BULIMUS.— Plate XL. 
Distinguished by the aperture being attenuately pro- 
longed at the base, so as to form a channel. 
Species 249. (Mus. Cuming.) 
Bhlimus ftjsiformis. Bui. testa, elongato-fusifomii, um- 
bilicata, basi attemiatd, eompressd et reirorsum sttbcon- 
torld, avfractibiis noveni ad decern, jdano-cormexis, 
longitudimUter obscure striatis ; columelld latb rejtexd, 
apertnrd subehngatd, basi late cmwliculatd, labro 
expamo non rejlexo ; fuscescente, strigis fitscis longitu- 
dinalibus hie illic irregidariter pietd, strigd saturatiore 
pom lahrum. 
The FUSIFOR5I Bulimus. Shell elongately fusiform, 
umbilicated, attenuated at the base, compressed and 
slightly twisted backwards, whorls nine to ten in 
number, flatly convex, longitudinally obscurely stri- 
ated; columella broadly reflected, aperture somewhat 
elongated, broadly channelled at the lower part, lip 
expanded, not reflected ; pale brown, painted irregu- 
larly here and there with brown streaks, with a 
darker streak behind the Hp. 
Helix fusiformis, Kang, Ann. des Sci. Nat., p. 60. pi. 3. f. 2. 
Bulhrms dubiosus, Jay. 
Bulimus angulatus, mr ? Deshayes. 
Hob. Brazil 
There is a remarkable afiinity between this and the pre- 
ceding species, ivhich is not shared by any other ; they are 
nevertheless permanently distinct. 
Species 250. (Mus. Cuming.) 
Bulimus Deshatesii. Bui. testa elongato-turritd, umbili- 
catd, anfractibus rmem, rotundatis, subtiliter impresso- 
striatis, ad suturas obscure cremdatis, columelld rejlexd, 
aperturd pared, simplicij violasceute-albd, maculis 
strighsque viridi-fuscis irregularitcr pietd, apertura 
fame roseo-purpured. 
Deshaxes’ Bulimus. Shell elongately turreted, umbili- 
cated, whorls nine in number, rounded, finely im- 
pressly striated, obscurely crenulated at the sutures, 
columella reflected, aperture small, simple; violet- 
tinged white, irregularly painted with greenish-brown 
streaks and blotches, interior of the aperture rose- 
purple. 
Pfeifpeii, Pro. Zool. Soe., 1845, p. 73. 
Hah. Venezuela; Dyson. 
Quite unlike any other species at present known. 
Species 251. (Mus. Cuming.) 
Bulimus Loxensis. Bui. testd cylindraceo-oblongd, um- 
bilicatd, anfractibus septem, convexis, Ircvibus, aut 
obscure striatis ; columelld, late rejlexd, aperturd par- 
viuscidd, labro simplid, acuto; carulescente-alhd, 
nigricaute-castaneo Me illic longitudinaliter maeulatd 
aut strigatd. 
The Loxa Bulimus. Shell cylindricaUy oblong, umbUi- 
cated, whorls seven in number, convex, smooth, or 
obscurely striated ; columella broadly reflected, 
aperture rather small, lip simple, sharp; bluish- 
white, here and there longitudinally streaked and 
blotched with blackish chesnut. 
Pfeiffee, mss., Mus. Cuming. 
Hah. El Catamaija, Loxa, Quito ; Hartweg. 
Of a peculiarly bluish-white, painted in a very irregular 
manner with dark more or less interrupted streaks. 
Species 252. (Mus. Cuming.) 
Bulimus seepeeasteus. Bui. testd conico-oblongd, um- 
bilicatd, anfractibus septem, comexiusculis. Iambus ; 
columelld rejlexd, labro subexpanso, vix rejlexo ; albidd, 
fasciis ad sex caruleo-fuscis irregitlaribus, interruptis, 
cinguhtd. 
The bandaged Bulimus. Shell conically oblong, um- 
biUcated, whorls seven in number, slightly convex, 
smooth ; columella reflected, lip somewhat expanded, 
scarcely reflected ; whitish, encircled with about six 
irregular interrupted bluish-brown bands. 
Say, Descr. New Terr. Shells, p. 25. 
Hob. Mexico. 
Banded in a pm-ticular manner, whilst the species is 
also peculiar in form. 
Species 253. (Mus. Cuming.) 
Bulimus dueus. Bui. testd subgloboso-ovatd, umbilicatd, 
anfractibus septem, rotundatis, striis longitudinalwus 
et transversis subtilissime decussatd; columelld reflexd, 
labro simplici, vix rejlexo; fulmcante, tnedio albi- 
zonatd. 
The haed Bulimus. Shell somewhat globosely ovate, 
umbilicated, whorls seven in number, rounded, very 
finely decussated with longitudinal and transverse 
striae ; columella reflected, lip simple, scarcely 
reflected; pale fulvous colour with a white zone 
round the middle. 
Spix, Test. Bras., p. 5. pi. 6. f. 2. 
Hab. Brazil. 
Very closely allied in form to dwarf specimens of B. 
heterotrickus. 
