Genus XVI. Con us. 



Jafpideus— L'Amiral Efpagnol, ou Jafpe— Spanhli Admi- 

 ral, or Jafper—Maldivian Ifles. Very rare. 



1 86. Monile— Le Collier— Necklace— Nicobar Ifles — Conus 

 Monile Soland. Rare. 



187. Hiftrio— a. Yellow variety, Le Janus ; b. rich brown, Le 

 Faux Janus — L' Arlequine — Harlequin— St. Mauritius— Conus 

 Flammeus Soland. Very rare. 



188. Buxeus— Bois de Boms— Box Wood— Haynam — Conus 

 Quercinus Soland. ^fa'^n^ irt^ru,^ filftvUZ mviyn. $y . 



189. Cin£his— -a. Native ftate ; b. uncoated— La Ceinture--^ 

 Girdle^China— Conus Miles Linn. * or S^jt^M . 



190. Venator— With an extra band in the middle, rare— 

 Le Veneur— Huntfman— -China— Conus Capitaneus Linn. 



191. Agafus— Le Falefrenier— Groom— China— Conus Capi- 

 tanus Linn. 



192. Vexillum — -a. uncoated — Le Drapeau— Flag — China— 

 Conus Capitaneus Linn. <st. S hr-i-yu^ , <rr ^Mrr*L. inx-r . J^r-aJj-ic^j 



193. Proteus — Le Spectre ae L'Amerique, ou Le Protee— 

 Proteus, or Weft India Spectre — Weft Indies— Conus Proteus 

 Soland. 



194. Tefiiilatus — Le Pave d'ltalie, ou La Mofaique — Mofaic 

 Pavement— Madagafcar— Conus TefTulatus Soland. 



195. Pantherinus — La Panthere— Panther— Java — Conus Li- 

 teratus Linn. 



196. Leopardalis — Le Leopard — Leopard — China — Conus 

 Literatus Linn. 



197. Literatus — a. Many pointed, mille points, Madagafcar, 

 Conus Literatus Linn. b. with large fpots, Society Ifles, Conus 

 Literatus Linn.— «L' Alphabet— Lettered, or Alphabet. 



198. Papilionis — a. i^- inch long; b. i-g- ditto; c. 2 -J ditto, 

 this individual is of a very extraordinary fize and beauty, and fuch 

 are extremely fcarce— L'Aile de Papillon— Butterfly's Wing, or 

 Guinea Admiral— Guinea— Conus Genuanus Linn. Very rare. 



199. Phalaenaris— -a. With a high fpire ; b. with a flat fpire— 

 L'Aile de Tigne, ou FaufTe Aile de Papilion— Moth's Wing, or 

 Falfe Guinea Admiral— Guinea. 



200 Puicher— La Speculation-^- Beauty — Guinea— -Conus Pul- 

 cher M. P. 3 700. Very rare. 



201. Grandis — La Faufle Speculation — Great — Guinea — This 

 is the largeft known fpecies of the genus. 



202. Cereolus — a. A native ftate ; b. uncoated — Le Cierge— - 

 Wax Taper — Madagafcar— -Conus Virgo Linn. 



203. Quercinus — Le Bois de Chene, ou La Fileufe — Oak Wood, 

 or Threaded — China— Conus Figulinus Linn. 



204. Butyraceus— a. With few fpots ; b. dotted, or with final! 

 fpots ; c. with many rows of large dark fpots ; d. with few bands 

 •of dark and white fpots ; e. ditto five inches in length ; this is one 

 of the largeft and moft complete ftjells of this fpecies, and is ex- 

 tremely 



