Acliatina^-om South Africa. 393 



A. ohesa, Pfeiffer, said to be from "West Africa," is 

 probably only a stunted form of this species. 



15. Achatina aurora^ Pfeiffer. 



Achattna aurora, Pfeiffer, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1854, p. 294 ; Monog. Hel. 

 vol. iv. p. 002. 



Ilab. Port Natal {Pf-.). 



16. Achatina plant i, Pfeiffer. 



Achatina plant i, Pfeiffer, Novitat. Couch, vol. ii. p. 1()0, pi. .\liii. 

 figs.], 2. 



Ilab. Cape Natal {Pfr.). 



17. Achatina ustulata, Lamarck. 



Achatina ustulata, Lamarck, Reeve, Conch. Icon. pi. xii. fig. 40 ; Ferus- 

 sac, Hist. Nat. Moll. pi. cxxv. figs. 1, 2. 



Uab. George District, Cape Colony (Kraitss). 



18. Achatina Kraussi, Reeve. 



Achatina Kraiissi, Reeve, Conch. Icon. pi. vi. fig. 21 ; Pfeiffer, Conch.- 

 Cab. ed. 2, p. 329, pi. xxiii. fig. 2 ; Krauss, Sudafr. Moll. p. 81. 



Ilab. On the right bank of the Koega River, near Algoa 

 Bay {Krauss). 



This species, according to Krauss, is not found in Natal, 

 as stated by Reeve. 



19. Achatina immaculata, Lamarck. 



Athatina immaculata, Lamarck, Ferussac, Hist. Nat. Moll. pi. cxxvii. ; 

 Pfeiffer, Mon. Ilel. vol. iv. p. 600. 



Hab. Cape Delagoa {Pfr.) ; Port Natal and Zulu country 

 {Brit. Mus.). 



Description of the New Species. 

 Achatina Burnupi. 



Testa elongato-ovata, sixbtenuis, epidcrmide nitida, flavo-olivacca 

 induta, hie illic strigis saturatioiibus ornata, prope suturam flava, 

 et circa medium aiifr. ultimi zona obscura cincta ; anfractus 8, 

 leviter couvexi, superiorcs granulati, ultimus elongatus, lasvis, 

 lineis incrementi paulo obliquis striatus, antice vix descendens ; 

 apertura inverse auritbrmis, intus pallide ca^rulescens, opalescens, 

 longit. totius ^ sequans ; columella rectiuscula, antice oblique 

 truncata, callo tenui albido iuduta. 



Longit. 71 millim., diam. 39 ; apertura 35 longa, 18 lata. 



