B U L ni u s . 



Plate LXXVII. 



Species 558. (Mus. Cuming.) 



BuLiMUs coAGULATUs. Sill, testd ovata, teriui, ve?itricosa, 

 vix umbiUcatd, mifractibus quinque, obscure longitudi- 

 naUter plicato-striatis, columella, reflexd, labro umplici; 

 corneo-fuscescente, pellucidd, opaco-albo peculiariter 

 midato-reticidatd. 



The cuudled Bulimus. Shell ovate, thin, ventricose, 

 scarcely umbilicatecl, whorls five iu number, obscurely 

 lougitudinally plicately striated, columella reflected, 

 lip simple ; transparent horny brown, peculiarly re- 

 ticulated in a waved manner \vith opake white. 



Hab. Peru. 



A light inflated shell distinguished by a peculiarly 



mottled opake net-work. 



Species 559. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Bulimus umbraticus. Bid. testd acuminato-ovatd, vie 

 umbiUcatd, avfractibus sex, longUtidbiaUter subtilissime 

 creberrime elevato-striatis, columelld breviter reflexd, 

 labro tenid, simplici; pellucido-albd, prope apicem 

 fuscescente strigatd. 



The slight Bulimus. Shell acuniinately ovate, scarcely 

 umbilicated, whorls six in number, longitudinally 

 very finely elevately striated, columella shortly 

 reflected, lip simple ; transpai-ent white, streaked 

 with pale brown near the apes. 



Hab. Central America. 



It is possible that this may be a light variety of a species 



of more colour from the indications of marking near the 



apex. 



Species 560. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Bulimus exornatus. Bui. testd acuminato-ovatd, tenui, 

 vix umbiUcatd, anfract.ibns octo, convexis, leevibm, 

 columelld breeder reflexd, aperturd parviusculd, labro 

 simplici; pellucido-fuscd, lineis longitudinalibus opaco- 

 aliis profuse strigatd. 



The well-tkimmed Bulimus. Shell acuminately ovate, 

 thin, scarcely umbilicated, whorls eight in number, 

 convex, smooth, columella shortly reflected, apertm-e 

 rather small, lip simple ; transparent brown, profusely 

 streaked with longitudinal opake white Unes. 



Hab. Chilon, Boli\'ia(mider dead trunks of Cadi); Bridges. 



August 



Of transparent homy texture, neatly marked with lon- 

 gitudinal opake-white lines. 



Species 501, (Mus. Benson.) 



BuLisius MAVORTius. Bul. testd acumimto-ovatd, vix 

 umbiUcatd, anfractibus septein, convexo-declivibus, Ice- 

 vibus, vel, sub lente, ienuistriatis, columelld breviter 

 reflexd, labro simplici ; pallide stramined, sparsim ni- 

 yripunctatd, lined purpitrascente ad suturas, anfractu 

 ultimo zonulis dtiabus rosaceis cingulato, columelld 

 lutense rosaced, apice purpureo-nigricante. 



The MARTIAL Bulimus. Shell acuminately ovate, 

 scarcely umbilicated, whorls seven in number, con- 

 vexly slanting, smooth, or, beneath the lens, finely 

 striated, columella shortly reflected, lip simple ; pale 

 straw-coloiu-, sprinkled here and there with black 

 dots, and with a purple line round the sutures, last 

 whorl encircled ^ith two narrow pinkish zones, colu- 

 mella deep pink, apex purple-black. 



Hab. Ceylon? 



An extremely characteristic species, of which I have 

 been favoured with two specimens from the collection of 

 Ml-. Benson. 



Species 562. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Bulimus ignavus. Bul. testd oblongo-ovatd, subprofunde 

 umbiUcatd, anfractibus septem, rotundatis, longitudina- 

 liter subtilissime striatis, columelld lata, subreflexd, 

 labro simplici ; sordid!; corned. 

 The sluggish Bulimus. Shell oblong-ovate, rather 

 deeply umbilicated, whorls seven in number, rounded, 

 longitudinally very finely striated, columella broad, 

 slightly reflected, lip simple ; dii-ty horn colom-. 

 Rab. Central America. 



A thin horny shell with the whorls somewhat rounded 

 and rather deeply umbilicated. 



563. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Bulimus Limensis. Bul. testd acuminato-ovatd, subpro- 

 funde undiilicatd, anfractibus septem, longdudinaliter 

 creberrime elevato-striatis, striis irregidaribus, sub- 

 plicafis, columelld reflexd, labro simplici ; pallide fer- 

 rugineo-fuscd. 



