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culum of a Turbo hollowed out at the centre. The lamella in C 

 Afalabaricus is rather more elevated than even in O.filocinctus. 



The animal of C. Malabaricus we have not had an opportunity of 

 observing, that of G. Jilocinctus belongs to the Cyclophoroid group,* 

 the sole of the foot being undivided, the tentacles tapering, and the 

 muzzle short and blunt. The foot is short, broad and rounded at 

 the tail, the tentacles are black, rather short, and contractile, with 

 the eyes at their base, the body is colourless, with the exception of 

 black patches above the head and at the base of the tentacles. 



C. Jilocinctus abounds on the "N. side of the Nilgheris, but we have 

 not met with it on the top of the hills. It is found chiefly in decay- 

 ing leaves and moist earth beside rocks and stones. G. Malabaricum 

 with Dip. Nilgirica, JEnnea JPirriei, Pfr. and some minute Helices, 

 occurred at the edges of the small patches of forest, known as 

 "sholas," which abound in every small hollow in the hills, and are 

 remarkable from the abruptness of their boundaries, a few feet leading 

 from dense jungle to the open grassy hill side. Under the shrubs at 

 the edges of sholas is generally a great resort of land shells. 



5. — Steeptaxis Watsokt, n. s. 

 Testa subumbilicata, compresse ovata, corneo-albida, nitida, superne 

 transverse arcuato-striata, infra obsolete striatula, interdum ad ultimum 

 anfractum lineis albidis versus suturam cincta ; spira fere plana ; sutura 

 impressa ; anfr. 6 convexiusculi, 2 ultimi e axi deviantes, ultimus 

 rotundatus ; apertura obliqua, elongato-lunaris, juxta anfr. penulti- 

 mum acute retro sinuata, margine basali paulo arcuata ; perist. 

 reflexum, subincrassatum, albidum, tridentatum, singulis dentibus 

 depressionibus pone peristoma externe correspondentibus ; dentes 2 

 lamelliformes margine dextro, 1 columellari quasi basali ; marginibus 

 peristomatis callo, duas lamellas approximatas juxta suturam gerente, 

 junctis. 



Diam. mnj., 6} ra. m. 



Ditto min 4^ ditto. 



Alt 3 ditto. 



* In common probably witb every other operculated Indian land shell except 

 Otopoma clausum, Sow, and perhaps the two species of Fomatias described by 

 Mr. Benson from the Himalaya and Khasi Hills. 



