38 Moll 
MOLLUSOA. 
MELANIIDilO, 
Melania. A. Brot continues his valuable monograph of this genus in 
the now edition of Chemnitz, parts 259 & 2G4, pp. 193-352, Nos. 200-347, 
pis. xxv.-xxxiv. He treats of the following subgenera : Striatella (n.), 
p. 193, Nos. 200-271, M, petiti (Phil.), (Hinds), samoensis (llbeve), 
tuberculata (Miill.), &c., Plotia (Bolten), p. 263, Nos. 272-292, M. oalan- 
ensis (Pease), terpsichore (Gould), scahra (Miill.) ; Plotiopsis (n.), p. 284, 
Nos. 293-296 ; M. lamher ti (Gvosse)^ balonensis spinulosa(IjSLm.')] 
Tiara (Bolten), p. 288, Nos. 289, type amarula (L.) ; Tiaropsis (n.), 
p. 299, Nos. 309-312, type winteri (Phil.); Tarebia (H. & A.), p. 311, 
Nos. 318-341, M. impura (Lea), celebensis (Q. G.), lirata (Bens) ; Ser~ 
myla (H. & A. Ad.), p. 329, Nos. 342-346, M. tornatella (Lea), riqueti 
(Grat.), &c. Further additions, pp. 335-341. The following are new, or 
not before figured: M. loaigiensis (Less.), p. 195, pi. xxii. fig. 6, disjuncta, 
sp. n., p. 198, pi. xxii. fig. 11, Borneo ?, landaueri, sp. n., p. 199, pi. xxii. 
fig. 12, Aru Islands, nevillii^ sp. n., p. 200, pi. xxii. fig. 13, Andaman 
Islands ?, subexusta (Mouss.), p. 204, pi. xxiii. fig. 2, Samoa Islands, 
societatis (Mouss.), p. 208, pi. xxiii. fig. 5, Tahite, gracilina (Gould), p. 218, 
pi. xxiv. fig. 6, Tahite, grcejffii (Mouss.), p. 221, pi. xxiv. fig. 10, Viti 
Islands, futimensis (Mouss.), p. 226, pi. xxiv. fig. 11, Futuna Island, 
Pacific, pluviatilis (Mouss.), p. 232, pi. xxiv. fig. 12, Friendly Islands, 
assavensis (Mouss.), p. 229, pi. xxv. fig. 2, Kanathia Island, Viti group, 
denisonensis, sp. n., p. 234, pi. xxv. fig. 6, Port Denison, Queensland, 
malayana (Issel, as var.), sp. n., p. 253, pi. xxvi. fig. 5, Borneo, parreyssi, 
sp. n., p. 254, pi. xxvii. fig. 3, Java, victories (Dohrn), p. 257, pi. xxvi. 
fig. 2, Zambesi river, nodicincta (Dohrn), p. 259, pi. xxvii. fig. 6, Lake 
Nyassa, turritelloides (Mouss.), p. 265, pi. xxvii. fig. 16, Viti Islands, M. 
rudicostis (Mouss. MS.), p. 280, pi. xxviii. fig, 7, Amboina, setigera 
(Brot.), p. 298, pi. xxx. fig. 7, Philippines, dimidiata (Menke), p. 303, 
pi. xxxi. fig. 9, derelictaj sp. n., p. 313, pi. xxxii. fig. 12, and ^rocera, sp. n., 
p. 319, pi. xxxiii. fig. 5, localities unknown, invicta (Mouss. MS.), p. 318, 
pi. xxxiii. fig. 12, Philippines, spectabilis^ sp. n., = lateritia, var. (Reeve), 
p. 321, pi. xxxiii. fig. 15, locality unknown, onca (A. Ad. & Angas), p. 329, 
pi. xxxiv. fig. 7, N. E. Australia, venustula^ sp. n., p. 331, pi. xxxiv. fig. 5, 
Port Denison, Australia, larvata^ sp. n., p. 336, pi. xxxiv. fig. 11, Tehuan- 
tepec, reinianUf sp. n., p. 337, pi. xxxiv. fig. 14, Japan, niponica (E. 
Smith), p. 338, pi. xxxiv. fig. 10, Japan, heros^ sp. n., p. 339, pi. xxxiv. 
fig. 1, locality unknown, recentissima (Tapparone-Oanefri), p. 340, 
pi. xxxiv. fig. 3, Aru Islands. 
Melania turritispira^ pupiformis^ simonsi^ polymorpha^ and nyassana, 
spp. nn., and nodicincta (Dohrn), Lake Nyassa ; E. Smith, P. Z. S. 1877, 
pp. 713-715, pi. Ixxv. figs. 1-15. 
Melania libertina (Gould) = tenuisulcata (Dunker) = amhidextra (Mar- 
tens) = ya^o?w'ca (Reeve). On its varieties found in Japan ; Martens, 
SB. nat. Fr. 1877, pp. 114-116. 
Melania loivigata (Lam.), from Timor, id. MB. Ak. Berl. 1877, p. 281, 
pi. i. figs. 17 & 19. M. moista (Hinds), from Now Ireland, id. 1. c. p. 282, 
pi. i. figs. 15 & 16. 
