14 "PBOCEEDINGS OF THE MALACOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



G. Var. nimhosa, Crosse. This can only be retained as a colour 

 variety, for the examination of a scries shows that it passes 

 through many forms. The dark bands, when present, are more 

 or less interrupted by creamy blotches and transverse streaks. 



1. Gomei, pi'ovince Kai. Five specimens. 



Diam maj. 37, min. 31 mm. ; alt. 23-5 mm. 

 Nakai, province Shimosa. One specimen. 



Diam. maj. 31, min. 26 mm.; alt. 18-5 mm. 

 A large form, depressed, greenish yellow with blackish bands ; 

 lip violet brown. 



2. Saita, Sanuki, Tosa Island. Three specimens. 



Diam. maj. 30, min. 26 mm. ; alt. 19 - 5mm. 

 Pale creamy-yellow ; band formula 003 4 5. 



3. Same habitat as preceding. One specimen. 



Diam. maj. 29, min. 25 mm. ; alt. 18 mm. 

 Reddish brown ; band formula 00305. 



Inga, province Hoki. One specimen. Pale fuscous, trans- 

 versely streaked with darker brown ; band formula 00305. 

 Uskirogawa, Tosa Island. One specimen. 

 Inga, province Hoki. One specimen. Like the preceding, but 

 unhanded ; near the mouth traces of diffused bands are visible. 



4. Inga, province Hoki. One specimen. Albino ; lip tinged 

 with brownish violet. 



Diam. maj. 34, min. 28 mm. ; alt. 18 - 5mm. 



5. Fukura, Awaji Island. Ten specimens. More conical than 

 the other forms ; umbilicus narrower, more covered ; lip 

 whitish, tinged with brown. The commonest band formula is 

 02345 ; one specimen 00305, another 00300. 



Diam. maj. 26, min. 22-5 mm. ; alt. 20 mm. 

 5, ,, 29, ,, 25 ,, ,, 22 ,, 



,, ,, 30, ,, 26*5 ,, ,, 21 ,, 



6. Fukura, Awaji Island. Two specimens. Albino, difficult 

 to separate from var. Nipponensis. 



H. Yar. Nipponensis, Kobelt. Unicolorous yellow ; umbilicus 

 narrow ; columellar margin of the peristome forming an angle 

 with the basal margin ; lip rosy violet ; brownish streak behind 

 the peristome. One specimen shows traces of interrupted bands. 



1. Ushirogawa, Tosa Island. Five specimens. 



Diam. maj. 32, min. 27*5 mm. ; alt. 20 mm. 

 >> n 25, ,, 21*5 ,, ,, 18 ,, 

 Inga, province Hoki. One specimen. 



Diam maj. 26'5, min. 22 , 5mni. ; alt, 17 mm. 



2. Hagi, province Nagato. Five specimens. Corneous, showing 

 distinct traces of bands. 



Diam. maj. 29, min. 24 mm. ; alt. 19 mm. 

 „ 26-5, „ 22 „ ,. 16 „ 



