MELANI A 



Plate XVI. 



Species 109. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Melania virgulata. Mel. turritd, apice acuta, luteo- 

 rubente, Jla minis castaneis longitudinalibm vividepictd, 

 anfractibus deceit/, ad undecim, rotundatis, eoneentrice 

 nodoso-plicatis, spiraliter tenuiliratis ; aperturd parvd. 



The striped Melania. Shell turreted, sharp at the 

 apex, yellowish-red, vividly painted with longitudinal 

 chestnut flames, whorls ten to eleven, rounded, con- 

 eentrically nodosely plicated, spirally finely ridged ; 

 aperture small. 



Fekussac, Deshayes, Anim. sans vert. vol. viii. p. 137. 

 Quoy and Gairaard, Zool. Voy. de TAstrolabe, vol. iii. 

 p. 141. nl. 56. f. 1 to -t. 



Hub. Ceylon; E. L. Layard. Island of St. Anthou, Cape 

 de Verds. 



Notwithstanding the difference of habitat, it is not im- 

 probable that this species may prove to be a variety of the 

 Egyptian M. tuberculata. 



Fig. 1 10. i Mus. V. d. Putsch.) 



\\ e figure this shell from the collection of Dr. Von dem 

 Busch, as the most typical form of the old Egyptian M. tu- 

 berculoid, Miiller (M. fasciolata, Olivier). 



Species 111. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Melania palimpsestos. Mel. testa acute subulatd, ni- 

 gra, anfractibus duodecim ad tredecim, plano-convexis, 

 wperni impressis, margine funiculatis, anfractibus pri- 

 mis paucis longiludinaliter costatis, costis rectis, in- 

 terstitiis excavatis ; aperturd ovatd, margine columel- 

 lar'i late calloso-incurvo. 



The slate-pencil Melania. Shell sharply subulate, 

 black, whorls twelve to thirteen, flatly convex, im- 

 pressed at the upper part, corded at the edge, the 

 first few whorls longitudinally ribbed, ribs straight, in- 

 terstices excavated ; aperture ovate, columellar margin 

 broadly callously incurved. 



Hab. ? 



A small, sharply acuminated shell, belonging to the same 

 type as .1/. blatta and anlhracina. 



Species 11:?. (Mus. V. d. Busch.) 

 Melania monilifera. Mel. testa subulatd, solidiusculd, 



olivaced, anfractibus novem ad deer,,,, declivi-planatis, 

 granis tubercularibus amp/is undigue seriatim cinctis, 

 anfractus ultimi litis basalibus Mud granatis ; aper- 

 turd ovatd, margine columellari calloso-incurvo. 



The necklace Melania. Shell subulate, rather solid, 

 olive, whorls nine to ten, slopingly flattened, encir- 

 cled throughout with rows of large tubercular grains. 

 basal ridges of the last whorl not grained ; aperture 

 ovate, columellar margin callously incurved. 



Von dem Busch, Malac. Blitt. 1858, vol. v. p. 3 I 



Hab. Solomon's Island. 



Encircled throughout with necklaces of large bead-like 

 grains, except towards the base of the last whorl when 

 the ridges are headless. 



Species 113. (Fig. a, b. Mus. Cuming.) 



Melania perpingdis. Mel. testa turriculatd, solidius- 

 culd, nl i nurd, purpureo-fusco promiscue breviflammatu 

 el punctata, infract Huts novem, convexis, spiraliter 

 lineari-sulcatis ,- aperturd ovatd. 



The stout Melania. Shell turriculated, rather solid, 

 olive, promiscuously short-flamed and dotted with 

 purple-brown, whorls nine, convex, spirally linearly 

 grooved ; aperture ovate. 



Hinds, Moll. Voy. Sulphur, p. 5fi. pi. 15. f. 2. 



I/I lania turriculus, Lea. 



Hab. Calaiiaug. Province of Baie, Island of Luzon, Phi- 

 lippines (iu small rivers); Cuming. 



A comparison of the actual types of Mr. Hinds' .1/. 

 pinguis and Mr. Lea's .1/. turriculus has satisfied me 

 they are the same species. 



species 114. (Mus. Cuming. | 



Melania perrimosa. Mel. testa subulatd, olivaced, al- 

 bidd, rufo sparsim punctata, anfractibus dece. 

 undecim,, primis oblique tenuicostatis, ceeteris Itsvibus ; 



aperturd ovatd, margine columellari calloso. 



The cracked Melania. Shell subulate, olive, towards 

 the apex white, sparsely dotted with red, whorls ten 

 to eleven, the first obliquely finely ribbed, the rest 

 smooth ; aperture ovate, columellar margin callous. 



Hab. ? 



The middle portion of this shell has a peculiar cracked 



December, 1859. 



