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/"77. ACHATINELLA MCESTA (PL XXIV. fig. 77). A. testa dex- 

 trorsa, turrito-conica ; anfractibus 7, convezis, longitudinaliter 

 striatis ; apertura parva, ovata, leviter contracta ; columella recta, 

 plica valida, spirali, alba, in medio munita ; colore rufescenti ; 

 anfractibus supremis nigris, mediis lineis nigris flexuosis et angu- 

 latis, ultimo epidermide fusca obtecto. 

 Nab. Island of Ranai. //, <Wr<tc d,e. (W 

 Shell dextrorsal, turrito-conical ; whorls 7, convex, longitudinally 



striated; aperture small, ovate, slightly contracted; columella straight, 



with a strong white spiral callus in the middle ; colour reddish brown ; 



the upper whorls black, the middle with black zigzag lines, the last 



covered with a dark brown epidermis. 



r 78. ACHATINELLA OBSCURA (PL XXIV. fig. 78). A. testa dex- 

 trorsa, turrito-conica ; anfractibus 7, longitudinaliter striatis, 

 subrotundis, superne marginatis ; sutura leviter impressa ; aper- 

 tura parva, ovata; columella subtortuosa, lamina spirali munita; 

 labro acuto, simplici ; colore sordide fulvo, epidermide nigro- 

 fusca obtecto ; anfractibus supremis nigris. 

 Hab. Island of Ranai. ), at <e**i* ^ '<- r . ^ J 

 Shell dextrorsal, turrito-conical ; whorls 7, longitudinally striated, 

 rather convex, marginate superiorly ; suture slightly impressed ; aper- 

 ture small, ovate ; columella subtortuous, furnished with a spiral la- 

 mina ; outer lip acute, simple ; colour dirty fulvous, covered with a 

 blackish brown epidermis ; the upper whorls black. 



y^ 79. ACHATINELLA CONCINNA (PL XXIV. fig. 79). A. testa dex- 

 trorsa, umbilicata, subnitida, longitudinaliter creberrime striata ; 

 anfractibus 6, convexis ; sutura impressa; apertura ovata; colu- 

 mella brevi, recta, reflexa, lamina spirali antice munita; labro 

 simplici, acuto ; colore citrino ; anfractibus supremis roseis. 

 Hab. Island of Ranai. 

 Shell dextrorsal, umbilicated, longitudinally very finely striated, 



rather shining ; whorls 6, convex ; suture impressed ; aperture ovate ; 



columella short, straight, the margin reflexed, furnished anteriorly 



with a spiral plait ; outer lip simple, acute ; colour pale yellow ; the 



uppermost whorls rosy. 



