224 Mr. E. A. Smith on new 



Conus inconstans, sp. nov. 



Conus magellanicus, Kiister (non Hwass), Coachylien, Cabinet, pi. GO. 

 f, 2-3. 



Testa turbinata, superne subacute angulata, transversim exiliter 

 lirata, livido-fuscescenti-rosea, medio fascia alba, maculis fuscis 

 interrupta, et lineis albis fusco notatis ad basim cincta ; spira 

 turrita, breviuscula, alba, apice rosaceo et maculis numerosis fuscis 

 radiantibus picta ; anfract. 8|, primi Ij convexi, caeteri leviter 

 exserti, supra levissime excavati, spiraliter exiliter striati, sutura 

 insequali divisi ; apertura angusta ; labrum superne vix incisum. 



Long. 22 mill., diam. max. 12|, 



Var. testa roseo-coccinea, spira fasciaque mediana ut in typo 

 praecedente. 



Hah. ? 



The outlines of the body -whorl are slightly curved. In 

 form this species is very like C. speciostssimus, E,eeve ; but the 

 absence of coronations and the difference of coloration at once 

 distinguish it. 



Conus fuscomaculatuSf sp. nov. 



Testa oblongo- turbinata, subcylindracea, basi paululum attenuata, 

 dilute carneo -purpurea, maculis quadratis fuscis seriatim digestis 

 ornata, ad extremitatem basalem carneo-rubescens ; spira fusca, 

 concava ; aufractus 12, spiraliter subtiliter striati, sutura albes- 

 cente divisi, primi 6 exserti, basim versus angulati, cseteri planius- 

 culi ; anfract. ultimus superne obtuse angulatus (angulo albo), 

 triente superiore Isevi, inferius sulcis transversis validis subdistan- 

 tibus insculptus, sulcis longitudinaliter tenuiter striatis; costae 

 inter sulcos basim versus albo nodosse ; apertura pallida purpurea. 



Long. 37 mill., diam. max. 16. 



Hab. ? 



This species has for its nearest ally G. Jynceus^ Sowerby. 

 It is of the same form ; but the transverse sulcations towards 

 the base are deeper, and the ribs between them are roundish 

 and nodulous, the nodules being whitish and separated by 

 rich brown squarish spots ; whereas in C. lynceus the spaces 

 between the sulcations are flat and simple. 



Terebra melanacme, sp. nov. 



Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 1875, vol. xv. p. 415. 



Testa polita, subulata, dilute fuscescens, infra lineam suturalem zona 

 alba, maculis parvis castaneis interrupta, ornata ; apex nigrescens ; 

 anfract. 14 ?, primi 2 convexi, laeves, sequentes 7-8 plani, longitu- 

 dinaliter leviter plicati, cseteri plani, Iseves ; auf. ultimi 3 linea 



