199 



four varieties, the first of which is in the British Museum and the 

 remaining three in Mr. Cuming's collection. It is proper to remark 

 that Kiener has not given the true V. aulica, but has represented 

 V. rutila under the name of aulica ! 



16. Voluta pulchra (pi. li. f. 01.), nobis; Tank. Cat. App. 

 p. 28. pi. iv. f. 2. 



Testa oblongo-ovata, subfusiformi, lrevi, nitida, pallide carnea, lii- 

 veo-maculata, maculisque castaneis parvis triseriatim irregidariter 

 dispositis ornata ; spira subeonica, subacuminata, anfractibus 3 pri- 

 mis papillam subacutam subgranosam efformantibus, caeteris 2-3 

 postice adpressis, subangulatis, tuberculatis, tuberculis elongatis, 

 postice acutiusculis ; columella quadriplicate. 



Shell oblong-ovate, slightly fusiform, smooth, shining, pale flcsh- 

 colour with white specks, and ornamented with small chesmit dots, ir- 

 regularly disposed iu three rows; spire subcorneal, subacuminated, the 

 three first volutions forming the slightly acute, somewhat granose, pa- 

 pillary apex, the remaining two or three posteriorly pressed together 

 at the sutures, slightly angular and tuberculated, the tubercles elon- 

 gated and slightly acute posteriorly ; columella with four folds. 



Vide Broderip, in Zool. Journ., vol. ii. p. 32. Our figure is drawn 

 from a specimen in Mr. Cuming's collection. 



17. Voluta piperita (pi. li. f. 62.), nobis. 



Testa obovata, ventricosiuseula, crassiuscula, pallescente, quin- 

 quefasciata, fasciis postica mediana et antica, brunneo-puncticulatis, 

 strigisque fuscis irregularibus ornatis ; fasciis duabus intermediis 

 pallidioribus, strigis nomiullis hvidis, cum strigis fuscis fasciarum 

 alternarum continuis ; anfractibus quinque, tribus primis papillam 

 efformantibus, papilla Ifevi, postice subgranosa, ultimo maximo, 

 ovali ; apertura elongata, latiori, intus aurantiaca ; columella plicis 4, 

 validis, labioque cohunellari aurantiacis. 



Shell obovate, rather ventricose, and thickish, of a pale colour 

 with five bands, the posterior, middle, and anterior of which are 

 dotted with brown and ornamented with irregular fuscous streaks, 

 the two intermediate bands are paler, with livid streaks, which are 

 continuous with the brown streaks of the alternating bands ; volu- 

 tions 5, of which the three first form the papillary apex, which is 

 smooth, and slightly granose posteriorly; the last volution very 

 large, oval ; aperture elongated, rather wide, orange coloured within ; 

 columella with four distinct folds, orange coloured as well as the 

 columella hp. 



A single specimen oidy is known, which is in Mr. Norris's col- 

 lection. 



I 



