NANINA. 41 



strine ; light yellowish brown ; whorls 5, the last narrowly 

 carinate on the periphery'. Diam. 22, alt. 11 mill. 



Nilgherry Mis., Central India. 



I suspect that this will prove identical with the last species; 

 if so, It has priority in date of description. 



N. TRAVANCORICA, Benson. PL 13, fig. 78. 



Narrowly perforate, thin, very sharply decussated above by 

 close granular spiral stria? and very close oblique growth-lines, 

 smoother and polished below, with obsolete spiral stride towards 

 the umbilicus; very light yellowish brown; whorls 5J, suture 

 narrowly margined, last whorl with a strong, narrow, whitish 

 peripheral carina, base convex. Diam. 29, alt. 15 mill. 



Travancore, India. 

 N. CENTRALIS, Mousson. PI. 13, figs. 79, 80. 



Narrowly perforate, minute!}' striate, very minutely granulose ; 

 cinnamon-color, lighter on the carina ; whorls 6^, the last with 



sharp, peripheral angulation. Diam. 22, alt. 12 mill. 



Java. 

 N. CERARIA, Benson. PI. 13, fig. 82. 



Covered perforate, shining, radiately rugosely striate, decus- 

 sated by rather remote spiral striae ; whorls 4, the last carinate 

 on the periphery ; light yellowish brown, becoming orange-brown 

 on the spire; extremities of the lip united by a thin parietal 



callus. Diam. 20, alt. 10 mill. 



Ceylon. 

 N. RIEDELII, Martens. PL 13, figs. 83-86. 



Scarcely perforated, thin, striulate, with close, slight spiral 

 lines above, shining below ; whorls 4, slightly margined at the 

 suture ; yellowish, lighter on the peripheral angle. 



Diam. 19, alt, 12 mill. 



Celebes. 

 This is N. securiformis, Mouss. not Deshayes. 



N. NOVELLA, Pfr. PL 14, fig. 88. 



Perforate, rather thin, diaphanous, lightly rugosely striate; 

 orange-brown, lighter on the carina; whorls 5, suture submar- 



gined. Diam. 21'5. alt. 12'5 mill. 



Ceylon. 



Too close to N. ceraria, Benson, described above, as well as 

 to the following species. 



