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11. Latrrus armatus, A. Adams. L. testa ovato-fusiformi, 
umbilicata, spira apertura breviore, fulva, epidermide fusca 
obtecta; anfractibus longitudinaliter plicatis, lira prominenti 
transversa (muricata ad plicas) in medio anfractuum ornatis, 
ultimo liris minoribus instructo; apertura ovali, canali recto, 
aperto, columella obsolete plicata, plicis quinque, labro intus 
sulcato, margine crenato. 
Hab. California. (Mus. Cuming.) 
This is an ovately fusiform shell, with a muricated transverse 
ridge in the middle of the whorls, which are covered with a brown 
epidermis. 
12. Latrrus Newcomatt, A. Adams. L. testa ovato-fusiformi, 
spira aperturam equante, alba, apice basique atro-purpureo 
tincta, serie macularum atro-purpurearum in medio anfrae- 
tuum, et altera serie ad suturas ornata ; anfractibus longitudi- 
naliter plicatis, transversim liratis; apertura ovali, columella 
plicis paucis obsoletis instructa, labro intus sulcato. 
Hab. Sandwich Islands, Dr. Newcomb. (Mus. Cuming.) 
This is a very pretty little species, of a white colour, stained at the 
apex and base with blackish-purple, with a transverse row of blackish- 
purple spots in the middle of the whorls and another row at the 
sutures. 
13. Latirus rtavipus, A. Adams. L. testa fusiformi, imper- 
Sorata, pallide flava, spira aperturam equante ; anfractibus 
longitudinaliter plicatis, plicis distantibus, rotundatis, trans- 
versim crebre liratis, linea elevata transversa ad partem anti- 
cam et liris verrucosis transversis ornata ; apertura ovato-qua- 
drata, canali mediocri, aperto, labro intus sulcato, columella 
plicis paucis obsoletis instructa. 
Hab. Philippines. (Mus. Cuming.) 
This is a simple yellow, somewhat smooth species, with a number 
of transverse verrucose lire at the fore part of the last whorl. 
14. Latirus necuectus, A. Adams. JL. testa turbinato-fusi- 
formi, umbilicata, spira apertura longiore, sordide alba, fusco 
tincta ; anfractibus convexiusculis, longitudinaliter plicatis, 
plicis distantibus, crassis, rotundatis, transversim liratis, liris 
inequalibus, ad plicas elevatis; apertura ovata, intus carnea, 
canali brevi subrecurvo, columella antice obsolete plicata, labro 
intus sulcato. 
Hab. China. (Mus. Cuming.) 
An umbilicated, turbinately-fusiform species, with the interior of 
the aperture pink, and with a short, somewhat recurved canal. 
15. Latirus pistinctus, A. Adams. L. testa fusiformi, spira 
aperturam magis equante, alba; anfractibus longitudinaliter 
plicatis, interstitiis atro-purpureo tinctis, liris duabus elevatis, 
