CYPRUS A. 183 



C. ONYX, Linn. PL 13, figs. 77, 79, 80, 81. 



Whitish, with two obscure zones ; extremities, base and sides 

 jet-Mack, edged above with orange-brown. Length, 1*1-2 inches. 



Ceylon, Japan, Philippine Is. 



This species presents three distinct varieties of coloring. In 

 addition to the above, there are the uniformly orange-cream and 

 the chestnut-brown painting, the extremities, base and sides in 

 each case being of a deeper shade. 



C. PYRUM, Gmel. PL 13, figs. 83-85. 



Yellowish, four-banded, richly marbled with chestnut-brown, 

 sides brownish or deep orange-red, faintly spotted, base and 

 extremities orange, teeth whitish. Length, 1*42 inches. 



Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Coast of S. Europe and Africa. 



Occurs fossil under the name of C. porcellus, Brocc. 



The C. Petiiiana, Crosse and Fischer (figs. 85), credited to 

 Senegal, appears to be a dwarfed variety of pi/rum. 



C. PHYSIS, Brocchi. PL 13, figs. 74, 75. 



Differs, from the preceding in having a whitish base and more 

 minute teeth ; the back is confusedly painted with reddish and 

 yellowish dashes. Length, 1-2 inches. 



Sicily. 



Fossil in the Pliocene as C. pyrula, Mich. 



C. LYNX, Linn. PL 14, figs. 86, 87, 98. 



Whitish to brownish, profusely spotted and clouded with 

 fulvous-brown and blue, interspersed with unequal dark blackish- 

 brown spots ; sides, teeth and base whitish, interstices between 

 the teeth bright blood-red. Length, '85-2*4 inches. 



Indian 0., Australia, New Caledonia, Eed Sea. 



Young shell white, faintly banded and profusely spotted with 

 light brown. 



An extremely variable species, sometimes slightly margined, 

 The distorted variety (fig. 98), from New Caledonia, has been 

 named C. Caledonica by Mr. H. Crosse. 



C. ERRONES, Linn. PI. 14, figs. 88, 89, 7. 



Bluish green, faintly banded, freckled with minute light-brown 

 specks; sometimes painted in the centre with a large chestnut 

 blotch ; anterior extremity occasionally ornamented on each 



