B U L I ]\I U S . 



Plate XXXVII. 



Species 216. (Fig. a and b, Mus. Cumiug.) 

 BuLiMUS L.EVUS. £td. testd pyramidali-ohlongd, mibcy- 

 IMraced, crmsiusculd, interdmn wmbilicatd, aufrac- 

 tibus septetn, mbrotundis, lavibies ; aperturd parviiis- 

 ciild. xiihorhiciilriri, labro fortiter refle.rn ; rnfo-niiravtid 

 aiit li't,-(i. fiisriis nifo-oUvaceis aid vini/i/m^ fi,/i/ii/iifii, 

 iiih'nh'hi 1(1111/(1 iiiVnialiter maculatd aid slri(j(il(i lahro 

 ,iiH,ll' allxj. 



The left Bulimus. Shell pyramidally oblong, some- 

 what cylindrical, rather thick, sometimes umbilicated, 

 whorls seven in number, somewhat rounded, smooth ; 

 aperture rather small, nearly orbicular, lip strongly 

 reflected ; reddish orange or yellow, encii'cled with 

 red-olive or green bands, sometimes longitudinally 

 blotched or streaked, lip sliiniug white. 



Bruguiere, Enc. Meth. Vers, vol. 1. p. 317. 

 Helix IcBva, MuUer. 



Hah. Amboina and the Moluccas. 



Little need be added to assist in the recognition of this 



well-known species, which is of a more pyramidal growth 



than B. cilrbim, and distinguished l)y a greater variety of 



colouring. It is mostly sinistral. 



Species 217. (Mus. Cimiing.) 



BiLi-Mi-s iACTAHius. Bul. testd ovatd, veutricosiuscicld, 

 umbilicatd, spird subacumiuatd, anfractibits sex ad 

 septern, convexis, Iceviius, mt hngitndmaliter temd- 

 driatk ; eolumelld latiusculd, labro simplici ; cerlno- 

 albd, fumeo-rufescente interdum tiuctd, jkccU opaco- 

 albis irregularUms aspersd. 



The milk-spotted Bulimus. Shell ovate, rather veu- 

 tricose, umbilicated, spii-e somewhat acuminated, 

 whorls six to seven in number, convex, smooth, or 

 longitudinally finely striated ; columella rather broad. 

 Up simple ; waxen-white, sometimes tinged with 

 smoky red, s]n-inkled witli in-egular flakes of o]ia(|ue 

 white. 



Menke, MSS. 



Hub. Mexico. 



The curious opaque-white flakes with which this shell is 

 marked, constitute an important specific character. 



Species 218. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Bulimus Goudoti. Bul. testd ovatd, teiiiiksimd, pellucidd, 



Septenib 



ventricosd, anfractibus qiimque, Imujitudinaliter nidi 

 striatm, labro tenui, simplici ; rufo-fuscescente, epider- 

 ni'ide corned olivaced nitente indutd, afertnrte funce 

 iridescente. 



Goudot's Bulimus. Shell ovate, very thin, transparent, 

 ventricose, whorls five in number, longitudinally 

 rudely striated, lip thin, simple ; pale reddish brown, 

 covered with a shining olive horny epidermis, interior 

 of the aperture iridescent. 



Petit, Mag. de Zool. 



Hab. Eastern Cordilleras, New Granada. 



An extremely delicate shell of little more substance 



than a glassy film, protected by a thick shining horny 



epidermis. 



Species 219. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Bulimus Dufresmi. Bid. testd cylindraceo-ovatd, olea- 

 formi, apice obtusd ; anfractibm quinqtte, apiceni versus 

 minute i/raiiiilosis, per marffinetn. crenulatis, eolumelld 

 subrecedente, labro simplici; luteo-viridescente, oUvaceo- 

 fusco fa-sciatd et lineatd. 



Dufkesne's Bulimus. Shell cylindiicaUy ovate, olive- 

 shaped, obtuse at the apex ; whorls five to six in 

 number, minutely granulated towards the apex, cre- 

 mdated along the margin, columella slightly receding, 

 lip simple ; yellowish green, banded and lineated 

 with dark olive brown. 



Leach, Zool. Misc. vol. 2. p. 153. pi. 1:20. 



Hah. Van Dieman's Land. 



The painting of this species is mostly representeil by a 



conspicuous central band, with fine longitudinally waved 



lines above and below it. 



Species 220. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Bulimus contusus. Bul. testd oblongo-ovatd, crussian- 

 culd, sapissime sinistrali, anfractibus septern, coimxiis, 

 lavlbus, labro reflexo ; albidd, ustulato-fusco tiuctd et 

 hie illic irregidariter longitudinaliter strigatd, labru 

 albo, eolumelld et peritremate labri purpurascente- 

 fuse!,. 

 The bruised Bulimus. Shell obloug-ovute, rather 

 thick, most frecpiently sinistral, whorls seven in 

 number, convex, smooth, lip reflected; whitish, 

 stained and irregvdarly longitudinally streaked here 



■, ISIS. 



