BY W. L. MAY. 89 



ZAPRA COLUMNARIA, Sp. Nov. 



Shell small, elongate, of a graceful tapering form, shin- 

 ing, pale yellowish, with a row of white dots above the 

 centre of the whorl, and larger golden-brown spots scat- 

 tered irregularly. Whorls five, including a smooth- 

 polished, elongated, swollen protoconch. Adult whorls 

 moderately rounded, strongly axially ribbed, about 16 on 

 the penultimate, they extend right across the whorls, but 

 become evanescent on the base, which has a few faint 

 keels. Aperture elongate, narrowed above and below. 

 Columella callus, spreading somewhat over the base. 

 Outer lip thickened by one of the ribs. 



Length 4.5. Breadth 2 mill. 



Type, with several fragments, from 100 fathoms, off 

 Cape Pillar; also 'from 40 fathoms, off Thouin Bay; one 

 small. An elegant little form, whfch appears to be very 

 rare. 



PI. III., fig. 14. 



EULIMA SCHOUTANICA, Sp. Nov. 



Shell yellowish-white, highly polished, sharply-pyra- 

 midal, recurved, apex minute, nucleus transparent. 

 Whorls 10, slightly rounded, increasing slowly to the body 

 whorl, which is largely developed, suture distinct. Mouth 

 pyriform. lap rather expanded, and callously thickened 

 on the columella. 



Length 3.7. Breadth 1,3 mill. 



Type, from 40 fathoms, off Schouten Island. Another, 

 not quite adult, from 50-70 fath., off Port Arthur, and a 

 third from Harrisson's collection, probably from D'Entre- 

 casteaux Channel. Distinguished by its narrow spire, 

 curved in opposite directions, and the swollen body whorl. 



PI. III., fig. 15. 



It is distantly related to E. commensalis, Tate. 



EULIMA COLUMNARIA, Sp. Nov. 

 Shell yellowish-white, glassy, semi-transparent, narrow, 

 sub-cylindrical, slightly bent near the top. Whorls 8, 

 not much rounded, and slowly increasing, apex mammil- 

 lated. Mouth broadly pyriform. Lip anteriorily ex- 

 panded, and reflexed over the base, which is narrowly ex- 

 cavate. 



Length 3.4. Breadth 1 mill. 



Type, from 50-70 fathoms, off Port Arthur, with six 

 others. 



PI. III., fig. 16 and 16a. 



