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flattish at the base, aperture nearly diagonal, roundly-lunate ; 

 peristome moderately thickened and reflected, interior flesh tinged ; 

 margins approximating ; columellar margin broadly expanded 

 covering one half of the umbilicus and joined by a thin callus to 

 the upper margin, 



Diam. maj. 17, min. 13|., alt. 11 lines. 



Hah. — Castle Hill, near Townsville, Cleveland Bay, Queens- 

 land. Also, Magnetic Island. (^Mr. G. E. Beddome.) 



* 4 Helix Mazee, new sp., pi. 8, fig. 5. 



Shell with the umbilicus nearly covered, globosely turbinated, 

 rather thick, minutely granulated, obliquely striated, ornamented 

 with spiral chestnut lines and bands, darker and more rugose at 

 the suture ; whorls 5|, slightly convex, last large and descending 

 in front ; spire conical, apex obtuse ; aperture diagonal, ovately 

 lunate ; peristome thickened and rather broadly reflected, interior 

 of aperture blue black, margins approximating and joined by a 

 thin callus, the right deflected above near the centre ; collumellar 

 margin rounded and expanded into a broad plate partly over the 

 umbilicus. 



Diam. maj. 19, min. 14|., alt. 15 lines. 



Hab. — Waterview Scrubs near Cardwell, Rockingham Bay, 

 Herbert Riverj Queensland, (Mr. C. E. Beddome.) 



The specimens of this species from the Herbert River run all 

 very small ; those from the coast range scrubs are very large and 

 conical, having very thick lips with dark chestnut behind. 



* 5, Helix Nicomede, new sp,, pi. 8, fig. 6, 

 Shell umbilicated, depressly globose, very thin, shining, 

 distinctly obliquely striated and granulated throughout, light 

 brown, encircled with one pale yellowish band just showing 

 above the suture ; whorls 6, slowly increasing, moderately convex, 

 scarcely descending in front ; periphery with faint keel, base 

 convex, smoother than the upper surface, aperture diagonal, 

 roundly lunate ; peristome white, simple, straight, margins 

 scarcely approaching, expanded and reflected anteriorly, colu- 

 mellar margin rather broadly reflected on to the body whorl. 

 Diam. maj 18^, min. 15., alt. 12 lines. 



