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few specimens with patterns similar to A. a. eivaensis patterns. Very 

 possibly the variety is distinct enough to be considered a subspecies, 

 but I am reluctant to so consider it until more material is available 

 for study. 



The usual color pattern (pi. 2, fig. 14) on 51 percent of the shells 

 from locality 24oL-i-ia* has the embryonic whorls bicolored, upper 

 third white, lower two-thirds honey yellow; postembryonic whorls 

 white, banded just above the edge of the periphery with honey yellow 

 on the first whorl, on the first half of the penultimate the band is 

 cinnamon buff axially streaked with mikado brown, on the last whorl 

 and a half the band is seal brown, below the periphery the base has 

 a band of seal brown ; lip and columella callus light vinaceous fawn. 

 Length 17.2 mm., greater diameter 12.3 mm., spire height 8.5 mm., 

 number of whorls 5|. 



Nine percent may be devoid of dark bands (pi. 8, fig. 6a), having 

 the postembryonic whorls white, tinted with pale mouse gray ; lip pale 

 vinaceous fawn, number of whorls 6. An obese shell (pi. 8, fig. 6) 

 shows a color pattern on 17 percent; the postembryonic whorls white 

 tinted with gull gray, the base fuscous black axially streaked with pale 

 smoke gray, and pale pinkish buff; lip not developed. Length 

 17.4 mm., greater diameter 13.5 mm., spire height 9.3 mm. The 

 typical ewaensis pattern (pi. 2, fig. 15) is present on 21 percent of 

 the shells. 



One specimen is found in both lots of shells from area 55 which 

 may be a stray shell belonging to a distinct lower race. The first 

 embryonic whorl of one of the shells having this peculiar pattern 

 (pi. 8, fig. 6h) is worn, the color fuscous, the next embryonic whorl 

 upper half white, lower half pale smoke gray, last embryonic whorl 

 white ; postembryonic whorls white axially streaked with zigzag lines 

 of bone brown, on the last whorl the white peripheral band has a 

 line of bone brown in it at the edge of the periphery, base bone 

 brown axially streaked with white. Length 17,2 mm., greater diameter 

 II. I mm., spire height 9.5 mm. 



In locality 240L-1, out of 12 live shells approximately 42 percent 

 are similar to plate 8, figure 6a, 33 percent to plate 8, figure 6, 17 per- 

 cent to plate 2, figure 14, and 8 percent to plate 8, figure 6h. 



ACHATINELLA APEXFULVA EWAENSIS var. 6 



Plate 2, Figure 18; Plate 8, Figures j-yb 



Achatinella leucorraphe irwini Pilsbry and Cooke, Man. Conch., vol. 22, pp. 304, 

 305, pi. 59, figs. 12, 15, 15a (only), 1914. These patterns illustrated by 

 Pilsbry occur on the Kipapa-Waikakalaua Ridge either in area 57 or in a 

 region including the lower part of area 57 and the upper part of area 74. 



