AND OTHER FAMILIES. 167 



spile flattened ; aperture large and nearly round ; outer lip simple : columella very short 

 and smooth. 



Hab 



My Cabinet. 

 Diam. 1*4, Length -7 of an inch. 



Remarks. — This species has a strong resemblance to H. citrina. It 

 may be distinguished from that species by its colour, which is more 

 pale, being almost a light horn colour ; by its being more flattened, and 

 by its band, which is white bordered on each side by a delicate brown 

 line. The umbilicus is small. 



Helix Himalana. Plate XIX. fig. 66. 



Testu sinistrosd, subcarinata, tenui, subdiaphuna, umbilicatd, supeme subcon- 

 vexa, in/erne injiatd, longitudinaliter et transvtrsim minute striata, superne fusco- 

 lutea, iiiferne fuscit, prope carinnm tenebrosiori ; anfractibus quaternis ; spird 

 obtusd ; aperturd late rotundatd ; labro simplici et acuta ; columella brevi. 



Shell sinistral, subcarinate, thin, translucent, umbilicated, obtusely convex above, 

 inflated below, longitudinally, transversely and minutely striate, superior part brown- 

 ish yellow, inferior part brown, being more intense near the carina ; whorls four ; spire 

 obtuse ; aperture widely rounded ; outer lip simple and sharp ; columella short. 



Hab. Himalaya Mountains. Dr Burrough. 



My Cabinet. 



Cabinet of Dr Burrough. 



Cabinet of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 



Cabinet of Mr Hyde. 



Diam. 1*1, Length -7 of an inch. 



Remarks. — In the splendid collection of objects of natural history 

 brought from India and other countries by Dr Burrough was this spe- 

 cies, which Dr B. procured himself among the Himalaya mountains. 

 It is easily distinguished from any species I am acquainted with, and 

 approaches most closely to the H. Isevipes (Fer. ). Its sinistral opening, 



