32 NERITA. 



numerously but inconspicuously minutely toothed, inner lip three 

 toothed, area plane and smooth. Diam. 30-36 mill. 



Ascension 1st 

 X. diversicolor, Martyn is a synonym. 



N. LINEATA, Chemn. PI. 8, figs. 32, 33; PL 7, fig. 29. 



Purplish grey or yellowish olive, with numerous, thread-like 

 purplish black spiral elevated lines, often sparely speckled with 

 white; outer lip numerously denticulate within, inner lip three- 

 toothed, area smooth. Diam. 30 mill. 



Malaysian Is., N. Australia, etc, 



X. Birmanica, Phil. (fig. 29) is a synonym. N. balteata, Reeve 

 (fig. 33) differs only in the riblets being a little more distant. 



N. CEROSTOMA, Troschel. PL 8, figs. 36, 37. 



Black, with about 22 strong, rugose, rounded spiral ribs, the 

 upper ones wider, interstices narrow; aperture yellowish, outer 

 lip numerously denticulate, columellar area smooth, the margin 

 three toothed. Diam. 27 mill. 



Peru. 

 N. GEMMULATA, Reeve. PL 8, fig. 38. 



Greyish, with thin, rather distant, acutely granulated spiral lirse, 

 tessellated with black and blue; outer lip without internal teeth, 

 columellar margin obscurely tridentate, area smooth. 



Diam. 1 in. 



Hob. unknown. 



K FULGINATA, Reeve. PL 8, fig. 39 ; PL 7, fig. 28. 



With depressed close spiral riblets, purplish or orange red banded 

 with black or maculated; aperture yellowish white, outer lip numer- 

 ously minutely toothed within, columellar area smooth, the margin 

 three-toothed. Diam. 20 mill. 



Singapore (Schmacker), Viti Is. (Garrett). 



N. alveolus, Hombr. et Jacq. (fig. 28), appears to be identical and 

 if the date on the title page is correct, was published a year earlier. 



N. FILOSA, Reeve. PL 8, fig. 35. 



Yellowish, with somewhat distant reddish, serrated, divided 

 spiral ridges; aperture white, lip numerously toothed within, colu- 

 mellar area smooth, the margin with four teeth. Diam. 22 mill. 



Hab unknown. 



