CYCLOTACEA. 299 



Genus PUPINA, Vignard (type P. keraudreni). 



1. Pupina nicobarica, Pfeiffer. 



2 Great Nicobar; coll. Dr. F. Stoliczka. 



var. major. 



100 Kamorta, Kondul, and Katchall ; coll. Dr. F. Stoliczka, J. Wood-Mason, 

 Esq., and F. A. de Roepstorff, Esq. 



2. Pupina robusta, Cox. 



3 Queensland ; ex c. Dr. J. C. Cox. 



3. Pupina aureola, Stoliczka. 



14 Penang (type) ; coll. Dr. F. Stoliczka. 



4. Pupina strangei, Pfeiffer. 



1 Australia ; ex c. G. Nevill, Esq. 



5. Pupina pineticola, Cox. 



1 Australia ; ex c. Dr. F. Stoliczka. 



6. Pupina pfeifferi, Dohrn, 



4 Australia; ex c. Dr. F. Stoliczka. 



7. Pupina vescoi, Mori. 



1 Cochin-China ; ex. c. A. Morelet, Esq. 



8. Pupina bilinguis, Pfeiffer. 



3 Louisada I. ; ex c. Dr. J. C. Cox. 



4 Cape York ; ex British Museum. 



9. Pupina difficilis, Semper. 



16 Pelew I.; coll. Prof. C. Semper. 



10. Pupina artata, Benson. 



[var. = Pupina blanfordiana, Theobald]. 



My friend Mr. Theobald has, I fear, led Mr. Hanley into an 

 error in the Con. Indica regarding this group ; the form from 

 Thyet Myo called P. Uanfordiana by Mr. Theobald is exceed- 

 ingly close to P. artata. I consider it nothing but a mere local 

 variety ; the shell figured for it in the Con. Indica is quite dif- 

 ferent, being exceedingly close to P. arula (so close that I am 

 inclined to doubt its being more than a variety) ; the figure is 

 an exact representation of the type of P. peguensis. A com- 

 parison with Benson's admirable description, where he points out 



