some of the Land Shells of Cuba. 487 



Helix multistriata, Desh. ; Encyc. Meth. Vers. ii. 248. 

 H. circunitexta, Feruss., Hist, des Moll, plate 27 A. fig. 4, 5, 6. 



Animal, dark brown, with three black longitudinal stripes. 

 It is rarely obtained alive. Most of the specimens were 

 found under decayed leaves in the woods, on the limestone 

 knobs, among stones, in the autumn. Collected at La Caro- 

 lina and •Mount Vernon. 



Helix Poeyi, Petit; GuerirCs Mag. de Zool. 1836. plate 

 74. 



Two or three found about Sagua la Grande. 



Helix gilvus, Fer., Hist, des Moll., plate 21 B. fig. 1. 



This shell, which I described under the name of H. peni- 

 cillata, is pronounced by high authority to be the immature of 

 H. gilvus. Mr. B. says, however, that he has collected them 

 at all seasons of the year, and has never seen them exhibiting 

 marks of further maturity. 



The animal is of a light drab color ; a delicate, dusky, 

 fawn-colored median line, and a similar one along each ten- 

 tacle, extending backwards. Below this, on each side, is a 

 more delicate line, extending still further backwards. Neck 

 finely granulated. 



Found plentifully on shrubs in a pasture, where they were, 

 of course, much exposed to the sun, at La Carolina. 



Helix cubensis, Pfeif. ; Weigm. Archiv, 1839-40. H. 

 Lanieriana, D'Orb. ; Moll, de Cuba, plate 7, fig. 7. 



The shell I have in view accords accurately with Pfeif- 

 fer's description, and is unquestionably the shell figured in 

 Sagra's work. Mr. Bartlett, however, with apparent good 

 reason, regards it as merely a variety of the preceding species, 

 H. gilvus. His description of the animal is as follows : 

 " tentacles, dark slate-color, body nearly white, with a dull 

 slate-colored line each side, and another on the back." This 

 agrees very closely, with my description of H. gilvus ; and 



