490 MR. G. B. sowEEBT OK [May 16, 



brown base. It will probably come into the section Clavxis. The 

 specimen is now in the collection of General Tripe. 



Daphxella fusco-picta, n. sp. (Plate XXXVIII. figs. 15, 16.) 



Testa angtista, fusiformis, alhicla, nigro-fusco conspime Jlammu- 

 lata ; spira eloiu/ata,ad apicem acuia ; anfractns 9-10, convexi, 

 undiqve eximie cancellati ; suhira angustissime canalindata ; 

 anfractns tdtimus obloiigus, sjm'am leviter si'perans, viv iiifla- 

 tvs, inferne leviter attenvatvs, Jiatid rosiratt(S,JIarivnwUs loiu/i- 

 tudinalihus aJho hifasciatim interrviAis pidus ; apertvra ohJonga, 

 iitrinque attemiata ; lahinmi leviter cremdatvm, sinu prof^in- 

 diuscvJo emarginato, canali hrevissimo. 

 Long. 17, maj. diam. 5| ; apertvra longa 7h, lata 2 millim. 

 Hah. Hong Kong. 



A prettily marked and delicately sculptured shell, minutely 

 cancellated throughout. It somewhat resembles D. Jtarnmea 

 (Hinds), but differs considerably from that species in sculpture 

 (fine close-set longitudinal striae crossing the spiral ones). In 

 sculptui'e it closely resembles D. dihita (Gould), which species is 

 very difi^erent from it in form. Another allied species is P. deli- 

 cata (Eeeve), from which it differs both in form and sculpture. 



Daphstella spekcee^', n. sp. (Plate XXXYIII. figs. 17, 18.) 



Testa acuminato-fvsiformis, alhida, fusco macidata ; spira acumi- 

 nata, acuta ; anfractns 8, convexiuscidi, siipremi longitu- 

 dinuliter plicati, tindiqve spiraliter striati ; maculis ftiscis 

 conspicuis ornati ; anfractus idtiimis spnram svperans, leviter 

 injlatus, macidis fvscis regvlarihus rotnndatis hiseriatim 

 dispositis pictus ; apertura ohlonr/a ; lahrum arcuat^im, acutum, 

 sinu prof (ndi^cscido angnstiusculo emarginato, canali hrevissimo. 

 Long. 10, maj. diam. 4 ; apertura longa 4, lata 2 millim. 

 Hah. Hong Kong. 



A beautiful little shell, of which I have only seen a single 

 specimen. It is finely spirally striated throughout, the upper 

 whorls being longitudinally plicated. The colouring consists of 

 conspicuous rounded brown blotches, which upon the body-whorl 

 are disposed in two rows, one above and one below the middle 

 of the whorl, 



Daphnella elata, n. sp. (Plate XXXYIII. figs. 19, 20.) 



Testa tvrrita, Ivteo-alhida, mactdis pallide fuscis promiscv.e 

 conspersa ; spira perelongata, acutissima ; anfractvs 10, 

 primi 2 fvsci Iceves, sequentes leviter angidati, liris spiralilms 

 numerosis aciitis cingidati, lowjitiidinaliter minute interpilicati ; 

 anfractus ultimvs spiram vix crquans, leviter convexns, infra 

 medium eonstricttts ; apertvra ohlonga, parva ; lahrum extt(s 

 cremdatum, sinu hreviusculo emarginato, canali hrevissimo. 



Long. 15, maj. diam. 4; apertura longa 5, lat. \\ millim. 



Hah. Mauritius. 



This species has a much longer spire than others of the group ; 



