378 HELIX §. 131. 



2671. H. meiula Crosse. f 



« T. vix obtecle subriiData, conifonnis , lenuiS; suboblique 

 striutula, nitidula, pallide auiantiaco-citrina ; spira lurbinata, 

 aculiuscula; sutura paruni conspicue subniarginata ; anfr. 6 con- 

 vexiusculi, enibryonales 1 Vg laevigati, roseo-lutei, uliiinus non 

 descendens, infra medium subacute angulatus (angulo in vicinio 

 niarginis externi rninus acuto), basi modice convexus; opertura 

 diagonalis, irregulariter subquadrata, intus aurantiaco-citrina; 

 peristoma breviter rellexiusculum, vivide aurantiacum, margi- 

 nibus callo tenuissimo, fere inconspicuo junctis, columellai-i 

 verlicali, riuiam umbilicarem fere omnino occultante, cuni ba- 

 sali subhorizontali angulum distinctum formante, externo sub- 

 flcxuoso. — Diam. maj. 18^2? m'». 16, alt. 23 miil. » (Cr. ) 

 Helix metula Crosse in Journ. Conch. XVIII. 1870. p. 248. 

 Habitat in insula Bougainviilei Archipelagi Salomonis (Brazicr), 



Obs. «Species //. metae Pfr. valde vicina , sed tesfa paiilo niinore, 

 tenuiore, fere impertorata, angulo subacuto anfraclus ultinii, apertura 

 magis quadrata, marginibus columellari el basali magis dislincle angulatis, 

 peristomate minus reflexo , vivide auiantiaco et patria disfinguenda.» — 

 Conf. Crosse in Journ. Conch. 1871. p. 123 et Bruzier in Proc. Zool. Soc- 

 1872, p. 327, ubi cum praecedente identica declaratur. 



2672, H. Hermiozic Angas. "^ 



«Testa perforata, ovato-conica, tenuiuscula, minutissime ob- 

 lique striata, purpureo-nigricans, fascia pallide straminea infra 

 peripheriam anfraclus ullimi et interdum altera inter peri[)heriam 

 et suluram ornata; spira conica, apice obtusiusculo; anfr, Sy^» 

 modice convexi, ullimus peripheria angulatus, basi convexius- 

 culus; apertura diagonalis, rhomboideo-ovalis; peristoma album, 

 maigine dextro expanso, basali reflexo; columella subverlicalis, 

 supra perforationeni Iriangulatim expansa. — Diam, maj, 9, 

 min, 8, alt, \ 1 lin. » ( Ang. angl, ) 



Helix Hermione (Geotrochus) Angas in Proc, Zool, Soc. 1869. 

 p. 625. t. 48. f. 5. 

 — — (Geotrochus) Patel Catal, p, 91. 



Habitat in ins. Bougainville (ins. Salomonis: Brazier). 



Obs. Dilleit a var. nigra Helicis rnetae Pfr. statura constanter mi- 

 nore, positione fasciae stramineae, anfractu ultimo distincfe carinalo et 

 subtus minus convexo. 



2673. H. Biocheana Crossc. ■{■ 



« T. subobteclc perforala, coniformis , tenuiuscula, oblique 

 vix striatula, vix nitidula, sub epidermide tenuissima, pallide 

 luteola, alba, nigro-castuneo transversim bizonata; spira turbi- 



