Mr. E. A. Smuii, who assisted iiic with some forms of the prcceclin<T species, was however of 

 opinion tliat this tonii shouUl l)e ascribed to .\'. si(/in'/orcnsis. 



26. A^assa (Zcuxis) ))niltipii)iclata n. sp. IM. XX, fij;-. .\. 



Stat. 60. llainy,sisi, Saniau-island, near Timor. 23 M. i Spec. 

 Stat. 240. Banda. 9 — 45 M. Black sand, coral, i Spec. 



Shell elono-ately ovate, with lonj;-, but not very acuminate spire, whitish, wiih close, 

 reddish-brown markino-s, consistino- of streaks and network, leaving- in many parts only white 

 specks, which are very scarce on the back of last whorl, which is nearly totally brownish in 

 one specimen ; only near the peristome the shell is quite whitish, with one brown blotch or 

 bandlike streak at the periphery and another at the base, behind the peristome ; just below 

 the suture, a narrow zone is alternately blotched with white and brown. Whorls about 9, of 

 which 3Y., form a smooth, brownish nucleus, with convex whorls and a peripheral keel. Sub- 

 sequent whorls sculptured with rather remote ribs, crossed by spiral striae, of which the uppermost 

 is a slight groove, the subsutural zone beaded • this sculpture disappears on the lower whorls, 

 which are smooth or nearly so, with only microscopic spiral striae and growth-striae; lower 

 whorls slightly convex, with a conspicuous subtabulated suture ; last whorl with 5 or 6 grooves 

 at the base and a few very flat, broad ribs behind the peristome ; aperture oval, canaliculate 

 above, peristome not thick, with a flat, broad rib externally and 14 Hrae in the interior, at 

 some distance from the margin, the basal one is the strongest. Columellar side nearly smooth, 

 with a thin layer of enamel, one fold above and a few shorter folds or granules below, basal 

 fold stronger and curved. Basal canal rather broad, moderately deep. 



Alt. 15Y3, lat, 7Y2; apert. alt. (with canal) 6^^, lat. 3Y0 Mill. 



This species has in markings some resemblance with N. glans var. ftLlgurmis^ but 

 is quite different by its elongated shape and different sculpture of upper whorls. I know no 

 species which is closely allied. In shape it resembles N. punctata Ads. 



27. Nassa (Zeuxis) picta Dunker. 



DUNKER. Zeitschr. fur Malak. 1846, p. 172. 



Philippi. Abb. u. Beschr. neuer Conch. Vol. Ill, p. 65, Buccinum, PI. II, fig. 6. 



Reeve. Conch. Ic. Vol. VIII, Nassa, fig. 9. 



Tryon. Man. of Conch. Vol. IV, p. 35, PI. 11, fig. 133. 



Stat. 125. Sawan, Siau-island. Reef. 4 Spec. 



Tryon unites many allied forms with this species; the majority of them may be easily 

 recognized, so I have only quoted that figure, which is a bad copy of Reeve's figure, agreeing 

 with that of Philippi. 



28. Nassa (Zetixis) lucida Gould. 



Gould. Proc. Boston. Soc. Nat. Hist. Vol. Ill, 1849, p. 153. 



Reeve. Conch. Ic. Vol. VIII, Nassa, fig. 45 [dispar). 



Tryon. Man. of Conch. Vol. IV, p. 36, PL 11, fig. 137 [dispar), fig. 138. 



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