MELANIIDJE. 271 



These latter were labelled "Mel. carnatica, Bens. MS. ;" 

 they present the distinctive characters of the variety even 

 more strongly. Long. 25, diam. 14 mil. 



67. Melania [Acrostoma] assamensis, n. sp. 



Hanley, Conch. Misc. pi. 5, fig. 43, as " M. hiigelii, var. of Phil, from 

 Khasya." 



Long. 35, diam. 18J mil. 



Remarkably close to Mel. hilgeli, from which it can be dis- 

 tinguished by its less solid substance, its much more convexly 

 rounded whorls, the last not being [more or less] subangulate 

 as in its ally ; of a plain, uniform, dark coloration ; of similar 

 minute striation, but wanting the spiral sulcations at base of 

 last whorl ; characters of the columellar margin and aperture 

 generally much as in typical M. Jiugeli. Strongly .decollate, 

 three whorls only remaining. 



4 North Cachar [type] ; coll. Colonel H. H. Godwin- Austen, 

 1 Delaima " [?] ; ex c. Gr. Nevill, Esq. 



Sub-Genus MELANELLA, Swainson. 

 Treat. Malac. 1840, p. 341 [no type recorded?] ; type M. holandri, Fer. 



68. Melania [Melanella] holandri. 



Melania holandri, Ferussac, Villa, Catal. 1841 [fide Reeve]. 



var. costulata. 



Melania holandri, var. costulata, Schmidt, Syst. Verz. Krain, 1847 ; = M. 

 semiplicata, Brusina, Contr. Mai. Croat. 1870. 



5 Croatia ; ex c. Colonel G. B. Mainwariug and P. Joly, Esq. 



69. Melania [Melanella] brevicula. 



Melaniella brevicula, H. Adams, P. Zool. 8. 1870, Amoy ; I. Hainan [Geale] 

 fide Brot. 



3 Ainoy [typical] ; ex c. H. Adams, Esq. 



70. Melania [Melanella] glans. 



Melania glans, von dem Busch, Philippi, Abb. 1, 1845, Java ; juv., fide Brot 

 M.siccata, Busch, Java; from Philippines, Cuming [!J. 



10 Java [?] \ coll. Baron F. von Richthofen. 



