224 Mr. E. A. Smith on new 



Conus inconstanSj sp. nov. 



Conus mageUanicus, Kiister (non Hwass), Conchylien, Cabinet, pi. GO. 

 f. 2-3. 



Testa turbinata, superne subacute angulata, transversim exiliter 

 lirata, livido-fusccscenti-rosea, medio fascia alba, macuKs fuscis 

 interrupta, et liueis albis fusco notatis ad basim cincta ; spira 

 turrita, breviuscula, alba, apice rosaceo et maeulis numerosis fuscis 

 radiautibus picta ; anfract. 8|, primi 1| convexi, cajtcri leviter 

 exserti, supra levissime excavati, spiraliter exiliter striati, sutura 

 inaequali divisi ; aperlura augusta ; labrum superne vix iucisuni. 



Long. 22 mill., diam. max. 12|. 



V'ar. testa roseo-cocciuea, spira fasciaque mediana ut in typo 

 praccedente. 



Hah. ? 



The outlines of the body-whorl are slightly curved. In 

 form this species is very like C. speciosissimus^ Reeve ; but the 

 absence of coronations and the difference of coloration at once 

 distinguish it. 



Conus fiiscomaculatuSj sp. nov. 



Testa oblongo- turbinata, subcylindracea, basi paululum attenuata, 

 dilute carneo-purpurea, maeulis quadratis fuscis seriatim digestis 

 ornata, ad extremitatem basalem carneo-rubesceus ; spira fusca, 

 concava; aufractus 12, spiraUter subtiliter striati, sutura albes- 

 cente divisi, primi 6 exserti, basim versus angulati, caeteri planius- 

 cuH ; anfract. ultimus superne obtuse angulatus (angulo albo), 

 triente superiore liBvi, inferius sulcis transversis validis subdistan- 

 tibus insculptus, sulcis longitudinaliter tenuiter striatis ; costae 

 inter sulcos basim versus albo nodosa^ ; apertura pallide purpurea. 



Long. 37 mill., diam. max. 16, 



Bah. ? 



This species has for its nearest ally C. lynceus^ Sowerby. 

 It is of the same form ; but the transverse sulcations towards 

 the base are deeper, and the ribs between tliem are roundish 

 and nodulous, the nodules being whitish and separated by 

 rich brown squarish spots ; Avhereas in C. lynceus the spaces 

 between the sulcations are flat and simple. 



Terebra melanacme^ sp. nov. 



Ann. & Mag. Xat. Hist. 1875, vol. xv. p. 415. 



Testa polita, subulata, dilute fuscescens, infra Hiieam suturalem zona 

 alba, maeulis parvis castaneis interrupta, ornata ; apex nigrescens ; 

 anfract. 14?, primi 2 convexi, laeves, scquentes 7-8 plani, longitu- 

 dinaliter leviter plicati, caeteri plani, laeves ; auf. ultimi 3 linea 



