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nearly the whole range of the species. About 64 per cent, were 

 found on lehua. 



Color-variety H. 



Apex and spire white, base a dark reddish brown ; columella 

 white to purple ; 31 specimens. This color-variety is only found 

 on sub-ridges XII-XIV, about 84 per cent, coming from the differ- 

 ent localities on the lowest sub-ridges. This color- variety was 

 found only on lehua and guava. 



Color-variety I. 



Apex white to light brown, spire white encircled by bands or 

 lines of light 5'ellow, the lowest whorl 3'ellow encircled at the per- 

 iphery with a dark brown band or two brown lines ; columella 

 light-dark purple rarely white, peristome usually purple, umbilical 

 region sometimes dark brown; 66 specimens. This color- variety 

 distributed from sub-ridge II-XIV, nearly 50 per cent, coming 

 from sub-ridges X-XII. 



Color-variety J. 



Apex light brown, median whorls white, base of lowest whorl 

 a rich reddish browj^i bounded at the periphery by a dark Ijrown 

 band or two lines; columella purple; 21 specimens. This color- 

 variety was not found above sub-ridge VI, nor below sub-ridge XIV . 

 Its distribution is somewhat similar to that of color-variety H. 



Color-variety K. 



Shell white, a dark brown band or two lines encircles the base 

 at the peripher\' ; the band is sometimes continued on the spire 

 just under the suture; columella purple, rareh' white ; 127 speci- 

 mens. This color-variety is distributed from sub-ridge I-XIW 



Color-variety L. 



Apex and spire white, a dark brown band or two lines en- 

 circles the base at the periphery, the base below this band \ellow; 

 columella purple, rarely white ; 11 1 specimens. The distribution 

 of this color-variety is from sub-ridges I-XIV. 



Color - v a r i et y M . 



Shell a light brown, slightly darker at the apex, the base en- 

 circled at the periphery l)y a dark brown band; 13 specimens. 



