MELANIA.— Plate XXXIV. 



nigro-lineatd, interdum fuliginosd, spird brevi, subim- 

 mersd, anfractibus quinque, lavibus, superne subcon- 

 traetis, ultimo multo majore, infiato ; aperturd ovali, 

 ampld, ad basin late effusd. 



The acorn Melania. Shell somewhat fusiformly ovate, 

 ventricose, rather thick, olive-green, transversely ob- 

 scurely black-lined, sometimes dark, spire short, a 

 little immersed, whorls five, smooth, slightly con- 

 tracted at the upper part, last whorl much the larger, 

 inflated ; aperture oval, large, broadly effused at the 

 base. 



Von dem Busch, Abbild. uud Besch. Conch, vol. i. p. 3. 

 pi. 1. f. 8, 9. 



Hab. Java, Sumatra, Philippine Islands. 



Of rather stouter growth than M. siecata, more broadly 

 effused at the base. 



Species 233. (Mus. V. d. Busch.) 



Melania coenea. Mel. testa suborbicidari, sordide lu- 

 tescente, livido-plumbeo tinctd, spird brevissimd, an- 

 fractibus quatuor, Itevigatis, convexis, ultimo multo 

 majore, siibinflato ; aperturd rotundato-ovatd, columella 

 arcuatd, calloso-effusd. 



The horny Melania. Shell nearly orbicular, dull yel- 

 lowish, stained with livid lead-colour, spire very 

 short, whorls four, smooth, convex, the last much 

 the larger, rather inflated ; aperture rotundately ovate, 

 columella arched, callously effused. 



Kustek, MS. in Mus. V. d. Busch. 



Melania crassa, Parreyss. 

 Hab. Dalmatia. 



A smooth, periwinkle-like shell, of livid-horny aspect, 

 but rather thick in substance. 



Species 234. (Fig. a, Mus. V. d. Busch, Fig. b, Mus. 

 Cuming.) 



Melania Hollandei. Mel. testa ovato-turbinatd, cine- 

 red, caruleo-nigricanie out griseofasciatd, interdum om- 

 nino brunned, adcolumellam nitente-castaned, anfrac- 

 tibus quinque ad sew, superne plernmque declivi-angula- 

 tis, ad unguium obscure nodulatis ; aperturd ovatd. 



Hollander's Melania. Shell ovately turbinated, ash- 

 colour, banded with blue-black or slate, sometimes 

 entirely brown, shining chestnut at the columella, 

 whorls five to six, generally slopingly angled round 

 the upper part, obscurely noduled at the angle ; aper- 

 ture ovate. 



Fekussac, Villa Cat. 1841, p. 36. 

 Melania coronata, Kiister. 

 Melania nodosa, Parreyss. 

 Melania macilenta, Parreyss. 

 Melania afra, Ziegler. 

 Melania enodes, Ziegler. 



Hab. Illyria. 



An extremely variable species, of which our two figures 

 represent the extreme states. 



