14 MR. H. ADAMS ON NEW LAND AND MARINE SHELLS. [Jail. 2, 



Scaphula bensoni, sp. nov. (Plate III. fig. 24.) 



S. testa tenuiuscula, rhomboidali, striis rugosis concentricis sculpta, 

 sub epidermide olivaceo-fusca albida ; umbonibus subterminalibus ; 

 extremitate antica brevi, acuminata ; extremitate postica subtrun- 

 cata ; margine dorsali recto ; margine ventrali sinuato, dorsali 

 fere parallelo ; fastigio umbonali valde elevaio, acuto ; intus c<e- 

 rulescente. 

 Long. 10, alt. 3, lat. 5 mill. 



Hab. ? {coll. H. Ad.). 



This is the fourth species of the genus known. The others are 

 from India ; but the exact locality from which this was obtained I 

 was unable to ascertain. 



Clathurella rubro-guttata, sp. nov. (Plate III. fig. 25.) 



C. testa fusiformi, tenui, plicis longitudinalibus ad 12 et liris trans- 

 versis eminentibus clathrata, nivea, seriebus duabus macularum 

 sanguinearum ornata; spira acuta, sutura distincta ; anfr. 8, 

 convexis ; aperlura anguste lunata, § totius loiigitudinis ; colu- 

 mella flexuosa; labro tenui, intus Icevi, margine dentato, sinu 

 minime pro/undo ; canali brevi, lata. 



Long. 8, diam. 3§ mill. 



Hab. New Hebrides (coll. Hargraves). 



Clathurella pulcherrima, sp. nov. (Plate III. fig. 26.) 



C. testa ovato-fusiformi, solida, plicis obtusis confertis, et costis 

 validis tribus, elevatis, transversis, intervallis Jilo-costatis, cla- 

 thrata, alba ; spira breviter turrita, apice subplano, sutura pro- 

 funda; anfr. 4, convexis, ultimo subventricoso ; apertura acumi- 

 nato-ovali, dimidium totius longitudinis ; columella flexuosa ; labro 

 vix expanso, paulum incrassato, crenulato, intus Icevi, sinu lato, 

 brevissimo ; canali angusto, producto, recurvo. 



Long. 7, diam. 4 mill. 



Hab. New Hebrides (coll. Hargraves). 



Zafra pupoidea, sp. nov. (Plate III. fig. 27.) 



Z. testa elongato-ovoidea, solida, plicis numerosis, obtusis, validis, 

 longitudinalibus sculpta, albida, infra peripheriam fascia fusca 

 ornata, ad basin fusco tincta ; spira convexo-conica, sutura im- 

 pressa ; anfr. 6, planiusculis, ultimo attenuato ; apertura angusto- 

 ovali ; columella arcuata, callosa ; labro subaculo, sinu lato, brevi. 



Long. 7, diam. 3 mill. 



Hab. New Hebrides (coll. Hargraves). 



The genus Zafra, formed by my brother to receive the small shells 

 of which this is an additional species, has been subsequently named 

 Seminella by Mr. Pease. It belongs to the family Turridee. 



Nassa eximia, sp. nov. (Plate III. fig. 28.) 



N. testa ovato-conica, tenui, nitida, costulis confertis ubique cancel- 

 lata, flavida, fasciis tribus pallide fulvis ornata ; spira conica, 



