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Hexix vatirans? Hel. testdé subtumidd, subcomplanatd, purpureo- 
rubra, anfractibus 3 lineis incrementi creberrimé striatis (ultimo 
longissimé maximo), epidermide sordide albente ; aperturd maxima 
e brunneo subalbido-iridescente, labio patulo, reflexo, rubente, albi- 
do interne limbato. 
Long. 13; lat. 23 poll. 
Hab. ad Gindulman Insulz Bohol sub foliis desiccatis. 
At first sight, this Helix, which was also found by Mr. Cuming 
under decayed leaves, looks a good deal like H. cryptica; but ona 
nearer inspection not only will a difference in form almost inde- 
seribable be observed, but also in the texture of the shell, which is 
without corrugations. The mouth too is much wider and broader, 
and the reflected lip much more patulous. The silvery iridescence 
of the mouth extends but a short distance within the aperture, but 
the polish is continued far in. Still it may only be a variety of H. 
cryptica. 
Hewix cretata. Hel. testd subglobosd, tumidd, anfractibus 3 (ul- 
timo longé maximo, fasciis et linets nigricantibus cincto), lineis in- 
crementi creberrime oblique striatis et lineis elevatis cinctis, brun- 
neo-nigricante, epidermide cretaced ; aperturd argenteo-subceru- 
led, labii limbo obscure rubente. 
Hab. ad 'Tannauan Insule Leyte foliis arborum herens. 
Mr. Cuming has shown me a young shell which he brought from 
the mountains of Tanhay in the Isle of Negros, where it was taken 
on the leaves of trees. I thought at first that it might be the young 
of Helix Harfordii, but the sculpture of the shell and the quality of 
the epidermis correspond so closely with those of the adult shell 
just described, that though there is some difficulty arising from the 
capture of the two shells in different islands, I am inclined to be of 
opinion that it is probably the young of Helix cretata. 
Hexrx Pan. Hel. testd globosd, subelevatd, umbilicatd, zonatd, an- 
Sractibus 4 (ultimo maximo) lineis incrementi minutissime oblique 
striatis ; columelld albidd, aperturd subrotundd, ceruleo-albente, 
labii limbo angusto, subreflexo. 
Long. 12; lat. 14, variat ad infinitum. 
Var. a. Albens brunneo et nigro pulcherrimé fasciata. 
Of the whitish class of variety (a) there are variations without 
end, according as the bands are more or less present or absent. In 
some the whitish epidermis is only relieved by a brown sutural line 
and a deep submedial band on the body-whorl, which is more or less 
interrupted and ribanded with white and light brown towards the 
base. 
Var. 6. Brunnea albido et nigricante concinné fasciata. 
The same may be said of this section, which varies as much as var. 
a. This imperfect description was drawn from six of each class ; 
but at least treble the number of each would be requisite to give a 
correct idea of the infinite variations of this beautiful species. 
