B U L I M U S . 



Plate LXV. 



Species 450. (Mus. Cuming.) 



BuLiMUS cosTATUs. Bid. kstd cyUHdraceo-turritd, soU- 

 dkisculd, compresse timbilicald, anfractibus octo, con- 

 zexis, nitide striato-costulaiis, columella plano-rejlexd, 

 plicato-deutatd, aperturd parvd, labro paululum e.c- 

 panso ; cirwrascente-carned, nitente, costulis albi- 

 caniibits, aperturce fauce fttscd. 



The KIBI3ED BuLiMUs. SheO cylindrically tuiTrted, 

 ratiier solid, comprcssly umbilicated, whorls eight in 

 number, convex, neatly sculptured with fine striate 

 ribs, columella flatly reflected, plicately toothed, 

 apertiu-e small, lip a little expanded ; pale ashy flesh- 

 colour, sliining, riljs whitish, interior of the aperture 

 brown. 



Pfeiffer, Pro. Zool. Soc., 184S. 



Eab. Brazil. 



Very delicately riljbed after the manner of a Pupa. 



Species 451. (Mus. Cuming.) 



BuLDius coNiFORMis. Bill, testd ovato-coiiicd, mi/n/fr 

 iimbilicatd, anfraclibm quinque, leevibits, ultimo veiitri- 

 coHO, medio obtuse anguluto, columelld brevissime 

 refiexd, aperturd oblongd, labro simpUci, acuta ; albidd, 

 strii/isfiism oblique irregulariter notatd. 



The cone-shaped Bclimus. Shell ovately conical, 

 minutely umbilicated, whorls five in number, smooth, 

 last whorl ventricose, obtusely angled in the middle, 

 columella very shortly reflected, aperture oblong, lip 

 simple, sharp ; whitish, obliquely ii-regularly marked 

 with brown streaks. 



Pfeiffee, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1840. p. 114. 



Ilab. Andes of Columbia, near Jlerida. 



The peculiar conical form of tliis shell gives it tlie 

 appearance of immature growth. 



Species 452. (Mus. Benson.) 



BuLiJirs PUNCTATUS. Bui. te-Ud ovato-coiiicd, siibpru- 

 fii/ide umbilicafd, anfractibus sex, Itsvibiis, columelld 

 late refiexd, appressd, aperturd ovatd, labro simplici ; 

 ustulato-albd, zonuld ayigustd puuctisqiie numerosis 

 sparsis, nigricantibus, ornatd, apice nigricante. 



The dotted Bulimus. Shell ovately conical, rather 

 deeply umbilicated, whorls six in number, smooth, 



Jlay, 



rolianclhi broadly reflected, appressed, aperture ovate, 

 lip simple; scorched wliite, ornamented with a 

 naiTow blackish spiral zone, and numerous scattered 

 spots, apex blackish. 



Aston, Verz. p. C2. 



Hab. Bundelkhund and Southern India (on plants); 

 Benson, Jerdon. 



The name given to this species in manuscript by 

 Mr. Benson was solatus, signifying freckled, not solutus as 

 printed by Dr. Pfeifler. Manuscript names ought not, 

 however, to be quoted as synonymes ; a private name 

 is scarcely open to public criticism. 



Species 453. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Bulimus pemphigodes. Bui. testd globoso-conicd, ven- 

 tricoso-infiatd, temmsimd, »UHicie umbilicatd, spird 

 brevi, anfractibus quinque, eoiwexis, oblique subtilissime 

 striatis, columelld refiexd, appressd, aperturd ampld, 

 labro simplici, acuta ; pallide virescente-stratnined, dia- 

 phaiid, epidermid,e tenni opacd fasciatim indiitd. 



The bladder-like Bulimus. Shell globosely conical, 

 ventricosely inflated, very thin, minutely umbilicated, 

 spii-e short, whorls five in numbei', convex, obliquely 

 very finely striated, columella reflected, appressed, 

 aperture lai-ge, lip simple, sharp ; pale greenish 

 straw-colour, diaplianous, covered with a thin opake 

 epidermis. 



Jonas, Zeitsehi-. fur Malac. 1S46. p. 12. 



Hab. Guinea. 



An extremely delicate inflated species named originally 



5. vcsicidosiis by Dr. Jonas in manuscript. 



Species 454. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Bulimus irregularis. Bid. testd omto-oblongd, subam- 

 pliter mnhiVicatd, anfractibus sex, ruguloso-striatis, 

 suturis inipressis, columelld late refiexd, aperturd 

 oblongd, labro simplici ; carneo-fuscescente. 

 The irregular Bulimus. Shell ovately oblong, rather 

 largely imibUicated, whorls six in number, rather 

 rougldy striated, sutures impressed, columella broadly 

 reflected, apertm-e oblong, lip simple ; light fleshy 

 brown. 

 Pfeiffer, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1847. p. 331. 



1849. 



