150 Original Descriptions of Achatinella, 



Affinities. It is allied to Am. rubens Gould, and Am. decorti- 

 cata Gk., but it is thinner, smaller, and darker in color than the 

 former, and has a more convex spire than the latter. — Gk. 



Remarks, It is always dextral. — Gk. 



Hab. The metropolis of the species is Waialee. It is also 

 found in Kahuku and Hanula, and rarely in Kawailoa. 



255. Achatinella inflata Pfeiffer. 



A. {Laminella) inflata Pfr. P. Zool. Soc. London, 1S55, p. 203. 



A. testa irnperforata, conico-globosa, subruditer striata albida, epider- 

 mide nigra infra suturarn late fasciatim detrita obducta; spira inflata, in 

 conum brevem, acutum terminata; anfr. 5 1-2, ultimis 3 perturgidis, ultimo 

 spiram sequante ; apertura obliqua, sinuato-ovali, intus alba; plica colum. 

 subtransversa, alte ascendente, perist. recto, intus labiato, margine colum. 

 dilatato, calloso, adnato. Long. 16 1-2, diam. 10 mill. 



B. Minor, anfractu ultimo superne castaneo, basi pallido, vel coloribus 

 obversis. 



Shell imperforate, conic-globose, quite roughly striated, whit- 

 ish, covered with a black epidermis, worn away in broad bands 

 below the suture; spire inflated, terminating in a short cone, acute; 

 whorls 51-2, the last 3 much inflated, the last equal to the spire; 

 aperture oblique, sinuately oval, white within; columellar fold 

 subtrausverse, ascending, deep within, lip erect, thickened within, 

 at the margin of the columella dilated, incrassated, adnate. 



Hab. Koolauloa. — Bald. 



256. Achatinella rubida Gulick. 



Amastra rubida Gk. P. Zool. Soc. London, 1873, p. 84, pi. x, fig. 12. 



Testa dextrorsa, elongato-ovata, incrementi lineis striata, dilute rubro- 

 castanea (epidermide nigrescenti raro induta); anfract. 6, convexiusculi, 

 primi 2 laeves fusci; sutura simplex ; apertura parva, intus subpurpurea; 

 perist. tenue; plica columellaris tenuissima. Long. 18, diam. 9 mill. 



Shell dextral, elongate-ovate, striated with lines of growth, 

 pale reddish chestnut (rarely covered with a blackish epidermis); 

 whorls 6, somewhat convex, first 2 light brown; suture simple; 

 aperture small, nearly purple within ; lip thin ; columellar fold 

 very thin. 



Station. On the ground in the forest. 



Affinities. It is allied to Am. elliptica Gk., but differs in be- 

 ing more elongate in form, thicker in structure, and for the most 

 part destitute of epidermis. — Gk. 



Hab. Kahuku. — Frick. 



257. Achatinella transversalis Pfeiffer. 



A. {Laminella) transversalis Pfr. P. Zool. Soc. London, 1855, p. 204. 



A. testa subrimata, ovato-conica, solida, confertim striata, lineis spirali- 

 bus impressis distantibus subdecussata, nigro-rufa, epidermide fulvo-grisea, 



