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Reeve. Conch. Ic. Vol. XII, Terebra, fig. 52. 



Tryon. Man. of Conch. VoL VII, p. 30, PL 9, fig. 56, 57. 



Stat. 162. Between Loslos and Broken-islands, West coast of Salawatti. 18 M. Coral and fine 

 sand with clay and shells, r Spec. 



The specimen is not very large but characteristic. This species is the type of Ball's 

 Section Triplostephanus . 



32. Terebra (Strioterebrum) tricincta Smith. PL XXV, fig. 11. 

 Smith. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 4, Vol. XIX, 1877, p. 225. 



Stat. 71. Makassar and surroundings. 27 — 36 M. Mud, sand with mud, coral. 3 Spec. 



The largest specimen is larger than Smith's type, being nearly 14 Mill, though not 

 complete. Another specimen of the typical length, 1 1 Mill., has served for figuring. 



33. Terebra (Strioterebrttm) Archimedes Deshayes. PI. XXV, fig. 12. 

 Deshayes. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1859, P- 3H- 



Stat. 133. Lirung, Salibabu-island. Up to "i^^ M. Mud and hard sand, i Spec. 



Reeve and Tryon consider this species to be only a synonym of T. funiciclata Hinds; 

 as far as I can judge after one specimen of each, Archimedes has the subsutural lira less 

 prominent, the number of lirae of each whorl is less, the lirae are more granular, the last 

 whorl is considerably shorter, moreover the colour is much lighter. As this species seems to be 

 unfigured, I have given a figure. 



34. Terebra (Strioterebrum) virgo n. sp. PI. XXV, fig. 13. 



Stat. 50. Bay of Badjo, West coast of Flores. Up to 40 M. Mud, sand and shells, i Spec. 



Shell elongately turreted, shining, white, upper postnuclear whorls cream-coloured. Whorls 

 14Y2, of which 2^/3 form a large, mamillate, smooth nucleus; .postnuclear whorls at first rather 

 straight, the last 8 concave; sculpture consisting on lower whorls of a conspicuous, crenulated, 

 subsutural rib, accompanied by a narrower second one, separated by a strong groove, this 

 second rib being likewise crenulated or beaded, concave part of whorls crossed by flat axial 

 ribs and with remote spiral grooves, 3 in number, so that this concave part is 4-lirate, of 

 these lirae the upper 2 are the largest. At all the lower whorls have 6 lirae, inclusive of the 

 subsutural one. Last whorl short, with a larger lira below its angle, separated from upper part 

 by a stronger groove and with some narrower lirae on the base. Aperture subquadrate, with a 

 short, sharp sinus above, a short wide canal below; peristome blunt; columellar margin short, 

 faintly bicostate, with an appressed layer of enamel. 



Alt. 25, lat. 5^^; apert. alt. 5 (with canal), lat. 2^3 Mill. 



This shell is quite different from the preceding one, by its more or less concave whorls, 

 it is much less acicular than Archimedes, which it slightly resembles in some respects; the 



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