146 Descriptions of New Species of Achatinella. 



more obscure on the last whorl ; aperture and lip of a dingy 

 white. 



I take pleasure in making my acknowledgments to the Rev. 

 S. C. Dwight, of Molokai, for his very valuable assistance ren- 

 dered to me in my researches on that island and Ranai. 



1. Achatinella Remyi. 



A. testa acuminato-oblonga, striis obliquo-longitudinalibus mimero- 

 sis, distinctis ; anfr. 7, rotundis, superne minute marginatis vel planis ; 

 sutura sub-profunda ; apertura sub-ovata ; columella sub-callosa, plica, 

 terminali lamellari ; colore rubro-flavido lineis zigzag nigris numerosis 

 ab apice ad basin continuis ornato ; labro inferno puipureo margi- 

 nato. 



Long. i$ ; lat. /, poll. ; 



Habitat. Ranai. 



Shell acuminately elongate, stria? numerous, well defined, ob- 

 liquely longitudinal ; whorls 7, rounded, minutely margined 

 above or plain ; suture rather deep ; aperture sub-ovate ; columella 

 slightly callous, with a terminal lamellar plait; color salmon, 

 painted with numerous zigzag black lines, continuous from the 

 summit to the base of the shell; lip margined within with red- 

 dish purple. 



I take pleasure in dedicating this fine species to that distin- 

 guished naturalist, M. Jules Rem}^, to whom I am indebted for 

 this and many other fine shells of this genus. The affinities of 

 this species are A. picta, A. tetrao, and A. sanguinea. From a 

 careful measurement of adult specimens of each, the following- 

 results were obtained. 



A. picta. A. tetrao. A. sanguinea. .A. EeniyL 



12. v* Jti J.5. v _o LS. v - ' 4 v _ 6 



}T A Ill 20 A a? 20 A 30 2 A 20 



For the information of correspondents, I would state that 

 the following shells distributed under provisional names, to 

 ascertain if any of them had been previously described, have 



