344 LAND AND FKESH-WATEK SHELLS. 



LIST OF LAND AND FEESH-WATER SHELLS COLLECTED IN 

 IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS^ DURING 1882 AND 1883. 

 (EXTRACTED FROM MR. E. SMITH'S PAPER IN THE PRO- 

 CEEDINGS OF THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON, 

 JUNE, 2n-d, 1885.) THE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE NEW 

 SPECIES AND VARIETIES FOLLOW: 



(1) Helicarion j)^ano$pira (Pfeiffer) Hah. Santa Anna, Ugi, St. Christoval, 



Guadalcanal'. 



(2) Helix {Nanina) nitidisslma (nov. spec.) Hab. Treasury Island, a 



variety in Guadalcanar. 



(3) Helix {Nanina) solid iiiscula (nov. spec.) Hah. Santa Anna, found 



generally on the trunks of cocoa-nut palms. 



(4) Helix {Cvrasia) tricolor (Pfeiffer) Hah. St. Christoval, Ugi, Santa 



Anna. 



(5) Helix (Corasia) anadyomene, A (Adams & Angas) Hah. Guadalcanar, 



Ugi. 



(6) Helix {Geotrochus) acmella (Pfeiffer) Hah. Faro Island, Bougainville 



Straits ; Florida Islands, vide original paper'. 



(7) Helix {Geotrochus) gamelia (Angas) Hab. Isabel, Stephen Island, 



Shortland Islands, Treasurv Island, Choiseul Bav. 



(8) Helix {Geotrochus) liargreavesi (Angas) Hah. Faro Island in Bougain- 



ville Straits. 



(9) Helix {Geotrochus) mendana (Angas) Hab. Shortland Islands, \'ide 



original paper. 



(10) Helix {Geotrochus) motacilla (Pfeiffer) Hah. Simbo or Eddjstone 



Island, also called Narovo. 



Note. — In the original paper, Simbo and Eddystone are referred to as 

 two different islands. This mistake arose from the omission of the name of 

 Simbo in the latest charts ; it is, however, the name usually employed. 



(11) Hdix {Geotrochus) guppyi (nov. spec.) Hah. Faro Island in Bougain- 



ville Straits. 



(12) H'lix {Geotrochus) dampieri (Angas) var. Hah. Choiseul Bay. 



(13) Hdix (Geotrochus) eros (Angas) Hah. Isabel, Stephen Island, Short- 



land Islands. 



(14) Helix {Geotrochus) cleryi (Recluz) Hcdj. Santa Anna, Ugi, St. Chris- 



toval, Guadalcanar, JRua Sura Islets, New Georgia, Simbo or 

 Eddystone, Treasury, Shortlands, Choiseul Bay. Three new 

 varieties, var meridionalis (Santa Anna), var simboana (Simbo or 

 Eddystone), var septentrionalis (Shortlands, Treasury, Choiseul Bay.) 



1 The habitats given are confined to the Solomon Group. I liave added the new habitats 

 of species in my collection to those previously ascertained from the collections of Brenchley, 

 Macgillivray, Hombron and Jacquinot, etc. 



