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M. BOVEI, Kiener. PL 33, fig, 24. 



Turriculated, coronated with small tubercles, and encircled 

 with close-set punctured striae. Ashy white, with two broad 

 bands of ashy violet, flaked with numerous small, snow-white 



spots ; brownish within. Length, 2-2 '25 inches. 



Red Sea. 



In young specimens the tubercles are said to be scarcely 

 apparent, and it may be doubted whether M. caerulea, Reeve, is 

 not a non-coronate form of the same species, the painting being 

 very similar. 



M. PUNCTICULATA, Lam. PI. 33, fig. 25. 



Whitish, tessellated with yellow, with two broad, irregular 

 orange bands, upon which are longitudinal chocolate strigations; 

 aperture yellowish within. Whorls coronated, with closely 

 punctured revolving incised lines, crossed by rugose lines of 



growth. Length, 1*5-1 '75 inches. 



Philippines. 



M. SOPHIA, Crosse. PL 33, fig. 26. 



Yellowish brown, whorls tuberculated at the angle of the 

 shoulder, with one or two rows of tubercles below it. 



Length, 43 mill. 



New Caledonia. 



The columellahas six plications, whilst that of M. puncticulata 

 has but four or five. 



M. CRATITIA, A. Ad. PL 33, fig. 2T. 



Pale yellowish white. Length, 1*6 inches. 



South Africa 

 I am not acquainted with this species. 



* Outer Up not crenulated on its edge, whorls seldom grooved or punctured. 



M. FLOCCATA, Reeve. PL 34, fig. 29. 



Yellowish bay-color, longitudinally flaked with white, lip 



crenated near its base. Length, 2 inches. 



Habitat unknown. 



Described from a unique specimen in the late Cumingian 

 cabinet. The lip is said to be crenulated near its base, and 

 possibly finer examples may be crenulated throughout. It is 

 a doubtful species, too close to M. variegata, Reeve. 



