HELIX. 77 



H. SCYTODES, Pfr. PL 14, fig. 20. 



Moderately umbilicated, thiimish, slightly granularly rugose, 

 scarcely shining, brownish corneous, with a chestnut sutural zone ; 

 whorls 6i, slightly convex, slowly increasing, the last with an acute 

 chestnut carina on the periphery, scarcely descending in front, base 

 convex, obsoletely compressed round the umbilicus. Diam. 14 mill. 



/Solomon's Is. 



H. Ju ANITA, Angas. PI. 15, fig. 30. 



Widely, deeply umbilicated, rather thin, shining, with irregular, 

 close, elevated stride ; dark chestnut, with a narrow yellowish green 

 band at the periphery, and another, wider one around the umbili- 

 cus ; whorls 6J, slightly convex, periphery angulated ; lip white, 

 slightly expanded. Diam. 12 mill. 



Solomon's Is. 

 H. VIRGULATA, Sowb. PL 22, fig. 23. 



Moderately umbilicated, with strong incremented stride, slightly 

 carinate at the periphery, brownish, with a chestnut peripheral 

 band ; whorls 5, a little convex ; aperture widely lunar, banded 

 within, lip slightly patulous, thickened within. Diam. 19 mill. 



Hob. unknown. 



The original figure in the " Zool. of Beechey's Voy." is evidently 

 badly drawn, but whether Reeve's figure represents the same species 

 must remain somewhat doubtful. 



Unfigured Species. 



H. SERENA, Cox. Solomons Is. 



H. LE VIEUXI, G. and H. Nevill. Ins. Make, Seychelles. 



H. PAGODULA, Semper. Ins. Pah in. 



H. OLEACINA, Semper. PL 14, figs. 21-23. 



Narrowly umbilicated, solid, striated, shining, light corneous, 

 suture plane, submargined ; whorls 5 -6, slowly increasing, the last 

 more convex above, not descending, obtusely carinated, base some- 

 what plane; lip and columella thickened. Diam. 15-18 mill. 



Nennalck, near Cor ore, and Pelellx. 



H. GOULDI, Pfr. PL 14, fig. 24. 



Moderately umbilicated, rather thin, slightly striulate, scarcely 

 shining, brownish ; whorls 6, slightly convex, the last carinated, 

 subrotund anteriorly, base flatter. Diam. 9'5 mill. 



Philippines. 



