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46. G. SCRUTILLUS (Benson). PL 10, fig. 17. 



Shell oblong, -rather solid, smooth, rather remotely striatu- 

 late, glossy, tawny-corneous; spire ovate-oblong, apex obtuse, 

 suture impressed; whorls 5%, a little convex, the last over 

 one-third the length of the shell. Aperture vertical, ovate- 

 elliptical. Columella deeply arcuate, abruptly and deeply 

 truncate at the base ; peristome unexpanded, obtuse, the mar- 

 gins joined by a rather thick callus. Length 6, diam. 2.66, 

 aperture 2.5 mm. (Bens.) . 



Cuttack, Orissa, type loc. ; upper valley of the Nerbudda 

 (W. Theobald). 



Achatina scrutillus BENS., Ann. Mag. N. H. (3), v, June, 

 1860, p. 463. 



This little species may be known at once on comparison 

 with the Bengal A. gemma, which is ordinarily of the same 

 size, by its less rapidly-decreasing spire, solidity and color; 

 and from the paler A. frumentum Reeve, which is probably 

 only a local variety of A. gemma, by the two first-mentioned 

 characters " (Bens.). 



47. G. PULLA Blanford. PI. 13, figs. 5, 6. 



Shell small, turrite, thin, brownish-corneous, a little shin- 

 ing, smooth, striatulate. Spire lengthened subconic, the sides 

 somewhat convex; apex obtuse; suture impressed. Whorls 7 

 to 8, convex, short, the last about two-sevenths the total 

 length, rounded below. Aperture oblique, subovate; per- 

 istome thin; columella arcuate, obliquely truncate below. 

 Length 7, diam. 2.75, aperture 2x1.5 mm. (Blanf.). 



Torna, Bombay Presidency (Evezard). 



Glessula pulla BLANF., J. A. S. B., 1870, xxxix, p. 21, pi. 3, 

 f. 20. Achatina pulla HANL. and THEOB., Conch. Ind., pi. 78, 

 f. 1. PFR., Monogr., viii, 288. 



" This is allied to G. fairbanki Bs., but distinguished by 

 its more conical spire, smaller size and darker color " 

 (Blanf.). 



48. G. PAUPERCULA (Blanford). PL 13, fig. 9. 



Shell turrite-oblong, rather solid, a little shining, tawny- 



