92 CONUS. 



times crowded, but usually distant, forming series of open 

 reticulations ; spire fasciculated with chestnut. 

 Length, 1*5-2*35 inches. 



Isle of La Plata, W. Qoast of Central America. 



C. ABBAS, Hwass. PL 30, figs. 12-l'4. 



Shell white, very finely reticulated with narrow orange-brown 

 lines, with a broad central and often narrower upper and lower 

 bands of darker color bearing occasional longitudinal chocolate 

 stripes. Length, 1*5-2*5 inches. 



E. Africa, Ceylon, Philippines, New Caledonia. 



Yery closely allied to C. textile, but the shell is smaller, the 

 reticulations much smaller, the longitudinal streaks rarely 

 apparent, and the dark bands of abbas occupy about the same 

 positions as the lightest markings of textile. 



Yar. PANNICULUS, Lam. PI. 30, figs. 13, 14. 



Body-whorl with four bands of fine reticulations, and three 

 bands bearing longitudinal chocolate stripes. C. corbula, Sowb. 

 (fig. 14), is very similar in its markings. 



C. ELIS.E, Kiener. PL 30, fig. 15. 



Shell white, so closely finely longitudinally lined and reticulated 

 with chocolate, as to appear like a chocolate surface with innumer- 

 able white specks, with two or three broad darker bands. 



Length, 2 inches. 



Madagascar. 

 C. CROCATUS, Lam. PL 31, figs. 16, 17. 



Shell saffron-yellow, with a few scattered small white triangu- 

 lar spots ; spire tessellated with chestnut. Length, 2'75 inches. 



Philippines, New Caledonia. 



C. EACEMOSUS, Sowb. PL 31, fig. 18. 



Shell rather solid, smooth, with convex spire ; brownish orange- 

 color, with obscure revolving lines sparingly articulated with 

 white, and clusters of white triangular spots, mostly disposed in 



three bands. Length, 2-15 inches. 



Sandwich Islands. 



Yery doubtfully distinct from the following species. 



C. OMARIA, Hwass. PL 31, figs. 19-28. 



Shell varying from orange-brown to chocolate-color, covered 



