208 



var. brevis. 



Melanopsis praerosa, var. brevis (Parreyss), Mowsson, Coq. Bellardi, 1854 ; 

 Jtde Brot =JI. ruinarum, Tamer, ms.from BaalbecJc. 



28 Baalbeck and Rv. Litany [=Leontes] ; coll. Dr. J. Anderson [16*-, 9]. 



Even more convexly rounded than Brot's pi. 45, fig. 4, with 

 the last whorl relatively unusually short ; and lighter substance 

 than usual, with callosity less developed. 



var. variabilis. 



Melanopsis variabilis (von dem Busch), PTiiUppi, Abb. II, 1847, Sckiraz 

 and Persepolis. 



Judging from M. Brot's figures, this variety is not M. min- 

 grelica, Bayer, as I suspected from Issel's description ; the 

 latter's var. carinata must bear close affinity to my subvar. acuti- 

 carinata. 



30 Persia ; coll. W. T. Blanford, Esq. [24, 10]. 



From neighbourhood of Shiraz, I believe ; the original figures 

 of Philippi are excellent, those of Brot very bad. These are 

 what I consider typical specimens, resembling Philippi's fig. 8, 

 " anfr. planiusculis." 



12 Bandomir [Persia] ; coll. W. T. Blanford, Esq. 

 20 Persia; coll. W. T. Blanford, Esq. [21 J, 10]. 



Exactly resembling the preceding, but whorls more rounded, 

 bearing much the same relationship to it as does M. buccinoidea 

 to M. prcerosa. 



subvar. zonulata. 

 Philippi, I c.,Jlff. 10. 



9 Persia ; coll. W. T. Blanford, Esq. 



subvar. nana. 



coll. W. T. Blan 

 2 Shiraz ; ex c. A. Morelet, Esq. [as " M. fasciolata, Parr/'] 



15 Persia; coll. W. T. Blanford, Esq. [16, 8]. 

 " 1. [as M. 



