BULIMUS. 



Species 'JS. (Mus. Cuming.) 



BuLlMus CULMINANS. Bid. tesld oblongo-ovatd, tenuiciilii, 

 aiifradibm sex, subrotimdatu, longitiidinaUter cre/itr- 

 rime et subrude striatis, per margiHem superiorem .s/ib/i- 

 Uter ereimlalis, labro smplici ; flamdo-oUvacd, npiccui 

 versus cinerancente . 



The lofty-dwelling Bulimis. Sliell obloug-ovnte, 

 rather thin, whorls six in number, soraewliat rouiuicd, 

 longitudinally very closely and rather rudely striated, 

 finely crcnidated along the upper margin, lip simple ; 

 yellowish, faintly olive, pale ash-coloiu'ed towards the 

 apex. 



D'Orbigxy, A'oy. dans I'Amer. Merid. p. 389. 



Hab. Lake of Titicaca, Bolina (under stones and at the 



roots of shi'ubs upon the mountains) ; D'Orbigny. 



11. D'Orbigny describes this species as inhabiting the 



most elevated regions of the Bolivian Andes. It is of 



simple structui-e and not distinguished by any marked 



peculiarity of coloiu-ing. 



Species 99. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Buli.mus nucleus. Bid. te-iid g/oboso-ovatd, tennicidd, 

 reidrirosd, ri.r umh'diccdd, sub lenle mhmtisshne grnmi- 

 latd, niifrncfibns quatuor, rotunduds, labro re/lcm ; 

 hdeo-olivared, peritremafe vicide niirantio. 

 The kernel Bulimus. Shell globosely ovate, rather 

 thin, ventricose, scarcely umbilicated, very minutely 

 gi-aniUated under the lens, whorls four in number, 

 romided, lip reflected ; yellowish olive, peritreme 

 bright orange. 

 SowERBY, Conch. Illus., f. 33. 

 Hab. Maldanao, vicinity of Monte Video. 



I doubt very much if the shell which D' Orliigny refers 

 to this species (Voy. dans 1 'Amer. Merid. p. 305) is any- 

 thing more than a variety of B. rosaceus. It will be seen 

 by the accompanying figure how much this shell resembles 

 that species, though readily distinguished by its light 

 globose structui-e and bright orange peritreme. 



Species 100. (Fig. a, b, c. Mus. Cuming.) 



BuLlilus SORDTDUS. Bid. testd ovatd, ventricosd, ampli- 

 ter umbUicatd, spird bivviiiscidd, andd, anfractibus 

 tdtiiiio 'maxima, iiijlalo, creberrime yra- 



indatis, labro teiud late efj'uso ; sordide alba, auraidio- 

 castaneo plus mimisve tiuctd etfasciatd. 



The nuLL Bulimus. Shell ovate, ventricose, largely 

 umbilicated, spire rather short, acute, whorls six in 

 nundier, the last very large and inflated, very closely 

 granulated, lip thin, widely effused ; dull white, more 

 or less stained or variegated with orange chesnut . 



Lesson, Zool. Voy. CoquiUe, pi. 13. f. 3. 

 Bnlimi Proteus and mutabilii, Broderip. 

 Bidimus Cora, D' Orbigny. 



llab. Mountains of Peru (under stones) ; Cuming. 



The name given to this species by Mr. Broderip is a 

 far more appropriate one on account of its Protean aspect 

 and pretty varieties of painting, than that to which it is 

 entitled. First collected by M. Lesson during the voyage 

 of the CoquiUe, it is to Mr. Cuming we are mainly 

 indebted for the beautiful varieties obtained in different 

 parts of Peru, St. Jacinta, Pacosmayo, Truxillo, Santos, 

 &c., out of which Ml-. Broderip proposed a second species 

 under the name B. mulabilis. M. D' Orbigny collected 

 the B. sordidus on the arid ridges of the mountain of San- 

 Cristobal near Lima, and I believe his B. Cora from the 

 interior of Peru, of which Mr. Cuming possesses authentic 

 specimens, to be only another state of the same species. 



Species 101. (Fig. «, b, c. Mus. Cuming.) 



Bulimus Peruvianus. Bui. testd oblongo-ovatd, tenui, 

 imperforatd, spird subacutd, anfractibus quinque longi- 

 tudinaliter rude et irregulariter rugoso-striatis, inter- 

 dmn tratvtversim obscure pmictato-sulcalis, labro sim- 

 plici, tenuiisimo ; grised aid fiavidd aut fuscescente, 

 S(epe roseo et carulescenfe variegntd. 



The Peruvian Bulimus. Shell oblong-ovate, thin, im- 

 perforated, spire rather sharp, whorls five in number, 

 longitudinally rudely and in-egularly rugosely striated, 

 sometimes encircled with obscui'e punctured grooves, 

 lip simple, very thin ; greyish or pale yellow or light 

 brown, frequently variegated with pink or blue. 



Bruguiere, Diet. Enc. Meth. no. 37. 



Bnlimi Gruvesii and corrugafu.i. King. 



JIab. Chili (at the roots of shrubs); Cuming. 



There is not much variation in the form of this species, 

 but it dirt'ers considerably in colour. The animal, unliki^ 



May, 1S48. 



