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Hob. — Prope Constantinhafen, Novee Guinese, leg. cl. T. Kubary. 



Differs from P. tortilahia, Less., not only in its smaller size and 

 rose-coloured lip, but chiefly in the much smaller constriction of the 

 last whorl and the scarcely distinguishable vertical rib or crest behind 

 the constricted part. The opaque hoary covering connects this form 

 with P. plagiochila, Tapp.-Can., which latter species has, however, 

 a much narrower umbilicus and scarcely deflected last whorl. 



4. Satsuma euconijs, n.sp. PI. XV. Pig. 2. 



Testa anguste et semiobtecte perforata, trochif ormis, solidula, tenuiter 

 sed distincto striata, lineis spiralibus microscopicis decussatula, opaca, 

 luteo-cornea ; spii'a valde elevata, fere regulariter conica, apice obtuso. 

 Anfr. 5^ planulati, sutura per carinam subexsertam marginata discreti, 

 ultimus carina exserta, sat acuta carinatus, basi convexiusculus. 

 Apertura fere diagonalis, irregulariter trapczoidea, peristoma superne 

 vix, extus et basi sat expansum, margo columellaris dilatatus, reflexus, 

 cum basali angulum obtusum formans. Diam. 16*5, alt. 16 mm. 



Sab. — Prope Constantinhafen, leg. cl. I. Kubary. 



This fine new species, of which there was only one example, bears 

 a surprising similarity to some Philippine forms, viz. Satsuma trochus, 

 Mlldtf., and S. Fernandezi, Hid. All these trochif orm Helices, which 

 have been placed in various groups, such as Geotrochus, Trochomor- 

 phoides, Nev., Coliohis, Tapp.-Can., certainly belong to Satsuma, 

 a genus, or subgenus, which ranges from Japan and China to the 

 Malay Peninsula and the Indian Archipelago, including the Philip- 

 pines, and finally to New Guinea and Melanesia. The only species 

 hitherto known from New Guinea are S. Arfakiensis, Tapp.-Can., 

 the type of the group Coliohis, Tapp.-Can., and S. Bertiniana, 

 Tapp.-Can. 



5. Satsuma dasypleuris, n.sp. PI. XV. Fig. 3. 



Testa semiobtecte perforata, trochiformis, solida, costulis confertis 

 obliquis subarcuatis sculpta, corneo-brunnea (?) ; spira valde elevata 

 lateribus fere strictis, apice obtuso. Anfr. 6 vix convexiusculi, sutura 

 per carinam exsertam marginata discreti, ultimns peracuti carinatus, 

 basi planiusculus. Apertura diagonalis, irregulariter trapezoidea, 

 peristoma superne vix, extus et basi sat expansum, margo columellaris 

 valde dilatatus, subreflexus, cum basali angulum parum distinctum 

 formans. Diam. maj. 20-5, alt. 21 mm. 



Hab. — Prope Constantinhafen, leg. cl. I. Kubary. 



Mr. Kubary found only two badly preserved specimens of this 

 interesting form. It is without doubt a true Satsuma, easily dis- 

 tinguished from the preceding species by the dense and rather acute 

 costulation. 



6. Chloritis delphax, Kobelt. 



Helix {Chloritis) delphax (Dohrn MSS.), Kobelt, Nachr. Bl. deutsch. 

 Malak Ges. 1891, p. 204. 



Hab. — Astrolabe Bay (Dohrn), in the hills above Constantinhafen 

 (Kubary). 



Of the two distinguishing characters mentioned by Kobelt, the 

 dark colouration of the aperture is immaterial, inasmuch as there 

 are similarly coloured examples of Chloritis erinaceus, Pfr., but the 



