iiF.i.ix.— ri.ATi. viii. 



nilida ; anfraetihut qualnor ad quinque, vis conrexius- 

 culu, ultimo obwUti aiii/ulalo ; columella Miquit, 

 medio inerauatd, cameo-fuscu ; aperturd lunalo-orali, 

 tutus citrulencente-alljiJd ; periitomale tubiHcratiaio, 

 breritir rejiexo, carneo-fiiico margiiutto. 



Harford's Helix. Shell imptrfornttd, (j;lobo»cly sub- 

 turbinatcd, substriatcd, fulvous, coven-d with nn 

 liydrophiitious cpidonnis, ti-ssflialcly blotched with 

 brown, with a light band of epidermis round the 

 periphi-rj' ; spire somewhat raised, obtuse at the 

 apex, pale, shining ; whorls four to five, slightly eon- 

 vex, last whorl obsolctely angled ; columella oblique, 

 thickened in the middle, (Icsh-brown ; aperture lunar- 

 oval, blue-white within ; lip ratlitr thickened, shortly 

 retleeted, edged with tlesh-brown. 



Hab. Island of Negros, Philijipiaes ; Cuming. 



This fine species is mainly distinguished by its globular 

 form, freckled epidermis, and flesh-brown colouring of the 

 lip and columella. 



Species 37. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Helix Butleri. Hel. Usfd imperforatd, globoid, tenuitu- 

 eul£, lavi, apice obtusd, albd ; spird temiglobosd ; tu- 

 turd mediocri ; ai\fraclibui quatuor ad qiiiiique, pla- 

 niuiculif, ultimo iiijlalo, paUidi luteacenle, liiieis con- 

 fertii, fuicis, inlerruplis, omato ; columella subrectd, 

 lata, pro/uiide intrante ; aperlurd rolundato-lmiari ; 

 peristomale simplici, alio, margine dextro tix expamo, 

 basalt subincrassalo, cum columella angulum obtusum 

 formante. 



Hutler's Helix. Shell imperforated, globose, rather 

 thin, smof)th, ajK-x obtuse, white ; spire seniiiflobose ; 

 suture mitidling ; whorls four to five, rather flattened, 

 the last inflated, jiale yellow, omaniciitcd with close- 

 set interrupted brown lines ; eoluniilla nearly straight, 

 broad, entering di'cpU ; aperture rotundately lunar; 

 lip simple, white, right edge scarcely expanded, basal 

 edge rather thickened, forming an obtuse angle with 

 the cobimrlla. 



rFEiVFiR, Pro. Zool. See. 1812, p. 87. 



Ilab. Isknd of I'enang, Philippines ; Cuming. 



This interesting species is named in honour of Mr. 

 Hullcr, an amateur collector of shells resident at Manilla, 



to whom Mr. Cuming was much attached and indebted 

 for many kind services during his sojourn in that countr}'. 



Species 38. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Helix 15rigiierean.\. Jlel.lestd imperforatd, turbinato- 

 globoid, solitld, nigro-castaned, trpidermide hgdropliand, 

 fused, strigaid, nursiiin palleictnite, obductd ; tpird 

 conoided, apice obtusd, purpured, nitidd ; anfractiLui, 

 quinque, conwxiusculis, ultimo basi vix contexo, denu- 

 dato ; columella inlrante, obliqud, planatd, albd ; aper- 

 lurd lunato-ocali, intus laded ; peristomale simplici, 

 brevissimi refiexiutculo, intus nigro-marginato. 



Brcguieke's IIklix. Shell imperforated, globosely tur- 

 binated, solid, blackish-chestnut, covered with a 

 streaked dusky brown hydrophanous epidermis, lighter 

 towards the apex ; spire conoid, obtuse at the apex, 

 purple, shining ; whorls five in number, rather con- 

 vex, last whorl scarcely convex and denuded at the 

 base ; columella entering, oblique, flattened, white ; 

 operturc lunar-oval, cre-am-coloured within ; lip sim- 

 ple, very shortly reflected, edged with black within. 



Pfeifker, Pro. Zool. Soc. 18-45, p. 44. 



Hab. Piiilippine Islands. 



Allied to //. carbotiaria, but of a more globosely conical 

 form. 



Species 39. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Helix CEPOIDES. Ilel. lestd imperforatd, tubglobosd, 

 tenui, glabriusatld, ad luturas concentrici sulcata el 

 slriatd, rufd, basi paUidiore ; spird conoided; aiifrac- 

 tibus septem, tumidis ; columella brecissimd, contorld, 

 alio-callosd, unidentatd ; aperlurd lati lunari, intun 

 albd ; perintomate tenui, subreflexo. 

 TuE ONION-LIKE Helix. Shell imperforated, nearly 

 globose, thin, rather smooth, concentrie;illy grooved 

 and striated at the sutures, red, paler at the base ; 

 spire conoidal ; whorls seven in number, swollen ; 

 columella very short, twisted, while-callous, one- 

 foothed ; aperture broadly lunar, white within ; peri- 

 stome thin, a little reflected. 

 Lea, Trans. .\mer. Phil. Soc. 1841, p. 463. pi. 12. f. 14. 

 llab. Island of Luban, Philippines ; Cuming. 



This singidar species is well characterized by its globu- 

 lar form and numerous whorls, and bv its convex base 

 and short twisted columella 



