90 THE NAUTILUS. 
DESCRIPTIONS OF SOME NEW SHELLS FROM THE NEW HEBRIDES 
ARCHIPELAGO. 
BY C. F. ANCEY. 
Endodonta (?) tenuiscripta Anc. 
Shell much depressed, lenticular, very sharply keeled at the peri- 
phery, thin, not much shining, of a somewhat silky appearance, 
openly but very widely umbilicated. Spire convex, apex cbtuse, 
with 5 regularly and slowly increasing whorls, barely convex and 
furnished with a linear and appressed suture, the last one slightly 
impressed above and below the very acute keel, slightly convex 
above, more so beneath. Umbilicus circular, exhibiting all the volu- 
tion (12 mill. wide), surrounded by a very obtuse angle. Aperture 
rather oblique, securiform, somewhat sinuous, very much angular at 
the end of the carina, not deflexed in front. Margins distant 
scarcely connected by a very thin shining deposit. Sculpture very 
fine, consisting of oblique and very fine crowded lines of growth. 
Color fulyvous, with numerous fine and irregular stripes of a brown 
tint, larger on the last whorl. 
Greater diam. 63, less. 6, height 3 mill. 
Island of Mallicolo, New Hebrides (EK. L. Layard). 
This shell is evidently related to my Patula Glissoni, described 
several years ago from the same group of islands. According to 
Mr. Pilsbry’s new arrangement, this should perhaps be rightly located 
in Endodonta with the species now considered, unless it may eventu- 
ally prove to belong to Flammulina. FE. tenuiscripta is a very 
beautiful little shell, recalling the Hawaiian £. /amedlosa which is 
very much like it, but wanting internal lamin. It looks likea 
small Trochomorpha and especially Pararhytida on a very small 
scale, but is perhaps nearer to Crosse’s Helix trichocoma, from New 
Caledonia. 
From its ally, Patula Glissoni, found in the island of Vate, New 
Hebrides, it may be easily distinguished from its larger size, much 
more acute keel, different style of color, planulate whorls and other 
differences. 
Melania vatensis Anc. 
Shell imperforate, turrited, somewhat shining, rather solid, fulvous 
with irregular and more or less interrupted longitudinal brown 
stripes and dots and lighter suture on the two last whorls. Ground 
color frequently more obscure at the base. Spire long, pointed, 
