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gitudiiie exacte sequali, capite et pronoto rude punctatis ; hoc capite 

 latiori subquadrato aiitice parum latiori aiigulis anticis rotuiidatis se- 

 tosis, elytiis tenuiter tvansversim punctatis punctis setigeris, tibiis .inticis 

 extus acute productis ; quatuor posticis extiis acuminatis aiigulo extremo 

 truncato. — l.ong. corp. lin. 5. 

 Hub. in Australasia. In Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris. (Verreaux) et Westw. 



Thi-s s] ecies is most nearly allied to C. subsulcatus, but is 

 broader, with the thorax more broadly quadrate, the clava of the an- 

 tennae broader and of uniform width, the elytra without any appear- 

 ance of longitudinal sulci, the pronotum slightly channelled in the 

 middle, the tibiae broader, the head more thickly punctured, and the 

 elytra much less setose. 



Cer. (Artkropferus) brevis ; nigro-piceus nitidus laevis, capite punctato, 

 antennis latis ; margine aiitico subrecto ; margine supero vel postico ser- 

 rate, prothorace cordato-truncato linea media tenui longitudinali im- 

 pvessa disco tenuissime punctato, eiytris brevibus fere laevibns nitidis, 

 tibiis anticis apice subemarginato angulo apicali acuto ; tibiis quatuor 

 posticis apice externo obtuse rotundatis. — Long. corp. lin. 3. 

 llab. in Australasia. In Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris. (Verreaux) et Westw. 

 (Mossman). 



ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



May 14, 1850.— William Yarrell, Esq., V.P., in the Chair. 



Description of a new Pupina and two new Helicinas, 

 FROM THE Collection of H. Cuming, Esa. By Dr. L. 

 Pfeiffer. 



1. Pupina bilinguis, Pfr. P. testa oblongo-ovatd, tenui, pellu- 

 cidil, nitidd, corned; spird sensim attenuatd, obtusiuseidd ; 

 suturd impressd, vix callosd ; anfractibiis 6, supremis 3 convexis, 

 confertim striatis, sequentibus subplanis, Itevigatis, ultimo ^ lon- 

 gitudinis paulo superante ; aperturd verticali, subcircidari, bi- 

 canalicidutd, canali utroque aperto, ascendente, supero lamind 

 vrdidd, lingui/ormi, iriangidari formato ; peristomate subincras- 

 sato, breviter expanso, margine columellari piano, linguiformi, 

 acuto. 



Long. 10, diam. 5 milHm. 

 Hub. in Australia oriental!. 



2. Helicina INTUSPLICATA, Pft. H. tcstd depresso-globosd, 

 tenuiuseuld, Icevigatd, nitidd, earned ; spird breviter conoided, 

 vix acuminatd ; anfractibus fere 5 convexiusculis, celeriter ac- 

 crescentibus, idtimo rotundato, basi planiusculo ; columelld rece- 

 dente, plana, retrorsum in callum tenuem dilatatd ; aperturd 

 parum obliqud, semiovali-subtriangidari, altiore quam lata, ad 

 colmnellam angidatd et plied intusfere admarginem decurrente 

 munitd; peristomate simplice, breviter expanso, margine basali 

 ad coliimellam subangidato. 



Diam. 10, alt. 7\ miUini. 

 Locality unkown. 



3. Helicina diaphana, Pfr. //. testa subconoideo-depressd. 



