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versis, angustis, asperulatis, varicihus longitudinalihus, rotun- 

 datis, subjimbriatis (7 in ultimo anfractu); aperturd subrotun- 

 datd, intus alba; columella postice callosd ; canali brevi, recto, 

 vix clauso ; labro intus lirato. 

 Hah. ? Mus. Cuming. 



16. MuREX PULCHER, A. Adams. M. testd ovato-fusiformi, 

 subtrigonali ; spird acuminatd; anfractibus rotundatis, nodu- 

 losis, varicibus tribus subspinosis ; liris transversis, elevatis, 

 anfractu idtimo varicibus prominentibus, subspinosis, ornato ; 

 varicibus antice fimbriatis et spinosis ; aperturd ovato-rotundd ; 

 labio tuberculato ; labro intus crenato-lirato, canali perlongo, 

 subrecm'vo, vix clauso. 



Hah. St. Croix, 60 fathoms ; M. Sueuson. Mus. Cuming. 



17. MuREX SiNGAPORENSis, A. Adams. M. testd ovato-fusi- 

 formi; spird acuminatd ; anfractibus rotundatis ; fulvd, longi- 



tudinaliter plicatd, plicis rotundis, transversim liratd, liris 

 asperulatis, squamulis aculeatis obsitis; aperturd ovatd, oblongd, 

 intus lividd; canali aperturam cequante, suhreflexo ; labro intus 

 dentato. 

 Hab. Singapore. Mus. Cuming. 



18. MuREX NiVETJS, A. Adams. M. testd ovatd, umbilicatd, 

 nived; spird brevi, acuminatd; anfractibus rotundatis; longi- 

 tudinaliter plicatd, plicis rotundis, prominentibus, crassis 

 (8-10 in anfractu ultimo), transversim liratd, liris squamulis, 

 confertis, longitudinalibus, obsitis; aperturd ovatd, oblongd; 

 canali brevi, subrectd ; labro intus lirato. 



Hab. 1 Mus. Cuming. 



19. MuREX CuMiNGii, A. Adams. M. testd oblong of usiformi, 

 trivaricosd ; spird subproductd, anfractibus rotundatis, pallida 

 rufo-fuscd, fasciis tribus, transversis, rufo-fuscis, ornatd; vari- 

 cibus longitudinalibus, tribus, continuis, obtusis, liris intermediis 

 nodosis, liris transversis incequalibus, rufo-fusco articulatis, in- 

 structd ; aperturd ovali, labro intus crenato-lirato extus fimbriato, 

 fimbriis non squamulosis, canali clauso, antice recurvato. 



Hab. Philippines. Mus. Cuming. 



Somewhat closely alUed to M. triquetra of Bom. 



20. MiTRA MARauESANA, A. Adams. M. testd ovato-fusiformi, 

 anfractibus planis, spird acuta, carneold, maculis albis et lineis un- 

 dulatis, longitudinalibus rufo-fuscis, eleganter pictd, longitudinali- 

 ter substriatd, transversim liratd, interstitiis valde punctatis ; 

 aperturd spiram majorem tequante, columelld plicis quinque in- 

 structd, labro margine crenato. 



Hab. Marquesas. Mus. Cuming. 



Markings very similar to those of M. serpentina, Lamk. The 

 Mitra figured in Mr. Reeve's Monograph, as M. nebulosa of Swain- 

 son, is quite different from that species, and requires therefore a 

 change of name ; I have called it M. propinqna. 



