MELANIIDJS. 259 



A very fine form, with the last whorl and aperture unusually 

 tumidly swollen. Long. 81, diam. 34 mil. ; 7 whorls. 



10 " Hlowa Choung ", Arakan Hills j ex c. Dr. F. Stoliczka. 



These agree exactly with Con. Tndica, pi. 75, fig. 6, and are 

 therefore typical of subvar. pseudospinosa. Long. 86, diam. 29 

 mil. 



The locality given is somewhat untrustworthy, 

 var. binodulifera, nov. 



Con. Indica, pi. 72, Jiff. 7, and pi. 7 5, figs. 5 and 7, N. Cachar, as M. epis- 

 copalis, Lea ; fide Brot, M. spinata, Godwin- Austen, var. 



5 Khasi HUls j coll. Colonel H. H. Godwin-Austen. 



Four agree exactly with the above-quoted fig. 5 ; the fifth is 

 of interest, as it connects the form with var. sublcevigata [Syl- 

 het] ; the last 2f whorls only possessing the characteristic 

 sculpture. Long. 75, diam. 34 mil. 



5 N. Cachar; coll. Colonel H. H. Godwin- Austen, and ex c. Asiat. Soc., 

 Bengal. 



A short form allied to the preceding. Long. 46, diam. 24 

 mil. 



1 N. Cachar; coll. Colonel H. H. Godwin- Austen. 



A beautiful little form, like a miniature of Con. Indica, pi. 75, 

 fig. 5, but with compressed, narrow, last whorl and aperture ; 

 scarcely decollate. Long. 42, diam. 16|- mil. ; 6 whorls with a 

 double row of very distinct nodules, of almost equal size. 



30 Barak River, Silcliar j coll. J. Wood-Mason, Esq. 

 Like the preceding, but a rather smoother form. 

 6 Diyung River, Assam ; coll. Colonel H. H. Godwin-Austen. 

 The form well represented in the Con. Indica, pi. 72, fig. 7. 



var. pontificalia. 



? Melauia pontificalis, v. d. Busch. 



4 Near Sibsagar ; coll. S. E. Peal, Esq, 



