BULIMUS. 
Plate XXV. 
Species 161. (Pig. a and b. Mus. Cuming.) 
Bulimus Blainvilleaktis. Btd. testa ovatd, spird bre- 
vissimd, anfractibus quingue, injlatis, subobliqne como- 
lutis, undique pulcherrime longiludinaliter et reticidati 
corrugalis, columelld fortiter uniplicatd, labro late 
rejlexo ; fumeo-fuscd, strigis castanets acute augulatis 
tcngitudinaliler pictd, epidermide suhtilissimb corrugatd 
viridi luteo-puidiculatd indutd. 
De Blainville’s Bulimus. Shell ovate, spire very 
short, whorls five in number, inflated, somewhat ob- 
liquely convoluted, very beautifully longitudinally 
and reticulately wrinkled throughout, columella 
strongly one-plaited, lip widely reflected; smoky- 
broWn, longitudinally painted with sharply zigzag 
chesnut streaks, covered with a very finely wrinkled 
epidermis, of a green colour sometimes dotted with 
yellow. 
Pfeiffer, Monog. Bui. 
Hah. Zaji, Province of Merida, New Granada; Punck, 
Linden. 
This very beautiful species has precisely the scidpture, 
colom', and marking of the B. fulminans, overlaid by a 
remarkable epidermis of a dark green colour, sometimes 
minutely yellow-dotted, deposited in fine wrinkles resem- 
bling those which may frequently be observed on oil- 
painting that has been exposed to the heat of the sun. 
It difters in form, being shorter and of a more inflated 
growth, but is a curious approximation to it in other 
respects. 
Species 163. (Mus. Cuming.) 
Bulimus Moritzianus. Bui. tesla oblongo-ovatd, ventri- 
cosd, ■anfraciibus sex, convexis, Ifsvibus, ad suturas 
exiliter crenulatis, columelld fortiter uniplicatd, labro 
rejlexo; fused, lutescente-albo seepe longiludinaliter 
undato-strigald, epiderinide olivaceo-viridi, nunc lavi- 
gatd, nunc corrugatd, indutd, columelld labroque inier- 
dum vivide nifo-aurantid, interdmn fumeo-fuscd. 
Moritz’s Bulimus. Shell oblong-ovate, ventricose, 
whorls six in number, convex, smooth, faintly cre- 
nulated at the sutures, columella strongly one- 
plaited, lip reflected; brown, often longitudinaOy 
streaked with yellowish white in zigzag pattern. 
covered with an olive green epidermis, sometimes 
smooth, sometimes wrinkled, lip and columella bright 
reddish-orange or smoky brown. 
Pfeiffer, Monog. Bui. 
Hab. -Chachopo, Province of Merida, New Granada (in 
the woods); Punck, Linden. 
A fine new species of which Mr. Cuming possesses 
several examples varying in colour and painting between 
those selected for illustration. The rich dark green epi- 
dermis and deep orange lip and columella present an 
effective contrast. 
Species 163. (Mus. Cuming.) 
Bulimus Calbdonicus. Bui. testd subfusiformi-oblongd, 
crassissimd, anfractibus sex, subdepressis, lavibus, colu- 
melld valde incrassatd, medio depressd, deinde produetd 
et tmuidd, parte superiori tuberculo calloso mimitd, 
apertnrd auriculatd, coutraetd, labro incrassafo, non 
rejlexo, superne late simmto ; fuscescente-adha, epider- 
mide castaned nitidd indutd, columelld labroque albidis. 
aperturm fauce intense sanguiueo-rufd. 
The New Caledonia Bulimus. Shell somewhat fusi- 
formly oblong, very thick, w'horls six in number, 
rather depressed, smooth, columella very much 
thickened, depressed in the middle, then produced 
and swollen, upper part fiiniishfed with a callous tu- 
bercle, aperture auriculated, contracted, Mp thickened, 
not reflected, broadly sinuated above; brownish- 
white, covered with a shining chesnut epidermis, lip 
and columella whitish, interior deep blood red. 
Petit, Magasin de Zoologie. 
Ilab. New Caledonia. 
A remarkable species, chiefly distinguished by the 
curious auriculated structure of the apertiu'e ; there is no 
plait on the columella, but a prominent callous wart or 
tubercle. The lip is not reflected but pressed over the 
aperture, and towards the upper part is characterized by a 
deep sinus. Were this singularity of growth not proved 
to be constant in the species, it might have been regarded 
as an unnatural distortion. We are indebted to M. Petit, 
a zealous conchologist of Paris, for having described this 
species, and I have to thank him for sending me a speci- 
men which accords in all respects with those in Mr. 
Cuming’s collection. 
June, 1848. 
