248 HELIX. 



chocolate bands, apex corneous; whorls 5*, the last not descending 

 in front; peristome acute, subremotely labiate within. 



Diam. 16 mill. 



Candahar. 

 H. DAUTEZI, Kobelt. PI. 60, figs. 26-28. 



Rather narrowly umbilicated, somewhat solid, irregularly striu- 

 late, yellowish white to fulvous, with a median white band, and 

 other chestnut bands, elegantly radiately maculated above, apex 

 black; whorls 6,* slowly enlarging, with a white sutural line, last 

 whorl subinflated, slightly descending in front; aperture showing 

 the exterior markings, peristome acute, chestnut margined, remotely 

 white lipped within. Diam. 17*5 mill. 



Algesiras, Gibraltar. 



H. INSTABILIS, Ziegler. PI. 60, figs. 29-35 ; PL 61, figs. 39-47, 55, 56. 



Moderately umbilicated, striate-rugose, solid, whitish, often radia- 

 ted and obsoletely interruptedly fasciate with chestnut; whorls 5, 

 convex, slowly increasing, the last narrow, scarcely descending in 

 front ; peristome simple, acute, margins approaching. 



Diam. 11-14 mill. 



Galicia, Transylvania, Crimea. 



A very variable species. According to madame Paulucci, who 

 has made a special study of the species, H. Leopolitana, Andrz. H. 

 Spadce, Calc. (figs. 44-47). H. nubigena, Charp, (figs. 55, 56). H. 

 bathyomphala, Charp. (figs. 39-43). If. destituta, Charp. (figs. 34, 

 35), H. ocellus, Villa, H. nubila, Charp., and H. discrepans, Tiberi 

 are synonyms. 



Var. GR^CA, Martens. 



Depressed, white or yellowish white, unicolored or banded below, 

 thinly striate, last whorl obsoletely angulated, not descending ; peris- 

 tome scarcely labiate within. 



Greece. 



H. Iphigenice, Dubois, said to come from Tauria, may be a 

 synonym. 



Var. BAKOWSKYANA, Clessin. Figs. 31-33. 



Smaller, rather depressed, strongly, irregularly striate, unicolored 

 or fasciate ; whorls 5-6, rounded ; aperture rounded. 



Diam. 13 mill. 



Galicia* 



