Smith : Catalogue of Genus Partui.a. 465 



4283. " Partula virgulata Psc, Rarotonga Island (Coll. Pse.)." 

 Seven sperimens, all light suli)hur yellow, sometimes with the apex 

 j)urple. The species is haitlly distinguishable from P. assimi/is Pse., 

 l)Ut is treated as\aliil in all 1 )r. Hartman's published catalogues. The 

 name I'/fxu/u/d does not appear in (iarrett's MS. catalogue, though he 

 stales that he collected P. assi/iii/is on Rarotonga. In Dr. Hartman's 

 MS. work the species is entered, but a blank is left for the descrij)tion, 

 perhajjs indicating that he doubted its validity or was not certain that 

 his specimens were really P. vii\^iilafa. 



4284. "Partula subgonocheila Mou.ss., Fortuna, I'riendly Isls." 

 On the back of the card is written " Capt. Brazier datum." Four 

 specimens. The habitat given for this species in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sc. 

 Phila., 18S5, p. 219, is " Fortuna and Vavao Islands." Vavao, or 

 Vavau, is a small island in the northern part of the Tonga or Friendly 

 Islands group ; Fortuna does not appear on the maps. Garrett, in his 

 MS. catalogue, gives ** Tutuila (Griiffe)." Perhaps Fortuna is a local- 

 ity on Vavao Island. 



4285. '•'■ Partula siibgoiioclicila Mou.ss., Tutuila." I'our speci- 

 mens, one immature, two probably dead shells, and the fourth in 

 rather poor condition. These shells are considerably smaller than No. 

 4284, and, as far as can be judged, the lip is orange-tinted, that of 

 No. 4284 being white. It is doubtful if they are of the same species. 

 It is perhaps significant that, in his MS. work. Dr. Hartman has left a 

 blank for the description of this species, as he has for several others. 

 The locality given on the label is also very doubtful ; neither siibgono- 

 cheila nor any shell similar to it is recorded from Tutuila by later col- 

 lectors. The card and the label appear to be older than those of No. 

 4284. 



4286. " Partula caledonica Pfr., Sandwich Island = Vate, Havanna 

 Harbour, N. Hebrides." Seven specimens. In Proc. Acad. Nat. 

 Sc. Phila., 1885, p. 222, the habitat given for this species is '' Vavua, 

 Tavu, Banks Island, N. Hebrides." In his MS. work Dr. Hartman 

 changes this, in accordance with a correction by Mr. Layard, to 

 " Vanua-lavu, Banks Islands." 



4287. ^^ Partula caledonica Pfr., Vate or Efate Island or Sandwich 

 Island, N. Hebrides." On the back of the card, lightly \\Titten in 

 pencil, is " pyramis}'' Two specimens, one immature, and the other 

 nearly denuded of epidermis. A photograph of two shells is 

 attached to the same card ; one of these seems to be the immature 



