MELANIIDJE. 217 



Agree exactly with Philippi's original figure, only a little 

 smaller ; they are, I believe, quite adult. 



Genus FAUNUS, de Montfort. 



Conch. Syst., 1810, type Strombus ater, Lin. ; =Pirena, Lam., 1822, type 

 P. terebralis, Lam. [=F. ater] ;=Melanamona, Bowditch. 



Operculum resembling that of Tanalia ; approximately one- 

 third of the internal surface is covered with a black polished 

 glaze ; externally there is a somewhat indistinct striation. 



1. Faumis ater. 



Strombus ater, Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., 1758, " in Asioe paludibus " ;=Pirena 

 terebralis, Lam., Moluccas ; juv. =P.picta, Reeve, Ceylon; fide Brot= 

 P. acus, Lesson, N. Ireland =Melanopsis princeps, Lea, Cape of Good 

 Hope=P. pagoda, Reeve, Habit. ? [spec, monstrosa] ; var. ? = 

 P. cantori, Reeve, from Penang ; fide Mousson from Java ; fide Cum- 

 ing, Philippines fide Brot, Timor, Buru, Amboyna; var.?=P. 

 nitida, v. d. Busch t from the Philippines. 



2 Celebes [?] ; ex c. Dr. P. Stoliczka [ex Landauer], 



More slender and produced than my Ceylon specimens, with 

 the last whorl not so broad ; colour jet-black. 



Long. 73, diam. 18|- mil. ; not decollate. They agree fairly 

 with M. Brot's pi, 44, fig. 3 [Philippines] ; it seems to me to 

 agree with Reeve's F. cantori, from Penang ; size is of little 

 importance. 



1 Philippines [?] ; coll. Baron F. von Kichthofen. 

 A young specimen, in bad condition. 

 5 Ceylon ; ex c. Dr. P. Stoliczka. 



This I take to be the typical form ; they agree with M. Brot's 

 fig. 3 B. [var. picta, Rv.]. Long. 80, diam. 22 mil. 



1 Nicobars [?]; ex c. Capt. R. C. Temple. 



Closely resembling the preceding, only rather smaller. The 

 locality is an important one, but requires confirmation. 



2 Ceylon j coll. E. L. Layard, Esq. [ex c. Asiat. Soc. B.]. 

 1 Habitat ? ; ex c. Dr. F. Stoliczka. 



