134 Records of the Indian Museum, [Vol. Ill, 



!i Allied to Euplecta convexiuscula , Pfr., but not marked with 

 such coarse lines of growth ; the present species is also finely 

 decussate and more strongl}' carinate ; moreover, the spire is 

 considerably higher and the whorls are much flatter. 



3. Euplecta neglect a, sp. nov. 



Shell conoidal, thin, pale brownish yellow ; whorls 6, sculptured 

 with somewhat coarse, oblique, transverse striae crossed by spiral 

 striae presenting in places a faintly decussate appearance, the last 

 whorl acutely carinate at the periphery, the carina being of a 

 paler colour than the rest of the shell ; sutures impressed ; base of 

 shell very convex, smooth except for lines of growth ; umbilicus 

 very narrow and partly covered by the reflexed columella ; 

 columella descending verticalh^ ; peristome acute ; aperture broadly 

 lunate. 



Altitude . . . . 10 mm. 



Diam., major .. 14-5 ,, 



Aperture, alt. . . 55 „ 



diam. . . 6-5 ,, 



Habitat — Uda Pussellawa, Ceylon. 



The present species may be compared with E. emilliana, Pfr. ; it 

 differs, however, from that species mainly in the following charac- 

 ters : its more conoidal shape and inflated base, its broader 

 aperture and its much less markedly decussate sculpture. 



It may be of interest to mention here that specimens of 

 Euplecta Icevis, Blanford,' occurred, though sparingly, with 

 E. neglecta, and I take this opportunity of recording the fact, as in 

 his description of E. Icevis the late Dr. W. T. Blanford was unable 

 to give an exact locality for his species. 



4. Microcystis edithce, sp. nov. 



Shell depressedly turbinate, narrowl)^ perforate, thin, semi- 

 hyaline, polished, fulvous-brown ; whorls 4, minutely, spirally 

 striate the strise being especially noticeable on the second whorl, 

 the last two whorls marked with lines of growth ; base of shell 

 sculptured with fine, wavy striae presenting under the microscope 

 an almost finely granular appearance ; sutures almost channelled ; 

 columella reflexed over and partly concealing the umbilicus ; peri- 

 stome acute ; aperture obliquely lunate. 



Altitude . . . . I "25 mm. 



Diam., major . . 2'5 ,, 



Habitat — Uda Pussellawa, Ceylon. 



A prett}' little hyaline form whose nearest ally appears to be 

 M. thwaitesi, Pfr. ; from this it is, however, easily distinguishable 

 by its much smaller size and darker colour and by its having fewer 

 whorls than that species. 



1 Proc. Malac. Soc. London, vol. iv, pp. 241 — 253. 



