I04 MOEI.LENDORFF : LAND SHELLS OF CAROLINE LSLANDS. 



There are no differences to justify the separation of marmorosa 

 even as a variety. The distinguishing characters mentioned by 

 Pfeiffer are quite within the range of individual variation. 



7.— Tpoehomorpha (Nigpitella) entomostoma (Hombr. et Jacq.). 



Helix entomnsioma, Hombr. et Jacq., Voy. Pol. Sud. At!., t. 7, 

 figs. 22 — 25. — Pfr., Mon. Hel., iv, p. 113. — Tr. entomos- 

 toma, Pse., P. Z. S., 1 87 1. — Tryon, Man. Conch., iii, p. 

 79, t. 15, figs. 43—45- 



Hah. — Hogolu = Ruk (Hombron et Jacquinot, Kubary). 



8.— Troehomorpha (Nigpitella) kuestepi (Pfr.) 



T. peranguste perforata, orbiculato-convexa, solida, confertim pli- 



cato-striatula, fulvo-castanea aut atrofusca, subopaca. Spira plus 



minusve elevata, lateribus convexis apice obtuso pallidiore. x-Xnfr. 7 



lentissime accrescentes, sutura filari disjuncti, convexiusculi, ultimus 



non descendens, ad peripheriam subacute carinatus, basi convexius- 



culus, medio subplanatus, circa perforationem subexcavatus, confuse 



angulatus. Apertura diagonalis, rotundato-triangularis, parum excisa, 



peristoma rectum, margine supero simplice retrorsum arcuato, saepe 



deflexo, basali strictiusculo, valde calloso-incrassato, columellari bre- 



vissimo, tenui, subexciso. 



Diam. maj. 22, alt. 13 5 mm. 

 ,, ,, 20, ,, 13-5 mm. 

 ,, ,, 19, ,, I2"5 mm. 



Helix Jaiesteri, Pfr., Z. f. Afal, 1845. — Chemn., ed. ii, Hel., no. 



586, t. 92, figs. 14 — 15. — Mon. Hel., i, p. 215. — Tr. 



Jaiesteri, Pease, P. Z. S., 187 1, p. 474. — Tryon, Man. 



Conch., iii, p. 80, t. 15, figs. 48 — 49. 

 Var. nov. ex colore : fulvizona. Ad carinam taenia fulva cincta. 

 Hah. — Ponape (Finsch, Etscheid, Kubary). 



8a.— Tpochomoppha kuestepi sub-sp. tpansitans, nov. 



T. umbilico paullo majore, anfr. paullo minus convexis, basi 

 paullo magis applanata. 



Hah. — Ponape (Etscheid, Kubary). 



8b.— Tpoehomoppha kuestepi sub-sp. goniomphala, Pfr. 



T. umbilico magis aperto, carina acutiore, anfr. subplanis aut fere 

 planis, angulo circa umbilicum magis distincto, basi planiore, colore 

 pallidiore (corneo-fulvo). 



Diam. maj, i8'5, alt. 11 "5 mm. 



,, 18, ,, 9.5 mm. (Pfr. 



Diam. 20-5, alt. 9-5 mm. (Pfr.] 

 ,, 20'5, ,, I2'5 mm. 

 ,, 21, ,, II '^ mm. 



Diam. 21 -5, alt. 14 mm. 

 ,, 22, ,, II "5 — 12 mm, 



