SUCCIXEA.— Plate I. 



fibus, anfractu ultimo ovato ; aperiurCi longitudine 

 viediocri, antice expansd, lahio interna reflexo. 



The thicker Succinea. Shell rounded- ovate; pale 

 horn, smooth, rather thick ; spire prodiiced, whorls 

 rounded, sometimes rather red, last whorl ovate ; 

 aperture of medium length, anteriorly expanded, 

 inner lip reflected. 



Benson. MS. 



Hab. Bundelkhund, Punjaub. 



The texture of this shell is a little thicker than most 



of the species. 



Species 5. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Benson.) 



Succinea Gienarica. Sur. testd magna, ocato-sub- 

 p;/ramidatd,Jusco-J-iibegcenti, Icevigatd, scmiopacd ; 

 ipird cxsertd, pt/rmnidatd, anfractibus rotundatis, 

 ilistiiictis ; anfractu ultimo magno, versus suturum 

 atteimato, infrd, subangulato ; aperturd magnd, 

 antice productd, expansd ; labia columellari arcuato. 



The Girnar Succinea. Shell large, ovate-subpyra- 

 midal, reddish brown, smooth, semi-opaque ; spire 

 exserted, pyramidal, whorls rounded, distinct; 

 last whorl large, attenuated towards the suture, 

 subangular below ; aperture large, anteriorly 

 produced, expanded ; columellar lip arched. 



Theobald. Jour. Asiat. Soc, Bengal. 



Hab. Girnar Hills, Gujorat. 



One of the finest and largest of all the species, 



presenting in some varieties a beautil'ul claret jjurple 



or pink colour. 



Species 6. (Mus. Benson.) 



Succinea Baconi. Sue. testd subrotundd, pallide 

 stramined, vitrmd, tenuissimd, translucidd ; spird 

 pai-vd, anfractu secundo inflalo ; anfractu ultimo 

 maximo, globoso ; aperturd maximd, expansd. 



Bacon's Succinea. Shell subrotund, pale straw, glassy, 

 very thin, transparent; spire small, second whorl 

 inflated ; last whorl very large, globose ; aperture 

 very large, expanded. 



Pkeiffer. Proc. Zool. Soc, 18.")-1, p. 298. 



Hab. Calcutta. 



A very light, bubble-like species. 



species 



(Mus. 



Succinea Bensoni. Sue. testd parva, solidiiisculd, 

 subviridi, ovatd, obliqud, Icevigatd; spird elevatd, 

 anfractibus subovatis, iiiflatis ; anfractu ultimo 

 ovato; aperturd oblongd, postici; prope suturam 

 convexo, antice subexpanso. 



Benson's Succinea. Shell small, rather solid, greenish, 

 ovate, oblique, smooih ; spire elevated, whorls 

 rather oval, inflated; last whorl oblong, posteriorly 

 convex near the suture, anteriorly slightly ex- 

 panded. 



Peiffeu. Proc. Zool. Soc, 1819, p. 1;33. 



Hab. Moradabad. 



