BULIMUS 



Species IGl. (Fig. a and h. Mus. Cuming.) 



BULIMUS Blainvilleanus. Bui. tesld ovata, spird bre- 

 vlssima, anfractibns (jidnque, injlatk, subohlique convo- 

 lutis, undiqiie pukherrinie longitudiiialiter et reticulate 

 corrugatis, columella fortlter wupUcald, lalro late 

 reflexu ,• fumeo-ficscd, stiigis castaneis acute angulatis 

 loiigitudinaliter pictd, epidermide sultilmime corrugatd 

 vii-idi luteo-punticulatd indutd. 



De Blainville's Bulimus. ShcU ovate, spire very 

 short, whorls five in number, inflated, somewhat ob- 

 liquely convoluted, very beautifully longitudinally 

 and reticulately wrinkled throughout, columella 

 strongly one-plaited, lip widely reflected; smoky- 

 brown, longitudinally painted with sharply zigzag 

 chesnut streaks, covered with a very finely wrinkled 

 epidermis, of a green colour sometimes dotted with 

 yellow. 



Pfeiffer, Monog. Bui. 



Hah. Zaji, Province of Merida, New Granada; Funck, 

 Linden. 



This very beautiful species has precisely the sculpture, 

 colour, and marking of the B.fuhninam, overlaid by a 

 remarkable epidermis of a dark green colour, sometimes 

 minutely yellow-dotted, deposited in fine wiinkles resem- 

 bling those which may frequently be observed on oil- 

 painting that has been exposed to the heat of the sun. 

 It differs in form, being shorter and of a more inflated 

 growth, but is a curious approximation to it in other 

 respects. 



Species 163. (Mus. Cu 



Bulimus Moritzianus. Bui. testa ohlongo-ovatd, veiitri- 

 cosd, anfractibns sex, couvexi-s, Irecibus, ad suturas 

 exiliter cremtlatis, columelld fortiter unipUcatd, labro 

 reflexo ; fused, lutescente-albo scepe loiigitudinaliter 

 uudato-strigatd, epidermide olivaceo-viridi, nunc lavi- 

 gatd, nunc corrugatd, inJiitd, cohmeUd labroque inter- 

 dum vivide rvfo-auraidid. iiifvrtluni fiiiiieo-fuscd. 



MoRiTz's Bulimus. Shell oblong-ovate, ventricose, 

 whorls six in number, convex, smooth, faintly cre- 

 nulated at the sutures, columella strongly one- 

 plaited, lip reflected ; brown, often longitudinally 

 streaked with yellowish white in zigzag pattern, 



covered with an oUvc green epidermis, sometimes 



smooth, sometimes wrinkled, lip and columella bright 



reddish-orange or smoky brown. 

 Pfeiffer, Monog. Bui. 

 Hab. Chachopo, Province of Jlerida, New Granada (in 



the woods) ; Funck, Linden. 



A fine new species of which Mr. Cuming possesses 

 several examples varying in colour and painting between 

 those selected for illustration. Tiie rich dark green epi- 

 dermis and deep orange lip and columella present an 

 effective contrast. 



Species 163. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Bulimus Caledonicus. Bui. testa subfusiformi-oblongd, 

 crassissimd, anfraetibus sex, subdepressis, Icevibus, colu- 

 melld valde incrassatd, medio depressd, deinde productd 

 et tumidd, parte superiori tuberculo calloso munitd, 

 aperturd auriculatd, contractd, labro incrassato, iion 

 reflexo, superni late sinuato ; fuscescente-albd, epider- 

 mide castaned uitidd indutd, columelld labroque albidls, 

 apertur(B fauce intense sanguineo-rufd. 

 The New Caledonia Bulimus. Shell somewhat fusi- 

 formly oblong, very thick, whorls six in number, 

 rather depressed, smooth, columella very much 

 thickened, depressed in the middle, then produced 

 and swollen, upper part furnished with a caUou.s tu- 

 bercle, aperture auriculated, contracted, lip thickened, 

 not reflected, broadly sinuated above; brownish- 

 white, covered with a shining chesnut epidermis, lip 

 and columella whitish, interior deep blood red. 

 Petit, Magasin de Zoologie. 

 Hai. New Caledonia. 



A remarkable species, chiefly distinguished by the 

 curious aui-iculated structure of the aperture ; there is no 

 plait on the columella, but a prominent callous wai-t or 

 tubercle. The lip is not reflected but pressed over the 

 aperture, and towards the upper part is characterized by a 

 deep sinus. Were this sing-ularity of growth not proved 

 to be constant in the species, it might have been regarded 

 as an unnatural distortion. We are indebted to M. Petit, 

 a zealous conchologist of Paris, for having described this 

 species, and I have to thank hira for sending me a speci- 

 men which accords in all respects with those in Mr. 

 Cmnins's collection. 



