220 W. T. Blaniovd—Co7itribtitions to Indian Malacology. [No. 4, 



TLis fine and well-marked from of Paludomus was procured by Colonel 

 Beddome in streams traversing the plains between Trevandrum and the 

 foot of the Aghastyamali hill. 



So far as I am aware, none of the forms of true Paludomus hitherto 

 described from Southern India and Ceylon have the marked spiral sulcation 

 of the present species. There is, however, a remarkable resemblance to 

 the Ceylonese Philopotamis sulcata, the shell of which is only distinguished 

 by wanting the conspicuous coloured bands within the peristome, although 

 the operculum is very different. Perhaps the nearest ally of P. travan- 

 corica is the Burmese F. regulata ; but that is a less conical form, and differs 

 both in sculpture and coloration, as may be seen by comparing the figure 

 of the present species with that of P. regulata in the ' Conchologia Indica' 

 (pi. cviii. fig. 5). In form, P. travancorica has some resemblance to the 

 common P. tanjorica* {Helix tanshaurica, Gmelin, Syst. Nat. p. 3655). 



33. BXTHINIA ETEZAEDI. 



Testa anguste umhilicata, ovato-conica, solida, striis regularihus spi- 

 raliter circuindata, alhido-cornea, epidemiide crassd oUvaced ohtecta. Spira 

 cottica, apice eroso, suturd valde impressd. Anfr. superst. 3 {in testd In- 

 tegra convexi, ultimus dimidiam longittidinis suhceqiians, modice ven- 

 tricosus, suhtus circa wiibilicum angulatim compressus, umbilico conico, 

 intus IcBvigato. Apertura sulverticalis ovata, antice atq^ue postice suhangu- 

 lata ; peristoma simplex, rectum, obtusum. Operculum normale. Long. 3f, 

 diam. maj. 3i, min. 2 mm. ; apert. intus fere 2 longa, 1-| lata. 



Hab. Ad Lanowlee (Lanaoli) juxta .viam ferratum inter Bombay efc 

 Poona {Q. Evezard). 



Shell narrowly umbilicate, ovately conical, solid, surrounded by regular 

 spiral impressed lines rather close together, whitish horny, covered with an 

 olive epidermis. Spire conical, apex eroded, suture deeply jimpressed. 

 "Whorls remaining 3 (in a perfect shell about 4 to 5), rounded, the last 

 about half the whole length, moderately ventricose, angulately compressed 

 at the base around the umbilicus, which is conical and smooth inside. 

 Aperture nearly vertical, oval, subangulate in front at the base and at the 

 posterior extremity ; peristome simple, straight, obtuse ; operculum normal. 

 Length 0'15, major diameter 0-13, minor 08 inch ; aperture within 0-07 

 long, 05 broad. 



This peculiar little species, distinguished by its distinct umbilicus 

 from all other Indian forms, was obtained by Colonel G. Evezard at Lanaoli, 

 a station on the railway from Bombay to Poona, situated a few miles east 

 of Khandalla at the top of the Bor-ghat. 



* I think it is to be regretted that Gmelin's spelling should he adopted for this 

 Bpecios, as the derivation of the name is thereby rendered obscure. 



