PARTULA, HUAHEINE. 251 



This common Huaheine species is smaller and more glossy 

 than P. rosea, and differs in its range of color- variation. Ac- 

 cording to Andrew Garrett, the type form "is very variable 

 in coloration, and considerably so in size and shape. The 

 smallest form, which = P. pulchra, Pse., gradually merges 

 into the type, and is restricted to the larger of the two valleys 

 called Hamene. The type which equals my huaheinensis and 

 adusta, is usually corneous, luteous, more frequently fulvous, 

 rarely white, and the most abundant variety is dark chestnut, 

 sometimes nearly black with a pale apex and dark or pale lip 

 (fig. 1). Deep chestnut- colored examples, with a wide or 

 narrow central pale band, are not uncommon (fig. 2). The 

 form with an obscure central fulvous band on a pale ground, 

 is rather common (figs. 6, 7). 



"In the higher portion of Hamene may be found a large 

 form (Mcolor Garr., not of Pease) which is either uniform 

 straw-yellow, or greenish yellow, with or without a dark chest- 

 nut spire. It differs from the typical varia in being larger, 

 more robust, the whorls more inflated and the aperture wider. 

 Specimens from Garrett are figured, pi. 23, figs. 4 and 8. 



"In a valley named Faahiti, on the northern part of the 

 island, we find in the greatest profusion, associated with 

 P. rosea cognata Pse., a form shaped like 'bicolor,' but 

 smaller and more variable in color than the typical varia. 

 The most common variety is light yellowish, sometimes stri- 

 gated, the lip, and sometimes the base, stained with burnt- 

 brown or violet-brown. Nearly half of the specimens are 1 

 uniform fulvous brown, or chestnut-brown approaching black. 

 The variety with central pale band is also very frequent, as 

 well as the one of a uniform whitish or luteous with white lip. 

 The pale variety with chestnut spire is somewhat rare, besides 

 one with a dark spire and two narrow bands on the body- 

 whorl. A lot of these shells sent to the 'Museum Godeffroy/ 

 were by Prof. Mousson referred to Morelet's P. simplaria, 

 and have been freely distributed under that name. Morelet 

 cites 'Tahiti' as the habitat of his species. His 'apice obtuso 

 rosaceo' and 'sutura albo marginata' do not occur in these 



