18 NATTCA. 



with fine orange dots, with large oblique blotches on the upper 

 part of the body-whorl (appearing also on the spire), and narrow 

 revolving bands of the same color on the middle and lower part. 

 Length, 20 mill. 



Hob. unknown. 



The above is the description of N. tincturata, Reeve, which, 

 in the Index to the " Iconica," is said to be a synonym of the 

 smaller, obscurely figured N. pulicaris. 



N. CINCTA, Recluz. PL 3, fig. 40. 



Shell white covered by numerous chestnut punctations, with 

 four narrow white bands spotted with brown. Length, 17 mill. 



Malabar. 



I am not acquainted with this species which appears to me 

 to be nearly related to the preceding. It is omitted from the 

 monographs of Philippi, Reeve and Sowerby. 



N. VIOLACEA, Sowb. PI. 3, fig. 41. 



Thick, smooth, polished ; white, tessellated with obliquely 

 square orange-brown spots, arranged in revolving series, some- 

 times promiscuously interrupted or broken up into hieroglyphic 

 markings ; columella with a heavy violet-colored callous deposit, 

 covering the upper portion of the umbilicus. Height, 1 inch. 



Philippines, Viti Islands. 

 This is N. rhodostoma, Phil. 



N. FABELLA, Jousseaume. PL 3, fig. 42. 



Ovately conoidal, solid ; yellowish with minute chestnut dots 

 and a sutural series of maculations ; aperture white within, 

 Itilasciate with chestnut maculations, the margin minutely chest- 

 nut dotted ; umbilicus narrow, largely covered by the thick 

 brownish columellar callus. Length, 13 mill. 



JIab. unknown. 



Appears to be very closely related to N. lynx, Phil. 



N. TECTA, Adanson. PL 3, fig. 43. 



Ovatelv conoidal, solid, smooth, shining; yellowish, with 

 short longitudinal chestnut lines at the suture, the rest of the 

 surface minutely punctate with chestnut ; umbilicus covered by 

 the white colmnellar callus. Height, IS mill. 



niuea. 



