BULIMUS. 



Species 155. (Mus. Cuming.) 



BuLiMUs COLORATUS. Bid. testd ovatd, ventricosmiiiid, 

 vix HiuhiUcatd,spirdbrevi, anfractihus quinque, tumido- 

 coinr.vis, ptdclierrime minute promiscue granulatis, ad 

 mturas subtilissime cremdatis, colmnelld plied mucd 

 ascenderde, aperturd subampld, laliris lamind callosd 

 junctis, peritremate compime rejkxo ; albidd, flammis 

 luteis longitudinalibiis, maculis strigisve nigricantibm 

 umbratis, epidermide oUva-ced indutd, apicem versus 

 castaned, columelld labrogue roseis. 



The coloured Bulimus. Shell ovate, veiy ventricose, 

 scarcely umbilicated, spire short, whorls five in nuin- 

 ber, tumidly convex, very beautifully minutely pro- 

 miscuously granulated, very finely crenulated at the 

 sutures, columella with a single ascending fold, aper- 

 ture rather large, outer and columellar lips connected 

 by a callous lamina on the body whorl, peritreme 

 conspicuously reflected; whitish, with longitudinal 

 yellow flames shaded with blackish spots or streaks, 

 covered by an olive epidermis, chesnut-coloured 

 towards the apex, lip and columella deep rose. 



Nyst, BuU. de I'Acad. Royale de Bruxelles, vol. xii. lere 

 partie, pi. 1. i.i a,b. 



Hab. Province of Cumana, Colombia ; Funck. 



A. truly interesting species collected by M. Funck, the 

 South American traveller, in the interior of Colombia, 

 and first described by M. Nyst in the Transactions of the 

 Royal Academy of Bnissels, from a specimen of much 

 younger and more pellucid growth than those before me. 

 The most characteristic features of the species are its 

 beautifully granulated surface and richly shadowed undu- 

 lated painting, whilst the lip is of a deep rose colour, and 

 the interior lined with a delicate pinkish bloom, through 

 which the outer pattern is discernible. 



Species 156. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Bulimus Lamaeckianus. Bid. testd ovatd, ventricosis- 

 simd, vix umbilieatd, spird brevi, anfractibus quinque, 

 subplano-convexis, minute promiscue ubtuso-granulatis, 

 ad suturas subtilissime cremdatis, columelld plica unicd 

 ascendente, aperturd subampld, peritremate conspicue 

 rejlexo ; pallide livido-fiiscescente, punctis grandibus 

 castaneis hie illic piperatd, epidermide olivaced indutd, 

 peritremate livido-fusco. 



June, 



Lamarck's Bulimus. Shell ovafe, very ventricose, 

 scarcely umbilicated, spire short, whorls five in num- 

 ber, rather flatly convex, minutely promiscuously 

 obtusely granulated, very finely crenulated at the 

 sutures, columella with a single ascending fold, aper- 

 ture rather large, peritreme conspicuously reflected ; 

 pale livid brown, peppered here and there with large 

 chesnut dots, covered with an olive-brown epidei'mis, 

 peritreme livid brown. 

 Pfeiffer, Mouog. Bid. 



Ilab. Andes of New Granada (at an elevation of about 

 8,000 feet) ; Funck. 

 So closely does this species approximate to the pre- 

 ceding, that I feel somewhat doubtful of the propriety of 

 retaining it ; they appear to diil'er, so far as may be judged 

 by a comparison of the specimens here figured, but it i.s 

 easy to conceive that a larger series would reveal a much 

 closer aflinity between them. 



Species 157. (Mus. Dennison.) 

 Bulimus pardalis. Bui. testd oblongo-ovali, subventricoau, 

 crassiuscidd, anfractibus quinque, siiboblique convolutis, 

 apicem versus minutissime creberriml obtuso-granuhdis, 

 per suturas undique longitudinaliter crenulat'm, colu- 

 melld contortd, fortiter uniplicatd, labro coiMpicui re- 

 Jlexo ; purpurascente-fuscd, longitiuUnaHter albiflau- 

 matd, epidermide lidescente-olivaced indutd, cohtmdld 

 et peritremate albis. 

 The panther Bulimus. Shell oblong-oval, rather ven- 

 tricose, somewhat thick, whorls five in number, rather 

 obliquely convoluted, very minutely and closely ob- 

 tusely granulated towards the apex, longitucUnally 

 crenulated throughout along the sutures, columella 

 twisted, with a strong winding plait, lip conspicu- 

 ously reflected ; purplish-brown, longitudinally flamed 

 with white, and covered by a yellowish olive epi- 

 dermis. 

 De Ferussac, Hist. MoU. terr. et fluv. pi. 112. f. 7. 8. 

 Bulimus Venezuelensis, Nyst. 

 Bulimus afrapoides, Jonas. 

 Hab. Cumana, Venezuela ; Funck. Varinas, Venezuela ; 

 Dyson. 

 It is somewhat difficult to recognise this species by the 

 figure of M. De Ferussac, it being only known to the illus- 

 trious author of the ' Histoii-e des Coquilles Terrestres ' 

 181.8. 



