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gine dextro protracto, basali recedente, canali angusto perfo- 
rato. Operculum tenue, corneum. 
Long. 20-214, diam. 6-7; ap. intus diam. 32, cum perist. long. 
63-7 mill. 
Hab. Ad Bollegalle in vicinitate Kandy, insulze Ceylon, ubi collegit 
A. H. F. Blanford. 
I have much pleasure in dedicating this species to my excellent 
friend Mr. Henry Blanford, who is so well known for his remarkable 
contributions to our knowledge of Indian conchology. 
2. MITRA CITHAROIDEA. 
Testa ovato-oblonga, solidula, confertim spiraliter costulata, 
costulis incrementi strits interdum interruptis, alba; spira co- 
nica, apice acutiusculo ; sutura subcanaliculata; anfr. 6, con- 
vexiusculi, lente accrescentes, ultimus 3 longitudinis equans, 
basi attenuatus; apertura angusta, labro simplici ; columella 
4-plicata, non recurva. 
Hab. ? (Mus. Cuming.). 
Nulla mihi nota est species descripta, que forma huic accedat. 
Adsunt in anfr. ultimo 35—40, in ceteris 8-10 coste satis regulariter 
distantes. 
3. Mirra LOWEI. 
Testa ovato-turrita, solidula, levis, nitida, aurantiaco-fulva, in- 
terdum maculis albis conspersa; spira conica, apice acuto ; 
sutura simplex; anfr. 6-7, modice convex, lente accrescentes, 
ultimus 3 longitudinis equans, paullo ventrosior, basi attenua- 
tus; apertura rhombeo-ovata, labro simplici; columella 3- 
plicata, vix recurva. 
Long. 83, diam. 3 ; ap. long. 4, lat. 23 mill. 
Had. Ad insulas Canarias (Mus. Hanley.). 
Differt a Mitra savignyi anfractibus levibus, convexis, lentius 
accrescentibus, statura graciliore, colore etc. 
4. MuREX MACGILLIVRAYI. 
Testa clavata, solida, trifariam varicosa, confertim spiraliter 
lirata, alba, liris flavescentibus ; spira globoso-turbinata, apice 
acuto, luteo ; sutura impressa ; anfr. 7-8, inflati, supra medium 
angulati, inter varices biplicati vel tuberculati; varices validi, 
compressi, in anfractibus superis spina unica curvata ascendente 
ornati, in anfractu ultimo 4-spinosi, spina supera ascendente, 
valida, mediis mediocribus, infima columellari recta transversa; 
apertura subcircularis, peristomii margine superiore breviter 
adnato, late calloso, columellari late patente, mutico, dextro 
lobato, inter spinas 2%" 3°"que protracto ; cauda longa, recta. 
Long. 60, medio lat. 20, ap. diam. 11-12, cauda 30 mill. longa. 
Hab. Ad Lizard Islands Australize(Macgillivray in Mus. Cuming.). 
Proxime accedit ad M. occam; differt spira depressa, anfractibus 
convexioribus, varicum forma, spinarum situ et numero ete. 
