BULIMUS. 



Species 7. (Fig. a aud b. Mus. Cuming.) 

 BuLlilus GILVUS. Bui. testa subglobosd, npice obtusd, an- 

 fractibua senin, rotmuhtis, concentrice strialis, aperfurd 

 subcontractd, colmnelld vix curvald ; gilvd vel ustulato- 

 rufd, aufractu ultimo obscure unifaiciato, epidermide 

 simplici indutd, peritrmiate collumelldque Uvido-albis. 

 The brick-coloured Bulimus. Shell somewhat globose, 

 obtuse at the apex, whorls six in number, rouuded, 

 concentrically striated, aperture rather contracted, 

 columella slightly cui'ved; brick-colom-ed or bui-nt- 

 red, last whorl encircled with an obscure band, 

 covered with a simple epidermis, peritreme and colu- 

 mella livid-white. 

 SowERBY, Pro. Zool. Sec, 184.5, p. -15. 

 Hoi. Island of Bohol, Philippines (on the leaves of trees); 

 Cuming. 

 The specimens of B. gihns figured give a tolerable idea 

 of the varieties of the species, which only affect the shell 

 so far as the depth of colom- and thickness of the epidennis 

 are concerned. The last whorl exhibits an obscm-e band 

 round the lower part, and the concentric striss are rather 

 prominently developed, but there is no epidermal pattern 

 or coufigiu'ation. The bvid-white peritreme and columella 

 are rather a characteristic feature in the species. It appears 

 to be confined to the Island of Bohol. 



The B. </ilous, it will be observed, partakes much more 

 of the character of Helix than the following, which Mr. 

 Broderip refers to that genus according to the method 

 of De Ferussac. 



Species 8. (Pig. a, b, and c. Mus. Cuming.) 

 BuLums Daphnis. Bui. tedd pyramidali ovatd, mifrac- 

 tibus senis, coiivexis, plus minus ventricosis, aperturd 

 subcontractd, colmnelld subrectd; >iiffricante-purpm-ed 

 spadicedque, epidermide vel simplici, vel in strigis 

 longitudinalibus, vel infasciis lineisve trmiiversis ; colu- 

 melld roseo-pnrpured, aperturd carulescente-albd, peri- 

 tremate nigricante-purpured. 

 The Daphnis Bulimus. Shell pyi-amidal, ovate, whorls 

 six in number, convex, more or less ventricose, aper- 

 ture somewhat contracted, columella nearly straight ; 

 blackish purple or fawn colour, epidermis either 

 simple or disposed in longitudinal streaks or trans- 

 verse bands and Hues, cohmieUa ])inkish pui-ple, 

 apertui-e blueish wliitc, peritreme blackish piu-ple. 



Helix (Cocklostyla) Daphiiis, Broilenp, Pro. Zool. Soc, 



1840, p. 180. 

 Hab. Pig. a. Island of Siquijor ; Pig. b, Argao, Island of 



Zebu ; Pig. c, San Nicolas, Island of Zebu, PhiUppines 



(on the trees) ; Cuming. 

 Of the varieties of this charming species it may be said 

 their name is legion, aU remarkable for their neatness and 

 alike worthy to sustain the rural dignity of the pastoral 

 shepherd and poet whose name they bear. Of the speci- 

 mens selected for representation, one has the epidermis 

 disposed in transverse bands, another in concentric streaks, 

 whilst in the third it is without any indication of pattern ; 

 and it may be observed that they vary even in form. In 

 the most important part of the shell, the aperture and 

 colimieDa, they resemble each other perfectly, and not the 

 least permanent character of the species resides in the 

 pinky colom'ing of those parts. 



Species 9. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Bulimus solidus. Bui. testa oblongd, subelongatd, au- 

 fractibus septenis, ultimo basin versus obsoletissime 

 angulato ; columelld subintortd ; nigricante-purpured, 

 epidermide in strigis longitudinalibus, coiifertis, irregu- 

 laribus, aperturd ccerulescente, peritremute nigricante- 

 purpured. 

 The solid Bulimus. Shell oblong, somewhat elongated, 

 whorls seven in number, the last very obsoletely 

 angled towards the base ; columella sbghtly twisted ; 

 blackish-purple, epidermis in close-set irregular lon- 

 gitudinal streaks, apertui-e blueish, peritreme blackish- 

 purple. 

 PrEiFFER, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1842, p. 152. 

 Hab. San Juan, Province of Cagayan, Island of Luzon, 

 Philippines (on leaves of trees) ; Cuming. 

 This species, of which Mi-. Cuming collected only a few 

 specimens, is of an elongately oblong form, and composed 

 of one more whorl than any of the preceding ; it is of 

 rather dark colour, and the longitudinal streaks of epi- 

 dermis are very irregular and close-set. There is a variety 

 in which the last whorl is more inflated and has a whitish 

 band. 



The name devoted to this species is rather an inappro- 

 priate one, the shell being of no more solid growtli than 

 its congeners. 



April, 1848. 



