CHITON.—Puate XXII. 
the latter being marked with a white light exactly in the 
places occupied, in the fasciculate species, by the tufts of 
spiculee. 
Species 148. (Mus. Brit.) 
Curron DiEFFENBACHII. Chit. test subelongato-ovatd, 
valvis punctis minutissimis elevatis obsitis, areis latera~ 
libus via elevatis, valod posticd terminali umbonata ; 
rubro, viridi luteogue variegatd; ligamento corneo, 
arenaceo. 
DierFENBACH’s Curton. Shell somewhat elongately 
ovate, valves covered with very minute raised dots, 
lateral areas scarcely raised, posterior terminal valve 
umbonated ; variegated with red green and yellow , 
ligament horny, arenaceous. 
Hab. Newcastle, Australia; Dr. Dieffenbach. 
Named in honour of the eminent traveller in New Zea- 
land and Australia, to whom we are indebted for much 
interesting information on the physical and natural history 
of those countries. 
Species 149. (Mus. Brit.) 
CHITON INSIGNIS. Chit. testd ovatd, valvis levibus, areis 
lateralibus. viz elevatis ; flavescente-rubra, areis centra- 
libus rubidis, lineis albidis transversis, acute undulatis, 
peculiariter notatis, valoarum margine postico albiarti- 
culato ; ligamento. corneo, arenaceo. 
THE MARKED CuIToN. Shell ovate, valves smooth, lateral 
areas scarcely raised; yellowish red, central areas 
darker red, peculiarly marked with fine sharp zigzag 
white transverse lines, posterior edge of the valves 
articulated with white ; ligament horny, arenaceous. 
Hab. Sitka, New Archangel; Hinds. 
A striking species, collected by Mr. Hinds at the above- 
mentioned locality, during the expedition of the ‘ Sulphur,’ 
but omitted in his ‘ Mollusca’ of that voyage. 
Species 150. (Mus. Brit.) 
Curiton Stanceri. Chit. testd ovatd, valvis terminalibus 
ceterarum areisque lateralibus granis subquadratis ap- 
pressis, densé compactis, radiatis, centralibus medio 
levibus, utringue crebriliratis, interstitiis subprofun- 
dis ; luted viridique, maculis viridibus tessellatd; liga- 
mento squamato-coriaceo. 
StaneEr’s Carron. Shell ovate, terminal valves and 
lateral areas of the rest rayed with rows of closely 
packed square appressed granules, central areas 
smooth in the middle, closely ridged on each side, 
interstices rather deep; yellow and green, tessellated 
with green spots; lgament squamately coriaceous. 
Hab. New Zealand; Dr. Stanger. 
Dedicated to the honour of another eminent traveller in 
New Zealand, whose name is worthy of bemg recorded. 
under the present genus. 
Species 151. (Mus. Brit.) 
CuIton CapEnsis. Chit. testé ovata, valvis terminalibus- 
caterarum areisque lateralibus radiatim multiseriatis, 
striis granulatis, centralibus levibus aut latera versus 
leviter striatis; olivaced et viridescente ; ligamento 
squamato-coriaceo, squamis grandibus . 
Tur Capp Curron. Shell ovate, terminal valves and 
lateral areas of the rest radiately many-striated, strize 
granulated, central areas smooth or slightly striated 
towards the sides; olive and green, ligament squa- 
mately coriaceous, scales large. 
Gray, Spicilegia Zoologica. 
Hab. Cape of Good Hope; Capt. Carmichael. 
The general aspect of this shell is not much unlike that 
of the C. pellis-serpentis ; it is, however, uniformly smaller, 
and there is a considerable modification of the sculpture. 
