IIET.IX.— I'LATE LVT. 



coiivexa, subdepreasd, eleganier granuloso-driatd, vires- 

 nnte-lutea, fulvo-fasciatd, macttlit Jlavis oriiatd ; an- 

 fracMiis qiiuluor ad qtiiiique, planiumdis, ultimo 

 antici Kuliito dejlexo ; nperlurd perobli'/ud, elliplicd ; 

 peridomale al/io, mpemi simplici, expamo, murgiiMM 

 callo tenui junctU, bamli rejlexo, calloso, iiiaqualiler 

 bideiUato, deiUe majore exlus scrobiculitm formatde. 



Josephine's Helix. Shell imperforated, orbicularly 

 convex, rather depressed, elegantly granularly stri- 

 ated, grceuisli-yellow, fulvous-banded, and orna- 

 mented with yellowish spots; whorls four to tive, 

 rather flattened, the last suddenly deflected in front ; 

 aperture very oblifiue, elliptical; lip white, simple 

 and expanded at the upper part, margins joined by a 

 thin callosity, basal margin reflected, callous, un- 

 e(iually two-toothed, the larger tooth forming a fur- 

 row outwardly. 



Ferussac, Hist. MoU. pi. 5G. f. 9, 10. 

 Carocolla scabrella, ^leukc. 



Hab. Guadaloupe. 



The yellowish spots above described are caused by a 



scattered deposition of a second hydrophanous epidermis. 



Species 273. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Helix .nemoualoides. Eel. tedd imperforald, depreaso- 

 turbinatu, strialulu, Uevigatd, nitidd, aliidd vel pallidi 

 draminedyfancik tribits lined mturali et aredcohmeUari 

 castaneis ontald ; anfradibus quiiique, vix convexiuscu- 

 lii, ultivw antice vix descendeiUe ; columella intrante, 

 perobliqutt, superni dilalatd, complmald ; aperturd 

 oblique lunari; peridonude dmplici, acuta, hreviter 

 expanso. 



The rouch-hewn Helix. Shell imperforated, deprcssly 

 turbinated, finely striated, smooth, shining, white or 



pale straw-colour, ornamented with three chestnut 

 bands, a sutural band a and band round the area 

 of the columella; whorls five, rather convex, the 

 last but slightly descending in front ; columella en- 

 tering, very oblique, dilated and smooth at the upper 

 part; aperture obliquely lunar; lip simple, sharp, 

 shortly expanded. 



Adams, Pro. Nat. Hist. Soc. Boston, U.S., 1845, p. 15. 



Ilab. Jamaica. 



Quite distinct from the European n.iwMoralis, although 



in painting it resembles some varieties of that species. 



Species 274. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Helix bauia. llel. lesld imperforald, aemiglobotd, futco- 

 nigrencenle, striata, sub lente confertissimi punctatd ; 

 atifractibns quinque, coucexiusculis, ultimo subcarinato, 

 basi plaiiiusculo, antice yibbo, sidiito deflexo ; aperturd 

 snbhorizontali, tratisverse oblongd ; peristomate albido 

 eel atru-fusco, subincrassato, basi rejlexo, viarginibus 

 callo funictdato junctis, basali bidentuto ; daUUtus in- 

 aqualibus, in ipso margine positis. 



The brown Helix. Shell imperforated, semiglobose, 

 brownish-black, striated, very closely punctured 

 beneath the lens ; whorls five, rather convex, the last 

 slightly keeled, rather flattened at the base, gibbous 

 anteriorly, suddenly deflected ; aperture nearly hori- 

 zontal, transversely oblong ; lip whitish or dark 

 brown, somewhat thickened, reflected at the base, 

 margins joined by a ridged callosity, basal margin 

 two-toothed ; teeth unequal, placed upon the margin. 



Ferussac, Hist. Moll. pi. 56. f. 1-4. 



Hab. Martinique, Guadaloupe, Cayenne. 



A dark chestnut solid shell, with the surface slightly 

 roughened. 



