58 AUEICULLD^. 



Lister, Hist. pi. 577. f. 32. 



(Klein, Ostrac. pi. 1. f. 24; Favanne, Conch, pi. 65. f. D. 4.) 



rlelix scarabseus, var., Cliemn. Conch, ix. 2. p.182. t.136. f. 1251-52. 



Var. j8, D*'#u>. Dmr. CW. ii. p. 886. 

 Bulimus scarabseus, A. Brug. in Encycl. Meth. i. p. 340. n. 74. 

 Scarabus plicatus, Fir. Prodr. p. 101. n. 2. 



Lesson, Voy. CoquiUe, Zool. ii. p. 335. n. 80. 



Trosch. in Wiegm. Arch. 1838, i. p. 206. t. 4. f. 2. 



Reeve in Ann, 8f Mag. N. H. ix. p. 219. pi. 4. f. 3 ; Conch. 

 Syst. ii. pi. 188. f. 3. 



Kilster, Auric, p. 9. t. 1. f. 3, 4. 



A. Adams in Proc. Z. S. 1850, p. 148, et in Ann. fy May. 

 N. H 2 ser. viii. p. 67. 

 Scarabus triangularis, Benson in Journ. As. Soc. 1836, teste A. 



Adams. 

 Polydonta plicata, Peck, 2nd. p. 101. n. 2. 

 Auricula plicata, Dcsh. in Lam. Hist, viii. p. 339. n. 30. 

 Pytbia plicata, Mbrch, Cat, Yold. p. 37. n. 768« 



Pfr. Syn. Auric, n. 74; Man. Auric, p. 76. 



H. and A. Adams, Gen. rec. Moll, ii. p. 240. 



Hob. Bengal; Pondicberry (Desh.) ; JaSna(Gardner, A. Adams). 



4. Pythia Ceylonica. 



Sbell transversely rimate, compressed ovate-pyramidal, an- 

 gled at botb sides, striated granularly, dark violaceous or dirty 

 nesb-coloured ; spire elongately conic, pointed ; varices wbite ; 

 sutm-e linear ; wborls ten or eleven, narrow, flat, tbe last a little 

 longer tban tbe spire, ratber dilated towards tbe base, wbicb is 

 keeled ; aperture perpendicular ; parietal teetb two, tbe upper 

 one ratber triangular, tbe otber tongue-shaped, angularly enter- 

 ing, ratber divided externally ; colmnellar plait strong, slightly 

 ascending inwards ; peristome flesh-coloured, provided within 

 with deeply-placed crowded small teetb, of which two are 

 larger; right margin scarcely expanded above, much dilated 

 towards the lower part ; columellar margin rather sinuate, thick- 

 ened, spreading. Length 19, greatest breadth 12|, least breadth 

 8| mill. 



Pythia Ceylonica, Pfr. in Zeitschr. f. Malak. 1853, p. 192 ; Syn. 

 Auric, n. 75 ; Mon, Auric, p. 78. 



H and A. Adams, Gen. rec. Moll. ii. p. 240. 

 Hah. Ceylon. 



5. Pythia Petiveriana. 



Shell transversely rimate, ovate-conic ; spire pyramidal, rec- 



