CONUS. 43 



C. VITTATUS, Lam. PI. 13, figs. 41-44. 



Shell pink-brown, maculated or strigated longitudinally with 

 light chestnut, with chestnut-dotted revolving striae, and a central 

 white, chestnut maculated band ; spire convex maculated with 

 chestnut. Length, 2 inches. 



Panama, Real Llejos. 



C. Cumingii, Reeve, in part (fig. 42), said to have been col- 

 lected by Mr. Cuming at the Philippine Islands, appears to be 

 synonymous. 



Var. ORION, Brod. PI. 13, figs. 43, 44. 



Shell broader and more angular at the shoulder, spire not 

 convex ; color dark brown, with similar maculated white bands, 

 and rather continuous revolving lines of darker brown. C. Heno- 

 quei, Bernard! (fig. 44), is probably identical. 



Section IX. YIRGINES. 



Lithoconus, pars, Morch. 



C. VIRGO, Linn. PL 13, figs. 45, 46. 



Shell solid, rounded below the shoulder-angle, spire flatly 

 convex, slightly striate throughout, more distinctly at the base ; 

 pale yellowish brown, tinged with violet at the base. 



Length, 2'5-3'5 inches. 



Red Sea, E. Africa, Ceylon, Philippines, 



New Caledonia, Polynesia,. 



The shells figured by Reeve, Weinkauff and Sowerby for C. 

 pasiinaca, Lam., are probably worn specimens of this species. 

 (7. pastinaca is a doubtful species, the specimens in the 

 Lamarckian collection at Geneva including, besides the above 

 form, others lined like C. quercinus. 



Var. CCELIN^:, Crosse. PI. 13, fig. 46. 



Spire nearly plane, bod} r -whorl a little swollen below, and 

 twisted so as to form a very oblique slight columellar fold. 



New Caledonia. 



