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(jryptomphalus Moq-Tand., 1855. 



H. ASPERSA Miiller, 1773. PI. 58, figs. 31-38. 

 Imperforate, globose or globose-conic, rather strong and shining, 



yellowish or russet, with five bands, varying from light chestnut to 

 nearly black, more or less interrupted by irregular or zigzag longi- 

 tudinal light streaks, the second and third bands generally confluent, 

 sometimes all confluent or all absent; obliquely coarsely substriate, 

 all over finely malleate; whorls 4, very rapidly increasing, the apex 

 blunt, apical whorl shining, smooth ; body-whorl very large, globose, 

 deeply deflexed at the aperture ; aperture quite oblique, oval-truncate ; 

 livid within, and prominently fasciate ; peristome well expanded all 

 around, white, the margins converging, basal and columellar mar- 

 gins reflexed, adnate over the very narrow round perforation of the 

 axis ; columellar insertion vertical. Diam. 25-40, alt. 20-40 mill. 



Southern and Wi'.^crn Europe ; England; Syria; Northern A fri- 

 C't ; Introduced into ('unar'tcx, Azores and Madeira Is.; Brazil; 

 Aryoithit.' ; C/ii/i; (inninn: Cape of Good Hope; Mauritius; 

 AW 1 So nth Wale* ; AW- Z<:u/and; Haiti; .Cuba; North America 

 <i f cluir1<M<ni, -S'. ( '., Xnr Origin*, La., Los Angeles-, Sta. Barbara 

 -v/y/ Joxc, (\il.. Nova Scotia, etc. 



The following are synonyms ; H. grisea L., variegata Gm., horten- 

 Vmi.. /ciicoi'inn Pult., wiuida Costa., flummensis Lang, adspersa 

 k and xjmmoxd Lowe. 



A species of very wide distribution, and great variation in color 

 and form. The principal color mutations are figured, the figures 

 12, 34 and '>(> representing the more usual patterns. 



II. MA//ULLII Jan. PL 59, fins. 54-57. 



Imperforate ; similar in form to H. aspersa, but more conoid, 

 elongated and slender in the spire ; the apical whorl shining, smooth, 

 the following very sharply crispate-striate ; aperture rounded, less 

 broad than that of aspers, the lip narrowly expanded, thin, acute, 

 adnate at the axis; color yellowish russet, plain, or five fasciate 

 with deep brown, the bands narrow, subcontinuous, second and 

 third often confluent. Diam. 33, alt. 35 mill. 



Sicily. 



The following are synonyms: H. crispata Costa (non Fer.), ritir- 

 ///.s (Mke.) Cantraine, rugom. Mulilf. (teste Beck), H. costca Benoit. 



This Sicilian modification of the aspersa stock is subject to great 

 variation in sculpture and form. In the typical mazzullii the diam- 



