TERRESTRIAL MOLLUSCA INHABITING SOCIETY ISLANDS. 89 
Genus MELAMPUS, Montfort. 
M. striatus, Pease. 
Melampus striatus, Pease, Proc. Zool. Soc., 1861, p. 244; Amer. Jour. Conch., 1868, p. 100, 
Pl. XII, fig. 14; Proc. Zool. Soc., 1871, p. 477. Schmeltz, Cat. Mus. Godeff., v, p. 88. 
Pfeiffer, Mon. Pneum., iv (Auriculacea), p. 311. Martens and Lang., Don. Bismark., 
p- 56. 
A very abundant estuary species, and, so far as known, confined to the Society 
Islands. It is closely related to IM. ornatus, Mouss., inhabiting the Viti Isles, but may 
be distinguished by its darker color, smoother shell, and having but two plications on 
the parietal region. 
M. turevs, Quoy and Gaimard. 
Auricula lutea, Quoy and Gaimard, Voy. Astrol., ii, p. 163, Pl. VI, figs. 25-27. Deshayes, 
in Lam. Hist., viii, p. 338. Kiister, Auric., p. 39, Pl. VI, figs. 1-3. Reeve, Conch. Syst., 
ii, Pl. CLXXXVIIJ, fig. 11. Mousson, Jav. Moll., p. 47, Pl. V, fig. 6. 
Conovulus luteus, Anton, Verz., p. 48. 
Melampus luteus, Reck, Ind., p. 106. M. E. Gray, Figs. Moll. Anim., Pl. CCCVI, fig. 5. H. 
and A. Adams, Proc. Zool. Soc., 1854, p. 10; Gen. Moll., ii, p. 245. Pfeiffer, Syn. Auric., 
No. 30; Mon. Auric.,i, p. 36. Mirch, Cat. Yold., p. 38. Mousson, Jour. de Conch., 
1869, p. 346. Martens and Langk., Don. Bism., p. 55. Gassies, Faun. Nouv. Caledonia, 
p. 62. Pease, Jour. de Conch., 1871, p. 93; Proce. Zool. Soc., 1871, p. 477. Paetel, Cat. 
Conch., p. 114. Schmeltz, Cat. Mus. Godeff., v, p. 88. Garrett, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 
Phila., 1879, p. 28; Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil., 1881, p. 402. 
Abundant just above high-water mark, and, excepting the Sandwich Islands and 
Marquesas, found by me in all parts of Polynesia. 
M. carrer, Kuster. 
Auricula caffer, Kuster, Auric., p. 36, PI. V, figs 6-8. Krauss, Sudafr. Moll., p. 82. 
Melamyus ater, H. and A. Adams, Proc. Zool. Soc., 1854, p. 10; Gen. Moll., ii, p. 243. 
Pease, Proc. Zool. Soc., 1871, p. 477. 
Conovulus ater, “* Muhlf,” Anton, Verz., p. 48. 
Melampus caffer, Pfeiffer, Mon. Auric., p. 40. Pease, Jour. de Conch., 1871, p. 98. Paetel, 
Cat. Conch., p. 114. Schmeltz, Cat. Mus. Godeff., v, p. 88. Morelet, Series Conch., ii, p. 94. 
Melampus violus, Garrett (not of Lesson), Proce. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1879, p. 26. 
Since writing my paper on the Rurutu Island land shells, I have made a more 
thorough study of the various authorities who have referred to this species, and have 
come to the conclusion that this cannot be Lesson’s Auricula viola, as I was led to 
suppose from his short description and locality, “‘ Borabora.” So far as I can ascertain, 
it has not been identified by any author since Lesson published his description. 
I sent the late Mr. Pease thousands of specimens of caffer, both from the Society 
and Paumotu Islands, yet he has omitted to enter it in his list of Polynesian land 
shells, published in the “ Proceedings of he Zoological Society.” He merely records 
M. “2? ater, Muhlf, Ponepe,” one of the western islands of the Caroline group. 
