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punicea and A. a. punicea var. i. The embryonic whorls are white; 

 postcmbryonic whorls pale ecru drab axially streaked and faintly 

 finely lined with pale brownish drab ; lip and columella callus pale 

 vinaceous fawn, the outer margin vinaceous fawn. Length 20.5 mm., 

 greater diameter 13.0 mm., spire height 10.8 mm. This pattern is 

 present on 39 percent of the shells. One specimen in the type lot is 

 almost entirely white (pi. 10, fig. 6h), last whorl shaded with axial 

 streaks of pale salmon color. In lot BBM 50581, out of seven shells, 

 three are pinkish forms and three are bluish pink, and one has a 

 yellowish pattern (pi. 10, fig. 6c) ; embryonic whorls light buff; 

 postcmbryonic whorls light buff axially streaked with a dilute tint of 

 pinkish cinnamon, 



ACHATINELLA APEXFULVA PUNICEA var. i 



Plate 2, Figure 27; Plate 10, Figures y-yb 



Area 82?: North-South Kaukonahua Ridge, Lemke, BBM 

 1 1 5039, 1932, exact locality not accurately plotted but probably some- 

 where in the region of area 82?, but may have been collected at a 

 higher or a lower elevation; also collected by Wilder, BBM 50578, 

 but the shells have no locality label. Probably collected in or near 

 area 82?, or in North Kaukonahua Stream (fig. 5a, p. 105). 



The shell resembles A. a. punicea in form and size but differs in 

 having a blue-gray color pattern similar to that of A. a. glaucopicta. 

 A shell with the characteristic color pattern (pi. 2, fig. 27) has the 

 first embryonic whorl and a half worn, colored cinnamon buff, remain- 

 ing embryonic whorls pale pinkish buff; first postcmbryonic whorl 

 white faintly axially streaked on the last half whorl with pale drab 

 gray, penultimate whorl pallid mouse gray, finely axially streaked 

 with white, and coarsely axially streaked on the last half with quaker 

 drab, last whorl pallid mouse gray axially streaked with deep quaker 

 drab, last fourth whorl hair brown axially streaked with fuscous ; 

 impressed sutural band white. Length 20.5 mm., greater diameter 

 13.3 mm., spire height 11. i mm. The usual form of the shell was 

 not obtainable owing to scarcity of material. 



In the Wilder lot, BBM 50578, the lightest color pattern (pi. 10, 

 fig. 7) has a pinkish tint and occurs on 17 percent of the shells. The 

 postcmbryonic whorls shade from white to pale vinaceous fawn on 

 the last two whorls, faintly lined and axially streaked with pale drab 

 gray; impressed sutural band white. Length 18.5 mm., greater 

 diameter 13. i mm., spire height 9.0 mm. A sinistral shell (pi. 10, 

 fig. ya) has the embryonic whorls light buff"; first postcmbryonic 



