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tately ciliately carinate, base flattened, subangulated around the 

 umbilicus. Diam. 4'3 mill. 



New Zealand. 

 H. stipulata, Reeve, is a synonym. 



H. BETA; Pfr. PL 19, fig. 2. 



Narrowly umbilicated, thin, arcuately plicate, fulvous, with wide 

 chestnut maculations, suture margined; whorls 7, the last sub- 

 receding, not descending, carina ciliated. Diam. 3'3 mill. 



New Zealand. 



H. barbatula, Reeve, is a synonym. 



Notwithstanding differences of size and proportions/number of 

 whorls, etc., Hutton unites this species to the foregoing : they con- 

 stitute his genus THERA. 



H. CORYS, Benson (unfigured). Darjiling, India. 



Subsection PARARHYTIDA, Ancey. 

 H. DICTYODES, Pfr. PL 19, fig. 3. 



Narrowly umbilicated, obliquely plicately striate, rather thin, 

 diaphanous, light corneous, reticulated finely with brown, with 

 chestnut maculations at the suture and carina ; whorls 7, scarcely 

 convex, the last not descending, periphery acutely carinate, not 

 hairy. Diam. 27 mill. 



New Caledonia. 

 Var. MAJOR. Whorls 7i, diam. 35*5 mill. 



H. MOUENSIS, Crosse. PL 19, figs. 4-6. 



Umbilicated, obliquely striulate, subdiaphanous, brownish corn- 

 eous, closely reticulated with chestnut, with numerous, wide, dark 

 chestnut maculations at the suture, suture submargined, carina 

 articulated with corneous and chestnut, base reticulated with chest- 

 nut maculations confluent into oblique radiating zones around the 

 umbilicus ; whorls 6, flattened, the last not descending in front, 

 carina acute; aperture livid white, shining. Diam. 17 mill. 



New Caledonia. 



Said to differ from the preceding species by its more lenticular 

 form, less elevated spire, flatness and coloring. It will probably 

 prove identical, or at most a variety. 



Subsection POECILOZONITES, Sandberger, 1884. 

 H. BERMUDENSIS, Pfr. PL 19, figs. 7-10. 



Narrowly umbilicated, conoidally lenticular, rather thin, rugu- 

 losely striate, periphery carinated ; light yellowish brown, marbled 



