82 DR. J. C. COX ON NEW LAND SHELLS. {Jan. 27, 
2. HEeLIx WANGANENSIS. 
Shell perforated, depressed, thin, hyaline, smooth, and shining, 
of an amber-brown colour; spire almost flat ; whorls 5, flattened, 
very slowly increasing in size, last not depressed, rounded at the 
base; suture strongly marked; aperture lunate; peristome simple, 
thin; columella dilated, concealing the slight perforation. 
Diam., greatest 0°31, least 0°21; height 0°22 of an inch. 
Hab. Wanga, San Christoval, Solomon Islands; on the mountains, 
under leaves (Brazier). 
3. HELIX QUINTALA. 
Shell imperforate, lenticular, greenish yellow, thin, transparent, 
flattened above ; whorls 8, slowly increasing, the last sharply keeled, 
not descending in front, base rounded and excavated in the middle, 
irregularly rugosely striated above, smooth below the keel; suture 
shallow, but rather broad; aperture narrowly angularly lunate ; 
peristome simple; columella scarcely dilated. 
Diam., greatest 0°14, least 0°12; height 0-08 of an inch. 
Hab. Norfolk Island; found in the pine-forests, under leaves in 
damp places (Brazier). 
This species is closely allied to H. lizardensis, Pfr., and, at Mr. 
Brazier’s request, is named in honour of Mr. Arthur Quintala, jun., 
of Norfolk Island. 
4. Hewix HELVA. 
Shell flattened, deeply and widely umbilicated, pale red, uniformly 
striated with coarse, regular, rather widely separated rib-like striz ; 
whorls 43 to 5, rounded, the last descending gradually in front ; 
aperture lunately rounded, margins joined by a dark callus; peri- 
stome obtuse, not reflected. 
Diam., greatest 0°10, least 0°08 ; height 0:04 of an inch. 
Hab. Aneiteum, New Hebrides; found under a log of wood 
(Brazier). 
5. Hewrx arbDuA. 
Shell minutely umbilicated, turbinately globose, yellowish brown, 
thin, smooth, slightly shining; spire obtusely conical; whorls 6, 
markedly convex, the last not descending in front; base rounded ; 
suture deep; aperture roundly lunate; peristome simple, somewhat 
expanded at the columella. 
Diam., greatest 0°12, least 0°10; height 0°11 of an inch. 
Hab. Erumanga, New Hebrides; found under a log of wood 
near the sea. 
6. HELIX VANNZE-LAVE. 
Shell imperforate, conoidly depressed, dark yellowish horn-colour, 
smooth, shining ; spire broadly conoid ; whorls 54, only slightly con- 
vex, last not descending, base convex; suture shallow; aperture 
