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bus, interdum subinterriiptis, nigricanti-castaneis, albo puncta- 

 tis picta; spira elongato-eonica, acutiuscula ; anfractibiis 8, 

 planiuscvlis, basi attenuato ; columella subtorta ; apertura 

 verticali, elongato-ovali; perist. simplici, recto, maryine dextro 

 superne sinuato, columellari breviter rejlexo, appresso. 



Long. 37, diam. 13 mill. ; apertura 17 mill, longa, 6| mill. lata. 



Hab. Huamachuco, Peru. 



Several specimens of this very exquisite shell were found by Mr. 

 Farris. 



BuLiMus (Otostomus) lamas, n.sp. (PI. XIV. figs. 3, 3 a.) 



B. testa subperforata, oblong o-turrita, tenui, sublcevigata, irregu- 

 lariter leviter striata, albida, strigis castanets ornata ; spira 

 elongata, apice acuto ; anfractibus 7, planiusculis, ultimo basi 

 rotundato; columella suhstricta; apertura parumobliqua, ovali, 

 intus castanea ; perist. simplici, recto, margine columellari su- 

 perne rejlexo, subadnato. 



Long. 33, diam. 10 mill. ; apertura 14 mill, longa, 5 mill. lata. 



Hab. Jouctabamba, Peru. 



Fam. Helicinid^. 



NanINA (XeSTA) DE-CRESPIGNII, n. sp. (PI. XIV. fig. 4.) 



N. testa anguste perforata, turbiniformi, tenui, polita, pellucidit, 

 castanea, leviter radiato-striatula ; spira elevata, convexo-co- 

 nica, yertice obtuso, sutura impressa, vix albo marginata ; an- 

 fractibus 6, convexiusculis, ultimo non descendente, periph. ro- 

 tundato, medio fascia albida cincto, basi convexo ; apertura 

 parum oblonga, rotundato-lunari ; perist. recto, acuto; margine 

 collumellari declivi, leviter arcuato, superne dilatato, supra 

 perforationem rejlexo. 



Diam. maj. 25, min. 22, alt. 18 mill. 



Hab. Labuau. 



This very distinct Xesta was found in tolerable abundance by 

 Lieut. De Crespigny. 



Helix (Aglaia) farrisi, n. sp. (PI. XIV. fig. 5.) 



U. testa umbilicata, orbiculato-depressa, solidiuscula, striata et 

 indentata, olivaceofusca, fascia fusca cincta ; spira paulum 

 elevata, sutura impressa ; anfractibus Ah , convexiusculis, iiltimo 

 descendente, basi convexo ; apertura vcilde obliqua, ovali ; pe- 

 rist. albo, breviter rejlexo, marginibus conniventibus, columellari 

 umbilicum fere tegente. 



Diam. maj. 32, min. 26, alt. 18 mill. 



Hab. Huamachuco, Peru. 



Discovered by Mr. Farris, after whom I have named it. 



Fam. Mycetopid^, 

 Mycetopus falcatus, n. sp. (PI. XIV. fig. 6.) 

 M. testa maxime elongata, falciformi, tenui, valde incequilaterali. 



