400 Descriptions of some new land shells. [No. 4, 



forward. The tube is situated a short distance behind the aperture, 

 and is rather strong and inclined backward in a curve, being sensibly 

 constricted towards its end. I can hardly, see any difference between 

 the Tonghu specimens and Benson's description of Op. Gordon?, 

 except that Benson mentions in his species the existence of 

 minute spiral striae while in my specimens the striae are in some 

 rather strong and few, in others they are nearly quite obsolete. 



Pupa fartoidea, n. sp. 



Testa cylindracea, polita, diaphana, subrugose striata, pallidis- 

 sime cornea, ad apicem conoideum paruni inflata ; sutura impressa, 

 moniliforme serrata ; anfractibus 7 ; apertura quadrate ovali, labio 

 albido, reflexiusculo, umbilicum fere obtegente, dentibus duobus ins- 

 tructo, dente parietali crasso, lamelliformi, alteroque mimimo, haud 

 procul a sutura posito. Long. .15, lat. .07 unc. 



Hatitat : — Shan States. 



Pupa Salwiniana, n. sp. 



Testa pyramidata, rimata, fusce-cornea, epidermide hevi induta, 

 anfractibus 6, convexiusculis, sutura impressa junctis, ultimo ad 

 aperturam breviter ascendente ; apertura rotunde oblonga, parum 

 dilatata et tertiam longitudinis superante, dentibus quinque, albi- 

 dis instructa : dente primo parietali niagno, lamellari, mediauo, 

 alteroque parietali mimimo juxta suturam posito, tertio parvo um- 

 bilicum juxta, quarto quintoque in labro submediano et ad basin 

 sitis, modicis, aequidistantibus ; labro simplici, non reflexo. 



Long. .16, lat. .09, apertime alt. .00 unc. 



Habitat : cum precedente. 



This species resembles P. bathyodon, Bs., but is more accuminatc- 

 ly and regularly pyramidal. 



Vitrina (?) venusta, n. sp. 



Testa, ovato auriforme, supra vix convexa, diaphana, tenuissima, 

 polita, subrugose striata, laate flavescente brunnea ; anfractibus 1^- 

 celerissime crescentibus ; apertura latissima. 



Diam. maj. .30, d. min. .17, alt. .10 unc. 



Habitat: prope " Chuegale Sakan," montibus " Arakan" dictis, 

 inter Tonghup et Prome. Though a small species, it is a well marked 

 one, but I did not obtain it alive ; it may be a Helicarion. The 



