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and frequently show forwardly-directed points in the middle 

 of the whorls. Spire rather swollen, blunt above. Whorls 

 8-9, each weakly convex, shortly plicate at the sutures, the 

 last moderately convex, rounded, somewhat sack-like below. 

 Aperture including about three-eighths the length. Colu- 

 mellar margin comparatively short, somewhat arcuate, pale 

 roseate. Interior whitish. Length 50-56, diam. 21-24, apert. 

 19-21 mm. (Marts.). 



"West coast of the Victoria Nyanza, at Bukoba; Kafaro, 

 in Karagwe, about 1,350 meters high, on the ground in grass ; 

 Migere and Iwinsa, in Butumbi, on the southern shore of the 

 Albert Edward Nyanza (Stuhlmann). 



L. colorata E. Sm., var. fusccscens MARTS., Beschalte Weich- 

 thiere Ost-Af., p. 105, pi. 4, f. 2, 6. 



Distinguished from caillaudi by the strong sculpture, more 

 swollen shape and sombre coloring, with numerous narrow 

 and often some wider stripes. 



57b. Var. CHROMATICA n. n. PI. 32, figs. 14, 15. 



With broad, irregular, somewhat zigzag black-brown 

 streaks, which mostly fall short of reaching the suture above, 

 and in the middle of the last whorl coalesce to form a spiral 

 band. Length 60, diam. 25.5; apert. 24 mm. long, 13 wide 

 (Marts.). 



Runssoro, at the western foot, at about 1,200 meters ; grassy 

 steppes south of Albert Edward Nyanza, at Mutambuka, in 

 Vitshumbi (Stuhlmann). 



L. colorata var. saturata E. Sm., Marts., t. c., p. 105, pi. 

 4, f. 8, 12, 14. 



57c. Var. INFRAFUSCA Martens. PL 32, fig. 21. 



With wider dark chestnut-brown streaks, which mostly do 

 not reach the suture above, and which are confluent on the 

 median and lower parts of the last and penult, whorls, the 

 lower part of an even dark brown. Length 61, diam. 25, 

 apert. 24x14 mm. (Marts.). 



Kawirondo, east side of Victoria Nyanza (Neumann). 



L. colorata var. infrafusca MARTS., t. c., p. 106, pi. 4, f . 10. 



