424 FBBUSSACID.f:. 



Glessulu art/iuri, Pfeiffer & Clessin, Nomencl. Ilelic. Viv. 1881 

 p. 330 ; Beddome, Proc. Malac. Soc. London, vii, 1906, p. 168 ; 

 Pilsbry, Man. Coiich. ser. 2, xx, 1909, p. 79, pi. 10, Hg. 7 (as 

 sj'nonyui of G. orophiln). 



Ori'jinal description : — " A. testa ovato-conica, irregulariter 

 plicato-striata, luteo-fulva, polita, traiislucente; spira ovato-conica, 

 apice obtuso, sutara impressa ; anfractibus 7^, convexiusculis, 

 prope suturam subcreuulatis ; apertura subvertioali, elliptico- 

 ovata ; peristouiate crassiusculo, callo parietali infra albido ; 

 raargiae columellari oblique truncato. 



'* Loug. 19, diani. 10, apert. long. 8 mill." {Benson.) 



Hub. India : JNelier, Mahablesbwar {A. E. Benson, Fairhmik, 

 Blanford). 



Beddome believed this species to be identical with G. oropldJa, 

 and Pilsbry placed it under the synonymy of the latter, but, 

 although closely allied, I consider the two sufficiently distinct, 

 being readily distinguished from G. oriphila by the absence of im- 

 pressed transverse striae, in being costulate-striate and less shining. 

 I have seen two shells from Mahablesh\var in Major Peile's col- 

 lection, \\\\\le a single specimen, without habitat, in the Theobald 

 collection, possesses eight whorls and measures : length '2'2 mm., 

 diam. 12 mm.; it accords well with BJanford's description and 

 Hanley's figure. No liabitat was recorded. There were besides 

 several other siiells labelled " arthuri," but these all pertain to 

 oropJiila. 



411. Glessula oreas, Reeve. 



Aehatina oreas (Benson), Reeve, Conch. Icon, v, 1850, Achatina, 



pi. 21, tig. 113 ; Benson, A. M. N. H. ser. 3, y,1860, p. 464. 

 Oleacina {Electr(i) oreas, Adams, Gen. Eec. Moll, ii, 1855, p. 105. 

 Electra oreas, Fraueufeld, Verb. K.K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. xix, 1869, 



p. 873. 

 Aehatina {Eleetra) oreas. Hauley & Theobald, Conch. Ind. 1874, 



p. 33, pi. 78, %. 9. 

 Stenof/ijra (Glestula) oreas, Nevill, J. A. S. B. ], 1881. p. 135, pi. 5, 



fig. 11. 

 Glessida oreas, Beddome, Proc. Malac. Soc. London, vii, 1906, 



p. 169; Pilsbrv, Man. Conch, ser. 2, xx, 1909, p. 80, pi. 10, 



tig. 11. 



Original description : — " Shell oblong-conical, whorls seven in 

 number, convex, finely margined at the sutures, longitudinally 

 obscurely impressly striated, columella arched, aperture small ; 

 brown horny." (Reeve.) 



The following dimensions are given by Nevill (J. A. 8. B. 1, 

 p. 135) from a Travancore specimen he received from Beddome : 

 "Long. 14|, diam. 7| mill." 



Ifab. India : Nilgiri Hills (Jerdon) ; Tinnevelly and Travan- 



