CUBAN SUBFAMILY CHONDROPOMINAE — TORRE AND BARTSCH 199 



This species is known from the Sierra San Andres, the Sierra 

 Gnacamayas, and the Sierra Galalon, also from certain mogotes south 

 and west of these limestone blocks. All the members are cave or cav- 

 ity dwellei*s and very restricted in their distribution for that reason. 

 They are nocturnal in their habits and suspend themselves in the day- 

 time by a mucous thread from the roof of the cavity that they occupy. 

 In these isolated places characters peculiar to each have been devel- 

 oped, and to these we are assigning subspecific rank. Sixteen of these 

 subspecies are known at present. The several outstanding character- 

 istics of each are taken cognizance of in the following key and the 

 brief descriptions that follow. The descriptions are listed in w^est- 

 eastward geographic order. 



Figure 71. — DistribuUon of the subspecies of Chondropometes {Chondropometes) tonei: 

 (1) minaense; (2) rinconadense ; (3) jaoitaense; (4) antoniense; (5) antonitense ; (G) 

 torrei; (7) cingulatum; (8) iosaturatum; (9) collumelare; (10) luteilahre ; (11) flam- 

 milalre; (12) afflne; (13) yratiosum; (14) flavidum; (15) pallidulum; (16) alveare. 



Here also it should be stated that while we usually refer only to 

 the type, the conclusions expressed in our statements are not based on 

 this specimen only but are usually founded on a considerable series 

 of individuals in the collection of the United States National Museum 

 and that of Dr. Carlos de la Torre. 



Distribution of the subspecies of C. (C.) torrei is shown in figure 71. 



KEY TO THE SUBSPECIES OF CHONDROPOMETES (CHONDROPOMETES) TORREI 



Peristome red. 



Shell without spiral color bands . torrei 



Shell with interrupted spiral color bauds. 



Interrupted spiral bands rather strong antonitense 



luterritpted spiral bands rather feeble flammilabre 



