250 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [1888. 



NEW SPECIES OF SHELLS FROM THE NEW HEBRIDES 

 AND SANDWICH ISLANDS. 



BY W. D. HARTMAN, M. D. 



Partula auraniana, Nobis. PI. XIII, fig. 1. 



Shell dextral, ovate, solid, smooth, spire short, one-fourth the 

 length, whorls 5, rounded, body whorl large, suture deeply impressed, 

 spiral strife numerous and very fine ; umbilicus slightly compressed, 

 aperture somewhat oblique, lip white expanded and slightly concave, 

 peritreme not connected by callus, shell pale horn color, spire in 

 most examples denuded of epidermis, presenting a white aj^pearance. 



L. 16. Diam. 10. L. apt. 8. Diam. 5 mill. 



Hab. Aura Island in the Malo Pass, Santo Espirito group New 

 Hebrides. A common species. 



Ohs. Received from E. L. Layard, Esq., H. B. M. Consul at 

 New Caledonia. 



Partula carnicolor, Nobis. PI. XIII, fig. 2. 



Shell dextral, ovate elongate, spire attenuate, acute, more than 

 half the length, whorls 5, rounded, suture impressed, spiral striae 

 very fine ; umbilicus compressed, aperture ovate, slightly oblique, 

 columella wide at base. Lip white, expanded and slightly concave, 

 shell a pale flesh color, with wide darker strise running obliquely 

 through it. 



L, 26. Diam. 10. L. apt. 20. Diam. aj^t. 5 mill. 



Hab. Aura Island, with the preceding species. 



Ohs. I am indebted to Mr. Layard for this rare species. It has 

 the general facies of P. Caledonica, but wants the very oblique semi- 

 quadrate aperture of that species. 



Partula fraterna, Nobis. PI. XIII, fig. 3. 



Shell dextral, conic, solid ; spire half the length, couvexly conical ; 

 whorls 5, rounded, suture well impressed, surface smooth and shin- 

 ing, umbilicus compressed. Aperture ovate, subvertical, labium 

 moderately expanded and slightly concave ; columella wide at base, 

 color reddish brown, lighter at the suture, with darker striae running 

 obliquely through the shell ; apex light purple. 



L. 21. Diam 11. L. apt. 8. Diam. apt. 5 mill. 



Hab. Aura Island, with the preceding species, E. L. Layard, Esq. 



Obs. A shorter and more stout shell than the P. carnicolor, from 

 the same island. 



