeve supposed this to be a possible variet^y or monstrosity 

 of S. hsemastoma. 



S. SCALARIFORM1S, Duclos. PI. 7, fig. 81. 



Sculptured and colored like the preceding species, but differing 

 widely in form. Length, 23 mill. 



China. 



I know nothing about this or the preceding species, except 

 from the original descriptions and figures. 



S. FASCIATUS, Born. PL 7, figs. 82, 77. 



Whorls nearly smooth, sharply tuberculated at the shoulder ; 

 whitish, often delicately freckled with pale yellowish brown, 

 with revolving rows of dark chestnut or chocolate sagittate 

 characters; interior orange-red. Length, l - 5-2'25 inches. 



Red Sea, Indian Ocean, Philippines? 



The synonymy includes S. polyfascialm, Chemn., S. Persicus, 

 Swainson, S. xubulatus, Herbst, S. flavigula. Meuschen, and 

 S. lineatus, Lam. S. ismarius, Duclos (fig. 77), appears to be 

 a specimen (perhaps old and worn) in which the markings are 

 indistinct. 



S. MACULATUS, Ntittall. ' Pi'.' 7. fig- '84. 



Shell smooth, slightly finely spirally striate on the spire and 

 upper part of bod3 r -whorl, the latter narrowly grooved at the 

 base ; white clouded and maculated with chestnut and chocolate, 



