THE MEDITERRANEAN NATURALIST 
collection, in Cap. Feilrlen’s and in Capt. Becker's 
lists of Maltese Land Shells is Acicula acicula 
Mull, about which Capt. Feilden notes: — “It is 
not a common species in Malta, and it is found in 
small numbers on the old line of fortification near 
Corradino.' ! 
Prof. Issel mentions two Ccecilidnellce but he 
does not give their specific names, limiting himself 
to say that one of them, which he had collected 
near Har Dalam, belongs to the C. acicula group; 
of the other species observed by him in the collec- 
tion o? shells in the Public Library he says nothing. 
Benoit and Gulia in their Catalogue ignored 
this genus. 
Being uncertain as to the exact determination 
of the specimens of C ceciliav ellre collected by me, 
I sent them first to Prof. Pollonera of Turin who 
recognized C. Stephaniana Benoit and a new 
species which I named for him C. Pollon&rce. 
On the further examination of fresh specimens 
I thought that the one that had hitherto borne 
the name of C. acicula Mull was altogether a new 
species, so I named it C. Melitensis and I sent 
it for approval to Prof. Dr. C. Westerlund of Iion- 
neby together with the whole lot of my Ccecilia- 
nelhp. Prof. Westerlund acknowledged the correct- 
ness of the determination of the species sent to 
him and discovered one more,, which he very 
kindly named for me C.Gattoi. At my request 
he favoured me also with their diagnoses. 
The CcpcilianeUat therefore till now collected in 
Malta are as follows: — 
1 — Caecilianella, Stephaniana Benoit. — A 
few dead specimens were collected in Mr. H. Vas- 
sallo’s garden at C. Attard. 
2 — C. Gattoi, Westerlund, n. sp. 
Testa.-cylindrico turriia , nitida , diapliana , alba , 
sat distantcr costulato-striata, spira a medio testa; 
loupe attenuata ; turrito-conica , obtusiuscula; 
a.njr. convexiugcidi, super i Ires sat anyusti , 
tr-s vlt uni sat ulti, penultirnus parum. antepenuL 
tuna major, ultimo ad, aperturam duplo brevior, 
ultimas Ion y us , infra, attenuating; apertura lonya, 
anyvsta, sursnm lonye attenuata, basi rotundata, 
fere longitudine spirant cequans, pariete et colu- 
mella, brevi basi truncata in Unto, fere recta 
jacentdms , margine * steriore vertical i, media pro- 
ducto. Lony. 6b, lat, 2 mm., apert. lony. 3 mm. 
( Westerlund descr.) 
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A few specimens were collected in the same 
locality with No. 1 under stones in Uied Encita, 
and some others are to be seen in the Public 
Library. 
3— C. Melitensis, mihi. n. sp. 
Testa subsubidato, fere a basi lente attenuata, 
obtusiuscula, hyalina, striatula; ctnfr. 6, vix con- 
vexiusculi, sat lente acn escentes, penultirnus ante- 
penultimo parum longior , ultimo subcequalis ; su- 
tura obliqua, maryinata ; apertura tertiam partem 
longimdinis totius subeequans, anguste ovata, basi 
rotundata, sursum breviter acuminata, pariete 
subrecte descendente, columella sat forte arcuata, 
infra truncata basin non attingente , margine 
exteriore va/de antrorsum arcuato producto. Lony. 
3b, lat. 1\ mm. ( Westerlund descr.) 
This species is more frequent and is to be fouad 
in flowerpots, gardens, yards etc. A good number 
of specimens some of which were living has been 
furnished me by my friend Dr. Ed. Calleja from 
flowerpots on his terrace. But notwithstanding, 
it cannot be called a common species. Till now it 
has been known as C. acicula Mull and it is thus 
labelled in Maltese collections. 
4 — C. POLLONERAE MIHI. n. Sp. 
Testa subulata, a basi lente attenuata-elonyata, 
obtusiuscula , dense striata,; anfr. 7, vix convexiu- 
sculi, supremi duo minuti, ca teri elonyati, penul- 
timws et ultimus (equates, antepemdtimo paullo 
longiore; sutura perobliqua . maryinata, apertura 
quartam partem longitudinis totius attinyens, 
extus subventricalis, inter parietem convex iuscu- 
lum et columellam tenuem brevem, infra vix trun- 
catam, forte sinuata, margine exteriore toto fortiter 
antrorsum arcuato. Long j\, lat. 1. mm. ( Wester- 
lund descr.) 
Found among the specimens of C. melitensis 
given me by Dr. Calleja. Two other specimens of 
this distinct and elegant species were found by me 
in the yard of a house in Valletta. 
I have directed my attention to Caecilianellae, 
only lately and 1 doubt not but that further 
researches will lead to the discovery of more 
species. 
As to the figuring of the new forms I trust to 
be able to do that in my general Catalogue of our 
land and freshwater molluscs. 
