— 157 — 

 Familie: Melanüdae. 



Genus: Melatlia, Lamaick. 



Melania Kauaiensis, Pease. 1870. 



Melania- Kauaiensis, Pease, Amer. Journ. Conch. Philadelphia, 1870, pag. 7, Taf. 3, Fig. 6. 



„ Brot, Syst. Conch. Cab. Mart. Chemn. Die Melaniaceen , 1874, pag. 214, 



No. 223, Taf. 24, Fig. 3 u. 3 a. 

 „ „ Sylces, Fauna Moll. Hawaiiensis, 1900, pag. 395, No. 3. 



Pease, Amer. Journ. Conch., 1. c. : „Melania Kauaiensis." — „Testa crassa, elon- 

 gata, tenebro-fusca, aut fusco- Cornea; spira turrita, supra longitudinaliter curvato -plicata; 

 anfr. 8 — 9, plano-convexis, transversim impresso-striatis ; apertura oblongo-ovata, postice angu- 

 lata, ad basin rotundata, intus olivacea ; labro acuto ; columella vix arcuata, laevi ; operculo 

 nigricante." 



„Long. 50. Diam. 15 mm." 



„Hab. Kauai, Isl. Sandwich." 



Sykes, Fauna Moll. 1. c. : Hab. Kauai (Pease). — Molokai, Pelekunu (Perkins). 



Melania Mauiensis, Lea, 1857. 



Melania Mauiensis, Lea, Pioc. Acad. Nat. Scienc. Philadelphia, Vol. VIII, 1857, pag. 145. 



Brot, Sy.st. Conch. Cab. Mart. Chemn. Die Melaniaceen, 1874, pag. 322, 

 No. 332, Taf. 33, Fig. 8, 8 a u. 7. 

 „ „ Sykes, Fauna Moll. Hawaiiensis, 1900, pag. 395. No. 4. 



Lea, Proc. Acad. Nat. scienc, 1. c. : „Melania Mauiensis." — ,, Testa cancellata, in- 

 ferne transverse striata, conoidea, acuminata, subcrassa, luteo-cornea; spira subelevata; su- 

 turis irregulariter impressis; anfr. 10, planulatis ad apicem crebre plicatis; apertura grandi, 

 ovata, superne angulata, intus cocrulea alba; labro expanso, acuto; columella torta." 



,,Diam. 0,41, Length 1,7 p." 



„Habit. ALaui, Sandwich Ins. (Newcomb); Molokai (Remy). 



Sykes, Fauna Moll. 1. c. : Hab. Maui (Leai. — Maui, Oahu, Kauai (Pease). — Maui, 

 Molokai (Brot). Molokai, in tarn patchcs, Pelekunu (Perkins). Melania Tahitensis, 

 Pease = syn. M. Mauiensis, teste Brot. 



Melania Newcombii, Lea, 1857. 



Melania Neivcomlii, Lea, Proc. Acad. Nat. scienc. Philadelphia, Vol. VIII, 1857, pag. 145. 



„ Oahiiensis, Pease, il.S. S., Brot, Mater, p. servir k l'etude des Melaniens, Geneve, 1872. 



Part III, pag. 43, Taf. 3, Fig. 2. 

 contigua, „ Americ. Journ. Conch, Philadelphia, 1870, pag. 7. 



„ paulla, Dunker, M. S. S. teste Hohenacker. 



Nenroinbii. Brot, Syst. Conch. Cab.. Mart. Chemn. Die Melaniaceen, 1874, pag. 213, 

 No. 222, Taf. 24, Fig. 2, 2 a. 

 Melania Neircoinbii, Sykes, Fauna Moll. Hawaiiensis 1900, pag. 395, No. 5. 



Lea, Proc. Acad. Nat. Scienc, 1. c: „Melania Neweomhi." — „Testa striata, atte- 

 nuata, tenui, Cornea; spira clevata ; suturis valdc impressis canaliculatisque ; anfr. instar 9, 



