HELIX. 233 



H. RUFOLABRIS, Benoit. PI. 56, figs. 39, 40. 



Very narrowly umbilicated, solid, irregularly striate, a little shin- 

 ing, white, apex blackish corneous; whorls 5, the last inflated, 

 yellowish in front, not descending; peristome simple, strongly chestnut 

 lipped within. Diam. 11 mill. 



Sicily. 



H. HAMILCARIS, Kobelt. PL 56, figs. 43-45. 



Moderately umbilicated, somewhat solid, striulate, yellowish white, 

 with dark brown bands, interrupted and confluent above, apex 

 corneous; whorls 6, slowly increasing, the last subdilated, rounded, 

 scarcely descending in front, somewhat flattened below ; peristome 

 acute, brown margined within, with a strong, bright orange callus. 



Diam. 14 mill. 



Mte. Pellegrino, Sicily. 

 H. BENOITI, Cafici. PL 56, figs. 46-48. 



Rather widely umbilicated, striulate, white or light yellowish, 

 with continuous or interrupted chestnut bands, apex chestnut colored; 

 whorls 62, the last depressed above, dilated, descending in front; 

 peristome simple, acute, white lipped within. Diam. 14-16 mill. 



Sicily. 



H. MOESTA, Parr. PL 56, figs. 49-51, 52-54. 

 * Rather narrowly umbilicated, striulate, white, variously interrup- 

 tedly fasciate with chocolate, apex corneous; whorls 6, slowly 

 increasing, the last scarcely descending in front, base subplanate; 

 peristome simple, acute, white-lipped within. Diam. 15 mill. 



Mt. Pellegrino, near Palermo, Sicily. 



Pfeiffer considered this a variety of H. variabilis', it appears to be 

 sufficiently distinct. 



Var. LUCTUOSA, Cafici, Figs. 52-54. 



Shell more depressed, with less convex whorls, banding more 

 interrupted, and narrower. 



H. ABADASII, Pirajno. PL 56, figs. 58-60; 55-57. 



Perforate, somewhat thin, striate, whitish or brownish, sometimes 

 unicolored, mostly interruptedly and continuously multifasciate 

 with chestnut ; whorls 6, the last large, narrow, scarcely descending; 

 peristome simple, acute, white or chestnut lipped within. 



Diam. 10*5 mill. 



Sicily. 

 H. filoyrana, Villa may be referred to this species. 



