174 Descriptions of N'ew Species of Achatinella. ' 

 2. Achatinella resinula. 



Plate VI. Fig. 2. 



T. dextrorsa, imperforata, cylindraceo-ellipsoidea, tenuiuscula, nitida, 

 pellucida, cornea, levissime striata ; apice obtusa ; sutura simplici, dis- 

 tincta, subimpressa; anfr. 6 J convexiuscnlis ; plica, columellari sub- 

 basali, alba, lamelliformi ; apertura subverticali, elliptica ; perist. sim- 

 plici ; margine dextro recto, regulariter arcuato ; columellari dilatato, 

 tenui, adnato ; parietali tenuissimo. 



Shell dextral, imperforate, cylindrically ellipsoidal, rather 

 thin, shining, pellucid, corneous, very lightly striate ; apex ob- 

 tuse ; suture simple, distinct, slightly impressed ; whorls 6£, 

 somewhat convex ; coiumellar plait sub-basal, white, lamelli- 

 form ; aperture nearly vertical, elliptical ; peristome simple ; 

 with dextral margin regularly curved, unreflected ; coiumellar 

 margin dilated, thin, adnate ; parietal margin very thin. 



Length 0.50 inch (12§ mill.). Breadth 0.23 inch (6 mill.). 



Length of body whorl 0.33 inch (8| mill.). 



Average weight 1.00 grain. 



Var. £. — Shorter, less cylindrical. 

 Var. y. — With dark sutural line. 



Station. — On the ground in the woods. J. T. G. ! 



Habitat. — Kawailoa, Waimea, Pupukca, Waialei, and Pu- 

 naluu, Oalm. J. T. G. ! 



Remarks. — The darker specimens of this species resemble 

 A. fumosa Newc. in color and substance, but they are easily 

 distinguished by the more convex spire, and the ellipsoidal 

 form. The most nearly allied species is A. succincta Kewc, 



