NO. I ACHATINELLA APEXFULVA DIXON WELCH 183 



first two postembryonic whorls cartridge buff, last whorl above the 

 periphery vinaceous buff, at the edge of the periphery a band of 

 cartridge buff or white, below the periphery banded with vinaceous 

 buff, basal band about the umbilicus cartridge buff or white with 

 faint lines of vinaceous buff ; lip cartridge buff banded with vinaceous 

 buff. Length 19.4 mm., greater diameter 10.8 mm., spire height 

 12.0 mm., number of whorls 6|. 



Distribution, area?: Waialei [Waialee], Gulick. 



The shell may have a yellow base (pi. 11, fig. 26) embryonic whorls 

 white ; postembryonic whorls pale cinnamon pink ; suture and sub- 

 sutural bands slightly more dilute tint of cinnamon pink ; peripheral 

 band white, below the periphery chamois ; lip and columella callus 

 tilleul buff. Length 19.9 mm., greater diameter 12.0 mm., spire 

 height 1 1.6 mm. 



A larger specimen (pi. 11, fig. 27) shows a darker pink color 

 pattern and a more inflated last whorl. The postembryonic whorls 

 are pale vinaceous fawn, banded on the lower half of the whorl 

 above the periphery with a band of light vinaceous buff which darkens 

 to vinaceous buff streaked with light vinaceous buff on the penultimate, 

 and on the last whorl buff pink streaked with vinaceous buff, at the 

 edge of the periphery a band of white, base yellow ocher lined with 

 buckthorn brown ; lip vinaceous buff, columella white. Length 20.0 

 mm., greater diameter 12.5 mm., spire height 11.5 mm. 



ACHATINELLA APEXFULVA PAUMALUENSIS, new subspecies 

 Plate 3, Figure 32; Plate ii, Figures 21, 21a 



The subspecies is a highland gray race closely related to A. a. napus. 

 The embryonic whorls of the holotype (pi. 3, fig. 32) are pale pinkish 

 buff with a line of pinkish buff in the center of the lower third of the 

 whorl ; first postembryonic whorl upper half white or pallid mouse 

 gray, lower half sorghum brown shading to pale mouse gray axially 

 streaked with zigzag lines of benzo brown, remaining whorls spirally 

 banded with fuscous or fuscous black, ground pale mouse gray up 

 to the last half whorl which is shaded with light vinaceous fawn, 

 below the periphery last whorl Isabella color banded with fuscous ; 

 upper third of the impressed sutural band white or tilleul buff, 

 remainder of the band shading from vinaceous buff" to vinaceous fawn 

 and fawn color on the last half whorl. Length 18.3 mm., greater 

 diameter 12.2 mm., spire height lO.o mm., number of whorls 6^. 



Distribution, area 1 1 1 : Paumalu-Kaunala Ridge, type locality 431 

 elevation 1,000-1,050 feet, IMeinecke, 1933 (fig. 6, p. 185). Alsft 

 collected by Thurston, BBM 130915. 



