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Louis, the writer remarked on p. 377, " Dr. W. H. Dall has char- 

 acterized a variety riihidum, from Cedar Keys, Florida, the shell 

 being of a deep pink color." The writer was in error in stating 

 that Dr. Dall had characterized the variety rubidum, he having 

 simply referred to the rose color. 



The history of this variety will therefore stand as follows : 



1889. Dall : Murex messorius (Sowb.) Reeve, pink variety, Bull. 

 Mus. Conip. Zool, V. 18, p. 196. 



1897. Baker: Murex messorius (Sowb.) Reeve, var. rubidum. 

 " Dall," Trans. Acad. Sci., St. Louis, v. 7, p. 377. 



1900. Sowerby : Murex marcoensis, Journ. of Malocology, v. 7, 

 p. 162. 



If the two forms are the same, which I have no reason to doubt, 

 it will stand as Murex messorius var. rubidum Baker. 



NEW LAND SNAILS FROM SOUTH AMERICA. 



BY 0. F. ANCEY, 



Porphyrobaphe galactosloma Ano. 



P. galactostoma Anc. in Bull Soc. Malac. Fr., 1890, p. 153 (juv.). 

 P. yatesi Pfr. var. albolabris Dohrn, in Cat. Staudinger. 



Testa imperforata, solidula, subglutinosa nitens, oblongo-attenuata, 

 vixlineis increnienti notata, epidermide luteo-virenti induta, fasciis 4 

 badiis (supera angusta, infera late sed parum distincta), strigis ful- 

 guratis luteis interruptis in ultimo anfractu eximie picta, fasciis 2 

 superis in anfractibus prioribus conspicuis. Spira conoidea, regu- 

 lariter atteniiata, apice obtuso, pallide lutescenti-albo, microscopice 

 punctato-rugoso seu vermiculato. Anfractus 6^ convexiusculi, su- 

 tura Hneari, albida, infra linea fusca marginata, ultimus oblongus, ad 

 aperturam breviter ascendens. Apertura subobliqua, inferne dis- 

 tincte recedens, ellipticooblonga, utrinque angustata, ad basin colu- 

 mellfe angulata, nitide lactea, fauce alba. Columella superne late 

 calloso-plicata, postea fere recta, cum basi sinulum latum efficiens, 

 expansa et dilatata. Peristoma candidum, callosum, late expansum 

 et reflexum, nitidum, marginibus callo eximie candido junctis. 



Long. 78, lat. 33, alt. apert. (oblique cum perist.) 38 mill. 



Hab. Eastern Peru (fide Staudinger). 



