A C H A T I N A 



Plate XV. 



Species 59. (Mus. Benson.) 



AcHATlNA Ceylanica. Achat, tcsld ovato-ohlongd, spird 

 mbpTjmmidatd, anfractihus scptem, rotuitdatis, lavihus, 

 poliiis, columelld brevi, arcunld, nhrupte iruncatd ; ful- 

 vescente-corned. 



The Ceylon Achatina. Shell ovatcly oblong, spire 

 somewliat pyi-amidal, whorls seven in number, 

 rounded, smooth, polished, columella short, arched, 

 abruptly truncated ; pale fulvous horny. 



Pfeiffer, Zeitschr. fm- Malac., 1845, p. 157. 



Hab. Ceylon; Benson, Templetou. 



Chiefly distinguisted by the confined pyramidal growth 

 of the spire, and short arched columella. The specimen 

 here figured, for which I am indebted to Ml-. Benson, was 

 found under some fallen leaves in a grove near Point de 

 Galle. 



Species GO. (JIus. Cuming.) 



AcHATl.NA PniLLlPSll. Achat, testa acmninato-fiisifonm, 

 tenui, pelluc'uld, anfractibus octo, longitudinaliter stri- 

 atulis, columelld vix arcuatd, attenuate tnmcatd, aper- 

 turd pared ; fulvescente-corned, strigis castaiieis hie 

 illic concinne pictd. 



Phillips' Achatina. Shell acumiuately fusiform, thin, 

 transparent, whorls eight in number, longitiulinally 

 faintly striated, columella slightly arched, attenuately 

 truncated, aperture small ; light fulvous horny, neatly 

 painted here and there with chestnut stripes. 



Adams, Pro. Boston Nat. Hist. Soc, 1845, p. 13. 



Hab. Jamaica; Gosse. 



A very delicate transparent horny species, neatly painted 



at irregular intervals with longitudinal chestnut stripes. 



Species 61. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Achatina Jamaicensis. Achat, tedd fusiformi -tumid, 

 cramusculd, anfractibus decern eo/ivexis, longitudinaliter 

 creberrime multicostatis, ad suturas subtiliter cremt- 

 latis, columelld subrectd, attemtate truncatd, aperturd 

 parvd; pelliicido-albd, strigis rufo-fuscis raris oblique 

 pictd. 



The Jamaica Achatina. Shell fusiformly turreted, 

 rather tliick, whorls ten in number, longitudinally 

 very closely many-ribbed, finely erenulated at the 

 sutures, columella nearly straight, attenuately trun- 



May, 



cated, aperture small ; transparent white, obliquely 



painted with a few red-brown streaks. 

 Pfeiffee, Pro. Zool. Soc., 1845, p. 137. 

 Eab. Jamaica; Gosse. 



This species is finely ribbed after the manner of a Pnpa, 

 where others are simply striated. The painting is arranged 

 oblic[uely. 



Species G3. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Achatina obtdsa. Achat, testd subfusifornii-ublouyd, 

 crassimculd, pvlhiviJd, njiird subobtusd, anfractibus 

 septem, Ifgvibu.s, ml sidiiras ,iiarginatis, columelld vix 

 contortd, abrupte Ininvatd ■ fii/oesceiite-corned. 



The obtuse Achatina. Shell somewhat fusiformly 

 oblong, rather thick, transparent, spire somewhat 

 obtuse, whorls seven in number, smooth, niaigiued at 

 the sutures, columella slightly twisted, abruptly tnui- 

 cated ; light fulvous horny. 



Pfeiffee, (Olaudina,) Pro. Zool. Soc, 1845, p. 42. 



Ilab. Real Llejos, Province of Nicaragua, Central America ; 

 Cuming. 



Rather a stout shell, liut still of so transparent a sub- 

 stance that the columella of the interior is visible. 



Species 63. (Mus. Cmning.) 



Achatina venusta. Achat, testd subfusiformi-oblougd, 

 anfractibus septem, longitudinaliter creberrime costu- 

 lato-st)-iatis, columelld vix contortd, attenuate trun- 

 catd; pellucido-rosed, strigis casianeis, albi-warginatis, 

 hie illic e sntwris medio descendentibm. 



The graceful Achatina. Shell somewhat fusiformly 

 oblong, whorls seven in number, longitudinally very 

 closely sculptured with fine rib-like striae ; columella 

 scarcely twisted, attenuately truncated ; transpai-ent 

 rose-coloured, with white edged chestnut streaks des- 

 cending here and there out of the sutures to the 

 middle. 



Pfeiffer, (Glandina,) Symbolre, vol. i. p. 40. 



Hab. Jamaica. 



A delicately rose-tinged species, painted with chestnut 

 streaks edged with white. 



