172 Descriptions of Neiv Species and Varieties of Shells, 



Named in honor of my Conchological friend, Dr. B. W, 

 Budd, of New- York City. 



Fresh specimens of Helix Blandiana have reddish brown 

 transverse ill defined stripes alternating with pale brown 

 spaces. 



Helix pulchrior. Shell subconic, rather thin : of a very 

 light burnt-sienna color, sometimes with a tinge of cream 

 color, on which are more or less numerous ill defined unequal 

 transverse lines of a rich dark burnt-sienna ; often with a 

 tinge of ash color on the upper whorls ; with a spiral rather 

 dark line of the burnt-sienna a little below the suture, above 

 which the transverse dark lines rarely extend ; with another 

 very dark spiral stripe of the same color along the suture and 

 on the periphery of the last whorl ; with a well defined large 

 very dark circular spot of the same color on the umbilical re- 

 gion, which is sometimes margined by a pale circle, exterior 

 to which is a line of rather dark burnt-sienna ; sometimes 

 w^ith a fine spiral line of the same color on each side of the 

 periphery : surface moderately shining, with fine close strite 

 of growth : spire with the outlines moderately curvilinear : 

 whorls five, a little convex ; last whorl subangular on the per- 

 iphery : aperture wider than long : lip thin and rather sharp, 

 slightly reflected : umbilicus wanting. This most richly col- 

 ored of the Jamaica Helices is allied to H. subconica. In- 

 habits Portland. 



Grreatest breadth .Q6 inch ; least breadth .57 inch ; height 

 .5 inch. 



A variety has the dark umbilical spot margined with a 

 circle of bright cream color, with another stripe of the same 

 next below the dark periphery. It inhabits St. Thomas-in-the- 

 East. 



Helix Jacobensis. Shell depressed conic, transversely 

 ovate : yellowish horn color : with very fine \vell impressed 

 crowded striae of growth : spire with the outlines but little 



