II E L I C I N A. 



(Species 188. Mus. Brit.) 



IIelicin'.\ itKTicuLATA. Ilel. ttslA t/vcJiiformi, nnijiilat'i, 

 loevigatd, JlaaidA, suprd medium iutusque fused, 

 liiieis ndiescentihus retkulatd ; spird elevald, apiro 

 mucronato ; vltimo anjhiiiu meilio aiu/u/ido, 

 anticc convexo; cnllo ventrati tcwiis^iiiio ; ro/nint/ld 

 minutd ; labio externo an;jiiluto, alio, teiiiii. 



The reticulated Helicina. Shell troclutbrin, :iiigul,-ir, 

 smooth, yellowish, brown ubcve the middle juid 

 within, reticulated with reddish lines; spire 

 elevated, apex niucronate ; last whorl angular in 

 the middle, anteriorly convex; ventral callus very 

 thin; columella minute; outer lip angular, white, 

 thin. 



Pfeiffek. I'roe. Zool. Soe., 18G-'. 



Hab. Cape Flattering. 



Species 189. (Mus. Brit.) 



Helic 



Species 100. (Mus. Brit.) 



Helicina Sali.I';ana. Hd. icsta dcprcsso-sulyhbosd, 

 fwiKiso-fnscd, kiivi, subaixjulatd; spird eonkd, 

 brevi : ultimo aiijhirlu VKijiiscnlo, rotnndatim, suh- 

 aixjiilato ; aillu ventnili uUm ; columcUd parvd, 

 iiiiitaitd ; Icbio ixtcruu teniiiiisculo, ruiando, mtdio 

 oUusisfiiiii: amjuhilo. 



Salli';'s IIki.icixa. Shell depressed-subgloLose, .smoky 

 brown, smooth, ratlier angular; spire conical, 

 .1,,.,.< . l-,.t M.l,,,vl i-itli,.i- l.-iviTi. roiindlv subanfru- 



outur lip rallier thin, 

 angular in the middle. 

 Pfeiffei:. I'roe. Zool. Soc, If 



;pire conical, 

 luudly subangu- 

 :i small, pointed ; 

 very obtusely 



Hub. Haiti. 



I'OLiTA. Ilel. testa deprcsso-anjiihitd, brris- 

 siiii't, (inrantid vel pallide Jlavidd, luniiif'iiijtiinu 

 auraniio vel fusco fasciatd ; spird deprc.<ito-coiiird, 

 anfractibus apicalihus paiins ; ultimo atifrartu mrdio 

 aiifjulato ; rallo veiitrali rotundo, columel/d pan;}, 

 alba : labia e.rlenio rejicxo, coiiijdanato, inn/in 

 angulato. 



The polished Helicina. Shell depressed, angular, 

 very smooth, orange or pale yellowish, sometimes 

 banded with orange or brown ; spire depressed- 

 conieal, apical whorls small ; last whorl angular 

 in the middle ; ventral callus rounded, columella 

 small, white ; outer Hp reflected, flattened, angular 

 in the middle. 



SowERBV. Proc. Zool Soc, 1842. 



Helicina citrina (var.), Pfeiffer. 



Hab. Philippines. 



This beautiful species is subject to great variations 

 in shape and colour. 



October 



Species 191. (Mus. Brit.) 



Helicina striata. Hcl. tcstd globoso-subdepi-essd, 

 fumoso-fuscd, Iviiijitudiiudiler leviler sti iatd ; spird 

 cotwexd ; ultimo anfractu, iiifato ; callo ventrali 

 subivmpresso ; coluinelld pan-u ; labio txtenio albo, 

 rcfle.ro. 



The striated Helicina. Shell globose subdepressed, 

 smoky-brown, longitudinally lightly striated ; 

 spire convex; last whorl intlat.d; ventral callus 

 rather flat; columella small; outer bp white, 

 reflected. 



Lamarck. Hist. Nat. Anim. s. vert. 



Hab. Porto Eico. 



Species 192. (Fig. a, h, Mus. Brit.) 



Helicina Id.e. Hel. testd parvd, depresso-conicd, 

 rubcsceiiti, hevi ; spird depressd ; idtimo anfractu 

 awjulato, medio luteo fasciafo ; aperturd parvd, 

 depressd, ijitus fused; callo ventrali tenuissimo, 

 cohnaclld minutd; labio exlenio albo, reflexo, cuni- 

 jdanato. 



1873. 



