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Show 796 MR. G. B. SOWERBY, JUN., ON NEW SHELLS. [Nov. 5, cover the shell, leaving small white patches between the transverse lines. The shell described was picked up on the beach by Mr. Melvill at Key West (south of Florida) in 1872, and is at present the only specimen known of the species. LATIRUS CAYOHUESONICUS, n. sp. (Pl. XLVIII. fig. 4.) L. testa elongato-turrita, solidula, atro-fusca, antice contracta, spira elongata; anfractibus 9, convexiusculis, spiraliter lira lis, longitudinaliter costatis, costis latis rotundatis, alternis minoribus, interstitiis striatim cancellatis; apertura ovata, parva, fauce leevi, purpureo-fusca,- columella bicostata canali subelongato, recto. Long. 16, maj. lat. 5g mill. Hab. Key West (J. Cosmo Melvill). A very dark little Latirus, almost black within and without, with general characters common to the genus, and of the ordinary form of the larger species, such as L. infundibulum. Among the shells found by Mr. Melvill at Key West, and submitted to me, the two above described are all that I can consider new species ; but the following are worth mentioning:- Conus japonicus (Hwass), which is identical with C. largillierti (Kiener) of Reeve's Conch. Icon. Suppl. pl. 2, species 275. It is a question whether this species, which in all probability never inhabited Japan, should retain the name given by Hwass, or whether that of Kiener should be adopted. Conus nebulosus : a young specimen with a very sharp elevated spire. Hemifusus corona (Gmel.). A number of specimens of a very small variety of this species, adult and well developed, but ranging from an inch to an inch and a half in length (Plate XLVIII. fig. 13). From the collection of the late Sir E. Belcher :- C O N U S CARNALIS, n. sp. (Plate XLVIII. fig. 2.) C. testa oblonga, subpyriformi, solida, obtuse angulata, obsolete striata, antice leviter costata; pallide carnea, late pallide bifasciata; spira obtuse-exserta ; anfractibus 9, leevi-bus, in medio depressis ; apertura modica, cameo tincta. Long. 50, maj. lat. 25 mill. Hab. ? A very pale pink, smooth shell, very faintly banded with buff, of the form of C. scabriusculus. A single specimen from the collection of the late Sir E. Belcher, without any note of locality. CONUS CATENATUS, n. sp. (Plate XLVIII. fig. 3.) C testa subfusiformi, subtiliter granoso-lirata, postice acute angulata, antice attenuata, medio leviter contractu ; albida, fusco grandimaculata, liris transversis fusco eximie arti- |