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Melaniidje. 
Melania. Brot continues his valuable monograph in Kiister’s Conch. 
Cab. pts. 235 & 244, discussing the sub-genera Pachychilus (continued) 
Nos. 23-64, Sulcosjpira (Troschel), p. 56, Nos. 52-64, Nigritella (Brot, 
nec Martens, 1869, subg. of Nanina, nec Richard, Botanical), p. 65, 
Nos. 65-72, Melanoides (Oliv.), Nos. 73-113, type asperata (Lam.), but 
not including Oliver’s type fasciolata^ = tuherculata (Miill.), Melania 
proper (H. & A. Adams), p. 113. Many corrections and sound 
critical remarks concerning the known species, their varieties, and 
synonyms, are to be found in this work. The following are described 
as new: — M. (^Sulcospira') davidis (Desh., MS.), p. 62, pi. vii. fig. 3, 
Kiukiang, Prov. Kiangsi, China, honghongiensis (Desh., MS.), p. 62, 
pi. yii. fig. 2, Hongkong ; M. {Nigritella) mcerchi (Beck, MS.) p. 65, pi. vii. 
fig. 5, Guinea, goudoti, p. 72, pi. vii. fig. 11, Madagascar ; M. {Melanoides) filo- 
carinata (Mouss., MS.), p. 76, pi. ix. fig. 1, Polillo, sumatrensis, p. 87, pi. xiii. 
fig. 1, Sumatra, new name for hanleyi (Godwin, 1872, nec Brot), 
p. 90, North Cachar Hills, julieni (Desh., MS.), p. 93, pi. xi. fig. 2, 
Tonkin, claviformis, p. 103, pi. xiii. fig. 3, mandarina (Desh., in litt.), 
p. 109, pi. xiii. fig. 9, Pekin ; Melania (proper) sulcatina^ new name for 
petiti (Reeve, nec Philippi), p. 120, pi. xvi. fig. 8, ohesula^ p. 121, pi. xv. 
fig. 8, Java. 
Melania variahilis (Bens.) varr. ecTiinata^ cincta, and aspera (Bens.), 
Assam, M. tigrina (Bens.), Affghanistan, (Bens.), River Goomty, 
and var. = adspersa (Troschel), Shan States, scahra (Desh.) var. spi- 
nulosa, Ceylon, jugicostis (Bens.), Tenasserim, and acanthica (Dohrn), 
Ceylon ; Hanley & Thobald, Conch. Ind. pp. 44 & 45, pi. cix. figs. 3, 5 
& 6, pi. cx, figs. 1-4 & 7-10. 
Melania infracisa, sp. n., Morelet, Series Conch, iv. p. 318, pi. xiii. 
fig. 3, Cochin China. M. tourannensis (Souv.), perhaps a variety of 
variahilis (Bens.), and M. gemmulata (Reeve) = pyramis (Y. d. Busch, 
nec Bens.) ; id. 1. c. pp. 316 & 318. 
Melania infracostata (Mouss.) varr. brookii (Reeve), and sparsim- 
nodosa (Y. d. Busch), Sarawak ; Issol, Ann. Mus. Genov, vi. pp. 459 & 
460. M. tahercudata (Mull.), var. n. malayana, id. 1. c. p. 463, Sarawak. 
Melania sargi, sp. n., Crosse & Fischer, J. de Conch, xxiii. p. 226, 
Guatemala. 
The North American Melaniidce or Strepomatidm (433 species) are dis- 
cussed in a monograph, illustrated by 888 woodcuts, by G. Tryon, Contr. 
Sm. Inst. No. 253. 
Hemisinus haudonianus (Mai. & IMelse) = Helena (Meder) var., from 
Cambodia ; Morelet, SMes Conch, iv. p, 320. 
Melanopsis cariosa and prcerosa (L.). On several varieties from 
Mogador ; E. v. Martens, JB. mal. Ges. ii. pp. 101 & 102, footnote. 
Paludomus stomatodon (Bens.), Travancore, loevis (Layard), Ceylon, 
regulata (Bens.), Burma, parva (Layard), Ceylon, ornata (Bens.), and 
lahiosa (Bens.), Burma, Hanley & Theobald, Conch. Ind. p. 44, pi. cviii. 
figs. 1, 3 & 5-10 ; P. erinaceus (Rv.), skinneri (Dohrn), cerea and layardi 
(Rv.), reeini (Layard), melanostom.a (Thorpe, MS.), regalis and simili^ 
