ACHATINA.— Plate II. 



callosd, mbamjusti trmicald ; iiived, purpureo-castaiieo 

 vuriegatd, columella el aptrtura faucn itiveis. 

 TuE RETICULATED AcHATiNA. Shell elougately ovate, 

 somewhat fusiform, thick, vvhorls nine in number, 

 pUcately wrinkled and striated, concentrically crenated 

 at the sutures, columella callous, rather narrowly 

 truncated ; snowy-white, variegated with purple- 

 chesnut, columella and interior of the aperture snowy- 

 white. 



Pfeiffer, Pi 

 Hoi. Africa. 



Zool. Soc. 1845. p. 7-1. 



This fine species is remarkably distinct from any othe 

 unless a comparison be made with the -/. Uictta, which 

 smaller and unspotted. 



