240 HELIX. 



H. CAUTA, Westerl. PL 57, figs. 3, 4. 



Moderately umbilicated, regularly striulate above, the last whorl 

 rugose, dirty white, unicolored or black dotted, occasionally obso- 

 letely, and very rarely distinctly 'chestnut banded; whorls 6J, the last 

 descending in front ; peristome acute, thinly white-lipped within. 



Diam. 16-20 mill. 



Athens, Greece. 

 Very probably a variety of H. Cretica, Fer. 



H. PIRATARUM, Kobelt. PI. 57, figs. 21-23, 24, 25. 



Rather narrowly umbilicated, solid, chalky, irregularly striulate, 

 white, usually variously chestnut banded and strigate, apex black ; 

 whorls 6, the last dilated, slightly deflected in front; peristome 



.simple, with porcellanous inner lip. Diam. 1 in. 



Algiers. 



Var. MINOR. 



Shell smaller, more globose. 



H. DEVATJXII, Debeaux. PL 58, figs. 29-31. 



Narrowly umbilicated, stout, strongly striate, whitish, with five 

 interrupted chestnut bands, spire maculated with chestnut; body 

 whorl with obtusely angulated periphery; peristome with strong 

 white internal lip. Diam. 12 mill. 



Kabykea. 



Bourgingnat considers this identical with H. mcesta, Parreyss. 



H. VESTALIS, Parreyss. PL 57, figs. 26-28. 



Moderately umbilicated, solid, white, shining, sometimes chestnut 

 banded; whorls 5-5 $, the last wide; peristome simple, a little 

 lipped-within. Diam. 12 mill. 



Egypt, Syria. 



H. mirabilis, Parr, has been referred to this species, as well as H. 

 palmarum and Alexandrina, Parr, and H. striata, Ehrenb. 



Var. RADIOLATA, Mousson. 



H. TERVERII, Mich. PL 58, figs. 32-34. 



Moderately umbilicated, somewhat solid, regularly striate, a little 

 shining; whitish, chestnut color or greyish, variously punctate, 

 maculated or banded with grey or dark chestnut, apex corneous; 

 whorls 6, the last subangulated above; peristome acute, labiate, 

 sometimes bilabiate within. Diam. 13 mill. 



France, Algiers. 



It is H* cisalpina, Jan. Mss, 



