IIELLX.— Plate CXXXI. 



Less widely convoluted than the preceding species, and 

 witliout lamcUje in the aperture. 



Species 803. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Helix al'stralis. lid. testa umbilicatd, orbicuhto-con- 

 vexd, glabra, obsolete striata, albidd, maculin radian- 

 tiius /asciugue interruptis obsolelis cinereis pictd ; 

 aii/ractibus qu'uique, rapide accrescetitibus ; umbilico 

 aiigusto, aperto ; aperturd lunari-rotundatd, fauce 

 ferrugined ; peristomate simplici, viargine columellari 

 reflexo-dilatato. 



The soutueun Heli.k. Shell uiubilicated, orbicularly 

 convex, smooth, obsolctely striated, whitish, jiaijited 

 with ash-coloured radiating spots and interrupted 

 bands ; whorls five, rapidly increasing ; umbilicus 

 narrow, open ; aperture lunar-rounded, interior rust- 

 coloured ; Up simple, columellar margin retlectedly 

 dilated. 



Menke, Moll. Nov. HoU. p. (1. 



Hab. Swan Eiver, New Holland. 



A small striped species of European aspect. 



Species 804. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Helix M ah i.e. Ilel. testa aiigiiste obtecte umiilicald, 

 perdepresno-conicd, fumeo-fuscd, acute carinatd, supra 

 currugatd, uifra siiper/icialiter graiiulatd ; anfractibits 

 quinque, planatis; aperturd trigono-ovatd ; peristomate 

 ximprm, margine columellari tenue ddatato. 



Maria's Helix. Shell with a narrow covered umbilicus, 

 very depressly conical, smoky-brown, sharply keeled, 

 wrinkled al)o\e, .superficially granulcd below ; whorls 

 live, flattened ; aperture triangularly ovate ; lip sim- 

 ple, coluttcllar margin thinly dilated. 



Naiiuia Maria, Gray, Fauna of New Zeidand, |). 26'2. 



Hab. Auckland, New Zealand ; Greenwood. 



A finely keeled species, of dingj' brown colour, finely 



rcticularly granularly sculptured above and biJuH, the 

 upper sculptures being disposed in arched wrinkles. 



Species 805. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Helix ckeuriflammea. IJel. testa tubamptHer umbili- 

 catd, drpresao-turbinatd, pelluculo-liitesceute, Jiammit 

 rubidis ututique creberrime pictd ; npird parvd, nulurd 

 inipressd; aufractibus Iribus, Uevigalis, juxta suturnm 

 teiiuiplicatis, ultimo rolundato ; aperturd subtratuversi 

 ovatd ; peristomate simplici. 

 TuE close-flamed Helix. Shell somewhat largely 

 umbilicated, depressly turbinated, transparent yellow, 

 \ery closely painted throughout with red flami-s ; 

 spire small, with the suture impressed ; whorls three, 

 smooth, finely plicated next the suture, last whorl 

 rounded ; aperture somewhat transversely ovatt- ; lip 

 simple. 

 PfEiFFER, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1S51. 

 Ilab. New Zealand. 



A conspicuously striped shell, of transparent horny sub- 

 stance. 



Species 806. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Helix Portia. Hel. testd subampUter umbilicatd, com- 

 vexo-depresad, fused, strigis rufs angulatis lubremotia 

 ornatd ; spirce suturd impressd ; aufractibus quinque, 

 rolundatU, uudique creberrime costel/alo-atriatis; a/m- 

 turd lunato-circulari ; periitomale simplici, subexpiiii.v. 



The Portia Helix. Shell rather largely umbilieattd. 

 couve.xJy depressed, brown, ornamented with nilher 

 remote red angled streaks ; suture of the spire im- 

 pressed; whorls five, rounded, very closely rib-like 

 striated ; aperture lunar-circular ; lip simple, a little 

 expanded. 



Gray, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1849. p. I(i5. 



ITab. Auckland, New Zealand ; Dr. Sinclair. 



Of a dull brown, streaked at rather wide intervals 



with red, and sculptured throughout with fine ring-like 



raised sti'iae. 



