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the glassy apical included ; the revolving lirae, strong, mostly 

 gemmulate, are four in number in each upper whori, about twelve 

 in the lowest : the interstitial pitting is nearly uniform, where 

 not present slight striation is visible. Mouth oblong, outer lip 

 crenulate, columellar four-plaited. "We hardly think any of our 

 specimens have attained full growth, but the sculpture seems 

 distinct enough to warrant a specific separation from their allies. 



Mitra (Chrtsame) cozligexa Eeeve. 

 P.G. Linjah. 31 fathoms. _ 



I. Karachi. At low tide, amongst bare muddy rocks. 

 Bombav Harbour and Bassein, southwards (Lt.-Col. H. D. Olivier). 



Mitra (Chrysame) maegixata Sowb. 

 M.C. Charbar, very rarely. 

 Mitra (Chrysame) procissa Eve. 



I. Karachi. Bombay (F. W. T. Sf Abercrombie). On muddy 

 rocks, low tide. 



Mitea (Strigatella) litterata Lam. 



P.G. Gulf of Oman, Jask. A variety, dredged at 4 fathoms. 



M.C. Charbar. At low tide on rocks covered with a thm 

 laver of mud only. A fine variety with spiral black irregular 

 banding dredged here at 7 fathom 8. 



Mitra (Turricula) caliexdrum l , sp. n. (Plate XXI. fig. 1.) 

 M. testa fusiformi. solida,alba,brunneo-,gilvo- vel castaneo-fasciata; 

 anfractibus 10-12, quorum apicales . . . ?, ventricosulis, sutu- 

 raliter impressig, supemis crebricostulatis, interstitiis undique 

 spiraliter fortiter sulcatis, infra medium adsutura-s nlho-cinctis, 

 ultimo anfractu 11 costis obliquis prcedito, anguste ad medium 

 albo-cincto, apud basim rugoso-nodidoso, paullum squarrose pro- 

 dueto ; apertura angugta, gubquadrata, intus (in typo) lavan- 

 didacea, labro recto, extus crenidato, crassiusculo ; columella 

 obliqua, quadriplicata. 

 Long. 24 , 50, lat. 8 mm. 



Hub. Persian Gulf, without exact locality. Mekran Coast, 

 Charbar. 



Several examples, mostly more or less weathered. "We have 

 taken for the type a live example, brown, narrowly white-banded 

 spirally, and furnished with many ribs on the upper whorls, about 

 eleven on the body-whorl. The mouth is squarely oblong, lilac 

 within, outer lip thickened, crenulate, columella four times plaited. 



Mitea (Costellaria) acupicta Eve. 



P.G. Shaikh Shuaib Island. 10 fathoms, coral-sand. The 

 specimens dredged here are very finely coloured, dark red spotted 

 and banded, approaching the M. zebuensis Eeeve, of the Eastern 

 Archipelago, in general appearance. 



1 caliendrum, an ornamental head-dress. 



