Genus XVI. Conus. 
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tremely beautiful and rare— La Tine de Beurre— -Butter Firkin- 
China— Conus Betulinus Linn. 
205. Coronata Lentiginofus— LaTachede Roufleur— -Freckled 
—China— Conus Ifpidnla Soland. Very rare. 
206. Taeniatus L’Aile de Papillon Orientale — Filleted, or 
Oriental Butterfly’s Wing— Madagafcar— Conus Taeniatus Soland. 
Extremely fcarce. The North American Flag of Chemnitz. See 
his Appendix to Martini. 
207. Hebraicus— L’Hebraique— Hebrew Letters— Madagafcar, 
China, &c.~ -Conus Ebraeus Linn. 
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 
higheft perfection, the fpire deprefled, M. P. 3558; c. 2| 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. 
2 ir. Pulicarius — La Chiure de Puce — Flea-fpot — Society Ifles 
very rare. 
212. Violarius — a. Native date ; b. uncoated — Le Violet Bnm 
— Violet Brown — Friendly Ifles. Very rare. 
213. Regalis — La Couronne Royalle — Royal Crown — Tran- 
quebar — Conus Fufcatus Soland. Very fcarce. 
214. Imperial — a. 4 inches in length, and in the higheft per- 
fection ; {hells of this fpecies, fo beautiful and large, are extremely 
fcarce — La Couronne Imperialle — Imperial Crown. 
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 fize 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 Angular variety with large fpots ; c. four inches long^' very 
rare — Le Tigre Noir — Black Tyger — Afia — Conus Marmoreus 
Linn. 
219. Nigritis— a. A very dark variety; b. remarkable for a 
white band in the middle of the upper black^band, rare — Le Tigre 
a Bandes — Banded, or Dark-clouded Tyger — Ceylon — Conus 
Marmoreus Linn. 
220. Nocturnus — L’Amiral de Nuit — Admiral of the Night — 
Amboyna — Conus Nocturnus Soland. Very rare. 
221. Veru- 
