112 W. Theobald— iVb/^s on the land [No. 3, 



Maceochlamys, sp. 

 A single dead shell of a si^eeies resembling M. levicula was found with 

 the last, above Uri, measuring G x 5 x 4*5 mm. 



Kaliella baeeakporensis, Pfr. 



A single specimen of this widely spread species, measuring 6 mm. in. 

 height, was found in Kashmir. The specific name is badlj chosen, as this is 

 a hill species, (not found on the plains, unless transported on plants), and 

 ranges throughout the Himalayas and also the mountain ranges of Southern 

 India. 



Hemiplecta monticola, Hutton. 

 a. lahiata^ Pfr. 



Generally distributed throughout the Western Himalayas. In the 

 valley of the Bichlari river, an affluent of the Chinab, this species occurs 

 remarkably fine and in incredible numbers in the fissures of rocks, though 

 few live sj^ecimens -^ere procurable at the time of my visit. The colour of 

 the shell is dark chestnut both above and below, and there are four or five 

 prominent pale bars or tra,nsverse stripes, marking the seasonal arrest of 

 growth and the position of successive epiphragms, formed during the period 

 of hybernation. The epidermis is very thin and pale yellow, and the shell 

 does not attain maturity under seven or eight years. The first five whorls 

 are minutely shagreened, the remaining ones smooth but more or less trans- 

 versely rugose. 



My largest specimen measures 47 x 39 x 23 mm. The species is 

 particularly common below Nachilana in the Bichlari valley. 



H. JAMUEIS'SIS, n s. 



AspectiL inter H. monticolam et H. ligulatam. Testd solidd, convexd, 

 anguste umhilicatd, supra levissime granuloso-corrugata (S. ligulatce modo) 

 suhter Icevigatd. Colore supra pallide hrunneo, subter alhido. Anfracti- 

 hus sex, lente crescentihus. Lahio intus incrassato, simplici. Attinet ad 

 27 X 23 X 14 mm. 



Sahitat in valle Jawi, inter Chineni et Adampur. 



This species might be regarded by some as an imp)overished race of the 

 last, from which I have little doubt it is proximately derived, but it differs 

 too much in size, colour, form, and range to be properly united therewith. 

 Mr. W. Blanford suggests it may be the S. ononticola of Pfeiffer, which is 

 very likely. I have unfortunately no live shells, but the type of colouration 

 in my best specimens is more of the type of ligulata than of monticolaj being 

 white below. It is I think clearly a species descended from S. monticolay 

 and modified to meet the climatal conditions of the Jawi valley below Chi- 

 neni, where the winter cold and summer heat are both more intense than is 

 suitable for montkola on the one hand, or ligulata on the other. 



