116 THE NAUTILUS. 



1 name this very interesting; species in lionor of Mrs. Geo. 

 Andrews, a lady who has sent me very many interesting shells from 

 Hols ton river. Tennessee. 



NOTICES OF NEW JAPANESE LAND SHELLS. 



]$Y H. A. PILSUKV. 



Chloritis perpunctatus n. sp. Shell resembling C. fra gilis in shape 

 and general appearance, but differing in the very narrow umbilicus, 

 half covered by the dilated columellar margin of the otherwise simple 

 peristome, and by the extremely dense covering of exceedingly short 

 hairs, almost exactly as in O. pum'da Gude, which differs from G. 

 perpunctatus in being imperforate, with a higher spire. Whorls 4, the 

 inner ones flatly coiled, the last slightly and slowly descending. 

 Aperture slightly oblique, broadly lunate. Alt. 8, diam. 13.7 mm. 

 Totsngawa, Yamato, with C fra gilis (Mr. Y. Hirase, no. 843). 



Ganesella sororcida n. sp. Shell narrowly umbilicate, globose- 

 conic ; white (fossil), encircled with scarlet bands above and below 

 the periphery, with others variable in occurrence at the suture and 

 within the umbilicus. Smoothish, lightly marked with irregular 

 growth-wrinkles and densely, minutely engraved with spiral stria?. 

 Spire conic, with slightly convex outlines, the apex very obtuse. 

 Whorls 5iy, quite convex, the last more or less angular at the peri- 

 phery, hardly descending in front, moderately convex beneath. 

 Aperture oblique, the outer lip expanded, basal lip narrowly reflexed, 

 columella subvertical, nearly straight, with reflexed, dilated margin. 



Alt. 19.5, diam. 20.5 mm. Alt. 17.5, diam. 19 mm. 



Kikai-ga-shima, Osumi (Mr. Y. Hirase, no. 834). 



This species is closely allied to G. Largilb'erli, of Great Riukiu, 

 and G. Adelines, of Oshima. It is smaller and less conic than 

 either. G. Adelince has a larger umbilicus, a peripheral band and 

 more whorls. G. Largillierti, besides being larger and more conic, 

 wants the crowded spiral lines. It is found fossil with various other 

 land shells, some of which I have already noticed elsewhere. 



Ganesella optima n. sp. Shell obliquely perforate, elevated, pyra- 

 midal, thin, pale-yellow corneous, whitish above, glossy ; lightly 

 marked with oblique growth wrinkles ; faintly, almost imperceptibly 

 striate spirally, but marked with minute whitish lines giving the 

 appearance of spiral striation. Spire straightly pyramidal. Whorls 



