CYCLOrACEA. 



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Geuus PUPINA, Vi'jnard (type P. hcrmuheni). 



1. Pupina nicobarica, PfoiFiVi'. 



2 Great Nicobav ; coll. Dr. V. Stoliczka. 



var. major. 



100 Kamorta, Kondul, and Katchall ; coll. Dr V. .Stoliczka, .1. WooaMaRon, 

 Esq., and F. A. dc Roepstorff, Esq. 



•2. Pupina robusta, Cox. 



3 Queensland; ex c. Dr. J. 0. Cox. 



3. Pupina aureola, stoliczka. 



It Pcnang (type); coll. Dr. F. Stoliczka. 



4. Pupina strangei, Pfeiffcr. 



1 Australia ; ex c. G. Nevill, Esq. 



5. Pupina pineticola, Cos. 



1 Australia ; ex c. Dr. F. Stoliczka. 



6. Pupina pfeifferi, DoUrn. 



4 Australia; ex c. Dr. F. Stoliczka. 



7. Pupina vescoi, Mori. 



1 Cochin-Cliina ; ex. c. A. Morelet, Esq. 



8. Pupina bilinguis, Pfeiffer. 



3 Louisada I. ; ex c. Dr. J. C. Cox. 



4 Cape York ; ex British Museum. 



9. Pupina difficilis, Sempev. 



16 Pelew I.; coll. Prof. C. Semper. 



10. Pupina artata, Benson. 



[var. = Pujn'na hlanforduina,' Thooho\d'\. 



My friend Mr. Theobald has, I fear, led Mr. Hanley into an 

 error in the Con. Indica I'egarding this group ; the foiin from 

 Thyet Myo called P. blanfordiana by Mr. Theobald is exceed- 

 ingly close to P. nrtata. I consider it nothing but a mere local 

 variety ; the shell figured for it in the Con. Indica is quite dif- 

 ferent, being exceedingly close to P. arula (so close that I am 

 inclined to doubt its being more than a variety) ; the figure is 

 an exact representation of the ty[)e of P. jicgnensis. A com- 

 parison with Benson's admirable description, where he points out 



