96 Mr. W. II. Benson on netv Terrestrial Shells from Ceylon. 



sentinic a closoil jiinbilinis aiul black apex, coiitaiiicd irt his 

 ' Itanibli'.s in the Island,' Iravc little room for doubting that this 

 is the sj)ecies found by Mr. C, P. Layard in the Curuwitty Pass, 

 with anotlier scarcer species which I have not yet seen. 



Bulimiis fuscovcn/risy nobis, n. s. 



Testa anfrustc rinmto-pcrforata, ovato-conica, tenui, irrogularitcr 

 puneticulata ? striatiila, albida, nitidula, fasciis tribiis rufo-castaneis 

 evanesccntibus, basali latissima, picta ; spira coniea, apice obtuse, 

 sutura iiiiprpssa ; anfractibus .") couvcxiusculis, ultimo A testa; 

 eequaute, ventricosiusculo ; apcrtura oblifpia, ovata ; pcristomate 

 tonui, undi(pie breviter expanso, niarjjinibus rcinotis callo tenui 

 rufo-castanco juuctis, coluinillari riuiam obtegentc, intus calloso 

 asccndentc. 



Long. 2;>, diam. 13, apcrt. 1 2 longa, 9^ niill. lata. 



Had. in Insula Ceylon. Teste F. Layard. 



This shell is not in good condition, and the surface and colour 

 may be somewhat different in perfect sj)eciniens. It has some 

 affinity to Buliums liontia', but the last whorl is less ventricose, 

 and the spire and aperture narrower. 



Bulimus rufopictus, nobis, n. s. 



Testa anguste perforata, ovato-pyramidata, oblique striatula, albida, 

 strigis nifis interrnptis fulguratis, fasciiscjue tribus saturatioribus, 

 mc'diana l)asa]ique angustis, submediana latiori, j)ifta ; s])ira elon- 

 gato-conica, apice obtuso, sutura inipressa ; anfraetiljus .0 convexi- 

 usculis, ultimo ^ testae vix a-quante, basi convcxa ; apertura ob- 

 liqua, rotundato-ovali ; perintnmate tenui, acuto, expansiusculo, 

 margiuibus remotiusculis callo tenui junctis, columellari superne 

 latiori, fterforationcm obtegente, dextro valde arcuate. 



Long. 20, diam. Hi, apert. 9 longa, 7{ mill. lata. 



Ilab. in Insula Ceylon, Teste F. Layard. 



Achatina parabilis, nobis, n. s. 



Testa oblongo-ovata, solidiuscula, nitida, rugose striata, striis minu- 

 tissimis obsolctis spiralibus decussata, sub epideruiide lutco-eornea 

 albida ; spira elongato-coniea, apice obtuso, sutura leviter impressa, 

 subcrenulata ; anfractibus G, subplanulatis, ultimo couvcxiusculo, 

 ^ testae vix sequaute ; apertura triangular! semiovata, intus albida; 

 peristomate leviter inffcxo, margiuibus callo teimi junctis, dextro 

 sinuato, obtuaiusculo, columellari perarcuato, oblique valde truu- 

 cato. 



Long. 20, diam. 10, long, apert. 9, lat. .5 mill. 



Uab. in Insula Ceylon. Teste l'\ Layard. 



Helix Galerus, nobis, n. s. 



Testa umbllicata, subconoideo-dcpressa, lenticulari, pallide cornea, 

 confertissime oblique striata, striis spiralibus exignis decussata ; 

 spira depresse conoidea, sutura impressa, apice obtusiusculo ; an- 



