208 MELANIID^. 



var. brevis. 



Melanopsis prserosa, var. brevis {Farreyss), Mousson, Coq. Bellardi, 1854 ; 

 fide Brot ^=M. ruinarum. Tamer, ms.from Baalheek. 



28 Baalbeck and Rv. Litany [=Leontes] ; coll. Dr. J. Anderson [16i,9]. 



Even more convexly rounded than Brot's pi. 45, fig. 4, with 

 the last whorl relatively unusually short ; and lighter substance 

 than usual, with callosity less developed. 



var. variabilis. 



Melanopsis variabilis {von dem Busch), PluUppi, Abb. II, 1847, Schiraz 

 and Persepolis. 



Judging from M. Brot's figures, this variety is not M. min- 

 grelica, Bayer, as I suspected from Issel's description ; the 

 latter's var. carinata must bear close affinity to my subvar. acidi- 

 carinata. 



30 Persia; coll. W. T. Blanford, Esq. [24, 10]. 



From neighbourhood of Shiraz, I believe ; the original figures 

 of PhiUppi are excellent, those of Brot very bad. These are 

 what I consider typical specimens, resembling Philippi's fig. 8, 

 " anfr. planiusculis." 



12 Bandomir [Persia] ; coll. W. T. Blanfdrd, Esq. 

 20 Persia; coll. W. T. Blanford, Esq. [21^, 10]. 



Exactly resembling the preceding, but whorls more rounded, 

 bearing much the same relationship to it as does M. buccinoidea 

 to M. prcerosa. 



subvar. zonulata. 

 PMlippi, I c.,fig. 10. 



9 Persia ; coll. W. T. Blanford, Esq. 



subvar. nana. 



15 Persia; coll. W. T. Blanford, Esq. [16, 8]. 

 2 Sbiraz ; ex c. A. Morelet, Esq. [us " M. fasciolata. Parr."] 



