MEL AN I A. 



Plate VIII. 



Species 37. (Fig. 37 a, Mus. Cuming. Fig. 37 h, Mus. 

 V. d. Busch.) 



Melania semicancellata. Mel. testa subulate!, versus 

 basin obesd et clava/d, nigricante-olivaced, anfractibus 

 novem, primis paucis plicis longitudinalibus sulcisque 

 spiralibus cancellatis, plicis sulcisque gradatim evani- 

 dis, spires suturd impressd ; aperturd ovatd, margine 

 columellari subcalloso. 



The half-cancellated Melania. Shell subulate, 

 stout and club-shaped towards the base, dark-olive, 

 whorls nine, the first few cancellated with longitudi- 

 nal plaits and spiral grooves, plaits and grooves gra- 

 dually vanishing, suture of the spire impressed ; aper- 

 ture ovate, columellar margin rather callous. 



Von dem Busch, Philippi, Abbild. und Besch. Conch, 

 vol. i. p. 139. pi. 3. f. 2. 



Hab. Java ? 



The shell represented at Fig. 37 b is the type of the 

 species, from the collection of Dr. Von dem Busch. The 

 upper portion is cancellated by longitudinal folds crossed 

 with spiral grooves, which soon become indistinct, and 

 disappear. 



Species 38. (Mus. V. d. Busch.) 



Melania pantherina. Mel. testa subulatd, solidius- 

 culd, virescente-albd,flammis rujis breriitsculis biseria- 

 tim cingulald, aufractibus decern ad duodecim, plano- 

 convexis, undique lineari-sulcatu ; aperturd parvius- 

 culd. 



The panther Melania. Shell subulate, rather solid, 

 greenish-white, encircled with rows of short red 

 flames, whorls ten to twelve, flatly convex, linearly 

 grooved throughout ; aperture rather small. 



Von dem Busch, Malak. Blitt. 1858, vol. v. p. 33. 



Hab. Philippine Islands ; Cuming. 



A rather solid, finely grooved shell, painted in a charac- 

 teristic manner throughout with rows of short, promiscu- 

 ously waved, red flames. 



Species 39. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Melania lancea. Mel. testa subulato-tnrriculata, livi- 

 do-olivaced, anfractibus decern ad duodecim, convexis, 

 la-vibus, inferne spiraliter lineari-sulcatis ; aperturd 

 parviusculd, margine columellari calloso-incurvo. 



The lance Melania. Shell subulately turriculated, 

 livid-olive, whorls ten to twelve, convex, smooth, 

 spirally linearly grooved round the lower part ; aper- 

 ture rather small, columellar margin callously in- 

 curved. 



Lea, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1850, p. 183. 



Sab. Ohcataroa, Society Islands. 



A dull, livid-olive shell, with the whorls linearly grooved 

 round the lower part of each. 



Species 40. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Melania l.evis. Mel. testa pyramidali-clavatd, solidi- 

 usculd, nigricante-castaned, anfractibus septem ad octo, 

 planatis, longitudinaliter crispato-striatis, spiraliter 

 superficial iter sulcatis, spira> suturd impressd, anfrac- 

 tu ultimo ventricoso, obtuse angulato ; aperturd ovatd, 

 margine columellari calloso. 



The smooth Melania. Shell pyramidally club-shaped, 

 rather solid, blackish-olive, whorls seven to eight, 

 flattened, longitudinally crisply striated, and spirally 

 superficially grooved, suture of the spire impressed, 

 last whorl ventricose, obtusely angled ; aperture ovate, 

 columellar margin callous. 



Gray, Griff. Cuv. Animal Kingdom, pi. 14. f. 8. 



Hab. ? 



A stout, crisply-striated shell. 



Species 41. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Melania recta. Mel. testa elongato-turriculatd, so/idd, 

 fiiiui'O-o/irared, anfractibus duodecim ad tredecim, l<e- 

 vibus, undique oblique valide plicatis, spins ■si'/nni 

 minute canaliculatd; aperturd parvd, margine colu- 

 mellari calloso. 



The straight Melania. Shell elongately turriculated, 

 solid, smoky-olive, whorls twelve to thirteen, smooth, 

 obliquely strongly plaited throughout, suture of the 

 spire minutely channelled ; aperture small, columellar 

 margin callous. 



Lea, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1850, p. 1S5. 



Hab. Islands of Siquijor and Negros, Philippines; Cuming. 



The strong, oblique plaits of this species are rather un- 

 usual in the genus. 



November, 1859. 



