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whorl tapers very gradually, spire twelve to fourteen whorled, smoothly 

 gradate, reticulations exceedingly fine, regular, and minute ; orange 

 blotching somewhat modified. From Jacna Island, Philippines; not 

 found since 1837. Only twelve to fourteen examples occur in 

 collections. 



C. legatus Lam. — Compressedly conical with spire somewhat 

 elevated. Of moderate size only, peculiar in its coloration, being 

 suffused with pink, and with the longitudinal chocolate maculations 

 very prominently shown. From Ceylon, Mauritius, and Polynesia. 



C. paulucciae Sowb. — Allied on the one hand to C. aureus, and 

 on the other to C. gloria maris ; of very straight pyramidal growth, 

 very richly and handsomely marked with warm chestnut and orange. 

 For further remaiks about this uncommon form I refer to my previous 

 paper. From Mauritius. 



C. telatus Reeve. — Very conical, much like C. (Leptoconus) ammi- 

 ralis L. in form, and in marking approaching C. archithalassus Dill- 

 wyn, which is a doubtful species, pronounced by most authors a mere 

 form of the beautiful and protean C. ammira/is. Notwithstanding 

 these attributes, I maintain it is more naturally placed here, though 

 arranged in our National Collection amongst the Leptoconi ; the 

 marking after all is that of a Textile Cone, if analysed well. 



[C. clytospira Melv. & Stand., already referred to in this paper, 

 may still by some conchologists, who prefer to group certain Lepto- 

 coni with the Cylindri, be elected to fill a place in this subdivision]. 



IV. Aulici. 

 Shells as a rule narrow in proportion to their length, spire rounded 

 emerging into the body-whorl, elevated, marking on most of the species 

 very bold and distinct dark chestnut or chocolate-brown blotches, 

 alternating with lines of somewhat triangular large white spots inter- 

 lined with smaller and boldly reticulated. 



(a) Episcopi. 



C. episcopus Hwass. — As said above, in marking much allied to 

 C. clytospira. Body-whorl shouldered above, ponderous, spire blunt, 

 few whorled, running in some of its varieties close to the next species. 



C. omaria Hwass. — The type presents an oblong slightly ventri- 

 cose shell, with simple brown reticulations on white ground, but the 

 chief varieties are :- — 



1. pennaceus Born. — A shouldered, ponderous variety, more conical 



in shape, often with pinkish tinge, and blotched and reticulated 

 in more uniform fashion. 



2. rubiginosus Hwass. — hike pennaceus in form, but in marking like 



typical C. omaria. 



