On some Shells in the British Museum. 



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Hind wing entirely smoky 

 brown, with a very broad hind 

 marginal border of dark brown, 

 relieved by a row of white spots 

 on the fringe, and a subterminal 

 row of eight white spots varying 

 very much in size. A yellow 

 patch at the anal angle is also 

 visible, though much darker in 

 colour. 



The underside is very similar 

 to the upperside in markings, 

 though the general colour is 

 rather paler. 



Hob. Ogowe River, Gaboon, 

 (J. W. Jones). 



Hind wing entirely white, with 

 a border of brownish black on 

 the hind margin. On this border 

 is a subterminal row of white 

 spots, as on the fore wing, with 

 the exception of another row of 

 white spots on the fringe, this 

 row being very distinct on the 

 hind wing. On the fore wing 

 there are only four white spots 

 commencing from the posterior 

 angle. A yellow patch above 

 this black hind marginal border 

 is very distinct, and in some 

 specimens extends to the middle 

 of the wing, while the other half 

 is pure white. 



XIV. — Notes on some Shells recently received by the British 

 Museum. By Edgar A. Smith. 



From time to time the British Museum has been indebted 

 to Mr. John Brazier, of Sydney, for very valuable donations 

 of Mollusca and other specimens. A recent consignment 

 contains a series of interesting species, upon some of which 

 I have made the following notes. I also add descriptions of 

 such as appear to be new, and finally append a list of the 

 species of Land-shells at present known from Woodlark Island 

 and the D'Entrecasteaux Group. I also take this oppor- 

 tunity of mentioning an omission in my paper on the land 

 and freshwater shells of the Louisiade Archipelago, published 

 in the ' Annals ' for September 1889. Helix diomedes of 

 Brazier *, unfortunately, was not referred to. 



1. Pupinella Angasi (Brazier). 



Pupina Angasi, Brazier, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. vol. i. p. 5. 

 Pupinella louisiadensis, Smith, Aim. Mag. Nat. Hist. 1889, vol. iv. 

 p. 204, pi. xiii. figs. 3, 4. 



Hab. New Guinea {Brazier olim) ; Rossel Island, Loui- 

 siade Group (Brazier in lift, and Thomson). 



I described this species under the name of P. louisiadensis , 



• Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. vol. ii. p. 121. 



