252 MELANIIDJE. 



longitudinaliter striatis et costatis ; costulis anfractus ultimi, 

 superne nodulosis ; apice plerumque truncate ; suturis excavatis ; 

 apertura intus violacea, columellae quasi sinuata." 



Also snbvar., Benson, 1. c., as var. A. from Calcutta. " An- 

 fractuum inferiorum liris elevatis, nodulis elevatioribus." 



The common typical Lower Bengal form is also the M. 

 varicosa of Troschel ; it is well represented by the Con. Indica, 

 pi. 109, fig. 2 [" Calcutta "] and M. Brot's pi. 10, fig. 1 d. 

 I do not believe the specimen figured by Eydoux and Souleyet 

 really came from the Ganges. 



100 Calcutta, Pt. Canning &c. ; ex c. Asiatic Soc., Bengal, J. B.Baxter, 



and G. Nevill, Esqrs. 

 1 Locality ? ; ex c. Karachi Museum. 

 1 Kissengunj : ex c. Dr. P. Stoliczka. 



Benson's original figure was, I suspect, taken from a specimen 

 from this locality. 



subvar. aspera. 



Hanley, Con. Indica, pi. 109, Jiff. 6, and Benson, I. c., var. A. Calcutta. 



Exceedingly close to Mousson's Mel. infracostata from Java. 



16 Calcutta; coll. G, Nevill, Esq. 



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



subvar. cincta. 

 Hanley, Con. Indica, pi. 109, fig. 5, Assam. 



3 "India " ; ex c. Madras Museum. 



2 Raniganj ; coll. Dr. F. Stoliczka. 



Interesting specimens, the ribs showing a strong tendency 

 to become " spinose," as in If. episcopalis, Lea.. 



30 Calcutta ; ex c, Asiatic Soc., Bengal, and G. Nevill, Esq. 



subvar. subtuberculata. 



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



Aperture relatively very small, almost round; last two 

 whorls with scarcely any sculpture. 



Long. 36, diam. 12J mil. 



