BULIMUS. 
Plate LXXV. 
Species 638. (Mus. Pfeiffer.) 
Belimus gastkdm. Bui. teda obeso-ovatd, subcylindra- 
cedyComprease umbilicatd, anfractibus sex, convexiusculia, 
oblique striatia, columella brevi, aubdilatatd, aperturd 
aemiovali, labro plano-rejiexo ; pellucido-albd, epider- 
mide Meacente indutd, auturia opaco-albia. 
The swollen Btilimcs. Shell stoutly ovate, somewhat 
cylindrical, compressly umbihcated, whorls six in 
number, rather convex, obliquely striated, columella 
short, rather dilated, aperture semioval, lip flatly re- 
flected ; transparent white, covered with a yellowish 
epidermis, sutures opake-white. 
Eheenbebg, Symb. phys., Pfeiffer Monog. Helic. vol. ii. 
p. 122. 
Hob. Syria. 
A swollen Pupa-like species with a small obtuse apex. 
Species 539. (Mus. Pfeiffer.) 
Btjlimtjs baebaehs. Bui. teatd acuminato-oblongd, com- 
presse umbilicatd, anfractibus sex, convexis, oblique 
striatia, colutnelld labroque vix re/lexis ; corned, flam- 
mis albidia variegatd. 
The fokeign Bulimus. Shell acuminately oblong, 
compressly umbilicated, whorls six in number, convex, 
obliquely striated, lip and columella but slightly 
reflected ; horny, variegated with whitish flames. 
Pfeiffeb, Monog. Helicidse, vol. ii. p. 124. 
Helix barbarus, Linnseus. 
Bulimus Jeanoti, Terver. 
Bulimus Terverii, Forbes. 
Hub. Algeria. 
Although this shell is ' of a semitransparent homy sub- 
stance, the opake grey-white colouring occupies the larger 
surface. 
Species 540. (Mus. Bunker.) 
Bulimus solutus. Bui. teatd turritd, laxb conwlutd, an- 
fractibus sex, primis quatuor contiguis, ultimia duobus 
omnim aolutis, longitudinaliter rugoso-atriatis, supra 
et infra angulato<arinatia, carinis lined impresad 
utrinque marginalia, aperturd aubquadrato-ovatd, lahro 
simplici ; griseo-albicante. 
The unloosed Bulimus. Shell turreted, loosely con- 
voluted, whorls six in number, the first four con- 
tiguous, the last two quite unrolled, longitudinally 
roughly striated, angularly keeled above and below, 
keels edged on both sides with an impressed line, 
aperture somewhat squarely ovate, lip simple; greyish- 
white. 
Teoschel, Zeitschr. fur Malac. 1847. p. 49. 
Hab. Pern. 
A curious species for which I am indebted to Dr. Bunker, 
in which the last two whorls are um-olled after the manner 
of a Vermetua. 
Species 541. (Mus. Pfeiffer.) 
Bulimus Beetheloti. Bui. teatd cylindraceo-oblongd, 
compresae umbilicatd, apice obtuse elevatd, anfractibus 
octo, comexo-planis, oblique striatia, columella late ver- 
ticaliter dilatatd, aperturd latiusculd, labro late reflexo; 
sordide albd. 
Beethelot’s Bulimus. Shell cylindricaUy oblong, 
compressly umbilicated, apex obtusely elevated, 
whorls eight in number, convexly flattened, obliquely 
striated, columella broadly vertically dilated, aperture 
rather broad, lip broadly reflected ; dead white. 
Pfeiffee, Symbolse, vol. iii. p. 83. 
Hab. Canary Islands. 
Very closely allied to the B. Ebrenbergii which, probably 
owing to some misarrangement, is far removed from this 
species in Dr. Pfeiffer’s monograph. 
Species 542. (Mus. Bunker.) 
Bulimus eingens. Bui. teatd fuaiformi-cylindraced, com- 
presse umbilicatd, anfractibus octo, Iwvibus, aperturd 
oblongo-quadratd, efluad, conapicue quadridmtatd ; 
corneo-fuacd, cmereo-albo atrigatd et variegatd, aper- 
turd violaceo-nigricante tinetd. 
The geinning Bulimus. Shell fusiformly cylindrical, 
compressly umbilicated, whorls eight in number, 
smooth, aperture oblong square, effused, conspicuously 
four-toothed ; homy brown, streaked and variegated 
with ash white, aperture stained with violet black. 
Dunkee, Zeitschr. fur Malac. 1847, p. 83. 
Hab. Macahe, Brazil. 
The aperture is characterized by having four conspi- 
July, 1849. 
