B U L I M U S 



Plate XL. 



Species 24.-i. (Mus. Cumiug.) 



BuLisius Mexicancs. Bui. testa acmwbmto-ovatd, teiiui, 

 vix nmbilicatd, anfradibus sex ad septeni, lovgitu- 

 dhmliter tenuistnatis ; columella reflexd, labro fei/iii, 

 simpUci ; albidd, nigricante-fusco tri-quadri-sonatd. 



The Mexican Bulimus. Shell acuminately ovate, thin, 

 but sUghtly umbilicated, whorls six to seven in 

 number, longitudinally finely striated; columella 

 reflected, lijj thin, simple ; whitish, encircled by tlu'ce 

 or four zones of blackish brown. 



Lamarck, Anim. sans vert., (Deshayes' edit.) vol. viii. p. 

 232. 

 Cocldogena vittata, De Ferussac. 



Hab. Mexico. 



Approximating in general aspect to the B. Carlbaonim 



of the West Indies. 



Species 245. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Bulimus lucidus. Bui. testd oblongo-ovatd, te?iui, corned, 

 pdlucidd, vix timbilicatd, anfractibua sex, conve.vis, 

 laviiiis, nitentibus, sub lente creberrime spiraliter 

 impresso-striatis ; columella reflexd, labro simplioi, 

 acuto ; palUde stramiiied. 



The clear Bulimus. Shell oblong ovate, thin, horny, 

 transparent, scarcely umbUicated, whorls six in 

 number, convex, smooth, shining, very closely spirally 

 impressly striated. 



Hah. St. Vincents, Guilding. 



This shell has the name fragilm attached to it in 



i'L-. Cuming's collection, but it is not the B./ragUis of 



Lamarck, which, according to M. Deshayes, is the yomig 



of the British Lynmea stagnalis. 



Species 246. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Bulimus vimineus. Bui. subpyramidali-ovatd, basi sub- 

 obliqtw productd, vix umbilieatd, anfractibus septe^n, 

 convexis, glairis ; columella reflexd, aperturd oblique 

 angulatd-effusd, labro subexpanso, non rejlexo ; albd, 

 luteo et cinereo-carulescente conspicue longitudinaliter 

 vittatd, npertura. fauce castaneo-fuscd, labro albo. 

 The wicker Bulimus. Shell somewhat pyi-amidally 

 ovate, obliquely produced at the base, scarcely um- 

 l)ilicated, whoris seven in number, convex, smooth. 



columella reflected, apertm-e obliquely angularly 

 efltised, lip somewhat expanded, not reflected ; white, 

 conspicuously longitudinally filleted with stripes 

 of ashy blue and yellow, interior of the aperture 

 chcsnut-brown, lip white. 



Helix zimhiea, Moricand, Mem. de Geneve, vol. vi. p. 540. 

 pi. Lf. 5. 



Hab. Brazil. 



A very chai-acteristio species both in respect of form and 

 colouring. 



Species 247. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Bulimus undulatus. Bui. testd suhfusiformi-ovatd, luu- 

 bilicatd, anfractibus sex ad septem, convexiusculis, 

 glabris, ultimo basi obtuse angulatis ; columella reflexd, 

 aperturd oblongo-ovali, labro acuto, vix reflexo ; albidd, 

 luteo et livido-brumieo conspicue mididatd. 



The waved Bulimus. Shell somewhat fusiformly ovate, 

 umbQicated, whorls six to seven in number, rather 

 convex, smooth, last whorl obtusely angled at the 

 base ; columella reflected, apertm'c oblong-oval, lip 

 shai-p, but slightly reflected ; whitish, conspicuously 

 waved with yellow and Uvid brown. 



Bulimulus undulatus, GuQding, Zool. Jom-n., vol. iv. ]>. 169. 



Hub. St. Vincents, West Indies. 



A prettdy striped species described some years since by 



the Eev. Lansdowne Giulding, but stdl rare. 



Species 248. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Bulimus angulatus. Bui. testd ovato-fusiformi, umbi- 

 lieatd, basi attenuatd, anfractibus octo, convexis, 

 lavibus ; columelld late reflexd, aperturd inferne canali- 

 culatd, labro subexpanso, non reflexo ; candescente-albd, 

 strigis fuscis longitudinalibus Jdc illic irregulariter 

 pictd, strigd saturatiore pone lahruui, labro albo, apirf 

 nigra. 



The angled Bulimus. Shell ovately fusiform, umbili- 

 cated, attenuated at the base, whorls eight in number, 

 convex, smooth ; columella broadly reflected, aperture 

 channelled at the lower part, lip somewhat expanded, 

 not reflected ; bluish-white, painted irregularly here 

 and there with brown streaks, with a darker streak 

 behind the Up, lip white, apex black. 



Wagner, SpLx, Test. Bras., p. 14. pi. 13. f. 3. 



Hab. BrazO. 



