BULIMUS. 
Plate XVII. 
Species 98. (Mus. Cuming.) 
Buliml's culminans. Bui. testa oblongo-omtd,tenuiculd, 
anfractibus sex, subrotundatis, longitudimlUer creber- 
rime et subrude striatis, per marginem superiorem subti- 
liter erenulatis, labro simplici ; Jkvido-olivacd, apicem 
versus cinerascente. 
The lofty-dwelling- Bulimus. Shell oblong-ovate, 
rather thin, whorls six in number, somewhat rounded, 
longitudinally very closely and rather rudely striated, 
finely crenulated along the upper margin, lip simple ; 
yellowish, faintly olive, pale ash-coloured towards the 
apex. 
D’Orbignt, Voy. dans I’Amer. Merid. p. 289. 
Rah. Lake of Titicaca, Bolivia (under stones and at the 
roots of slurubs upon the mountains) ; D’Orbigny. 
M. D’Orbigny describes this species as inhabiting the 
most elevated regions of the BoliWan Andes. It is of 
simple structure and not distinguished by any marked 
peculiarity of colouring. 
Species 99. (Mus. Cuming.) 
Bulimcs nucleus. Bui. testa globoso-ovatd, tenuieuld, 
ventricosd, vix umbUicatd, sub hide mimdismu. granu- 
latd, anfractibus quatmr, rotundatis, labro rejkxo ; 
lateo-olivaced, peritremate vivide auranfio. 
The kernel Bulimus. Shell globosely ovate, rather 
thin, ventricose, scarcely umbilicated, very minutely 
gramUated under the lens, whorls four in number, 
rounded, lip reflected; yellowish olive, peritreme 
blight orange. 
SowERBY, Conch. Ulus., f. 33. 
Hab. Maldanao, vicinity of Monte Video. 
I doubt very much if the shell which D’ Orbigny refers 
to this species (Voy. dans I’Araer. Merid. p. 306) is any- 
thing more than a variety of B. rosaceus. It will be seen 
by the accompanying figure how much this shell resembles 
that species, though readily distinguished by its light 
globose structure and bright orange peritreme. 
Species 100. (Pig. a, b, c. Mus. Cuming.) 
Bulimus sordidus. Bui. testd ovatd, ventricosd, ampli- 
ter umbUicatd, spird breviusculd, acuta, anfractibus 
sex, convexis, ultimo maximo, inflato, creberrhnb gra- 
nulatis, labro tenui late effuso ; sordide albd, aurantio- 
castaneo plus minusve tinctd et fasciatd. 
The dull Bulimus. Shell ovate, ventricose, largely 
umbilicated, spire rather short, acute, whorls six in 
number, the last very large and inflated, very closely 
granulated, lip thin, widely effused ; dull white, more 
or less stained or variegated with orange chesnut. 
Lesson, Zool. Voy. CoquiUe, pi. 13. f. 3. 
Bulimi Proteus and mutabilis, Broderip. . 
Bulimus Cora, D’ Orbigny. 
Hab. Mountains of Peru (under stones) ; Cuming. 
The name given to this species by Mr. Broderip is a 
far more appropriate one on account of its Protean aspect 
and pretty vaiieties of painting, than that to which it is 
entitled. Pirst collected by M. Lesson during the voyage 
of the CoquiUe, it is to Mi-. Cuming we are mainly 
indebted for the beautiful varieties obtained in different 
parts of Pei-u, St. Jacinta, Pacosmayo, TruxiUo, Santos, 
&c., out of which Mr. Broderip proposed^a second species 
under the name B. mutabUis. M. D’ Orbigny coUected 
the B. sordidus on the arid ridges of the mountain of San- 
Cristobal near Lima, and 1 believe his B. Cora from the 
interior of Peru, of which Mr. Cuming possesses authentic 
specimens, to be only another state of the same species. 
Species 101. (Pig. a, b, c. Mus. Cuming.) 
Bulimus Peruvianus. Bid. testd obhngo-ovatd, tenui, 
imperforald, spird subacutd, anfractibus quingue hngi- 
tudinaliter rude et irregulariter rugoso-striatis, inter- 
dum transversim obscure pnuctato-sulcatis, labro sim- 
plici, temdssimo ; grised aut Jlavidd aut fuscescente, 
sape roseo et ccerulescente variegatd. 
The Peruvian Bulimus. Shell oblong-ovate, thin, im- 
perforated, spire rather sharp, whorls five in number, 
longitudinally rudely and irregularly rugosely striated, 
sometimes encircled with obscure punctured grooves, 
•lip simple, very thin ; greyish or pale yellow or light 
brown, frequently variegated with pink or blue. 
Bruguiere, Diet. Enc. Meth. no. 37. 
Bulimi Gravesii and corriigalus. King. 
Hab. Chili (at the roots of shrubs); Cuming. 
There is not much variation in the form of this species, 
but it differs considerably in colour. The animal, unlike 
May, 1848. 
