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brown, then a band of the same colour as the upper surface, and then 
the lower or anterior part is of the same colour as the circumference. 
A variety occurs which is smaller and darker coloured, at the same 
time its brown band in front of the circumference is much broader. 
Heuix spu#rica. Hel. testd spheroidali, crassiusculd, flava, 
lined spirali nigro-fuscescente circumdatd ; haud nitente, spird ob- 
tusd, anfractibus quatuor ventricosis, ultimo maximo ; aperturd 
subcirculari, labio eaterno crasso, reflexo, albo, margine nigro ; 
columelld latd, crassa, albé margine nigricante. 
Long. 0°9; lat. 1:0 poll. 
Hab. supra folia arborum propé St. Esteven Provinciz Ilocos me- 
ridionalis Insule Lucgon, Philippinarum. 
Five varieties of this very brilliant species have occurred to Mr. 
Cuming; viz. 
a. Bright yellow with a narrow white band close to the suture 
in front. 
6. Pale brownish yellow: in other respects the same as a. 
c. Bright yellow with a narrow white band close to the suture in 
front and a broad brown band at the circumference. 
d. Same as a, only having in addition pale brown irregular lon- 
gitudinal stripes on the last volution. 
e. Same as a, only having in addition bright brown irregular 
longitudinal stripes on the last volution ; found on the leaves of the 
Pandanus in the mountains of the Igorro in the north part of Lucon. 
Hexrx (Carocotna) semicranosa. Hel. testd suborbiculari co- 
nico-subdepressd, superné granulosd, subtis levi, nitidd ; spird 
conico-subdepressd, anfractibus senis, rotundatis, ad marginem ca- 
rinatis ; labio externo tenui, acuto, prope columellam crassiusculo ; 
umbilico minimo. : 
Hab. ad Insulam Luban dictam, Philippinarum. 
The margin of the last volution immediately in front of the keel is 
slightly crenulated, and of a dark brown colour: the remainder of 
the shell is of an uniform yellow-brown colour. 
