HELIX.— Plate LXXV. 



Species 392. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Helix Madekaspatana. Hel. tedd aiigustissime umbili- 

 cald, depresio-globoad, si rialo-rugom, pallide rufd, aVbo 

 cinctd el lentiginosd ; atifraclibita qubique ad sex, vix 

 coHveximculis, iillitno suiuijlaio ; aperturd oUiqud, 

 lunalo-ovali ; perktonuite simplici, ad umbUkuni sub- 

 incrassalo, rejlexo. 



The Maderasp.\tan Helix. Shell very narrowly um- 

 l)ilicatc(l, dcpressly globose, striately wrinkled, pale 

 red, banded and freckled with white; whorls five to 

 six, slightly convex, the last a little inflated ; aper- 

 ture oblique, lunar-oval ; lip simple, rather thickened 

 and reflected at the umbilicus. 



Gkay, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1834, p. 67. 

 Ilelix Foiidicherriemis, Pfeiil'cr. 



Hab. Maderaspatan, Neilgherries, India. 



Characterized by a pale rust-red tinge of colouring, 

 sprinkled irregularly with white freckles, and encircled by 

 a naiTOW white band at the periphery. 



Species 393. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Helix Sauli.e. Hel. testa umbUicatd, globoso-depressd, 

 solidiusculd, oblique striata, fidvidd, medio fascia aii- 

 gustdunicd, suiuris ntfo-margiHatis ornatd ; spirdbrevi, 

 obtttsd ; anfractihm qualuor, vix convexiuseulli, ultimo 

 basi subplanato, antice subitu dejlexo, circa wmhilicxiin 

 angustum pervium rufo ; aperturd perohliqud, lunato- 

 ovali ; peristomate breviter rejlexo, incrassato, pur- 

 pureo-casiatieo, margi7iibus conniventibus, callo tetiui 

 junctis, columellari purpureo-castaneo, valde dilatato, 

 umbilicum fere occuUante. 



Saul's Helix. Shell urabilicated, globosely depressed, 

 ratiier solid, obliquely striated, fulvous, with a single 

 narrow band round the middle, sutures red-edged ; 



spire short, obtuse ; whorls four, slightly convex, 

 last whorl rather flat at the base, suddenly deflected 

 in front, reddish around the umbilicus which is nar- 

 row and open ; aperture very oblique, lunar-oval ; 

 lip tliickened, shortly reflected, purple-chestnut, mar- 

 gins a])proximati]ig, joined by a thin c;dlosity, eolu- 

 mellar margin purple-chestnut, much dilated, almost 

 covering the umbilicus. 



Pfeiffek, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1845, p. 72. 



Hab. ? 



A very characteristic species, but not yet known in sufli- 

 cieutly good condition, to describe the colouring accurately. 



Species 394. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Helix Tranqueharica. Hel. testa aiigus/i umbUicatd, 

 globosd, crassd, distincte striatd, lineis obsuMis siiprmi 

 decussatd, aliidd ; spird parttm elevatd; aiifracliius 

 quinque ad sex, concexiusculis, ultimo antice dencen- 

 dente ; aperturd lunato-ocali ; periitomate suiincras- 

 sato, margittibus convergentibus, columellari caltoso, 

 rejlexo. 



The Tranuuebau Helix. Shell narrowly umbilicated, 

 gloljose, thick, distinctly striated, decussated round 

 the upper part with obsolete lines, whitish ; spire but 

 little raised ; whorls five to six, rather convex, the 

 last descending in front ; aperture lunar-oval : lip 

 rather thickened, margins approximating, columellar 

 margin callous, reflected. 



Fabuicius, PfeiiTer, Monog. Helic. viv. vol. i. p. 41. 

 Galaxias Tranquebarica, Beck. 



Hab. Tranquebar. 



It is extremely doubtful whether this and //. cUeliiiia 



are not diflcreut states of the same species. 



