BULIMUS 



Species 3-iR. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 BuLllins CONSIMILIS. Bui. testa oblongd, subcylindraced, 

 bad rotttndatd, tenui, anfractibus sex ad septem, longi- 

 tudinaliter tenni-strialk, uUimo ventricosiusculo, colu- 

 mella simplicissimd, labro simplici ; brumiescente, 

 nitente, strigis saturaiioribHS hie illic notatd, apertura 

 faiice ccerulescente. 

 The similar Bulimus. Shell oblong, somewhat cylin- 

 di-ical, rounded at the base, thin, whorls six to seven 

 in number, longitudinally finely striated, last whorl 

 rather ventricose, columella very simple, lip simple ; 

 light brown, marked here and there with streaks of 

 darker brown, interior of the aperture bluish. 

 Hab. ? 



This shell approaches nearest to the B. Tc 

 is certainly distinct. 



, but 



Species 347. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Bulimus tenebricus. Bui. testa cyUndraceo-oblongd, 

 anfractibus septem ad octo, subrotundatis, prope sit- 

 turas subtiUssiiii'i' n'/ic/ihi/is. ntargine cremdatis, colu- 

 inelldrevolutd, Jnhro simpliri, ncuto ; albidd, purpureo- 

 roseo tinctd, purptiren-iiiyricante conspicue grandi- 

 vianilatd. 

 The darkened Bulimus. Shell cylindrically oblong, 

 whorls seven to eight in number, rather rounded, 

 very finely reticulated near the sutures, crenulated 

 along the edge, columella rolled back, lip simple, 

 sharp ; whitish, stained with purple-rose and conspi- 

 cuously painted with large blotches of purple-black. 

 Ilab. Ibu, West Africa ; Fraser. 



Distinguished from B.Jlammeus, by its dwarf-like growth 

 and rich purple-rose hue. The specimen here represented, 

 was collected by Mr. Eraser during the unfortunate Ex- 

 pedition to explore the source of the Niger. 



Species 348. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Bulimus spectralis. Bui. testa crjlindraceo-oblongd, 

 vi.r uiiibUicntd, anfractibus septem, lavibus, columella 

 revotatd, labro tenui, acuto ; albidd, epidermide teuui, 

 strain iiied indutd. 



The spectral Bulimus. Shell cylindrically oblong. 



slightly umbilicated, whorls seven in number, smooth, 

 columella rolled back, lip thin, sharp ; whitish, 

 covered with a thin straw-colom-ed epidermis. 

 Hab. ? 



Care must be taken not to confound this species with 

 the uncoloured variety of B.flammeus, from which it differs 

 iu form, and in not being reticulated. 



Species 349. (Mus. Metcalfe.) 



Bulimus Inca. Bui. testa cylindraceo-oblongd, iimbili- 

 catd, anfractibus septem ad octo, longitudimliter pli- 

 cato-striatis, suturis subprofundis, columella late re- 

 flexa, labro paululmn refle.vo ; nigricante-hmnned, 

 subolivaced, columelld alba, aperturm fauce purpnreo- 

 cinered. 



The Inca Bulimus. Shell cylindrically oblong, umbili- 

 cated, whorls seven to eight in number, longitudinally 

 plicately striated, sutures rather deep, columella 

 broadly reflected, bp a little reflected; blackish- 

 brown, tinged ivith olive, columella white, interior 

 of the aperture purple-ash. 



D'Orbigny, Voy. dans I'Amer. Me'rid. p. 393. pi. 38 

 f. 6,7. 



Hab. Yungas and Cochabamba, Bolivia; D'Orbigny. 

 Th'- specimen here represented fi-om the collection of 



Mr. Metcalfe, is the only one that I am aware of in this 



countrj'. 



Species 350. (Mus. Dennison.) 

 Bulimus suffusus. Bui. testa elongato-cglindraced, iim- 

 bUicatd, anfractibus novem, stibobsolete plicato-striatis, 

 rnargine cremdatis, Icevibus, nitidis, suturis profundis, 

 apertura pand, oblongd, columelld revolutd, labro sim- 

 plici, acuto; albd, rosea snffusd, epidermide tenui lutes- 

 cente indutd. 

 The blushing Bulimus. Shell elongately cylindrical, 

 uml)ilicated, whorls nine in number, rather obsoletely 

 plicately striated, crenulated at the margin, smooth, 

 shining, sutures deep, aperture small, oblong, colu- 

 mella rolled back, lip simple, acute ; wlutish, suffused 

 with rose, and covered with a thin yellowish epi- 



Xovember, 1848. 



