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of the spiral striation of M. acntissima. Spiral striation on 

 base of last whorl distinct ; upper whorls obscurely docted and 

 flamed with brown and peculiarly alternate, as in Brot's fig. 2a. 

 Anfr. 14 ; long. 36, diam. 9| mil. 



20 Andamans; coll. F. A. de Roepstorff, Es[. 



Anfr. 7 ; long. 55, diam. 16 mil. Three adult, the others 

 young. 



subvar. subcrenulata, nov. 

 1 Andamans; coll. F. A. de Roepstorff, Esq. 

 Anfr. 4 ; long. 51, diam. 16^ mil. 



var. subflammulata, nov. 

 1 Guimaras; coll. R. Hungerford, Ksq. 



Like Philippi's M. flammulata [Java], but with very promi- 

 nent longitudinal ribs and distinct regular spiral striation, the 

 latter a character which at once separates it from the preceding 

 variety ; coloration bright and distinct. 



var. subCOStata, nov. [? dist. sp.]. 

 Reeve, jig. 29b, as M. costata, Qtioy, Philippines. 



6 Samar; coll. Prof. C. Semper [sent as " M. costata"]. 



I am by no means sure that these specimens really belong 

 to the same species as the two preceding varieties, though evi- 

 dently all these forms are united by M. Brot. The throughout 

 prominent, slightly nodulose spiral keels are highly characteris- 

 tic of this form, which is smaller than Reeve's above-quoted 

 figure and more decollate. Anfr. 4 to 6 ; long. 35, diam. 12^- 

 mil. 



var. subpieta, nov. 



Reeve, fig. 43, as M. picta {not of Hinds] ; Conck.-Cab. II, pL W t fig. 3 d. t 

 Ralmaheira, " ex Landauer." 



3 Ternate ; ex Herr Landauer. 



