Var NG us. 
VOL. VII. NOVEMBER, 1893. No. 7 
* NOTES ON PAPUINA. 
BY CHARLES HEDLEY, AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM, SYDNEY, N. 8. W. 
All Papuina' are arboreal; this habit is as “good” a generic 
character as any anatomical feature could be. Parenthetically, I 
may remark, that my friend Mr. Brazier, who has probably gath- 
ered more living Papuina than any other naturalist, agrees with 
me that thejaccount (Ann. Mag. N. H, (4) xx, p. 242) of a Papuina 
clinging half way up a reed in a brackish swamp is quite incredi- 
ble. The usual position of Papuina is upon the trunks or limbs of 
trees where an unpracticed eye might take it for a rough bit of 
bark. In southern Europe the Macularia perch just so on precipi- 
tous rocks ; indeed, I recollect there capturing an H. niciensis on an 
olive tree in exactly the manner affected by the Papuina in New 
Guinea. 
A small group of Queensland snails, viz, conscendens Cox, fucata 
Pfeiffer, and bidwilli Cox, seem to differ from the main body of the 
genus in their habits. Not the stem or branches, but the leaves of 
trees are chosen by these for their favorite abode. To suit the sit- 
uation the shell has been modified until the contour would suggest 
Partula rather than Papuina. The more conical shape has proba- 
1This name is now generally used for the conical Helices characteristic of the 
Papuan and Solomon Island faunas, formerly called Geotrochus. 
