160 BIOLOGY OF SNOWY RIVER AREA 



Size of Type. — Maj. diam., 9; min., 8; alt., 3mm. 



Type Locality. — Mount Wellington, Tasmania. 



Observations, — One of our commoner forms enjoying a wide 

 distribution throughout Victoria. It somewhat approaches B. 

 lampra Reeve but is immediately distinguished by its finer sculp- 

 ture, i 



Localities. — 1 specimen (F 1088) Honeysuckle Track, Gelan- 

 tipy; I specimen (F 1689) Rockbank, Wulgulmerang; 1 speci- 

 men (F1690) Wombargo Creek (above 3,000 ft.). 



Family ENDODONTIDAE 



Genus CHAROPA Albers, 1860. 



Charopa fimerca (Cox). 



1868. Helix funerea Cox, Mon. Aust, Land Shells, p. 16, pi. 3, fig. 1. 

 1930. Charopa funerea (Cox). Gabriel, P.R.S. Vic, XLIII, Pt. 1, (N.S.), 

 p. 73. 



Size of Type. — Maj. diam., 6-34; min., 5-33; alt., 2-53mm. 



Type Locality. — Mudgee, New South Wales. 



Observations. — A brown, closely-ribbed species, widely dis- 

 tributed throughout the State. It is also recorded from New 

 South Wales and southern Queensland. 



Localities. — 7 specimens (F 1672) Snowy River (Moon's Cross- 

 ing) ; 4 specimens (F1674) Murrindal Valley, W Tree. 



Charopa tamarensis (Petterd). 



1879. Helix tamarensis Petterd, Mon. Tas. Land Shells (April), p. 30. 

 1930. Charopa tamarensis Petterd. Gabriel, P.R.S. Vic., XLIII, Pt. 1, 



(N.S.), p. 72. 



Size of Type. — Maj. diam., 6; min., 5; alt., 2mm. 



Type Locality. — Rifle butts, near Launceston, Tasmania. 



Observations. — A characteristic little species, possessing a wide 

 umbilicus and rays of rusty-brown colour. Two specimens from 

 the same locality vary a little in that they show radials much 

 wider apart, but as they are alike in every other respect we regard 

 them as variants. It has a wide distribution in Victoria and at Mt. 

 Kosciusko Hedley records it from Wilson's Valley. 



Locality. — 4 specimens (F 1859) Tableland, West of Wombargo 

 (4,500ft.) (K. C.Rogers). 



Charopa brazenori sp. nov. (PI. 13, upper; Fig. 1.) 

 Shell small, discoid, whitish, translucent, thin, fragile, um- 

 bilicated. Whorls including protoconch about 4^, sculptured 

 with numerous, equidistant, radial riblets to the number of about 



