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nearly the whole range of the species. About 64 per cent, were 



found on lehua. 



Color-variety H. 



Apex and spire white, base a dark reddish brown; columella 

 white to purple ; 31 specimens. This color-variet)' is only found 

 on sub-ridges XII-XIV, about 84 per cent, coming from the differ- 

 ent localities on the lowest sub-ridges. This color- variety was 

 found only on lehua and guava. 



COLOR-V.VRIETY I. 



Apex white to light brown, spire white encircled by bands or 

 lines of light yellow, the lowest whorl yellow encircled at the per- 

 iphery wath a dark brown band or two brown lines ; columella 

 light-dark purple rarely white, peristome usually purple, umbilical 

 region sometimes dark brown ; 66 .specimens. This color- variety 

 distributed from sub-ridge II-XIV, nearly 50 per cent, coming 

 from sub-ridges X-XII. 



Color-variety J. 



Apex light brown, median whorls white, base of lowest whorl 

 a rich reddish brown bounded at the periphery hy a dark brown 

 band or two lines; columella purple; 21 specimens. This color- 

 variety was not found above sub-ridge VI, nor below sub-ridge XIV. 

 Its distribution is somewhat similar to that of color- Yariety H. 



Color- VARIETY K. 



Shell white, a dark brown band or two lines encircles the base 

 at the periphery ; the band is sometimes continued on the spire 

 just under the suture; columella purple, rarely white ; 127 speci- 

 mens. This color-Yariety is distributed from sub-ridge I-XIW 



Color-variety L,. 



Apex and spire white, a dark brown band or two lines en- 

 circles the base at the periphery, the base below this band yellow; 

 columella purple, rarely white ; iii specimens. The distribution 

 of this color- variety is from sub-ridges I-XIV. 



Color-variety M. 



Shell a light brown, slightly darker at the apex, the base en- 

 circled at the periphery by a dark brown band; 13 specimens. 



