new Species of Mollusca. -I'M 



Ilab. Cyo-Callamianes, Philippines {Hidalgo). 



A beautiful little shell ; the lines crossing it are bright 

 brown between the ribs and yellow on the top; the anterior 

 portion of the shell is more densely marked with brown lines. 



1 have only seen one specimen, which was sent to me by 

 Senor J. G. Hidalgo, of Madrid. 



Mitra hidalgoi, sp. n. (PI. III. tig-, n.) 



Testa gracillirae clongata, albida, hie illic sparsim ilavo tineta ; 

 spira elata, acutissima ; anfractua '.'. primi '1 lseves, pellucens, 

 sequentcs tricarinati, inter carinas longitudinalitcr foveolatim 

 multisulcati ; anfractua ultimas | longitudinis testa) aequans, 

 levissime convexus, carinis circiter 12 inatructus, basin veraua 

 attenuatus ; apertura angusta ; peristoma tenue, serratum ; colu- 

 mella triplicata. 



Long. 19, maj. diam. 5| mm. 



Hub. Philippines (Hidalgo). 



A shell of graceful slender form, with prominent spiral 

 carinse, between which are numerous short excavated sulci 

 directed longitudinally. 



Like the last species, this is the only specimen I have 

 seen, and it was also sent me by Senor Hidalgo. 



Mitra sculptispira, sp. n. (PI. III. fig. 12.) 



Testa ovato-fusiformis, solidula, nigro-fusca, baltea unica luteo- 

 fnsca ornata ; spira conica, mediocriter elata, acuta ; anfractus 7, 

 convexi, longitudinaliter plus miuusve rugose plicati; autura 

 impressa ; anfractus ultimus lawis, § longitudinis testae aequans, 

 supra convexus, supra medium baltea angusta luteo-alba cingu- 

 latus, intra leviter attenuatus, oblique sulcatus ; apertura an- 

 gusta; peristoma crassiusculum, lavis, nigro-fusca; columella 

 rectiuscula, triplicata. 



Long. Id, maj. diara. 6 mm. 



II<J>. I. Sibuyan, Philippines [Hidalgo). 



Four specimens of this species to hand. It is a dark 

 brown shell, with a thin band of yellowish white ; the body- 

 whorl is smooth, but the upper whorls are more or [ess 

 rudely plicate ; in this respect the specimens vary considerably. 



Tellina eusculjjta, sp. n. (PI. III. fig. 13.) 



Testa oralis, compressa, albida, concentrice tenuiter dense laminata, 

 radiatim aubjiliter sulcata, antice rotundata, postice leviter trun- 

 cata, leviter flexuosa ; umbones acuti, fere centrali, conjuocti; 

 lunula angustissima ; b'gamentum breviusculum ; area ligamenti 



