Orii^inal Descriptions of Achatinclla. 15 



form, white withiu ; peristome somewhat expanded, the right 

 margin much thickened within, subadnate to the columella. 



Hab. Oahu. — Pfr. Nuuanu. 



This should be classed with A. lorata Fer., as a long and 

 sometimes pure white form of that shell. 



5. Achatinella ventrosa Pfeiffer. 



.1. ■■i-itlioia I'fr. I'. Zool. Soc. London, i>>,s,s, p. 6: pi. xxx, fig. 20. 



.\. testa imperforata, ovato-conica, .solidula, .striata, all)a, dcorsuui epi- 

 dermide fnlva, nigro-strijrata vestita ; spira conica, oljtusa ; anfr. 5 1-2, infla- 

 tis, ultimo spira paulo breviore, l)asi rotundato ; apertura fere diajfonali, 

 late aurifoniii, intus alba; plica coliiniellari crassa, dentifornii ; perist. intus 

 labiato, margine dextro recto, substricte descendeiite, leviter antrorsum 

 arcuate, columellari brevi, adnato. Long. 17 1-2, diam. 11 mill. 



Shell (dextral) imperforate, ovate-conical, somewat solid, 

 striated, white, below epidermis tawny and black striped, spire 

 conical, obtuse ; whorls 51-2, swollen, last a little shorter than the 

 spire, rounded at the ba.se ; aperture nearly diagonal, broadly 

 auriform, white withiu; the coluniellar fold thick, tool-like; lip 

 thickened within, the right margin erect, posteriorly contradled, 

 anteriorly lighth- arcuate ; columella .short, adnate. 



Hab. H. I. — Newc. Manoa to Halawa. 

 This shell may be classed with the Iprata group, although it 

 has a large variety of color and form. 



6. Achatinella pulchella Pfeiffer. 



A. pitlchflla Pfr. P. Zool. Soc. London, 1855, p. 6; pi. xxx, fij?. 2. 



A. testa imperforata, ovato-conica, sublaevigata, nitida, fidva, fasciis 

 nigro-viridibus et interdum fascia mediana alba ornata ; spira conica, versus 

 apiceni acutem attenuata, alba, sutura filomarginata ; anfr. 5 1-2, convexi- 

 usculis, ultimo 3-7 longitudinis subctquante, rotundato; apertura fere diago- 

 nal!, subtetrogono, auriformi ; plica columellari supera, dentifornii, valida ; 

 peri.st. intus valide labiato, margine dextro recto, strictiu.sculo, columellari 

 reflexo, subadnato. Long. 15 1-2, diam. 10 mill. 



Shell imperforate, ovately conical, nearly smooth, shining, 

 fulvous, marked with greenish black bands and sometimes a wdiite 

 band at the periphery ; spire conical, apex subacute, white ; suture 

 narrowly margined; whorls 5 1-2, slightly convex, the last almo.st 

 equal to 3-7 of the length, rounded; aperture nearly diagonal, 

 nearly tetragonal, auriform; columellar fold high, strong, tlenti- 

 form ; lip strongly thickened within, right margin .straight, some- 

 what contra(5led, reflexed at the columella, subadnate. 



Hab. Halawa to Waipio. 



This may be only a blunted form of A . lorala Fer. 



