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both specimens bears the inseription ‘‘Are they only variants of C. distans 
TIwass?’’, in Vereo’s handwriting. They both represent the one species, water- 
houseae, which is distinet from distans in colouring, shape and stronger basal striae, 
and otherwise smooth and small shell. 
VIRGICONUS ALBICANS (Sowerby). 
Conus albicans Sowerby, 1858, p. 3, pl. 5 (191), fig. 98. Hab.? 
Tec, Philippines, 
VIRGICONUS BALTEATUS (Sowerby). 
Conus balleatus Sowerby, 1833, pl. 37, fig. 58. Tlab.? 
Coronagis cermicus Adains, 1869, p. 272, pl. 19, fig. 1. Barkly Island, Mauritius. 
Loc, Mauritius. 
VirGicONUS KENYONAE (Brazier). 
Conus kenyonae Brazier, 1896, p. 346, Sharks Bay, 
hoe. Sharks Bay, Western Australia. 
Remarks, The holotype is in this collection D. 14194. It probably belongs to 
this genus and the distans series. The specimen is worn and the colours faded, 
but the seyen spiral grooves can be discerned. 
VIRGICONUS ARROWSMITHENSIS (Brazier). 
Conus kenyonae arrowsmithensis Brazier 1898, p. 346, fig. 4. Arrowsmith Island, 
Marshall Islands. 
Loc. Avrowsmith Island, 
Remarks. The holotype is in this collection D. 6177. It isa worn and bleached 
shell somewhat like kenyonve but with four distinet grooves on the body whorl, 
the posterior one slightly above the middle of the shell. The spire is similar but 
slightly more raised. In both this and kenyonae there are extra, less distinet spiral 
erooves at the anterior end, 
GROUP H, 
Genus Rotius Montfort. 
Rollus Montfort, 1810, p. 395. 
Genotype: Conus geagraphus Linné, 1758. In Indiis. 
Remarks. Here belong the large, thin, inflated shells with faint revolving 
striae, coronate, striate spire and aperture widened anteriorly by the basally con- 
eave columella. 
Roiius GrocRAPHUs (linné). 
Conus geagraphus Linné, 1758, p. 718. In Indiis. 
Conus mappa Crosse, 1858, 200, 205. New name for 
Conus intermedius Reeve, 1843, pl. 28, sp. 129. Annaa Island. Not Lamarek 
1810, 
Loe. Manus. Brooker Island. Panavyaravara Island. Kenyon Collection. 
North Queensland, Wiji. 
Remarks, Australian specimens measure up to 145 mm. in height and 65 mm. 
in diameter. 
