60 Original Descriptions of Achatinella. 



76. Achatinella cuneus Pfeiffer. 



A. cuneus Pfr. P. Zool. Soc. London, 1855, p, 205. 



A. testa imperf. , sinistr. , oblongo-turrita, solida, striatula, nitida, albida 

 vel lutescente, fasciis angustis fuscis varie ornata ; spira convexo-conica, 

 apice alba, acutiuscula ; sutura filo castaneo marginata ; anfr. 6, planiusculis, 

 ultimo 1-3 longitudinis paulo superante ; apertura fere diagonali, semiovali, 

 inlus alba; plica colum. mediocri, oblique subtorta ; perist. acuto, intus 

 labiato, margiue columellari adnato. Long. 18, diam. 8 mill. 



Shell imperforate, sinistral, oblong-turreted, solid, somewhat 

 striated, shining, whitish or yellowish, variously ornamented with 

 narrow brown bands ; spire convex-conic, apex white, somewhat 

 acute ; suture margined with a chestnut line ; whorls 6, somewhat 

 plane, with the last a little more than 1-3 the length ; aperture 

 almost diagonal, semioval, white within ; columellar fold small, 

 obliquely twisted ; lip acute, thickened within, adnate to the mar- 

 gin of the columella. 



Hab. Kalihi to Moanalua. — Bald. 



77. Achatinella diluta Smith. 



A. diluta Sra. P. Zool. Soc. London, 1873, p. 74, pi. ix, hg\ 14. 



Testa dextrorsa, ovato-subconica, nitida, incrementi lineis transversimque 

 indistincte minutissime striata, dilute luteo-virens, lineis pluribus transversis 

 viridibus obscuris cincta ; sutura leviter marginata; anfract. 5 1-2, convexi- 

 usculi ; apertura alba ; perist. tenue, intus leviter incrassatum ; plica colu- 

 mellaris valida, alba. Long. 18, diam. 9 mill. 



Shell dextral, ovate-subcouic, shining, transversely and indis- 

 tinctly minutely striated with lines of growth, light yellowish-green, 

 encircled by many transverse obscure green lines ; suture lightly 

 margined; whorls 5 1-2, somewhat convex; aperture white; lip 

 thin, slightly thickened within ; columellar fold strong, white. 



Hab. Kalihi. 



78. Achatinella cncumis Gulick. 



A. cucumis Gk. Ann. L,yc. New York, 1856, vol. vi, p. 225, pi. vii, fig. 45. 



Shell sinistral, imperforate, acuminately oblong, solid, shining, 

 striated, green ; apex rather obtuse ; spire turreted ; suture mar- 

 gined, impressed ; whorls 6, convex ; columellar fold central, white, 

 moderately developed ; aperture oblique, sinuately oval, white 

 within ; peristome thickened within ; with external margin un- 

 reflected, arcuate, acute ; columellar margin dilated, adnate ; 

 parietal margin wanting. 



Length 0.74 in. (19 mill.), breadth 0.38 in. (9 2-3 mill.). 



Length of body whorl 0.50 in. (13 mill.). 



Average weight 5.20 grains. 



