B U L I M U S. 



Plate LXII. 



Species 423. (Mus. Cuming.) 



BuLlMUS FALLENS. Bill, testd conico-ovatd, tenuicidd, an- 

 fractibus quinque ad sex, sub lente tenuissime oblique 

 striatis, sink subtilissimis impressis spiralibiis exsculptis, 

 anfractu uUimo medio snbangulato, columella tenni, an- 

 gustd, labro simplici ; pallidi stramined. 



The pale Bhlimus. Shell conically ovate, rather thin, 

 whorls five to six. in number, beneath the lens very 

 finely obliquely striated, and sculptured with very 

 fine impressed spiral strife, last whorl slightly angled 

 in the middle, columella thin, narrow, lip simple ; 

 pale straw-colour. 



Jonas, MSS. Mus. Cuming. 



Hab. ? 



This has very much the appearance of an immature 



shell, and is published with some doubt. 



Species -i^i. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Bulimus fekrugineus. Bui. testd conico-ovatd, itmbilica- 



td, anfractibtts rotundatis, Ifsmhus, columelld labroque 



simpUcibus ; albidd, rufo-fusco concentrice strigatd, et 



ad basin spiral iter interrupte fasdatd. 

 The kusty Bulimus. Shell conically ovate, umbilicated, 



whorls rounded, smooth, lip and columella simple ; 



whitish, concentrically streaked with reddish-brown, 



and spirally banded at the base in an intemipted 



manner. 

 Hab. Peru. 



An interesting little species, distinguished by a very 

 characteristic style of painting. 



Species -1:?5. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Bulimus Dysoni. Bui. testd ovato-turritd, minute um- 

 bilicatd, anfractibus sex ad septem, rotundatis, irregu- 

 lariter temiistriatis, columelld reflexd, labro simplici : 

 fusco-corned, semipellucidd. 



Dyson's Bulimus. Shell ovately tuiTeted, minutely um- 

 bilicated, whorls six to seven in nmnber, rounded, 

 irregularly finely striated, columella reflected, lip 

 simple ; brown homy colour, semitransparent. 



Pfeiffer, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1846, p. .39. 



Hab. Honduras. 



A bright brown pellucid shell in which the columella is 



visible throuiihout. 



Species 436. (Mus. Benson.) 



Bulimus Kunawurensis. Bui. testd elongato-turritd, 

 siuistrorsd, compresse umbilicatd, anfractibus duodecim, 

 lavibus, aut obscure ruguloso-striatis, ad suturas mi- 

 null^ crenulatis, aperturd parvd, columelld labroque ex- 

 pansis ; fmcescente-corued, sirigis opacis hie illic 

 notatd, labro intus niveo. 



The Kunawur Bulimus. Shell elongately turreted.sinis- 

 tral, compressly umbilicated, whorls twelve iu num- 

 ber, smooth, or obscurely roughly striated, minutely 

 crenulated at the sutures, aperture small, lip and 

 columella expanded ; brownish horny colour, marked 

 here and there with opake white streaks, lip snow- 

 white within. 



HUTTON, MSS. 



Hab. Kunawur, India. 



I am iudebted for this characteristic Indian species to 

 IMr. Benson, and for the information that it was collected 

 by Capt. Hutton at Cbini in Kunawur on the bank of the 

 river Sutlej, before it passes thi-ough the snowy range of 

 the Himalaya. 



Species 427. (Fig. a and b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Bulimus irroratus. Bid. testd acuminato-oblongd, 

 medio ventricosd, anfractibus sex, subrutundatis, striis 

 tumidis elevatis interruptis oblique exsculptis, infra 

 suturas peculiariter concetitrice crenulatis, columelld 

 stride uniplicatd ; rufescente-purpured, anfractu ultimo 

 epidermide tenui cinerascente, maculis fnlvo-albidis, 

 f/tsco-umbratis aspersd, induto, columelld carulescente- 

 alhd, labro iiicarnato-roseo. 



The bedewed Bulimus. Shell acuminately oblong, 

 ventricose in the middle, whorls sis in number, some- 

 what rounded, obliquely sculptui'cd with swollen 

 raised interrupted stri*, and peculiarly concentrically 

 crenulated beneath the sutures, columella strictly one- 

 plaited ; reddish purple, last whorl covered with a 

 pale ash epidermis, sprinkled with brown-shaded 

 fidvous white spots, columella bluish-white, lip flesh- 

 pink. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1849. 



Hab. Brazil? New Granada? 



Mr. Cumin;; is indebted for this beautiful new species 



