A C H A T I N A . 
Plate XV. 
Species 59. (Mus. Benson.) 
Achatina Ceylanica. Aclmt. testa ovato-dblongd, spird 
subpyramidatd, anfractibus septem, rotundatis, Icevibus, 
poliiis , columella bred, arcuatd, abrupte truncata ; fnl- 
vescente-corned. 
The Ceylon Achatina. Shell ovately oblong, spire 
somewhat pyramidal, whorls seven in number, 
rounded, smooth, polished, columella short, arched, 
abruptly truncated ; pale fulvous horny. 
Pfeiffer, Zeitschr. fur Maine., 1845, p. 157. 
Hah. Ceylon; Benson, Templeton. 
Chiefly distinguished by the confined pyramidal growth 
of the spire, and short arched columella. The specimen 
here figured, for which I am indebted to Mr. Benson, was 
found under some fallen leaves in a grove near Point de 
Galle. 
Species 60. (Mus. Cuming.) 
Achatina Phillipsii. Achat, testa acuminato-fusiformi, 
tenui, pellucida, anfractibus octo, longitudinaliter stri- 
atulis, columella vix arcuatd, attenuate truncata , aper- 
turd pared; fulvescente-corned, strigis castanets hie 
illic concinne pietd. 
Phillips’ Achatina. Shell acuminatelv fusiform, thin, 
transparent, whorls eight in number, longitudinally 
faintly striated, columella slightly arched, attenuately 
truncated, aperture small ; light fulvous horny, neatly 
painted here and there with chestnut stripes. 
Adams, Pro. Boston Nat. Hist. Soc., 1845, p. 13. 
Hah. Jamaica; Gosse. 
A very delicate transparent horny species, neatly painted 
at irregular intervals with longitudinal chestnut stripes. 
Species 61. (Mus. Cuming.) 
Achatina Jamaicensis. Achat, testa fusiformi-turrita, 
crassiusculd, anfractibus decern convexis, longitudinaliter 
creberrhm multicostatis, ad suturas subtililer cretiu- 
latis, columella sabreetd, attenuate truncata, apertura 
pared ; pellucido-albd, strigis rufo-fusck raris obligue 
pietd. 
The Jamaica Achatina. Shell fusiformly turreted, 
rather thick, whorls ten in number, longitudinally 
very closely many-ribbed, finely crenulated at the 
sutures, columella nearly straight, atteuuately trun- 
May, 
cated, aperture small ; transparent white, obliquely 
painted with a few red-brown streaks. 
Pfeiffer, Pro. Zool. Soc., 1845, p. 137. 
Hab. Jamaica; Gosse. 
This species is finely ribbed after the manner of a Pupa, 
where others are simply striated. The painting is arranged 
obliquely. 
Species 62. (Mus. Cuming.) 
Achatina obtusa. Achat, testa subfusiformi-oblongd, 
crassiusculd, pellucida, spird subobtusd, anfractibus 
septem, Icevibus, ad suturas marginaiis, columella vix 
contortd, abrupte truncata ; fulvescetde-corned. 
The obtuse Achatina. Shell somewhat fusiformly 
oblong, rather thick, transparent, spire somewhat 
obtuse, whorls seven in number, smooth, margined at 
the sutures, columella slightly twisted, abruptly trun- 
cated ; light fulvous horny. 
Pfeiffer, ( Qlandina ,) Pro. Zool. Soc., 1845, p. 42. 
Hab. Eeal Llejos, Province of Nicaragua, Central America; 
Cuming. 
Bather a stout shell, but still of so transparent a sub- 
stance that the columella of the interior is visible. 
Species 63. (Mus. Cuming.) 
Achatina venusta. Achat, testa subfusiformi-oblongd, 
anfractibus septem, longitudinaliter creberrime costu- 
lato-striatis, columella vix contortd, attenuate trun- 
cata; pellucido-rosed, strigis castaneis, albi-marginatis, 
hie illic e suturis medio descendentibus. 
The graceful Achatina. Shell somewhat fusiformly 
oblong, whorls seven in number, longitudinally very 
closely sculptured with fine rib-like striae ; columella 
scarcely twisted, attenuately truncated; transparent 
rose-coloured, with white edged chestnut streaks des- 
cending here and there out of the sutures to the 
middle. 
Pfeiffer, {Glandina,) Symbol®, vol. i. p. 46. 
Hab. Jamaica. 
A delicately rose-tinged species, painted with chestnut 
streaks edged with white. 
1849. 
