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II. Shell ovate, not at all elongate, with a short spire and 



with a distinct pitted sculpture on its surface ... A. biirnianica. 



Astcnothyra miliacea (Nevill). 



1880. Hydrobia (Belgyaiidia , miliacea. Nevill, op. cit., p. 161 



1881. Hydrobia {Bel grand ia) miliacea. Nevill, op. cit., p. 15^, pi. vii, 



fig- /■ 

 1885, Hydyobia i Bvthinella'] miliacea and v,ir. minor. Nevill, op. cit., 



PP- .52. 5,V ' 

 1915. Pahidestrina (Belgrandia } milincea, with var. mi'ior Preston, 

 op cit.. pp. 67, 68. 



1915. Sfenothyra trigona (in part), Preston, op. cit.. p. 29'^, fig. 3. 



1916. Sfenothyra trigona (in part), .Annandale and Kemp. op. cit., p. 



.■146- 

 1916. Stenothyra perpumila (in part), Preston, Rec. hid. Mits. XII, p. 

 31, fig. g. 



We have nothing to add to Nevill's elaborate description of 



this species beyond the fact, that, in view of the large series of 



ct/. 



Trxt-fig. 3. — Animal of 5. {A.) miliacea (Nevill). 

 (ft) Dorsal \'iew. (A) Ventral view. 



shells now available, we consider his var. viinor as a synonym of 

 the same species, the types of his variety being only young shells. 

 His figure of the type-shell is excellent and shows the diagnostic 

 characters verj' well. 



As has been stated already (p. 129) some of the shells identified 

 by Preston as Bithinella canningensis belong to this species. 



Type-series. — No. M 11865/2 in the collections of the Zoolog- 

 ical Survey of India (Indian Museum). 



Var. gibbosula, Nevill, MS. (Prashad). 

 Plate XVI, figs. 7, 8. 



1885. Hydrobia {Bythine'la) miliacea subvar. gibbosula. Nevill, op. 



cit., p. 52. 

 1915. Pahidestrina iBelgrandia miliacea ^uhvar. gibbosula. Preston, 



dp. cit.. p. (17. 



