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Long. 1-3 ; lat. 1-4 poll. 



Hab. supra foliis arborum ad insulam Tablas dictam Philippinarum. 



In general this species bears a great resemblance to a plum, for 

 which reason I have called it H. Coccomelos. Several varieties may- 

 be distinguished. 



a. Apex dark brovsniish red, softened oiF gradually to a pale yellow- 

 green, which becomes gradually darker, until the body of the last 

 volution is of a fine dark green : lip white. 



b. Similar to a, only dark brown instead of green. 



c. Of a uniform very dark chocolate-brown, except the second 

 and third volutions, which have a rather paler central band : lip 

 chocolate. 



d. Apex dark chocolate-brown ; upper part of the spire of a pale 

 dull yellowish colour, becoming darker and greener toward the last 

 volution, where the ground-colour is olive-green ; an antesutural 

 dark red-brown broad band ; a circumferential band of a rather darker 

 colour, but rather narrower, and the columellar lip surrounded by 

 a broad dark band, which is softened off into the dark olive-green 

 ground-colour. 



e. Of an uniform pale yellow-brown, becoming very dark near the 

 back of the lip, where it is nearly black : lip chocolate. From Cal- 

 bayog, island of Samar : found on leaves of trees. 



f. Similar to e, but having two narrow dark brown bands : lip 

 nearly black behind ; white in front. From Calbayog. 



Helix intorta. Hel. testa suborbiculari, subdepressd, tenui, l<evi, 

 anfractihus 4\, ventricosis, tenuissime striatis, plerumque palles- 

 cente-flavidis, fasciis tribus castaneis ornatis ; aperturd sublunari, 

 peritremate tenui, tenuiter reflexo ; labio columellari rectiusculo, 

 extus inclinato, obtuso. 

 Long. 1 ; lat. 1*5 poll. 

 • Hab. Supra foliis fruticum ad Loboc, insula; Bohol, PhiUppinarum. 

 Several varieties of this beautiful species occur ; most of them are 

 marked with two brown bands, and have the circumference of the 

 columella of the same colour ; one is of an uniform pale brownish 

 colour, and another is almost entirely of a very dark chocolate colour : 

 a white line may be observed close to the suture in most of the va- 

 rieties. The following are the most distinct varieties : — 



a. Ground-colour pale yellowish ; antesutural band very dark 

 chestnut-brown; circumferential band of the same colour, and a 

 broad band of the same surrounding the columella. From Loboc. 



b. SimUar to a, but considerably larger, and having a broader 

 circumferential band. From Loboc. 



c. Ground-colour of a pale brovim hue ; bands the same as in a. 



d. Smaller than a. : groimd-colour pale greenish brown ; bands 

 nearly the same, but very dark and brilliant. From Loboc. 



e. Ground-colour pale yellowish brown ; antesutural band softened 

 off in front ; in other respects like a. 



f. Ground-colour pale yellowish; bands pale chestnut-brown. 

 From Loboc. 



