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average are smaller. Fig. 101, is an excessively pretty variety 

 of a rich cream colour, but still with the white band, and 

 series of spottings. 



New Guinea ; Straits of Macassar : Hinds. Philippine 

 Islands : Cuming. It is a species which is produced in con- 

 siderable numbers. 



89. T. luctuosa. (pi. xlv. f. 121.) Hinds, 1. c. p. 157. 



Testa gracile acuminata, laevigata, polita, atro-fusca, rarius 

 castanea vel olivacea; anfractibus subplanulatis, integris, 

 superne plicis parvis undatis, infra evanidis, ultimo elongato, 

 concolore ; columella nuda, truncata ; canali nullo. 



Shell gracefully acuminate, highly polished, of a dark ches- 

 nut, sometimes nearly black ; whorls entire, covered towards 

 their upper part with numerous fine folds. The aperture very 

 dark within, effuse. Columella straight, naked, and truncate. 

 No canal. 



Gulf of Nicoya ; Puerto Portrero, west coast of America ; 

 in twelve fathoms, coral sand : Cuming and Hinds. 



90. T. cuspidata. (pi. xlv. f. 28.) Hinds, 1. c. p. 157. 



Testa gracile et elongate subulata, valde acuminata, laevigata, 

 polita, nitida ; anfractibus planulatis, integris, superne plicatis, 

 infra evanidis, pallidis caeruleo anguste fasciatis ; anfractu 

 ultimo leevigato, subdiaphano, ad basin fascia rufa ornato ; 

 apertura ovali ; columella nuda, excavata, truncata. 



Very acuminate, highly polished, and semi-opaque ; whorls 

 entire, but in the usual situation of the girdle, with a narrow 

 ash-brown band; their upper half with longitudinal folds. 

 The last whorl with a white base traversed by a well-defined 

 reddish band. Cape Coast, Africa : Humphreys. 



91. T. micans. (pi. xlv. f. 125.) Hinds, 1. c. p. 157. 



Testa conico-subulata, acuminata, semiopaca, pallide fulva, 

 nitida ; anfractibus planulatis, integris, longitrorsum plicis 

 capillaribus, superne ceeruleo et ad basin anfractus ultimi 

 fusco fasciatis ; apertura inferne effusa ; columella nuda, 

 truncata. 



Shell conico-subulate, acuminate, of a shining amber 

 colour ; whorls entire, polished, clothed with numerous very 

 fine capillary folds, somewhat disappearing towards the lower 

 part of the whorl; variously coloured with reddish-black, 

 generally with a narrow band near the suture, and with the 

 inferior whorls more coloured than the upper. 



Native country unknown. 



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