106 PLACOSTYLUS, FIJI IS. 



Alt. 57, diam. 26 ; longest axis of aperture 34^ mm. 



Alt. 58, diam. 25 ; longest axis of aperture 32 mm. 



Vanua Levu, Viti Is. 



Bulimus elobatus GLD., Proc. Bost. Soc. N. H., 1846, p. 190; 

 U. S. Expl. Exped. Shells, p. 72, fig. 84. PFR., Monogr. ii, p. 184; 

 iii, 419 ; iv, 479 ; viii, p. 30 CROSSE, Journ. de Conchy]., 1864, p. 

 140 (excl. var.); 1875, p. 13 GARRETT, Amer. Journ. of Conch., 

 1872, p. 232, pi. 18, f. 2 Placostylus elobatus Mouss., J. de C., 

 1870, p. 124 SCHMELTZ, Catal. Mus. Godeffroy v, p. 93. GAR- 

 RETT, P. Z. S., 1887, p. 180. KOBELT, Conchyl. Cab. p. 59, pi. 

 14, f. 2, 3 Otostomus (Placostylus) elobatus SEMPER, Reisen im 

 Archip. Phil., Landmoll., iii, p. 157, pi. 15, f. 5 Bulimus colubrinus 

 PFR., P. Z. S., 1860, p. 138, pi. 51, f. 4; Malak. Bl., 1861, p. 13; 

 Monogr. vi, p. 29. Conf. CROSSE, Journ. de Conchy]., 1875, p. 13, 

 pi. 1, f. 7 ; 1894, p. 171. P. elobatus var. colubrinus KOBELT, Con- 

 chyl. Cab. p. 129, pi. 31, f. 9 (copy from Crosse) ? Bulimus 



(Chans') roseus Gld., H. & A. ADAMS, Gen. Rec. Moll, ii, p. 147. 



The B. colubrinus of Pfeiffer was a small specimen, alt. 56 mill., 

 but without varietal characters. Garrett writes as follows : 



" This fine species is found abundantly on the ground, and is con- 

 fined to that part of Vanua Levu lying to the northward and west- 

 ward of Natawa Bay, and ranges the whole length of the island. 

 The finest examples were procured in the interior." 



" This species is restricted to the island of Vanua Levu, where it 

 occurs beneath decaying vegetation. Examples inhabiting the in- 

 terior of the island are larger and much finer than those found in the 

 forests near the sea-shore. My largest specimens taken in the former 

 location are 66 mill, long, and my smallest (adults) from near the 

 sea -shore are only 46 in length. The shape varies from oblong-ovate 

 to elongate-ovate. It is solid, white or ruddy beneath a fulvous epi- 

 dermis, and ornamented with longitudinal dark green waved or zig- 

 zagged stripes, which are more or less interrupted. The apical 

 whorls are usually reddish. The aperture and lips are usually 

 orange-red, and the throat frequently whitish. The last two whorls 

 are minutely corrugated." 



Color- var. albino (pi. 43, fig. 5). Substance of the shell white 

 under the cuticle. Aperture bluish-white, the peristome white. 



