MELANIlDiE. 239 



subvar. emaciata. 



12 Katchall and Nancowri ; coll. F. A. de Roepstorff, Esq. 



Long. 28i, diam. 9 mil. Besides tlie more contracted whorls, 

 the coloration is darker and the longitudinal sculpture less 

 developed. 



32. Melania [Striatella] tuberculata. 



Nerita tuberculata, MilUer, Sist. Verm. 1774, Coromandel ; var. = M, 

 rodericemis. Smith, Ann. Mag. XVII, 1876j Rodriguez, long. 16, 

 diam. 5, and var. major, I. 23, d. 7 mil. 



M. Brot seems to imply, 1. c, page 250, that the Nile form is 

 the typical one ; this is erroneous. The exceedingly common 

 Madras form is clearly pointed out by Miiller. It does not 

 appear to be figured by M. Brot ; the Con. Indica, pi. 75, figs. 1 

 and 4, give a good idea of it. M. Brot is altogether mistaken 

 in his views as to M. tigrina, Hutton, and M. pyramis, Benson, 

 which are perfectly correctly identified and excellently figured 

 hy Mr. Hanley on plate 110 of the Con. Indica, 



6 PuUa River, near Cuddapa ; ex c. Madras Museum. 



12 Cuddapa [Madras Pres.] ; coll. Dr. P. Stoliczka. 



2 Poona ; coll. Dr. P. Stoliczka. 



5 Bangalore; coll. G. Nevill, Esq. [28, 9f]. 



50 Madras ; coll. Dr. P. Stoliczka, H. P. Blanford and G. Nevill, Esqrs. 



Sometimes with, but oftener without, a broad brown band, 

 quite at the base of the last whorl ; occasionally without any 

 brown markings whatever. 



5 "Laggalle" [ubi?] ; ex c. Dr. P. Stoliczka. 

 12 " Borneo " [? ?] ; ex c. Madras Museum. 

 50 Calcutta; coll. G. Nevill and J. B. Baxter, Esqrs. 



1 Bombay ; ex c. Dr. P. Stoliczka, 

 20 Rajputana ; coll. C. A. Hacket, Esq. 



A lanceolate, compressed, almost colourless form, with much 

 developed spiral sculpture. 



11 Derbund and Kutch; coll. Dr. P. Stoliczka. 



Something like the preceding, but more richly coloured. 



12 Mahe, Seychelles ; coll. G. Nevill, Esq. 



A rather small, not decollated, form which it is impossible to 

 separate from Indian specimens even as a sub- variety. 



