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H. SHANGHAIENSIS, Pfr. PI. 11, fig. 57. 



Moderately umbi Heated, thick, obliquely submembranously striate, 

 somewhat shining, brownish corneous; whorls 7, slightly convex, 

 slowly enlarging, the last not descending, periphery carinated, base 

 convex, granular and subhispid ; peristome simple, subreflected at 

 the base. Diam. 13 mill. 



Shanghai, China. 

 H. CILTOSA, Pfr. PL 12, fig. 82. 



Widely umbilicated, rather thin, striulate and very shortly hairy, 

 diaphanous, brownish ; whorls nearly 6, slightly convex, slowly 

 increasing, the last with a ciliated carina ; base somewhat inflated, 

 convex; peristome simple, shortly expanded. Diam. 10 mill. 



China, Japan. 

 H. BARBOSELLA, Hcude. PL 12, figs. 9-12. 



Moderately umbilicated, thin, brownish, with shaggy epidermis, 

 suture superficial ; whorls 6, slowly increasing, last whorl with an- 

 gulated periphery, scarcely deflected at the aperture ; peristome 

 thin, a little expanded. Diam. 11 mill. 



Shanghai and Great Lake, China. 



H. LEPIDOSTOLA, Heude. PL 12, figs. 89-91. 



Rather widely umbilicated, brownish, obliquely lamellarly pli- 

 cate ; whorls 6-6 i, slowly increasing, the last scarcely descending 

 in front, obsoletely angulated and fasciate on the periphery, base 

 convex ; peristome a little thickened, expanded. Diam. 15 mill. 



Prov. Houpe. China. 

 Var. TROCHOSPIRA, Moll. 



Smaller^ spire more elevated, whorls 7, periphery distinctly an- 

 gulated. Diam. 11 '5 mill. 



Prov. Hubei, China. 

 H. PIIAYREI, Theob. PL 12, fig. 78. 



Widely umbilicated, obliquely costulate-striate above, stride finer 

 below, suture impressed ; whorls 5, rather convex, the last a little 

 descending in front, periphery obtusely angulated, base convex ; 

 peristome simple, slightly expanded, margins approximating. 



Diam. 15 mill. 



Ava. 

 H. ANCYLOCHILA, Crosse. PL 12, fig. 67. 



Moderately umbilicated, somewhat thin, subdiaphanous, irregu- 

 larly obliquely striate, light yellowish olivaceous, suture impressed ; 

 whorls 4*, flattened above, the last descending in front, subacutely 



