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VARICELLA, JAMAICA. 



these striae in one mm. There are three quite arcuate variees, 

 each preceded by a narrow brown stripe with whitish bor- 

 ders. The outer lip arches rather strongly forward in the 

 middle. The columella is short and vertical in both front 

 and profile view, obliquely truncate basally. Length 14, 

 diam. 3.75, aperture 5 mm., whorls 



47. V. SOLITARIA (C. B. Adams). 



"Shell elongate, ovate conic: pale brown; with dark brown 

 transverse lines, about three on each whorl, wanting on the 

 first two or three whorls: with excessively minute crowded 

 transverse striae: spire with the outlines a little convex: 

 apex rather small : whorls eight, moderately convex, slightly 

 shouldered, with a rather deep suture; last whorl subplanu- 

 late, long: lab rum thin, sharp, a little produced in the middle: 

 columella well produced and turned a little to the left. 

 Mean divergence about 20 : length .52 inch ; breadth .15 

 inch; length of aperture .185 inch." (Adams). 



Jamaica: New Hope, Westmoreland (Adams). 



Achatina solitaria C. B. A., Contrib. to Conch, no. 9, p. 

 168 (April, 1851). PFR., Monogr. iii, p. 497. 



This small form, measuring about 13 x 3.7 mm., aperture 

 4.6 mm., is not present in the Adams collection. It was 

 probably in that of Chitty. Adams places the species next 

 to V. ligata in his catalogue. 



48. V. SIMILIS (C. B. Adams). PI. 17, figs. 10, 11. 



"Shell similar to A ucmorcnsis, but the outlines of the spire 

 are nearly rectilinear, and consequently the spire is more 

 slender; the surface is highly polished, and has but a few 

 excessively fine transverse striae; the brown stripes are 

 wider. It also resembles A. phillipsii, but its spire is shorter, 

 with a greater divergence. Mean divergence about 22'; 

 length of spire .45 inch; total length .75 inch; breadth .23 

 inch." (Adams). 



Jamaica: Bogwalk, Port Antonio, Ipswich, Pt. Gallina, be- 

 tween Mandeville and Spurtree Hill, Mt. Pleasant and Mon- 

 tego Bay (Henderson & Simpson) ; varieties at other locali- 

 ties, see below. 



