478 FUNAFUTI ATOLL. 



CONUS HEBRAEUS, Var. VERMICULATUS, 



A few of this colour variety occurred as usual with the typical 

 form. 



CONUS CEYLONENSIS, HwaSS. 



Tryon, loc. cit., p. 23, pi. vi., figs. 94 - 100. 



Abundant in the rock pools of the outer reef of Funafuti, in 

 association with the preceding species. Numerous colour varieties 

 are represented, among which is the var. sponsalis, Chemnitz. 



Cuming collected this at Marutea, Paumotus* ; Crosse and 

 Marie report it from He Art, New Caledonia ; and Melvill and 

 Standen from Lifu. In a catalogue of the shells of Fitzroy 

 Island,! Brazier notes it from there and from San Christoval, 

 Solomons. 



CONUS VEXILLUM, Gmelin. 



Tryon, loc. cit., p. 39, pi. xi., figs. 12a, 13, 14; Garrett, loc. cit., 

 pp. 356, 365. 



One imperfect shell was purchased from a native at Funafuti. 



Garrett found this in the Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Gilberts, Cook's, 

 Paumotus, and Hawaii Groups. Crosse and Marie mention this 

 from New Caledonia, lie Art, and Lifu ; Tryon from Samoa ; and 

 there is a specimen in this Museum from Torres Straits. I have 

 also collected it at Ballina, N.S. Wales. 



CONUS RATTUS, Hwass. 

 Tryon, loc. cit., p. 41, pi. xii., figs. 25, 27. 



A single living specimen was taken under a stone in the Funa- 

 futi lagoon. 



Cuming saw this at Tahiti, and Anaa, Paumotus J ; Crosse and 

 Marie record it from Lifu and New Caledonia, and Weinkauff 

 from Tonga. A specimen from the Bampton Reef, Coral Sea, is 

 in this Museum. 



CONUS CAPITANEUS, Linne. 

 Tryon, loc. cit., p. 40, pi. xii., figs. 21 - 24 ; pi. xi., figs. 17, 18. 



Garrett, loc. cit., pp. 354, 358. 

 One dead and immature shell from Funafuti, 



Garrett found this in Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Gilberts and Carolines. 

 Crosse and Marie mention this from He Art, New Caledonia, 

 and Brazier from Fitzroy Island, Queensland ; Torres Straits ; 

 Hall Sound, British New Guinea ; Fiji, New Ireland, New Britain 



* Eeeve Loc. cit., pi. xx., sp. 109. 



f Brazier Journ. Conch., ii., 1879, p. 190. 



j Eeeve Loc. cit., pi. xv., sp. 78. 



Weinkauff Conch. Cab., 1873, Conus, p. 134. 



