HELIX. 73 



.smoothish ; columella short, oblique, somewhat thickened. 

 Diam. 19 mill. 



Phillip Isl.j Australia. 



Var. /5. Shell fuscous above, chestnut below. 



H. STODDAKTI, Gray. PL 14, fig. 90. 



Imperforate, solid, slightly rugose, a little shining ; brown, with 

 a light band, or yellowish, with a darker band ; whorls 5, a little 

 flattened, the last more convex, with angulated periphery. 

 Diam. 15 mill. 



Phillip 1st., Australia. 



H. ALTA, Pease. - PL 14, fig. 91. 



Imperforate, rather thin, yellowish, suture impressed ; whorls 6, 

 plano-convex, slightly longitudinally striate, periphery acutely 

 angulated, base a little flattened. Diam. 10 mill. 



Ins. Ponape. 



H. RECTANGULA, Pfr. PL 14, figs. 92-94. 



Imperforate, solid, yellowish grey with or without chestnut bands, 

 narrow sutural line and basal area; whorls 6-6 J, a little convex, 

 the last subrectangularly carinated, base somew T hat flattened, sub- 

 excavated in the middle ; columella thickened, callously subdentate. 

 Diam. 13 mill. 



Marquisas Is. 



H. hapa, Hombr. et Jacq., is a synonym. 



H. LALANNEI, Gassies. PL 14, fig. 96. 



Imperforate, rather solid, obliquely irregularly striate, somewhat 

 shining, light yellowish, banded with chestnut at the carinated 

 periphery ; whorls 4i-5, slightly convex; regularly increasing, the 

 last not descending, base subplanate, more shining ; aperture cingu- 

 lated with white within. Diam. 8*5 mill. 



Ins. Art, New Caledonia. 



H. PAGODULA, Pfr. PL 14, fig. 95. 



Imperforate, somewhat solid, opaque, striulate and with obsolete 

 impressed spiral lines, epidermis deciduous, fulvous; whorls 6J, the 

 upper ones flat, the 3 last with subelevated compressed, acute 

 carina, the last sub receding, base slightly convex. Diam. 15 mill. 



Hab. unknown. 



