44 TIARID.i:. 



in shape closely resembling the European Litor'uia obiusata ; only 

 two whorls, the others decollated in both young and old specimens ; 

 smooth, with a few irregular striae at suture ; columella very 

 thick, pure white ; aperture somewhat compressed as in typical 

 F. Jahiosa [=j:>eirosrt"l, not globosely expanded as in P. hianfordiana; 

 in all the ten specimens found, only three instead of four bands, 

 the upper one exceedingly broad, covering nearly hall: the last 

 Avhorl, the middle one narrow, the basal one broad, but not diffused 

 over any part of the columella ; these bands are of the most intense 

 black within the aperture, even in very old, thick specimens ;. 

 epidermis unusually thick, dark olive-green, closely covered with, 

 regular raised pustules of a lighter colour, 



Alt, 14-5, diam, 12 mm. 



Bah. Yaylaymaw and Mandalay. 



75, Paludomus stephanus (Benson). 



P(iludo)>ui{f stepInDuis (Benson), J. A. S. B. 1830, v, p. 747 (as 



Mclania) ; Reeve, Con. Icon., Palud. sp. 11. 

 Mi'lania coronata, v. d. Buscli, in Philippi, Abbild. X. Conch, i, 

 Mel, pi. 1, figs. 5, 6 ; H. & T., C. I. pi. 122, %. 10. 



Original descri_ption: — Testa ovato-conica, gradata, plerumque 

 deinde truncata, globoso-ovata, olivacea, anfractibus obsolete 

 fasciatis, transverse sulcatis, superue planulatis, spiris brevibus 

 validis corouatis ; apertura albida subrotundata, superne fere 

 augulata ; labro subdenticulato. 



Alt. 15-5, diam. 14"7o mm. (taken from lig. in Con. Icon,). 



A considerablv larger shell is depicted in the ' Conchologia 

 ludica,' of which the following are the dimensions : — 



Alt, 19-75, diam. 19-25 mm. 



Hah. Benjral. 



70. Palndomus reticulata, Blanford. 



Paludomuti reticiduta, Blanford, J. A. S. B. 1870, xxxix, pt. 2, p. 9, 

 pi. 3, fig. 1 ; H. & T., C, I. pi. 108, %. 4. 



Original description : — Testa imperforata, globosa, solida, 

 albida, epidermide fusca induta, liris reticulati spiralibus et 

 verticalibus decussato-sculpta, lirarum intersectionibus nodiferis. 

 tSpita brevis ; apice eroso ; sutura profunda. Anfr. superst. 

 2-3 convexi, ultimus infra suturam tumidus. Apertura ovalis, 

 postice vix subangulata, parum obliqua, iutus casrulescens ; 

 peristoma tenue, acutum fere rectum, ad basin vix retrocurvatum, 

 intus minute corrugatum, mai'gine basali expansiusculo ; colu- 

 mella mediocri. Operc. normale, 



Alt. 19, diam, maj. 17, diam, min, 13'5 mm. 



Aperture : alt. 13-5, diam. 10 mm. 



Hah. Cachar. 



