BY J. BRAZIER, C.M.Z.S. 295 



Manuel de Conch, Vol. L, p. 292, fig. 2,000. Melania costata, 

 Brot. Materiaux la Famille des Melaniens I., p. 47, 1862. Pirena 

 Lamarei, Brot. Mater. III., p. 52, pi. 2, fig. 1-2. Pirenopsis 

 costata, Brot. in Conch. Cab. Kuster's edition, p. 408, pi. 44, fig. 

 2 and 2 a.e., 1874. 



Hob. Vanikoro. (Quoy), Vate or Sandwich Island, New 

 Hebrides. ( Young and King. ) 



Some few weeks ago I received from Mr. E. L. Layard, British 

 Consul at Noumea, New Caledonia, a number of shells for 

 identification. In the lot I observed one typical specimen of the 

 Melania costata Quoy and G., and two specimens of the shell 

 described and figured by Dr. A. Brot in his Materiaux pour servir 

 a l'etude de la famille des Melaniens III., p. 52, pi. 2, fig. 1-2, as 

 Pirena Lamarie. I quite agree with Dr. Brot that his species is 

 only a mere variety of costata, Quoy. One of Mr. Layard's 

 specimens has sharp spiny nodules on the centre of the last whorl 

 the other specimen is in a much younger state, and gives the shell 

 the aspect of a Seal aria with rather bold longitudinal ribs; the last 

 whorl has ten ribs sharply spined, spirally ridged below. Vanikoro 

 is in about 11° 40' S. Lat. Vate or Sandwich 17° 50' S. Lat. 



2. Melania acanthica. 



Melania acanthica, Lea. Pro. Zool. Soc. p. 194, 1850. Hanley 

 Conchological Miscellany, pi. 1, fig. 8. 



Tiara acanthica, H. k A. Ad. recent Mollusca, Vol. I, p. 295. 



Melania spinulosa, Beeve (non Lam.), Conch. Icon. Vol. XII. , 

 pi. 22, fig. 156, a.b., pugilis, Beeve (non Hinds), B.C. pi. 26, f. 180 ? 



Hah. San Christoval, Florida, Ysabel, Solomon Islands, 

 {Brazier), Vate or Sandwich Island, New Hebrides. (Young and 

 King.) 



This species is not very common' on Vate. The few that I have 

 seen from Mr. Layard are thickly incrusted with oxide of iron ; it 

 is soon removed with the point of a penknife. In the Solomon's 

 I secured specimens quite free from oxide. Messrs. Young and 

 King also found Melania tuberculata, Muller, an almost universal 

 species, enjoying about fifteen other specific names. Melania 



