Mr. W. H. Benson on neiv Terrestrial Shells from Ceylon. 97 



fractibus a lento accrescent ibus, convexiusculis, ultimo antice ma- 

 jori, non descendeute, periphseria acute cariuata, marginata, subtus 

 convcxiusculo, margine periomphali obtuse angulato ; umbilico 

 profundo, subanguste perspcctivo ; apertura subsecuriformi ; peri- 

 stomate acuto, marginibus distantibus, columellaii brevi, supenie 

 reflexiusculo. 



Diam. major 9, minor 8, axis 4 mill. 



Hab. ad Ragama, Ceylon. Coll. E. L. Layard. 



5th June 1856. 



CiXGALESE Land Shells. 



Vitrina irrailians, Pfr. 



Kilgariana, Bens. 



membranacca, Bens. 



Succinea Ceylauica, Pfr. 

 Helix Waltoni, Reeve. 



Skinncri, Reeve. 



Juliana, Gray. 



GuDoma, Pfr. 



Cheuui, Pfr. 



semidecussata, Pfr. 



hffimastoma ; also in Nicobars. 



Phoenix, Pfr. Melanotragns 



contains vars. of this and the last, 



and is set aside by Pfeitfer. 



superba, Pfr. 



Tranqiiebarica, also in South 



India. 

 bistrialis, Beck; also in South 



India. 



Ceylauica, Pfr. 



Gardneri, Pfr. 



coriaria, Pfr. 



vittata, Miill. 



Layardi, Pfr. 



ceraria, Bens. 



concavospira, Pfr. 



novella, Pfr. 



verrncula, Pfr. 



hyphasma, Pfr. 



Kmiliana, Pfr. 



Woodiana, Pfr. 



l)uteolus, Bens. :=elathratnla, 



Pfr.-? 



mononema, Bens. 



marcida, Bens. 



partita, Pfr. 



vilipensa, Bens. ; apparently 



also in Nil?herries. 



perfucata, Bens. 



biciliata, Pfr. 



Isabellina, Pfr. 



trifilosa, Pfr. 



politissima, Pfr. 



Ann. h; Mag. X. Hist. Ser. 2. 



Helix Thvvaitesi, Pfr. 



subopaca, Pfr. 



nepos, Pfr. 



subconoidea, Pfr. 



convexiuscula, Pfr. 



carneola, Pfr. 



Condus, Reeve. 



umbrina. Reeve. 



Rivolii, Per. 



erronea, Pfr. 



Char])entieri, Pfr. 



fallaciosa, ¥. ; also in S. India. 



Galerus, Bens. 



Streptaxis Layardiana, Bens. 



■ Ciugalensis, Bens. 



Pupa muscerda, Bens. 



mimula, Bens. 



Ceylanica, Pfr. (Ennea). 



Bulimus 3-fasciatus, Brug. 



Ceylauicus, Pfr. 



albizonatus. Reeve. 



adumbratus, Pfr. 



— — intermedius, Pfr. 



punetatus, Anton ; Bundel- 



khund and South India. 



Mavortius, Reeve. 



puUus, Gr.rrinsularis; North 



India. 



Panos, Bens. 



j)roletarius, Pfr. 



gracilis, Hutton ; and North 



India. 



fuscoventris, Bens. 



ruftjpiotiis, Bens. 



Achatina nitens. Gray. 



Ceylanica, Pfr. ; and Nil- 



gherries. 



punctogallana, Pfr. 



inornata, Pfr. 



pachycheila, Bens. 



capillacea, Pfr. 



vcniina, Bens. 



parabilis, Bens. 



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