410 rERUSSACID.^. 



Glessula j^P'f^^nis, GodAvin-Austen, J. A. S. ]}. xliv, 1875, p. 3 

 Nevill, .t. A. S. B. xlvi, 1877, p. 26 ; Nevill in Anderson, Zool 

 lies. Exp. W. Yunncan, i, 1878, Moll p. 880 ; Pfeiffer & Clessin 

 Nomencl. Helic. \av. 1881, p. 331 ; Beddome, Proc. Malac. Soc 

 London, vii, 1906, p. 166 ; Pilsbiy, Man. Conch, ser. 2, xx, 1909 

 p. 92, pi 12, fig. 1. 



Stenof/yra {Glessula) pi/7-a7m's, NeviJl, Hand List, i, 1878, p. 1G9 

 var. major, Nevill, op. cit. p. 109. 



Original description ; — "Testa oblongo-turrita, solidula, laevigata, 

 striatula, iiitida, luteo-cornea; spira turrita, lateribus convexius- 

 culis, apice obtusiusculo, sutura impressa ; anfractibus 8, convex- 

 iusculis, ultimo ^ testte sequante, autice obsolete plicate ; apertura 

 sub\erticali, elliptico-semiovali, columella arcuata, callosa, basi 

 oblique truueata, peristomate recto obtuso, iutus albido-labiato. 



" Long. 15, diam. 6 mill. ; apert. 5 mill, longa, 2^ lata." 

 (Benson.) 



Hah. India: Teria Ghat, Khasi Hills (?7it'o/>a?rf, 6rcicZi(;«H-^»s^(?H). 

 A^ar. major, China : Ponsee, Yunnan [Anderson). 



This species resembles G. hensoniana in shape and general 

 appearance, but although a much smaller shell it has the same 

 number of whorls, which are more closely coiled. 



The shell is distantly and irregularly ribbed. There are four 

 specimens in the Theobald collection in the British Museum, 

 from the Khasi Hills, consisting of 8| whorls, and measuring 

 14 X 6 mm. 



389. Grlessula leptospira, Benson. 



Achatina lejitospira, Benson, A. M. N. H. ser. 3, xv, 1865, p. 14 ; 



Pfeiffer, Mon. Helic. Viv. vi, 1868, p. 233. 

 Achatina {Electra) leptospira, Hanley & Theobald, Conch. Ind. 



1870, pi. 35, tig. 2. 

 Stenoijyra {Glessula) leptospira, Nevill, Hand List, i, 1878, p. 171. 

 Stenogyra {Subulina) lejjtosinra, Pfeiffer & Clessin, Noniencl. Helic. 



Viv. 1881, p. 326. 

 Glessula leptospira, Beddome, Proc. Malac. Soc. London, vii, 1906, 



p. 166 ; Pilsbry, Man. Conch, ser. 2, xx. 1909, p. 65, pi. 12, fig. 2. 



Original description: — "A. testa oblongo-turrita, striatula, 

 nitente, pallide fusco-cornea ; spira subanguste turrita, apice 

 obtuso, sutura profuiidiuscula, crenulata : anfractibus 9, con- 

 vexiusculis, sujierioribus brevibus convexioribus, ultimo i lougi- 

 tudinis uon sequante ; a])ertura subobliqua, elliptica, marginibus 

 callo junctis, columellari arcuato, oblique truncato, dextro tenui. 



" Long. 10, lat. 6 mill." {Benson.) 



Hah. India : Soomeysur Hills {Theobald). 



890. Glessula sisparica, sp. n. 



Shell elongate-conoid, translucent, pale fuscous, finely and 

 densely costulate-striate, the strijie slightly flexuous close to the 

 suture. Spire narrow, with straight sides ; suture rather deep ; 



