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A Haitian group of obese shells with conic, not especially 

 attenuate, early whorls. The dentition is unknown. 



12. B. OBESA (Weinl. et Mart.). PL 8, fig. 57. 



Shell obese-fusiform, widest at or above the middle, rapidly 

 tapering above to a narrow truncation or an entire apex, 

 slowly tapering downwards; thin, brownish-corneous, hardly 

 shining, closely and evenly striate, the striae oblique, nearly 

 straight. Whorls slightly convex, the last tapering, its latter 

 half at first closely appressed, then free and descending; the 

 base with a low but distinct straight keel. Aperture oblique, 

 rounded, the peristome narrowly expanded. Axis straight, 

 slender and tapering, very slightly twisted in each whorl. 



Length 11.5, diam. 3.2 mm., whorls 12^ (entire). 



Length 10.5, diam. 3.3 mm., whorls 9 (truncate). 



Length 11, diam. 3.5 mm., whorls 13 (type). 



Haiti: near Jeremie (Weinland, Henderson). 



Cyl. obesa W. & M., MARTENS, Malak. BL, vi, 1859, p. 55. 

 PPR., Monogr., vi, p. 386. CROSSE, J. de C., 1891, p. 148. 

 Not C. obesa SOWERBY, C. Icon., xx, pi. 8, f. 73, which is prob- 

 ably a form of Urocoptis brevis. 



Peculiar in the shape of the last whorl, the very full neck 

 being, as it were, pressed into the base. The upper 4 whorls 

 are abandoned by the adult snail, and may either break off 

 or persist. 



13. B. SUTURALIS (Weinland). PI. 8, figs. 44, 45. 



Shell slightly rimate, oblong-fusiform, rather thin, obliquely 

 and closely hair striate, little shining, whitish-corneous ; spire 

 entire, swollen in the middle, the apex rather acute; suture 

 with a chestnut border. Whorls 12, a little convex, the last 

 slightly free, the base with a chestnut band, not keeled. 

 Aperture oblique, subcircular; peristome thin, narrowly ex- 

 panded throughout. Length 16%, diam. 5 mm. ; diam. of 

 aperture nearly 4 mm. (Weinl.) . 



Haiti: near Jeremie (Weinland). 



Cyl. suturalis WEINL., Malak. BL, ix, 1862, p. 194. PFR., 

 Novit. Conch., p. 262, pi. 65, f . 18, 19 ; Monogr., vi, p. 371. 



