724 DR. J. C. cox ON NEW AUSTRALIAN LAND-SHELLS. [Juiie 27, 



not very closely allied to either. The red markings are very cha- 

 racteristic. 



6. Helix penolensis, mihi. 



H. testa urnbilicata, siibgloboso-depressa, tenuiuscula, striatula, 

 pallide cornea, nitidiuscida ; spira late et obtuse conica ; anfr.A, 

 planato-convexiSyUltimo obtuse carinato, non descendente, subtus 

 convexiore ; apertura angidato-lunari ; peristomate simplici, 

 recto, margine dextro vix curvato, ad carinam angulato, turn 

 urcuato, fere semicirculum formante, columellari superne cal- 

 loso, breviter dilatato, et paidulum rejlexo, umbilicum parvinn 

 semitegente. 



Diam, maj. 0-15, min. 0*13, alt. 0-08 unc. 



Hab. Penola, South Australia {Rev. J. E. Terrison Woods). 



A rather dull, horny, broadly semiconical species, allied to H. tur- 

 riculata, mihi. 



7. Helix turriculata, mihi. 



H. testa minute urnbilicata, semigloboso-conoidea, pallide corneo- 

 vitrea, nitidiuscida, tenuissima, vndique tenuiter striatida ; 

 spira conica, obtusa ; anfr. 6, lente accrescentibus, convexius- 

 culis, idtimo carinato, non descendente, hasi leviter declivi, 

 striatulo ut supra, sed nitidiore ; apertura modice obliqua, an- 

 gulato-lunata ; peristomate simplici, te^iui, antice leviter angu- 

 lato, margine columellari supra modice dilatato et fornicatim 

 expanso. 

 Diam. maj. 01.5, min. 013, alt. 010 unc. 

 Hab. Miriam Vale, Port Curtis, Queensland. 

 A delicate, glassy, conical species, the very regular spire of which 

 is thrice as high as the base. It may be regarded as belonging to 

 the section Conulus, and is nearly allied to the less trochiform and 

 hyaline, but more coarsely sculptured H. umbraculorum. Cox. 



8. Helix avidorum, mihi. 



H. testa profnnde umbilicata, depresso-globosa, tenui, parum 

 nitente, radialim rugoso-striata, et (sub lente) subtilissime gra- 

 nidata, coi-neo-lutescente ; spira parva, late depressa ; apice 

 obtusa, sutura impressa ; anfr. 4-2, convexis, ultimo peramplo, 

 rotundato, tumido, basi pallidiore et IcBviore ; apertura lunato- 

 circulari, peristomate tenui, recto, refiexo, murginibus conniven- 

 tibus, columellari basi modice dilatato, umbilici semissem. ob- 

 tegente. 



Diam. maj. 0-55, min. 0--1.5, alt. 0-30 unc. 



Hab. Clarence River, New South Wales (under logs in open iron- 

 bark ranges, burrowing in wet weather) (Mac Gill ivrag) ; Brisbane, 

 Queensland (Masters) . 



9. Helix marcescens, mihi. 



H. testa anguste et profunde umbilicata, depresso-orbiculari, tenui, 

 translucente, nit idiuscul a , levissime rugoso-striata et (sub lente) 



