Original Descriptions of AchatincUa. 109 



external margin reflected anteriorly, arcuate ; coluniellar margin 

 dilated, slightly detached ; parietal margin wanting. 



Length 0.95 in. (24 mill.), breadth 0.54 in. (14 mill.). 



Length of body whorl, 0.66 in. (17 mill. ). 



Average weight 9.00 grains ; greatest weight 13.00 grains. 



\'ar. B. Brownish yellow, with a white girdle on the periph- 

 ery of the last whorl, waved with white and yellow on the third 

 whorl. 



Var. C. With body whorl rounded, not angulated. 



Station. On the trunks of trees, quite exposed. — E. Baile\-. 



Remarks. This species is the analogue of A. tappaniana C. 

 B. Ad., found on W. Maui, but differs from it in its more ventri- 

 cose form, its angvilated body whorl, and more regularly curved 

 lip, besides the difference in coloring. — Gk. 



Hab. Houuaula. — E. Bailey. 



This and the two following shells, are not related to any of the 

 group of this part of Maui. 



176. Achatinella germana Newcomb. 



A. sf''>"a"(' Newc. P. Zool. Soc. London. 1S53, p. 151. pi. xxiv, fig. 61. 



Shell dextral, ovately conical ; whorls 6, flatly convex; aper- 

 ture ovate ; lip acute, thickened within ; columella brown, short 

 and tubercular ; colour chestnut, with fine obsolete darker trans- 

 verse lines ; a white band traverses the last sutural whorl and cuts 

 the body whorl centrally ; around the columella is a broad white 

 band, losing itself in the aperture. Long. 16/20, lat. 8/20 poll. 



Closely resembles the ./. solitaria, and but for the widely dis- 

 tant localities, might be taken for a variety of the same species. 

 The markings and columellce are, however, quite distinct. — Newc. 



Hab. Makawao. — Newc. 



Dr. Cooke found in the type shell the apex and first whorl to 

 be of a dark color, second whorl of a slate color, third whorl of a 

 slate brown, and the fourth whorl brown. 



177. Achatinella anceyana Baldwin. 



A. uiKrviDia IJald. 1'. Ac. I'hila., I'^fr,. p. 22:-,. pi. x, (ig. ih. 



Shell de.xtral, imperforate, rather thin, ovately conical, ajicx 

 obtuse; surface shining, striated with fine growth lines, under a lens 

 exhibiting a beautiful pattern of close, delicate, decussating, spiral 



