Genus XVI. Conus. 



tremely beautiful and rare- -La Tine de Beiirre— Butter Firkin— 

 China—Conus Betulinus Linn./ CenoATjqzA - 



205. €j »i'iijnw>ft Lentiginosis— La Tachede Rpufleur— -Freckled 

 —China— Conus Ifpidula Soland. Very rare. Le^-.See. 1/3 #~ fa 



206. Taeniatus — L'Aile de Papilion Orientale — Filleted, or 

 Oriental Butterfly's Wing — Madagafcar— Conus Tjeniatus Soland^ 

 Extremely fcarce. The North American Flag of Chemnitz. See 

 his Appendix to Martini. A-Cit>£r<rm J^eU^eu ^ <ZU&. 



207. Hebraicus— L'Hebraique— Hebrew Letters-^-Madagafcar, 

 China, &c.~ -Conus Ebneus Linn, Jk-fri,, (^a^cr^, JlM\ 



208. Felinus — Le Chat Tigree — Tyger Cat— Madagafcar, 

 China, &c— Conus Princeps Linn. 



209. Marmoreus — a. 2 inches long, light coloured, and with 

 a high fpire; b. 2§ ditto, rich in colour, and otherwife in the 

 highefl perfection, the fpire depreffed, M. P. 3558; c. 2 J ditto, 

 ditto, with a raifed fpire alfo fine— Le Marmore— -Purple Mar- 

 bled, or Brindled — Madagafcar — Conus obefus Soland. 



210. Arenatus — a. 2-f- inches long, very fine; this fize and per- 

 fection is very rare — Le Sablonneux — Sandy, or Flea-bitten— Ma- 

 dagafcar — Conus Arenatus Soland. 



211. Pulicarius — La Chiure de Puce— Flea-fpot— Society Ille$ 

 very rare. 



212. Violarius— a. Native ftate ; b. uncoated— Le Violet Brua 

 — Violet Brown — Friendly Ifles. Very rare. 



213. Regalis — La Couronne Royalle — Royal Crown— Tran- 

 quebar — Conus Fufcatus Soland. Very fcarce. 



214. Imperialis-ar. 4 inches in length, and in the highefl per- 

 fection ; flieils of this fpecies, fo beautiful and large, are extremely 

 fcarce — La Couronne Imperialle — Imperial Crown. jQnJthnffia** 



215. Latruncularius — a. 2 \ inches long, M. P. 3971— L'Echi- 

 quier — Draught-board — Tranquebar — Conus Zonatus Solander. 

 Very rare. 



216. Scutulatus — Le Faufle Efplandian, ou La Faufle Toile 

 d'Araignee — Falfe Spider's Web— Tranquebar — Conus Araneofus 

 Soland. 



217. Araneofus — - a. 3-J inches long ; this ijze is extremely 

 fcarce — L'Efplandian, ou La Toile D'Araignee —Spider's Web 

 —Tranquebar — Conus Araneofus Soland. Very rare. 



218. Tigrinus — a. Granulated variety, faded to brown, rare; , , 

 b. a lingular variety with large fpots ; c. four inches long^vbrf "3*- " 

 rare — Le Tigre Noir — Black Tjrger — Afia— Conus Marmoreus 

 Linn. 



219. Nigritis — a. A very dark variety; b. remarkable for a 

 white band in the middle of the upper blacky band, rare — Le Tigre 

 a Bandes — Banded, or Dark-clouded Tfger— -Ceylon — -Conus 

 Marmoreus Linn. 



220. Noclnrnus — L'Amiral de Nuit — Admiral of the Night — < 

 Amboyna — Conus Nocturaus Soland. Very rare, . ^ 



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