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c. Shell with the spire more elevated; last volutions very dark brown, 
with a white antesutural and another white band at the circumference. 
Hevix seticer. Hel. testé suborbiculari, tenui, brunned, spiré le- 
vatiusculd, anfractibus senis, rotundatis, angustioribus ; apertura 
semilunari, labio externo, tenuissimo ; epidermide setigerd, setis 
regulariter coordinatis. 
Long. 1:; lat. 1:2 poll. 
Hab. in ligno putrido propé St. Jaun, Provinciz Cagayan, Insul 
Lug¢on. 
Shell dark brown, with a yellowish band in front of the periphery, 
and a broad band of the same surrounding the columella, which is 
small and white and deeply placed. 
Hewix verutina. Hel. testd suborbiculari, subdepressd, tenui, 
pallide brunned, epidermide velutino indutd, anticé levi, nitidd ; 
spira depressd, anfractibus quinque, rotundatis ; aperturd semi- 
lunari, posticé rotundato-subtruncatd ; labio externo tenui 3 colu- 
melld parva, profundd. 
Long. 0°7; lat. 1-2 poll. 
Hab. in arboribus putridis ad Insulam Guimaras, Philippinarum. 
Close-set short hairs, covering the whole of the upper part of the 
shell and part of the lower, give it a velvety appearance and soft- 
ness. ‘Two varieties of this species have occurred, one of smaller 
size and paler colour at the Isle of Negros, and the other like the 
last with two brown bands at Mount Isarog. 
Hevix srevivens. Hel. testd suborbiculari, subdepressd, tenuius- 
culd, pallidé brunned, lined brunned superné circumdatd ; spird sub- 
planulatd, anfractibus quatuor, superné subplanulatis, ad periphe- 
riam rotundato-subangulatis, infra rotundatis ; apertura semiluna- 
ri, posticé depressd, labio externo albo, rotundato-reflexo, anticé, 
propé columellam unidentato, dente brevi, obtuso, albo ; umbilico 
parvo, labio columellari partim obtecto. 
Long. 0°5; lat. 0°8 poll. 
Hab. at Puerto-Galero. 
The epidermis of this species has numerous close-set, very short 
hairs, which renders it rather rough to the touch. 
Hexix gummata. 4el. testé suborbiculari, conico-subdepressd, 
crassiusculd, superné decussatim striatd, infra levi, nitidd, striis 
incrementi soliim insculptd ; spird conico-subdepressd, anfractibus 
senis, rotundatis, angustioribus, epidermide corneo, nitido, superneé 
indutis ; aperturd semilunari, labio externo tenui, propé columel- 
lam subincrassato ; columella profundd. 
Long. 0°8; lat. 1°3 poll. 
Hab. in ligno putrido prope Nuevam Insule Lucon, Philippinarum. 
The upper or posterior part of this shell is covered with a thin 
horny epidermis, which gives it the appearance of having had a coat 
of varnish or gum spread over it, whence the name. In colour its 
upper surface is dark brown, the circumference light yellowish 
