M E L A N I A . 



Plate XXVI. 



Species 178. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Melania elegans. Mel. testa ovato-turritd,flavo-vires- 

 cente, mfo minute punctata et lineari-undatd, anfrac- 

 tibus septem ad octo, spiraliter dense temdliratis, su- 

 perne declivi-angulatis, ad unguium, nunc spinulosis 

 nunc muticis ; aperturd parviusculd, ovatd, superne 

 suhsinuatd. 



The elegant Melania. Shell ovately turreted, yellow- 

 ish-green, minutely dotted and linearly waved with 

 red, whorls seven to eight, spirally densely finely 

 ridged, slopingly angled at the upper part, sometimes 

 spined, sometimes smooth at the angle ; aperture 

 rather small, ovate, slightly sinuated at the upper 

 part. 



Benson, MS. Mus. Cuming. 



Hab. Afghanistan, India. 



A rather light shell, of a pale yellowish-green colour, 

 prettily painted with red dots, and waved linear streaks. 



Species 179. (Fig. a, b, c, Mus. Cuming.) 



Melania Feejeensis. Mel. testa ovato-turritd, oliva- 

 ceo-viridi, purpureo varie punctata et lineari-strigatd, 

 anfractibus octo ad novem, spiraliter funiculato-liratis, 

 superne declivi-angulatis, longitudinaliter irregulariter 

 plicatis, plicis ad unguium nunc denticulatis nunc acu- 

 leato-spinosis ; aperturd ovatd. 



The Feejee Melania. Shell ovately turreted, olive- 

 green, variously dotted and linearly streaked with 

 purple, whorls eight to nine, spirally cord-ridged, 

 slopingly angled round the upper part, longitudinally 

 irregularly plicated, plaits sometimes denticulated, 

 sometimes prickly spined on the angle ; aperture 

 ovate. 



Hab. Feejee Islands. 



This species is of a darker green colour than others of 

 the type, and the encircling ridges have a more defined 

 cord-like character. 



Species 180. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Melania pugilis. Mel. testa pyramidali-turritd, tenui- 

 culd, fused aid virescente, rufo sparsim punctata, an- 

 fractibus octo ad decern, spiraliter temdliratis, superne 



declivi-angulatis, ad angulum tubuloso-spinosis, spiitis 

 valde conspicuis, in varicibus subdistortis inferne pro- 

 ductis ; aperturd ovatd. 



The armed Melania. Shell pyramidally turreted, ra- 

 ther thin, brown or greenish, sparingly dotted witli 

 red, whorls eight to ten, spirally finely ridged, slo- 

 pingly angled round the upper part, tubularly spined 

 at the angle, spines very conspicuous, produced to- 

 wards the lower part into somewhat distorted va- 

 rices ; aperture ovate. 



Hinds, Moll. Voy. Sulphur, p. 58. f. 15, 16. 

 Melania bellicosa, Hinds. 

 Melania acanthica, Lea. 



Hab. Manilla and Island of Negros, Philippines ; Cuming. 



In both the examples given of this species, one a 

 swollen ventricose form, the other an acuminated, the 

 spined varices have a peculiar pinched growth, differing in 

 this respect from the two very closely allied species which 

 follow. 



Species 181. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Melania ohientalis. Mel. testa pyramidali-turritd, 

 laevigata, nigerrimd, anfractibus septem ad octo, su- 

 perne declivi-angulatis, primis longitudinaliter costu- 

 latis, cateris valide plicalo-spinosis ; aperturd ovatd, 

 columella versus busin calloso-excavatd. 



The oriental Melania. Shell pyramidally turreted, 

 smooth, very black, whorls seven to eight, slopingly 

 angled round the upper part, the first few whorls lon- 

 gitudinally finely ribbed, the rest strongly plicately 

 spined ; aperture ovate, columella callously excavated 

 towards the base. 



Adams, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1853, p. 99. 



Hab. Eastern Archipelago ; Cuming. 



The spines of this species are remarkably strongly de- 

 veloped, being raised as it were on buttresses. 



Species 182. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Melania pagoda. Mel. testa pyramidali-turritd, tenui, 

 corned, purpureo-fusco punctata, anfractibus novem ad 

 decern, spiraliter temdliratis, superne declivi-angulatis, 

 ad angulum subprofuse denticulato-spinosis ; apertura 

 ovatd. 



The pagoda Melania. Shell pyramidally turreted, 



February, 1860. 



