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Rah. — Cardwell, Queensland. 



Type in my collection. This species and the next two, together with 

 C. Blackmani, are closely associated on account of the excessively 

 crowded and minute hair-scars, this character varying in an inverse 

 ratio to the size of the shell. C. Poorei is distinguished from 

 C. Blackmani and C. Thales by the narrower umbilicus and the deeper 

 suture. 



Chloeitis Thales, n.sp. PL XXI, Figs. 8, a-d. 



Shell narrowly umbilicate, globose, thin, translucent, corneous, 

 a little shining, irregularly striated, very densely covered with 

 excessively minute hair-points arranged in quincunx. Spire conoid, 

 apex obtuse, suture deep. Whorls 5, convex, obtusely angulated near 

 the suture and round the narrow umbilicus, rounded at the periphery 

 and below, increasing regularly, the last rapidly, slightly dilated 

 towards the mouth, and a little descending in front. Aperture sub- 

 circular, oblique, margins convergent; peristome thin, corneous, 

 slightly expanded ; margins evenly rounded, columellar margin 

 triangularly dilated and reflexed, more than half covering the 

 umbilicus. Diam. maj. 14-5, min. 12-5 mm. ; alt. 12 mm. 



Hab. — Rockingham Bay, Queensland. Somewhat like a small 

 C. Blackmani, but with narrower umbilicus ; the whorls are more 

 tumid, flattened near the suture ; the hair-scars in C. Blackmani are 

 still more crowded than in the present species 



Chloeitis misella, n.sp. PI. XXI, Figs. 9, a-d. 



Shell moderately umbilicate, depressed conoid, thin, pale corneous, 

 finely plicate-striate, densely covered with rather large hair-scars 

 arranged in quincunx. Spire low conical, apex obtuse, suture 

 channelled. Whorls 4, convex, increasing regularly, the last rather 

 suddenly, widened towards the mouth and constricted behind the 

 peristome, slightly compressed below and subaugulated round the 

 excavated umbilicus, shortly deflexed in front. Aperture subovate, 

 oblique, margins approaching ; peristome thin, scarcely reflexed, 

 margins evenly rounded, columellar slightly dilated and impinging 

 upon the umbilicus. Diam. maj. 8'5, min. 7 mm. ; alt. 5"5mm. 



Sal — Queensland. 



Type in Dr Cox's collection. The smallest member of the group, 

 and allied to C. Poorei, but much smaller and much more depressed ; 

 it somewhat resembles C. Buxtoni in shape. 



Chloritis obnubila, n.sp. PI. XXI, Figs. 10, Or-d. 

 Shell narrowly umbilicate, turbinately depressed, dull ochreous- 

 corneous, finely plicate-striate, with microscopical wrinkled spirals 

 under a deciduous velvety cuticle. Spire conoid, apex granulate 

 obtuse, suture rather shallow. Whorls 5, convex, increasing 

 regularly, the last rather suddenly, obscurely angulated above the 

 periphery, a little widened towards the mouth, scarcely constricted 

 behind the peristome, very shortly deflexed in front, slightly 

 compressed below, and obscurely angulated round the narrow 



