224 HELIX. 



whorls 5 J, the last ventricose, a little descending; aperture white,, 

 peristome acute, lipped within. Diam. 19*5 mill. 



Syria. 

 Occasionally banded. H. Sabcea, Boiss. is a synonym. 



H. PISANA, Miill. PI. 53, figs. 36-40 ; 41, 42. 



Narrowly perforate, thin, somewhat shining, striulate, very 

 lightly spirally lineate, yellowish white, variously lineate and 

 banded continuously or interruptedly with chestnut ; whorls 5, 

 the last slightly descending in front, rounded ; peristome acute, 

 rosy lipped within. Diam. 18 mill. 



Mediterranean Region, Canary Is., Madeira. 



The synonyms of this common, beautiful species are H. cingenda, 

 Montf.; H. zonaria, Penn., H. rhodostoma, Drap., H. petholata, Ol., 

 H. Damascena, Parr., H. albina, Ziegl., and H. lineolata, H. Silis, 

 H. Eridana and H. Porrina, Chiereg. H. leucas, Linn., is believed 

 to be a juvenile of this species, and H. Pisanopsis, Orb., said to be 

 Cuban, but not found there, is probably another. 



Var. ALBORANENSIS, Webb and Berth. Figs. 41, 42. 



Smaller, more globose, perforation minute but distinct, unicol- 



ored or with numerous lines, or marbled. 



Canary Is. 



Var. ANONYMA, Westerl. Civita Vecchia. 



Var. SARDOA, Zglr. 



Smaller, umbilicus nearly closed, with continuous and interrupted 



bands. Diam. 12-13 mill. 



Sardinia. 

 Var. GEMINATA, Mouss. 



Imperforate, or nearly so, somewhat solid, subcalcareous, not 

 shining, with acute striae, crossed by distant spiral lines, whitish 

 with continuous, or radiatingly interrupted or punctate spiral red- 

 dish or violet-grey lines. Diam. 20 mill. 



Canary Is. 

 H. MACANDREWIANA, Pfr. PI. 53, fig. 43. 



Imperforate, rather solid, decussated by incremental, and closer 

 spiral striae, light rosy, with dark spiral lines; whorls 4, the last 

 inflated, scarcely descending in front, base rosy, unicolored ; aperture 

 wine colored, columella purplish, peristome simple. 



Diam. 17 mill. 



Salvage IsL, near Madeira. 



H. ustulata, Lowe is a synonym. 



