B U J. I i\I U S 



Species 34. (Fig. o and A. Mus. Cuming.) 



BuLiMUs GuiMARASENsis. Bul. tedd subacmmtiato- 

 ohlomja, aufractibus guiius, corwexis ; alhd, glnhrd, an- 

 fractibus fascia fused coiisp'icni'i xupm iiifnujiii' riiK/tt- 

 latis, epidermide teiiid iii/ii/u' /ii/rn-ii/ir,iri,i imhiUi. 



The Gdimaras Bulimus. Shell someuhut aeumiuately 

 oblong, whorls five in number, convex ; white, smooth, 

 whorls encircled above and below by a conspicuous 

 brown band, and covered by a thin shining yellowish 

 ohve epidermis. 



Broderip, Pro.Zool. Soc., 1840, p. 15fi. 



Hah. Island of Guimaras, Philippines (on the trees) ; 

 Cuming. 



A well-defined though not a ])articu]arly striking shell, 

 partaking of the character of B. owideus and citrinus. 

 Fig. 34 a is the ordinary state of the species ; the variety 

 represented at Fig. 34 b is one of rare occurrence, in 

 which the bands are unusuallv broad and dark coloured. 



Species 35. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Bulimus frater. Bul. tedd mbacuminato-oblongd, an- 

 fractibus quinis, convexis ; rosaceo-albidd, anfractuum 

 parte mferiori zonuld migustd rtifeacente cingulatd, 

 epidermide temd nitidd rufescente-luted indutd. 



The brother Bulimus. Shell somewhat aeumiuately 

 oblong, whorls five in number, convex ; pinkish- 

 white, lower part of the whorls encircled by a narrow 

 reddish zone, covered by a thin shining reddish-yellow 

 epidermis. 



De Ferussac, Hist. Nat. Moll. terr. et fliiv. pi. 113. 

 f.3 and 4. 



Hab. Island of Leyte, Philippines (on the leaves of trees) ; 

 Cuming. 

 Dr. Pfeifler is of opinion that this shell is the B. frater 



of De Ferussac, which is highly probable, although his 



figure of that species represents one of larger dimensions 



and devoid of the delicate rose colouring. 



Species 36. (Fig. a and b. Mus. Cuming.) 



Bulimus maculiferus. Bid, testd acuminatu-obloiigd, 



plerumque sinisirorsd, anfractibus senis, convexii, coii- 



centrice striatis, ultimo longiusculo ; flavescente-spa- 



diced, interdum brunneo maculatd et iiebulatd, interdum 



inuiianlntd, lined ro-mi lotigitnilmali liic il/ic ornald. 

 siitiiris alhidis, peritremate alhd, iipice iiitute opaco- 

 albo. 



The blotched Bulimus. Shell aeumiuately ol)loiig, 

 mostly sinistral, whorls six in number, concentrically 

 striated, last whorl rather long; yellowish lawn 

 colour, sometimes blotclied and clouded with brown, 

 sometimes unspotted, ornamented here and there 

 with a ])ink longitudinal line, sutures whitish, peri- 

 treme white, apex shining opake white. 



Broderip, Pro. Zool.Soc, 1841, p. 14. 



Hab. Province of Misamis, Philippines (on the trunks ol 

 trees) ; Cuming. 



Dr. Pfeiffer has intimated his opinion that the B. macu- 

 liferus is a variety of the B. citrinus. I cannot, however, 

 agree with him in this ; the species are very nearly allied 

 but always distinct. The present is of a more elongated 

 growth, and in aU its varieties is characterized by tlie 

 same pale ferruginous fawn colouring. The variety repre- 

 sented at Fig. 36 5 is prettily distinguished by three or 

 four narrow longitudinal zones of a delicate rose colour. 



Species 37. (Fig. a and A. Mus. Cuming.) 



Bulimus smaragdinus. Bul. testd oblongo-ovatd, plus 

 minusve ventricosd, anfractibus convexis, subtilissime 

 oblique striatis, sutnris superficialiter canaliculatis ; 

 alhd, epidermide tenui corned nitidd infra .suturas 

 imlutd; in anfractu ultimo smaragdind vel olivaceo- 

 virescente, purpureo apici'in fi/r.ii/.i eraiiesceitte ; pm- 

 tremate interdum alhd, iiifcnln.,,! iiaHiili' rosacea. 



The emerald-green Bulimus. Shell oblong ovate, 

 more or less ventiicose, whorls convex, very finely 

 obliquely striated, sutm-es superficially channelled, 

 white, covered beneath the sutures with a thin shining 

 horny epidermis ; l)right emerald-green or olive-green- 

 on the last whorl, fading into purple towards the apex, 

 peritreme sometimes white, sometimes light pink. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1842, p. 49. Conch. Syst. vol. ii. 

 pi. 173. f. 6. 



Hah. Surigao, Island of Mindanao, Philippines (on the 

 leaves of trees) ; Cuming. 



The accompanying figures of this bright coloured and 

 delicate species represent extreme states of it, one being 

 much more vcntricosc and of a lii>-liter colour tlian the 



April, 1848. 



