HELIX. 285 



(jryptomphalus Moq-Tand., 1855. 



II. ASPERSA Miillcr, 1778. PI. 58, figs. 81-38. 



Imperforate, globose or globose-conic, rather strong and shining, 

 yellowish or russet, with five hands, varying from light chestnut to 

 nearly black, more or less interrupted by irregular or xigxag longi- 

 tudinal light streaks, the second and third bands generally confluent, 

 sometimes all confluent or all absent; obliquely coarsely substriate, 

 all over finely malleate ; whorls 4, verv rapidly increasing, tin- apex 

 blunt, apical whorl shining, smooth ; body-whorl very large, globose, 

 deeply deflexed at the aperture ; aperture quite oblique, oval-truncate; 

 livid within, and prominently fasciate ; peristome well expanded all 

 around, white, the margins converging, basal and columellar mar- 

 gins reflexed, adnate over the very narrow round perforation of the 

 axis ; columellar insertion vertical. Diam. 25-40, alt. 20-40 mill. 



Southern and Wcxtrm Europe; England ; Syria; Northern Afri- 

 ca; Jiitrniliirril iiitu ('(unifies, Azores and Madeira 7x. ; Jirazi/ ; 

 . 1 i-griitiit<' ; ('liifi; Guiana; Cape of Good Hope; Mauritius; 

 Xiir Sniith Wal<-.-<; Xeir Zr/i/unit; Haiti; Cuba; Xortli America 

 at Charleston, S. ('.. X>'ir Ort<'anx, La., Lox Angeles, Sta. Barbara 

 ami San Ji>*i\ ('af., Xvra Scotia, rfc. 



The following are synonyms ; H. grisea L., variegata Gm., hortcn- 

 .W.< Penn., fein-orum I'ult., xermula Costa., finnnnensis Lang, adspersa 

 Beck and Npuiit<>.*a Lowe. 



A species of very wide distribution, and great variation in color 

 and form. The principal color mutations are figured, the figures 

 82, 84 and 8<> representing the more usual patterns. 



II. MA//ri,Lii Jan. PL 59, figs. 54-57. 



Imperforate; similar in form to H. aspersa, but more conoid, 

 elongated and slender in the spire ; the apical whorl shining, smooth, 

 the following very sharply crispate-striate ; aperture rounded, less 

 broad than that of axjin-xa, the lip narrowly expanded, thin, acute, 

 jidnate at the axis; color yellowish russet, plain, or five fasciate 

 with deep brown, the band.- narrow, subcontinuous, second and 

 third often confluent. Diam. 83, alt. 35 mill. 



Sicily. 



The following are synonyms: H. c-rixpata Costa ( nun Fi'r. ), ritir- 

 /'_'//> (Mke. ) Cantraine, rugosa ^liihlf. (teste Beck), H. eoxtir Benoit. 



This Sicilian modification of the aspersa stock is subject to great 

 variation in sculpture and form. In the typical mazznllii the diam- 



