BULIMUS.— Plate XL. 



Distinguished by the apertm-e being attemiately pro- 

 longed at the base, so as to form a channel. 



Species 249. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 BuLiMUs FUsiFORMis. Bitl. tedd elongato-fmiformi, um- 

 bilieatd, basi attematd, compressd et retrorsmi subcon- 

 iortd, anfractiius novm ad decern, plano-convexis, 

 lonffitudimliter obscure striatis ; columella late reflexd, 

 aperturd mbelongatd, basi late canaliculatd, labro 

 expamo nan reflexo ; fimescente, strigis fuscis longitu- 

 dinalibus hie illic irret/ulariter pictd, strigd saturatiore 

 pone labrum. 

 The fusiform Bulimus. Shell elongately fusifomi, 

 umbilicated, attenuated at the base, compressed and 

 slightly twisted backwards, whorls nine to ten in 

 number, flatly conve.N;, longitudinally obscurely stri- 

 ated ; columella broadly reflected, aperture somewhat 

 elongated, broadly channelled at the lower part, lip 

 expanded, not reflected ; pale brown, painted irregu- 

 larly here and there mth brown streaks, with a 

 darker streak behind the bp. 

 Helix fusiformis, Eang, Ann, des Sci. Nat., p. 60. pi. 3. f. 2. 

 Bulimtis duMosus, Jay. 

 Bvlimus angulatus, var ? Deshayes. 

 Hab. Brazil 



There is a remarkable affinity between this and the pre- 

 ceding species, which is not shared by any other ; they are 

 nevertheless permanently distinct. 



Species 250. (Mus. Cuming.) 



liuLiMUS Deshayesii. Bill, testa elorujato-turritd, umhili- 

 catd, an/ractibus novem, roiimdafis, subtiliter impresso- 

 striatis, ad suturas obscure crennlatis, colurnelld reflexd, 

 aperturd parvd, simpUci; violascente-albd, maculis 

 sfrigisque viridi-fuscis irregulariter pictd, aperturce 

 fame roseo-ptirpured. 



Deshayes' Bulimds. Shell elongately tiureted, umbili- 

 cated, whorls nine in number, rounded, finely im- 

 pressly striated, obscm-ely crenulated at the sutui-es, 

 columella reflected, apertm-e small, simple; violet- 

 tinged white, irregularly painted with greenish-brown 

 streaks and blotches, interior of the aperture rose- 

 purple. 



Pfeiffee, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1845, p. 73. 



Hab. Venezuela; Dyson. 



Quite unlike any other species at present known. 



bilicaid, anfractibus septew, convexk, lavibus, ant 

 obscure striatis ; colurnelld Me reflexd, aperturd par- 

 viusculd, labro simplici, acuta; carulescente-albd, 

 idgricante-castaneo hie illic longituditialiter ma/nilatd 

 aut strigatd. 



The Loxa Bulimus. Shell eylindrically oblong, umbili- 

 cated, whorls seven in number, convex, smooth, or 

 obscurely striated; columella broadly reflected, 

 apertm-e rather small, lip simple, sharp; bluish- 

 white, here and there longitudinally streaked and 

 blotched with blackish chesnut. 



Pfeiffer, MSS., Mus. Cuming. 



Hab. El Catamaija, Loxa, Quito ; Hartweg. 



Of a peculiarly bluish-white, painted in a vei-y irregular 



manner with dark more or less interrupted streaks. 



Species 251. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Bulimus Loxensis. Bui. testd cylindraceo-ohlongd, um- 



Species 252. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Bulimus serpekastrus. Bui. testa eonico-obhngd, uni- 

 biiicatd, anfractibus septem, convexiusculis, leevHus ; 

 colurnelld reflexd, labro subexpanso, vix reflexo ; albidd, 

 fasciis ad sex caruleo-fuscis irregularibus, interruptis, 

 cingulatd. 



The bandaged Bulimus. Shell conically oblong, imi- 

 bOicated, whorls seven in number, slightly convex, 

 smooth ; columella reflected, lip somewhat expanded, 

 scarcely reflected ; whitish, encii-cled with about six 

 irregular interrupted bluish-brown bands. 



Say, Descr. New Terr. SheUs, p. 25. 



Hab. Mexico. 



Banded in a particidar manner, whilst the species is 



also peculiar in form. 



Species 253. (Mus. Cumiug.) 



Bulimus durus. Bui. testd subgloboso-ovatd, umbilicatd, 

 aifractibus septem, rotuiidatis, striis longitudinalibus 

 et tramversis subtilissime decassatd ; colurnelld reflexd, 

 labro simplici, vix reflexo; fulvicante, medio albi- 

 zoitatd. 



The hard Bulimus. Shell somewhat globosely ovate, 

 umbilicated, whorls seven in mmiber, rounded, very 

 finely decussated with longitudinal and transverse 

 striEE; colmnella reflected, lip simple, scarcely 

 reflected; pale fulvous colour with a white zone 

 roimd the middle. 



Spix, Test. Bras., p. 5.pl.6.f. 2. 



Hab. Brazil. 



Very closely allied in form to dwarf specimens of B. 



heterotrichii 



