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fractibus 5 lente accrescentibus, convexiusculis, ultimo antice ma- 

 jori, non descendente, periphseria acute carinata, margiiiata, subtus 

 convexiusculo, margine periomphali obtuse angulato ; umbilico 

 profundo, subanguste perspectivo ; apertura subsecuriformi ; peri- 

 stomate acuto, inarginibus distantibus, columellari brevi, superne 

 reflexiusculo. 



Diam. major 9, minor 8, axis 4 mill. 



Hab. ad Ragama, Ceylon. Coll. E. L. Layard, 



5th June 1856. 



Cingalese Land Shells, 



Vitrina irradians, Pfr. 



Edgariana, Bens. 



membrauacea, Bens. 



Succinea Ceylanica, Pfr. 

 Helix Waltoni, Reeve. 



Skimieri, Reeve. 



Juliana, Gray. 



Ganoma, Pfr. 



Chenui, Pfr. 



semidecussata, Pfr. 



haemastoma; also in Nicobars. 



Phoenix, Pfr. Melanotragus 



contains vars. of this and the last, 



and is set aside by PfeifFer. 



superba, Pfr. 



Tranquebarica, also in South 



India. 

 bistrialis. Beck ; also in South 



India. 



Ceylanica, Pfr. 



Gardneri, Pfr. 



— coriaria, Pfr. 



vittata, Mull. 



Layardi, Pfr. 



— — ceraria, Bens. 



concavospira, Pfr. 



novella, Pfr. 



verrucula, 'Pfr. 



hyphasma, Pfr. 



Emiliana, Pfr. 



Woodiana, Pfr. 



puteolus, Bew5,=:clathratula, 



mononema, Bens. 



marcida, Bens. 



partita, Pfr. 



vilipensa, Bens. ; apparently 



also in Nilgherries. 



perfucata, Bens. 



biciliata, Pfr. 



Isabelhna, Pfr. 



trifilosa, Pfr. 



politissima, Pfr. 



Ann. ^^ Mai/. N. Hist. Sev. 2. 



Helix Thwaitesi, Pfr. 



subopaca, Pfr. 



nepos, Pfr. 



subconoidea, Pfr. 



convexiuscula, Pfi\ 



earneola, Pfr. 



Corylus, Reeve. 



umbrina. Reeve. 



Rivolii, Fer. 



erronea, Pfr. 



Charpentieri, Pfr. 



fallaciosa, F. ; also in S. India. 



Galerus, Bens. 



Streptaxis Layardiana, Bens. 



Cingalensis, Bens. 



Pupa muscerda, Bens. 



mimula, Bens. 



Ceylanica, Pfr. (Ennea). 



Bulimus 3-fasciatus, Bruff. 



Ceylanicus, Pfr. 



albizonatus. Reeve. 



adurabratus, Pfr. 



intermedins, Pfr. 



punctatus, Anton ; Bundel- 



khund and South India. 



Mavortius, Reeve. 



pullus, Gr. =insularis ; North 



India. 



Panos, Bens. 



proletarius, Pfr. 



gracilis, Hutton ; and North 



India. 



fuscoventris, Bens. 



rufopictus, Bens. 



Achatina nitens. Gray. 



Ceylanica, Pfr. ; and Nil- 

 gherries. 



punetogallana, Pfr. 



inornata", Pfr. 



pachycheila, Bens. 



capillacea, Pfr. 



veruina, Bens. 



parabilis, Bens. 



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