incressatum, pefiexo-patolum, carnem, marginibus calio tenai 

 ad basin coramelbe extns incrasaato juaetis. 



All. 65; Diani. 10: Aperi. 28 longa ei 18 lata, m. m. 

 Si/n. I'nilimus Downesii Gray in Sowb. Conch. III. f. 99. 

 Achatina Leaiana Grat. Mein. p. 30 l. 2 I. "i. 



Downesii Pf. Symb. I p. 4ti. 

 Bulimtu _ Reeve Hon. t. 2t) N . I". 



Pf. Mon. II p. 15 N°. 40. III p- 

 ' 301 N u . 63. 

 Achat hui (Psvndach.) „ ^l/&. /. c. 

 //"/>. Ins. Fernando Po (Gray ex Pf.), Ins. Principis (Fräser 

 ex Reeve, Cuming!). 

 Obs. Variat magnftndine et eolore plus minusve saturato. 

 Icones Reeviana? 171 a etmb vix ad eandem speoiem apectant 



l'scudaehatiiia {»abonensis nov. spec. Tau. VIII F. 3, 6. 



Testa elongato-ovato-turrita, solidula, grosse et remote 

 rugoso-plicata, nifidula, pallide cariiea vel rosea, strigis latis 

 purpurco-roseis picta, basi pallide castanea vel purpurea; spira 

 elala, apice fusca, obtusa; anfr. 8, convexi, ultimus -/a longi- 

 tudinis snbsequans, obsolete angulatos; sulura linearis, late 

 marginata et ph'catula; colomella stricta, subintorta, basi oblique 

 leviter truncata; apertura lunari-ovalis; peristoma simplex, 

 acutum, breviter efFuso-patulum , pallide carneo-bmbatum vel 

 albidum, marginibus callo tenui ad basin columeüse extns in- 

 erassato, junctis. 



Alt. <SC ; Diam. 86 : Apert. 38 longa et 20 lata , in. m. 



Syn. Achatina Downesii Desh. in Ker. Hist. II P. 2 p. 190 



t. 122 f. 1—8, 

 Hab. Gaben (Petit ex Deshayes, Verreaux!). 



Obs. Specimina 10 examinavimus. Species variabilis quoad 

 magnitudinem et gracflitatem testa?, atquc colorem plus oünusve 

 vividum, basinque ssepe incoloralum. Cum prsecedente a cl. 

 Deshayes 1. c. conjuncta, certe ab illa differt, anfr. conyexiori- 

 bus, peristomate aunquam incrassato, tantum inconspicne eftuso- 

 patulo, columellaque minus intorta, stricta el basi leviter trun- 

 cata. Irenes laudata? specimina minore ac graciliora referunt, 

 quod meminit cl. auctor I. c, qni specimen 90 m. m. altum cl 



4.'! m. in. hliini desrripsil. 



- i ,x, <. -• 



