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It will of course be understood, in studying descriptions of Eulimidce, 

 that the terms "spire inclined posteriorly," "apex recurved," etc., are 

 not in themselves significant, except in species with the varices all on 

 one side. In forms with alternately right and left varices, the spire 

 will be inclined first toward one, then toward the other side, or the apex 

 either forward or backward ; and in species with irregular varices, the 

 curvature may be in any direction. Moreover, the count of whorls is 

 not especially significant except in combination witn the length of the 

 shell. As in any shell having varices, there is no certain criterion 

 of adult growth except where a number of specimens are in hand. 



Eulima bovioornu n. sp. PL ll, figs. 9, lo. 



Shell moderately solid but not thick, white and glossy, the spire 

 regularly tapering, attenuate near the apex, strongly hent to the right 

 and backward. Whorls about 13, slightly convex, the sutures but 

 lightly impressed. Varices distinctly impressed, one on each whorl, all 

 on the right side, where they form a slowly receding ascending line, each 

 succeeding one being very slightly in advance of the preceding. The 

 aperture is ovate, the outer lip obtuse, arching well forward in the 

 middle, receding above. Columella short, concave, slightly calloused 

 but without a reflexed edge. 



Length 15, diam. 4.7 mm. 



Length 13, diam. 4.3 mm. 



Hahajima, Ogasawara. Types No. 88,309, A. N. S. P., from No. 

 1,603 of Mr, Hirase's collection. 



This species is apparently a near relative of E. tortuosa Adams and 

 Reeve^ from the China Sea, but that species is, from the figure, a little 

 more slender, more attenuated near the apex, and it has a longer, verti- 

 cal and straightened columella. With a length of about 12 mm., E. 

 tortuosa is said to have 12 to 14 whorls. 



Another specimen was sent from Kikaiga-shima, Osumi. 



Eulima ogaaawarana n. sp. PI. II, figs. 2, 3. 



Shell thick and solid, white and polished, the spire somewhat attenu- 

 ated above and noticeably bent, acute. Whorls 12 or 13, nearly flat, 

 the suture impressed and distinct. Varices very jew, only 3 or 4 on 

 the whole shell, irregularly placed and deeply impressed. Aperture 

 small and ovate, vertical, the outer lip very thick, but little arched for- 



*Zool. ' Samarang ,' p. ."jS, PI. 11, fig. 26. The figure in the Conch. Iconica does 

 not look like the same species. It has been copied by Tryon in the Manual of 

 Conchology. 



