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3. Melauia punctata. 



Mclania punctata, LamarcJc, Anim. sans Vert. 1822, Hal.? • = M. albescens. 

 Lea, P, Zool. S. 1850, Philippines, and Reeve, Icon., Jig. 42. 



2 Guimaras ; coll. R. Hungerford, Esq. 



5 Philippines [?] ; coll. Baron E. von Richthofen. 



Agree well with M. Brot's pi. XX, fig. 4. 



var. monilis [?] 



? Melania raonile, Mousson,J, de C. 1837, Java, and Brot, Conch.-Cab. II, 

 pi. 20, fig. 7, Moluccas. 



6 Philippines [?] ; coll. Baron F. von Richthofen. 



var. perdecoUata. 



3 Philippines [?] ; coll. Baron F. von Richthofen. 



var. [? spec, juven. of var. monilis]. 

 2 Philippines [?] ; coll. Baron F. von Richthofen. 



var. [? dist. sp.] 

 1 Philippines [?] ; coll. Baron F. von Richthofen. 



4. Melania clavus. 



Melania clavus, Lamarck, Sist. V, 1822, Hah. ? ; fide Brot = M. acuminata, 

 DTcr., Phil. Alb., Rabit.?= M. acus,Lea, P. Zool. S. 1830, and Peeve, 

 Icon. fig. 92, Guimaras = M. gaudiosa. Hinds, Ann. Mag. XIV, 1844, 

 New Ireland ; var. ;= M. cristolalensis. Brot, Mat. II, 1868, S. Cris' 

 tobal. 



A very varip-ble and widely distributed species ; M. Brot's 

 pi. 21, fig. 17, from an original and typical specimen of Lamarck's 

 collection, may well be a young specimen of var. sobrius, Lea, 

 from the Nicobars. 



var. sobrius. 

 Melania sobrius. Lea, P. Zool. S. 1850 and Peeve, figs. 32 and 80. Siqttijor. 



20 Nancowry and Katchall ; coll. Dr. F. Stoliczka, and F. A, de Roep- 

 storff, Esq. 



