184 PLANAXTDJE. 



14. Alaba sp. 



3 Tawila [Persian Gulf] ; coll. W. T. Blanford, Esq. 



15. Alaba zebrina [?] 



Diala zebrina, A. Adams, Ann. Mag. VIII, 1861, Japan, also Philippines. 



1 Singapore ; cell. Dr. F. Stoliczka. 



? var. [? dist. sp.] 



2 Hongkong ; coll. R. Hungerford, Esq. 



It is just possible these may prove to be worn specimens 

 of the form previously noted as A. hlmifordl, var., though I think 

 they are distinct ; unfortunately, they are in bad condition. 



Genus PLAN AXIS, Lamarck. 



Hist. Anim. s. Vert. VII, 1822, type PL sulcatus. Born; sect.=Hinea, 

 Leach ms.. Gray, P. Zool. S. 1845, type PL mollis. Sow. 



A. Adams, P. Z. S., 1851, described a PI. zonatus from the 

 Philippines, and a PI. cingulata from China. 



1. Planaxis sulcatus. 



Buccinum sulcatum. Born, Test. Mus. Vindob, 1780 ; ^Pl. buccinoides, 

 Desh. ; =:Buc. pyramidale, Ome.lin ; —PL undulata, Lam. ; fide Mar- 

 tens, from Madagascar and Seychelles, Sfc, as PL pyramidalis [^'scarce- 

 ly separable from W. Indian PL sulcatus"^ ; Japan, fide Lischke. 



100 Ceylon [27i, 18], Singapore, Andamans [29, 20J], Penang, Arakan, 

 Bombay and Mauritius ; coll. W. T. Blanford, F. Stoliczka, J. 

 Wood-Mason, and G. Nevill, Esqrs. 



2 N. Caledonia ; ex c. P. Bouvier, Esq. 

 12 Hongkong ; coll. R. Hungerford, Esq. 



subvar. contracta. 



2 Ceylon; coll. G. Nevill, Esq. 



subvar. nana. 



6 Vizagapatam ; ex c. Madras Museum. 



3 Australia [?] ; ex c. Dr. F. Stoliczka. 



