Achatina^ow South Africa, 393 



A. ohesa, Pfeiffer, said to be from " West Africa," is 

 probablj only a stunted form of this species. 



15. Achatina aurora^ Pfeiffer. 



Achatina aurora, Pfeiffer, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1854, p. 294; Monog. Hel. 

 vol. iv. p. 602. 



Hah, Port Natal [Pfr.). 



16. Achatina planti J Pfeiffer. 



Achatina planti, Pfeiffer, Novitat. Couch, vol. ii. p. 160, pi. xliii. 

 figs. 1,2. 



Hab. Cape Natal {Pfr.). 



17. Achatina ustulata, Lamarck. 



Achatina usttdata, Lamarck, Reeve, Conch. Icon. pi. xii. fig. 40 ; Ferus- 

 sac, Hist. Nat. Moll. pi. cxxv. figs. 1, 2. 



Hah. George District, Cape Colony (Krauss). 



18. Achatina K?'aussij Reeve. 



Achatina Kraussi, Reeve, Conch. Icon. pi. vi. fig. 21 ; Pfeiffer, Conch. - 

 Cab. ed. 2, p. 329, pi. xxiii. fig. 2 ; Krauss, Sudafr. Moll. p. 81. 



Hah. On the right bank of the Koega River, near Algoa 

 Bay {Krauss). 



This species, according to Krauss, is not found in Natal, 

 as stated by Reeve. 



19. Achatina immaculata^ Lamarck. 



Achatina immaculata, Lamarck, Ferussac, Hist. Nat. Moll. pi. cxxvii. ; 

 Pfeiffer, Mon. Hel. vol. iv. p. 600. 



Hah. Cape Delagoa {Pfr.) ; Port Natal and Zulu country 

 {Brit. Mus.). 



Description of the Neio Species. 

 Achatina Burnupi. 



Testa elongato-ovafca, subtenuis, epidermide nitida, flavo-olivacea 

 induta, hie illic strigis saturatioribus ornata, prope suturam flava, 

 et circa medium anfr. ultimi zona obscura cincta ; anfractus 8, 

 leviter convex!, superiores grauidati, ultimus elongatus, Isevis, 

 lineis incrementi paulo obliquis striatus, antice vix descendens ; 

 apertura inverse auriformis, intus pallide cteridescens, opalescens, 

 longit. totius | sequans; columella rectiuscula, antice oblique 

 truncata, callo tenui albido induta. 



Longit. 71 millim., diam. 39; apertura 35 longa, 18 lata. 



