78 THE PBOCEEDINGS OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY 



* 1. Helix Bebias, new sp., pi. 8, fig. 1. 



Shell umbilicated, depressly-globose, thin, obliquely finely 

 granulated, fulvous, ornamented with one rather broad chestnut 

 band on the centre contiguous to the suture, above the centre 

 two thread like lines ; suture dark lined, crenulated ; spire 

 sub-conoid, rather obtuse at the apex ; whorls 5 J, rather convex, 

 the last slightly descending in front, rounded at the periphery, 

 convex at the base, umbilicus small, dark broad chestnut band 

 encircling it ; aperture nearly diagonal. Innately circular ; peri- 

 stome bluish brown ; margins approximating, columellar margin 

 broadly reflected concealing half of the umbilicus. 



Diam. maj. 17 J, min. 18., alt. 10| lines. 



Hab. — Garden Island, Rockingham Bay, Queensland. (Mr. 

 G. E. Beddome.) 



* 2. Helix Zebina, new sp. pi. 8, fig.2. 



Shell imperforate, rather solid, somewhat globosely-conical, 

 whole surface transversely granulated with lengthened grains 

 (as seen under the lens), towards the apex they become finer, 

 pale straw-yellow with numerous spiral chestnut lines and bands ; 

 suture ornamented with a rather broad band ; spire rather large, 

 broadly conical, obtuse ; whorls 5|, rather convex, last large, 

 dilated and produced in front, deflected above ; aperture diagonal, 

 ovately-lunate, whitish within ; peristome straight, expanded and 

 slightly reflected ; margins approximating joined by a thin callus ; 

 columellar light brown thickened and expanded covering the 

 whole of the umbilicus. 



Diam. maj. 19, min. 13., alt. 13| lines. 



Hab. — Ranges about the Douglas River, Queensland. (Mr. 

 C. E. Beddome.) 



* 3. Helix Bala, new sp., pi. 8, fig. 4. 



Shell umbilicated, conoidly semi-globose, moderately solid, 



nearly smooth, bright chestnut ; spire conoidly-convex, above light 



brown ; apex obtuse, suture slightly crenulated ; whorls 5, slowly 



increasing, the last large, roundly convex, descending in front ; 



* The species m?irked with an asterisk are in my collection. 



