Qyiirinal Dcscriptio)is of Achatinclla. 15 



form, white within ; peristome somewhat expanded, the right 

 margin much thickened within, subadnate to the columella. 



Hab. Oahu. — Pfr. Nuuanu. 



This should be classed with A. lorata Fer., as a long and 

 sometimes pure white form of that shell. 



5. Achatinella ventrosa Pfeiffer. 



A. -•cntiosii Pfr. V . Zool. Soc. London. I\S5. p. 6: pi. xxx. fig. 20. 



A. Ic-sta imperforata, ovato-conica. solidula, striata, allxi, deorsuin t-jii- 

 (k-nnidf fulva. nigro-strigata vestita ; spira conica, obtu.sa ; aiifr. 5 1-2. infla- 

 tis. ultimo spira paiilo l)reviort-. basi rotiindato ; apertura fere diagonali, 

 late anrifoniii, intvis alba ; plica columellari cras.sa, deiitiforiiii ; ])erist. iulus 

 labiato, niargine dextro recto, substricte descendeiite. levitcr antrorsmn 

 arcuato, columellari brevi, adnato. Long. 17 1-2, diam. 11 mill. 



Shell (dextral) imperforate, ovate-conical, .somewat solid, 

 striated, white, below epidermis tawny and black striped, spire 

 conical, obtuse ; whorls 51-2, swollen, la.st a little shorter than the 

 spire, rounded at the ba.se ; aperture nearly diagonal, broadl}- 

 auriform, white within; the columellar fold thick, tool-like; lip 

 thickened within, the right margin erect, posteriorly contracted, 

 anteriorly lightly arcuate ; columella short, adnate. 



Hab. H. I. — Xewc. Manoa to Halawa. 



This shell ma}- be classed with the lorata group, although it 

 has a large variety of color and form. 



6. Achatinella pulchella Pfeiffer. 



A. t>iiUkdla Pfr. P. Zool. .Soc. London, 1S55, p. 6: pi. xxx. fig. 2. 



A. testa imperforata, ovato-conica, sublaevigata, nitida, fulva, fasciis 

 nigro-viridibus et interdum fascia mediana alba ornata ; spira conica, versus 

 apicem acutem attenuata, alba, sutura filomarginata ; anfr. 5 1-2. convexi- 

 usculis. ultimo 3-7 longitudinis subiequante, rotundato ; apertura fere diago- 

 uali. subtetrogono. auriformi ; plica columellari supera, dentiformi, valida ; 

 perist. intus valide labiato, margine dextro recto, strictiu.sculo, columellari 

 reflexo. subadnato. Long. 15 1-2, diam. 10 mill. 



Shell imperforate, ovately conical, nearl>- smooth, shining, 

 fulvous, marked with greenish black bands and sometimes a white 

 band at the periphery ; spire conical, apex subacute, white ; suture 

 narrowly margined; whorls 5 1-2, slightly convex, the last almost 

 equal to 3-7 of the length, rounded; aperture nearly- diagonal, 

 nearly tetragonal, auriform ; columellar fold high, strong, denti- 

 form ; lip strongly thickened within, right margin straight, some- 

 what contracted, refiexed at the columella, subadnate. 



Hab. Halawa to Waipio. 



This may be only a blunted form of A. lorata Fer. 



