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body whorl, which is, as Mr. Smith remarks, an individual rather 
than specific character. 
Loc. — (German 1) New Guinea, fide 0. Staudinger. 
Judging from its affinities, Mr. Smith declared it to come from 
New Guinea; this statement is confirmed here. 
2. Papuina Tuomensis, n.sp. 
Helix Tuomensis, Bttg., Cat. Staudinger (unpublished?). 
(Plate xxvi. , Fig. 3.) 
Testa imperforata, depresso-conica, subtrochiformis, sat tenuis, 
nitida, superne tenuissime spiraliter striata, prope aperturam lineis 
obsoletis et parum regularibus, antrorsum oblique descendentibus 
exarata, subtus lineis spiralibus undulatis exiliter rugosa. Spira 
late conica, summo lsevi, obtuso, concolore. Anfractus 4 J, convexi, 
sutura lineari, parum impressa; ultimus magnus, rotundatus, initio 
vix subangulatus, infra convexus, antice breviter et subito deflexus. 
Apertura obliqua, sinuata, diagonalis, nigrolimbata, margine 
supero sinuato, turn extus impresso et interne late subtuberculato, 
extero obtuse rostratim producto, columellari lato, appresso, oblique 
in lineam rectam inflexo, ad tinem obsolete tuberculifero. Peri- 
stoma reflexum, nigrum (pariete aperturali albo). Supra griseo 
albida, dehinc in penultimo anfractu alba, deinde navida, circa 
umbilici regionem albescens. Ultimus anfractus atro-castaneo 
bizonatus in medio, zona supera in penultimo prolongata, prseteria 
fascia exiliore suturali ejusdem coloris exornatus. 
Diam. maj. 23 J, min. 18J, alt. 15 mill. 
var. HETEROCHROA. 
(Plate xxvi., Fig. 4.) 
Paulo minor (diam. maj. 2 2 J, min. 18 J, alt. 15 J) et globosior, 
lineis tantum incrementi obliquis obsolete striatula, multo nitidior, 
micans; superne pulchre roseo-purpurea; ultimus anfractus lsete 
flavidus medio basique albicans, prseter vestigium fasciae suturalis 
et maculis duabus castaneis prope aperturam efasciata, his, sicut 
