MELANIIDA. 259 
A very fine form, with the last whorl and aperture unusually 
tumidly swollen. Long. 81, diam. 34 mil.; 7 whorls. 
10 “ Hlowa Choung ”, Arakan Hills; ex c. Dr. F. Stoliczka. 
These agree exactly with Con. Indica, pl. 75, fig. 6, and are 
therefore typical of subvar. pseudospinosa. Long. 86, diam. 29 
mil, 
The locality given is somewhat untrustworthy. 
var. binodulifera, nov. 
Con. Indica, pl. 72, fig. 7, and pl. 75, figs. 5 and 7, N. Cachar, as M. epis- 
copalis, Lea; fide Brot, WM, spinata, Godwin-Austen, var. 
5 Khasi Hills; coll. Colonel H. H. Godwin-Austen. 
Four agree exactly with the above-quoted fig. 5; the fifth is 
of interest, as it connects the form with var. sublevigata [Syl- 
het]; the last 2} whorls only possessing the characteristic 
sculpture. Long. 75, diam. 34 mil. 
5 N. Cachar; coll. Colonel H. H. Godwin-Austen, and ex c. Asiat. Soc., 
Bengal. 
A short form allied to the preceding. Long. 46, diam. 24 
mil. 
1 N. Cachar; coll. Colonel H. H. Godwin-Austen. 
A beautiful little form, like a miniature of Con. Indica, pl. 75, 
fig. 5, but with compressed, narrow, last whorl and aperture ; 
scarcely decollate. Long. 42, diam. 16; mil.; 6 whorls with a 
double row of very distinct nodules, of almost equal size. 
80 Barak River, Silchar ; coll. J. Wood-Magon, Esq. 
Like the preceding, but a rather smoother form. 
6 Diyung River, Assam; coll. Colonel H. H. Godwin-Austen. 
The form well represented in the Con. Indica, pl. 72, fig. 7. 
var. pontificalis. 
? Melauia pontificalis, ». d. Busch. 
4 Near Sibsagar ; coll. S. E. Peal, Esq, 
