32 HELIX. 



It is H. fibula, Wood, H. tnrbida, Kiister, and H. solitaria, Pfr., 

 but uot of Poiret the latter being a scalariform monstrosity of H. 

 candidula, according to Moquin-Tandon. 



H. PRINGI, Pfr. PL 6, figs. 79, 80. 



Narrowly umbilicated, solid, irregularly striate and punctate, 

 whitish, cretaceous, usually with a basal chestnut band, sometimes 

 marbled with corneous ; whorls 7, somewhat convex, periphery ob- 

 soletely angulated ; peristome simple, margins approaching. 



Alt. 8, diam. 5 mill. 



Portugal. 

 H. VENTRICOSA, Drap. PI. 6, figs. 83-85. 



Very narrowly perforate, plicately striate, variously strigate and 

 banded with corneous or chestnut ; whorls 7, somewhat flattened ; 

 peristome acute. Alt. 9, diam. 5'5 mill. 



Mediterranean Region, Canaries, Azores, Bermuda (introd.). 



It is H. ventrosa, Fer., H. acuta, Webb, H. bulimoides, Moquin- 

 Tandon, H. cm-til u/<(, Gmel ?, H. cretacea, Chemn., H. agnata, 

 Ziegler, H. barbara, Linn., teste Bourg. 



H. ACUTA, Miiller. PI. 6, figs. 86-88. 



Very minutely perforate, irregularly striate, whitish, variously 

 banded and strigate with chestnut ; whorls 9-10, at first cariuated, 

 subsequent ones rounded ; peristome acute, simple. 



Alt. 15, diani. 5'5 mill. 



Mediterranean Region, Great Britain, etc. 



The synonyms are H. barbara, Linn., teste Westerl., H. fasciata, 

 Pennant, If. bifasciata, Pultuey, H. meridionalis, Risso, H. ventri- 

 cosa, Turton, H. litoralis, Brum., H. articn/ata, Lam., H. acuhtla, 

 Ziegl., var. maritima, Desm., H. turritella, Andrz., H. variabilis, 

 Hartm., H. Maroccana, Beck. 



H. BELLUCCIANA, Bourg. Unfigured. Tunis. 



H. BULIMINUS, Heude. Vol. Ill, PI. 52, fig. 20. 



Eimately perforate, irregularly striated, chestnut color ; whorls 8, 

 slightly convex, with impressed suture, slowly increasing, the last 

 rounded; peristome simple, callous within. Length, 16 mill. 



Setchouan, China. 



This and the following would be at least equally well placed in 

 Bulimus. 



