28 Original Desci'iplions of Achatinella. 



Hab. District of Ewa. — Nevvc. Helemauo to Waliiawa. 



Dr. Newcomb places A. valida Pfr. and A. apicata Newc. as 

 syuouyms of this shell. A. swijtii forms a conuecliug link between 

 the many shells of the forbesia7ia group and those of the Ingubris 

 group. 



29. Achatinella apicata Newcomb. 



A. apicata Newc. P. Zool. Soc. London, 1S55, p. 210. 



.\. Icsta iniperforata, globoso-conica, solida, Ijevigata. nigricaiite vcl 

 fusca, pallide irregulariter radiata et subfasciata ; spira conica, apice acuti- 

 uscula, cinnaiiiomea vtl hepatica ; anfr. 6, superis plaiiis, penultiino convexo, 

 ultimo globoso, 2-5 loiigitudinis vix lequante ; apertura obliqua, subtetra- 

 gono-ovali ; plica colum. supera. deiitiformi, lilacea ; perist. recto, intus 

 lilaceo-labiato, marginc colum. perdilatato, incrassato, adnato. Long. 18 1-2, 

 diam. 12 mill. 



Shell imperforate, globoseh- conical, solid, smooth, blackish 

 or brown, irregularly striped and banded with lighter color ; spire 

 conical, apex somewhat acute, yellowish or purplish brown ; 

 whorls 6, the upper flat, next to the last convex, and last globose, 

 hardly equal to 2-5 of the length ; aperture oblique, subquad- 

 rangularly oval ; columella fold high, tooth-like, lilac; lip erect, 

 margined within with lilac, somewhat dilated at the margin of the 

 columella, thickened, adnate. 



Hab. H. I. — Newc. Wahiawa and Helemano. 

 The sutural band is generally colored red or black, and the 

 shell is usuallv dextral. 



30. Achatinella gulickii Smith. 



Apex >ii<lickii Sni. P. Zool, Soc. London, iiSy^, p. 7'S ; pi. ix, fig, 19, 



Testa ,sinistrorsa (interdum dextrorsa), globoso-conica, nitida, incrc- 

 menti lineis (baud spiralibus) .striata, dilute brunnea, cinereo strigata, zona 

 alba ad periplieriam cincta ; sutura brunneo marginata ; spira leviter con- 

 cava ; anfract, 6, primi 3-4 pallidi, convexiusculi, cieteri convexi ; apertura 

 alba, reccdens; perist. paululum dilatatum, intus incrassatum, dilute roseo- 

 fusco tinctum ; plica columellaris niediocriter valida, albida. Long. 19, 

 diam. 13 mill, 



Var. Testa dextrorsa ; anfract, primi 3 pallidi, sequeiites 2 ct anfract. 

 ultimi dimidium superius cinereo-fusco strigati, dimidiuni inferius flaviun, 

 cinereo-fusco zonatum. 



Shell sinistral (sometimes dextral), globose-conic, shining, 

 striated with lines (not spiral) of growth, pale brown, striped with 

 gray, encircled at the periphery by a white band ; suture margined 

 with brown ; spire slightly concave : whorls 6, the first 3-4 pale, 

 somewhat convex, the others convex : aperttire white, receding : 

 lip slightly dilated, thickened within, colored with pale rose-brown; 

 columellar fold moderately strong, whitish. 



