MEL ANI A. 



Plate XIV. 



Species 89. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Mel an i a florata. Mel. testa subpyramidali-oblonga, 

 flavidd, punctis rufo-fuscis quadratic, prope suturas 

 majoribus, nitide vittatd, anfractibus quinque ad sex, 

 convexo-planis, lavibus ,• aperturd subangustl ovatd, 

 margine columellari basi sitbcalloso. 



The flowery Melania. Shell somewhat pyramidally 

 oblong, yellowish, neatly filleted with square red- 

 brown spots, the largest of which are next the su- 

 tures, whorls five to six, eonvexly flattened, smooth ; 

 aperture rather narrowly ovate, columella!' margin 

 rather callous at the base. 



Hinds, Moll. Voy. Sulphur, p. 57. pi. 15. f. 22. 



Hab. New Hebrides. 



An interesting small species, encircled with necklace 

 bands of red-brown dots, the largest of which are next the 

 sutures. 



Species 90. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Melania scarabus. Mel. testa pyramidato-conica, so- 

 lidiusculd, intus extusque intense purpureo-nigrd, an- 

 fraetibm decern ad undecim, convexo-planalis, Iambus; 

 aperturd parviusculd. 



The beetle Melania. Shell pyramidally conical, ra- 

 ther solid, dark purple-black within and without, 

 whorls ten to eleven, eonvexly flattened, smooth ; 

 aperture rather small. 



Hab. ? 



A shining-black species, very like M. gemella, figured 

 opposite to it, but there is no indication of a concave de- 

 pression below the sutures, which affects the contour of 

 the whorls. 



Species 91. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Melania gemella. Mel. testa pyramidali-conica, soli- 

 diusculd, iitfns extusque intense purpureo-nigrd, an- 

 fraetibm decern, ad undecim, infra suturas impresso- 

 concavis et minute plicato-striatis, deinde convexis, 

 lavoibus ,■ aperturd parviusculd. 



The twin Melania. Shell pyramidally conical, rather 

 solid, dark purple-black within and without, whorls 

 ten to eleven, impressly concave beneath the sutures, 

 and minutely plicately striated, then convex, smooth ; 

 aperture rather small. 



Melania conica, D'Orbigny (not of Say). 

 Hub. Cuba; Poey. 



Distinguished from the preceding species by a concave 

 depression beneath the sutures, but of the same bright 

 purple-black colour within and without. 



Species 92. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Melania acus. Mel. testa abbreviato-subulatd, versus 

 apicem acute acuminata, corned, teuuiculd, livido-pur- 

 purascente, ad sal eras alba, anfractibus duodecim ad 

 tredecim, subplanulatis, primis longitudinaliter costa- 

 tis, cateris lavibns ; aperturd ovatd, margine columel- 

 lari calloso, albo. 



The needle Melania. Shell shortly subulate, spire 

 sharply acuminate towards the apex, horny, rather 

 thin, livid-purple, white at the sutures, whorls twelve 

 to thirteen, rather flat, the first longitudinally ribbed, 

 the rest smooth ; aperture ovate, columellar margin 

 callous, white. 



Lea, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1850, p. 181. 



Hab. Island of Guimaras, Philippines (in small streams) ; 

 Cuming. 



A sharply acuminated shell, of light, somewhat horny 

 substance, and livid colouring, longitudinally ribbed to- 

 wards the apex. 



Species 93. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Melania Schomburgki. Mel. testa pyramidali-subu- 

 latd, solidiusculd, olivaceo-viridi, anfractuum parte in- 

 ferior! castaneo-rufo fiammatd, anfraetibm decern ad 

 duodecim, declivi-planulatis, inferne angulatis; aper- 

 turd ovatd, basi effiisd, columella cdlloso-incurvd. 



Schomburgk's Melania. Shell pyramidally subulate, 

 rather solid, olive-green, flamed with chestnut-brown 

 on the lower part of the whorls, whorls ten to twelve, 

 slopingly flattened, angled at the lower part ; aper- 

 ture ovate, effused at the base, columella callously 

 incurved. 



Hanley, MS. in Mus. Cuming. 



Hab. ? 



A very distinct type, of which it is to be regretted the 



habitat is not known. The whorls slope down to an 



December, 1859. 



