JAPONIA. 9 



Original description : — " Testa angiiste umbilicata, trochiformis, 

 oblique striata, liris spiralibiis supra et infra cincta, solidiuscula, 

 epidermide fust-a induta, sub epideriuide albida ; spira conica, 

 apice acuta, sutura inipressa. Anfr. 5 convexi ; ultimus rotuu- 

 datus in veteribus exemplis descendens fet fere solutus. Apertura 

 parum obliqua, circularis, superne subanguiata ; perist. rectum, 

 simplex, breviter adnatum, margine columellari recedeiite, dextro 

 supra aiitice porrecto. 0|)erc. '? 



" Diau). maj. Gg, min. 0.7, axis 0,], up. diain. .'5 mui." (Blanford.) 



Hab. India : Shevroy Hdls (Kin;/, StoUczka) ; Nilgiris (Blan- 

 ford) ; Kalrvenmullies (Foote). 



" This appears to be a representative of the Cingalese group, 

 comprising Cijclopliorus halopJiilns, Bens., C. orophilus, Bens., 

 C flaminens, Pfr., &c. It differs from all except C. orophilus and 

 C. comdus in being spirally Urate, and from these two in several 

 characters of spire, aperture, epidermis, &c. 



" Some specimens of the same or of a closely allied species 

 were found by one of us in Neddiwuttom Griuit on the Nilgiris. 

 They were, however, much smaller, the largest specimen procured 

 only measuring in its two diameters, 44 and 4 mm., axis 4|. 

 A specimen of the same small form also occurs in Mr. Foote's 

 collection from the KalryenmuUies." (Blanford.) 



13. Japonia oakesi, Godwin-Austen. 



LdfjocJieilus oakesi, Godwin-Austen, Rec. lud. Mas. viii, 1918, p. 574, 

 text-fig. 3 A. 



Orifjinal description: — "Shell turbinate, rather flattened on 

 base, rather openly umbilicated ; sculpture very fine close liration, 

 crossed with oblique lines of growth ; colour umber-brown, with a 

 greenish tiut, grey inside the aperture ; spire high, conic, apex 

 fine; suture impressed; whorls b\, rounded, the last rather 

 flattened on the periphery ; aperture ovate, obtusely angulate 

 above, oblique ; peristome double, continuous ; columella margin 

 rather flat above, then suboblique, subaugulate in outline. 



" Size: major diameter 4-75, alt. axis 4 mm." (Godwin- Austen.) 



Hah. India: Abor Hills (Ort/jes). 



A small variety is figured on the same page as the type (text- 

 fig. 3 B). It measures: major diam. 4, alt. axis 3*5 mm., has 

 the last whorl more rounded, and not quite so widely umbilicated. 



14. Japonia occulta, Sylces. 



Larjochihis omiltus, Sykes, Journ. Malac. vii, 1899, p. 28, pi. 2, fig. 6. 



Japonia {Lnr/ocJiilus) occulta, Kobelt, Das Tierreich, Lief. I«, 1902, 



p. 49 : id.,'Conch.-Cab., Cyclophoridae, 1907, p. 0I8, pi. 6-5, fig. 1. 



Original description : — " Testa mediocriter et perspective umbili- 

 cata, elate turbinata, tenuiuscula, brunneo-cornea, spira bene 

 elevata ; anfr. 4.2-5 convexi, sutura profunde impressa, periostraco 

 bene induti, lineis spiralibus (ultimus sex approx.) et transversis, 

 et setis sparsim uotati, basi usque in umbilicum leviter lii-ati ; 



