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species. I have specimens of what appear to be the same species from 

 the Punjab, and of a variety of the same from Aden. 



Buliminus moussonianus (F 'eiit)— Abyssinicus var., is perhaps the 

 most beautiful of our snails. The shell is f " long and f " broad, with a 

 rather wide lip in the adult, and a small umbilicus. Colour light brown, 

 specimens almost white are occasionally found. The surface of the shell 

 is beautifully sculptured or corrugated with ridges running parallel to 

 the aperture. The animal is of a pinkish colour, and when killed by 

 dipping in boiling water has a curious smell not at all unpleasant. 

 This species appears uncommon. 



The nest two species should perhaps be classed with the Helicidce. 



Buliminus (Rachis) bengalensis (Lmk.) is a shell of much the same 

 size and shape as the last, but a little longer and not quite so stout, and 

 the lip not so pronounced. The surface of the shell is smooth, colour 

 whitish, with two lines running round the shell, the lower of the two the 

 darker in colour, the upper one following the suture. Apex black. 



This species is fairly common. 



Buliminus {Rachis) punctatus (Anton) is very similar in many 

 ways to the last, but is smaller and more pointed ; colour light brown 

 with a dark line on the suture with a light line immediately below it. 

 The surface of the shell is covered with minute spots of a darker colour, 

 whence the name. 



This species is common, and I have specimens from the Punjab. 



The fourth family, the Stenogyrid(8,h&s two representatives on our list: 

 the first, S. gracilis (Hutton), is a slender, somewhat pointed cylindrical 

 shell about §" to \" in length and £" in breadth, of a yellowish colour, 

 minutely sculptured radially ; aperture elongated. Is fairly common. 



The other, Glessula species, has not yet been found by me alive 

 nor in a perfect state. It appears to be arboreal in its habits. It is 

 a cylindrical shell much larger and stouter than S. gracilis. 



The fifth family, the Succinceidce, is represented by one species, 

 S. vitrea (Pfeifter). It is a small, somewhat globular shell, about £" 

 to f" long, spire very small, and last whorl very large in proportion ; 

 shell very delicate, colour whitish. The well-known English repre- 

 sentative of this family ranks more as a fresh-water than as a land- 

 shell, but ours is generally found on trees in wet weather. It is 

 a common species, but large specimens are not often found. 



