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7. Helix novoguineensis, Pfr. (1322 a). T. imperforata, 

 globoso-turbinata, solida, sublcevigata, nitida, pallide fulvida, 

 fascia suturali alba,fasciis pluribus latis nigro-castaneis et area 

 lata castanea ornata ; spira fornicato-conoidea, vertice acuto ; 

 anfr. 5^, convexiusculi, ultimus antice vix descendens,substriatus, 

 hasi subangustatus ; columella arcuata, dentiformi-truncata ; 

 apertura perobliqua, truncato-ovalis ; perist. album, mar ginibus 

 callo pellucido junctis, expansis et reflexis, supero subsinuoso, 

 columellari supra regionem umbilicalem valde dilatato, adnata. 



Diam. maj. 41, min. 34, alt. 26 mill. 



/3. Paulo minor, unicolor alabastrina, fascia unica suturali cre- 



tacea. 

 y. Minor (diam. maj. 34, min. 29, alt. 25 mill.), alba, fasciis 



nonnullis latis pluribusque angustis castaneis ornata. 

 Hab. North of New Guinea {Wallace). 



8. Helix banneri, Macgill. (1335 «). T. clause umbilicata, 

 turbinato-globosa, tenuiuseula, oblique irregulariter striata et 

 confertim pustidosa, fulva, fascia 1 lutescente prope suturam 

 ornata ; spira breviter turbinata, vertice acutiusculo ; anfr. 4|-, 

 convexi, ultimtis ve^itrosus, antice profunde descendens ; colu- 

 mella leviter arcuata, sinuosa ; aperturafere diagonalis, lunari- 

 rotundata, intus submargaritacea ; perist. tenue, breviter ex- 

 pansum, vix refexum, marginibus convergentibus, callo tenui 

 junctis, columellari per dilatato, fornicatim rejlexo, adnata. 



Diam. maj. 41, min. 33, alt. 31 mill. 



Hab. Cape Direction, N.E. Australia. 



"Helix, n. sp., may be called H. banneri,%iiex Capt. Banner of 

 the brig ' Julia Percy,' who picked up the only specimen met with 

 during an inland expedition a few miles to the southward of Cape 

 Direction. I was with him at the time, but we could find no more 

 specimens." — Macgillivray . 



9. Helix rostrella, Pfr. (1633 a). T. umbilicata, globose- 

 trochiformis, tenuiuseula, irregulariter striatula, sericea, fulvo' 

 cornea; spira conoidea, vertice acutiusculo; anfr. 5|, con- 

 vexiusculi, idtimus antice leviter descendens, supra medium 

 carinatus, basi convexior ; umbilicus angustus, pervius ; aper- 

 turafere diagonalis, intus submargaritacea ; perist. album vel 

 carneum, marginibus convergentibus, dextro expanse, supra 

 cai'inam subsinuato, turn breviter rostrato, basali refexiusculo, 

 ad insertionem subdilatato. 



Diam. maj. 17, min. 15, alt. 10 mill. 



/3. Cornea albida, fascia 1 castanea ad carinam noiata. 

 Hab. Lao Mountains, Camboja (Mouhot). 



10. Helix mysolensis, Pfr. (1651 a). T. subobtecte umbili- 

 cata, trochiformis, solidida, leviter striatula, nitida, alaba- 

 strina, ad sutwam fascia 1 cretacea et prceterea 1-2 fuscis 



