Descriptions of New Species of Achatinella. 3 



roughly striate longitudinally ; whorls six ; suture deeply im- 

 pressed; columella terminating in a strong abruptly twisted 

 plait ; lip simple, interior of shell of a leaden blue color ; exte- 

 rior dark chestnut, irregularly mottled and striped with white, 

 with an interrupted white band encircling the lower half of the 

 body whirl. 



Length 0.9 inch. Breadth 0.5 inch. 



Habitat. Makawao, Maui. 



Remarks. Allied to A. perdix Keeve, but differs in mark- 

 ing. 



4. Achatinella splcndida. 



Testa sinistrorsa, ovato-acuminata, solida, striis exilibus decussata, 

 alba, lineis multis vittisque transversalibus castaneis ornata ; linearum et 

 vittarum margine superiore integro, inferior! irregulariter serrato; sutura 

 modice impressa, marginata ; anfractibus sex, duobus superioribus albido 

 et castaneo tessellatis, ultimo sub-inflato ; apertura ovata ; columella 

 brevi, lata et contorta ; labio expanse. 



Shell sinistral, solid, ovate-acuminate, finely decussately 

 striated ; suture moderately impressed, margined ; whorls six ; 

 body whorl somewhat inflated ; aperture ovate, lip expanded, 

 columella short, broad and twisted ; the two upper whorls tes- 

 sellated with chestnut and white, lower whorl with numerous 

 chestnut-colored transverse lines and fillets traced on a polished 

 white ground ; markings correctly lined superiorly and irregu- 

 larly serrated inferiorly. 



Length 1 inch. Breadth 0.55 inch. 



Variety *. Bright chestnut, banded with white. 

 Habitat. Waialuku, Maui. 



