468 Mr, A, Adams on the Sjjecies of 



the spire elevated and the last whorl rounded. I found it at 

 the Straits of Simonoseki, adhering to the leaves of trees in the 

 vicinity of the village of Mososeki. 



8. Hyalina {Gonulus) inc&rta^ A. Ad. 



H. testa globoso-conica, anguste perforata, corneo-fusca, tenui, 

 oblique tenuiter striata ; spira conica, elata ; anfract. 4^, planis, 

 ultimo ad peripheriam obtuse angulato ; apertura angulato- 

 lunata ; columella ad umbilicum breviter reflexa. 



Lat. 1| lin., alt. If lin. 

 Hob. Tabu-Sima. 

 This may be an immature shell ; but I know of no species 



from Japan to which it can be referred. 



9. Hyalina {Gonulus) tenera^ A. Ad. 



//, testa orbiculato -conica, imperforata, tenui, pellucida, luteo- 

 cornea ; spira conoidali, convexa, apice obtusa ; anfract. 6, planis, 

 oblique striatis, ultimo ad peripheriam acute carinato, basi nitido, 

 convexo ; apertura obliqua, lunata ; columella ad umbilicum sub- 

 reflexa. 



Lat. 3 lin., alt. 2 lin. 



Hab. Matsumai, Straits of Tsugar. 



A depressly conical thin species, with no very marked cha- 

 racters, except its size, to distinguish it from others belonging 

 to the same group. I found it among dead leaves in damp 

 situations. 



10. Hyalina [Gonulus) stenogyra, A. Ad. 

 H. testa globoso- conoidali, tenui, imperforata, succinea, pellucida; 



spira conica, elata, convexa, apice obtusa; anfract. 9i, planis, an- 



gustis, oblique striatis, idtimo ad peripheriam acute carinato, basi 



convexo, glabro ; apertura obliqua, anguste lunata. 

 Lat. li lin., alt. 1^ lin. 



Hab. Tsus-Sima. 



This is a very pretty little beehive-shaped, transparent, 

 amber-coloured shell, with numerous narrow whorls. I found 

 it, in considerable numbers, crawling over dead leaves in the 

 woods. 



11. Hyalina {Gonulus) acutangula, A. Ad. 

 H. testa conoidali, imperforata, tenui, succinea ; spira elata, conica, 



convexiuscula ; anfract. 5|-, planis, oblique tenuissime striatis, 



ultimo ad peripheriam acute carinato, basi glabro planiusculo ; 



apertura anguste lunata, perobhqua. 

 Lat. li lin., alt. 1| Hn. 



Hab. Tago. 



This is a well-marked species, of very peculiar form, very 



