. •. • - . I . ( m I; sij si a a a m a HELICID^E. PLATE 1. SECOND SERIES: PULMONATA. MANUAL OF OGY; STRUCTURAL AND SYSTEMATIC. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE SPECIES. GEORGE W, TRYON, JR. CONTINUATION BY HENRY A. PILSBRY, CONSERVATOR OF THE CONXHOLOGICAL SECTION OF THE ACADEMY 6" NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA. X. AMERICAN BULIMI AND BULIMULI. STROPHOCHEILUS, PLEKOCHEILUS, AURIS, BULIMULUS. PHILADELPHIA: 3Pu.blish.ed by Concliological Section ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES, OF PHILADELPHIA. 1895-6. " THE number of species described by authors who cannot determine their affinities increases annually, and I regard the naturalist who puts a described plant into its proper position in regard to its allies as rendering a greater service to science than its describer when he either puts it into a wrong place or throws it into any of those chaotic heaps, miscalled genera, with which systematic works still abound." — Sir Joseph Hooker, Flora Brit. Ind., i, vii. In the volumes treating of Bulimiforra snails I shall follow the plan of the several later volumes on Helices, endeavoring to make the identification of species as easy as is possible in the present con- dition of conchological science. Although the descriptions are constructed upon a model differing slightly from that of PfeifFer, and in a tongue less terse, still I have aimed at the concise style and directness of the great German; and when the material before me rendered it possible, tables or "keys" have been introduced, to further lessen the tedious labor of specific identification. A classification of the entire group with anatomical details will be presented upon the completion of the volumes descriptive of the shells, as it seems convenient to make such division rather than to lengthen the text by the inclusion of a consideration of the soft anatomy. As in the Helices, the general classification of Bulimi seems to require fundamental reformation ; and in many cases characters never before used in their taxonomy are herein con- sidered diagnostic of groups. The resulting re-arrangement of species greatly modifies zoogeographic inferences based upon the older groupings, and it is believed throws new light upon the prob- lems of animal distribution. H. A. P. (iii) CONTENTS. Family HELICID^E (subfamily Acavince, or Macroogona.) . . 1 Bulimus vs. Strophocheilus 2 Genus Strophocheilus Spix 5, 194 Subgenus Borus Albers 10, 194 Subgenus Dryptus Albers 37 Subgenus Thaumastus Albers 43, 198 Family BULIMULIDJE 62 Genus Ptekocheilus Guilding 62, 198 Subgenus Eurytus Albers 69 Genus Auris Spix (Pachyotus of authors.) 95 Subgenus Otostomus Beck 107 Subgenus Eudolichotis Pilsbry 108 Subgenus Gonyostomus Beck 121 Genus Bulimulus Leach 125 General classification of the Bulimuli 126 Subgenus Bostryx Trosch. (Bulimuli with smooth apical whorls. South American.) 127 Section Platybostryx Pilsbry 129 Section Ataxus Albers 130 Section Bostryx Trosch el 133 Section Temesa H. & A. Adams 134, 200 Section Geopyrgus Pilsbry 135, 200 Section Geoceras Pilsbry 136 Section Peronseus Albers 138 Section Lissoacme Pilsbry 154 Dates of Publication, parts 37-40 200 Reference to Plates 201 Index to Genera, Subgenera, etc 213 [NoTK. — The remaining subgenera of Bulimulus will be included in Volume XI of the MANUAL.] (iv) STROPHOCHEILUS. 1 Genus STROPHOCHEILUS Spix, 1827. (=Slrophocheilu$-{-Borus-\-I)ryptus-\- Orphnus of authors). Strophocheilus SPIX in Wagner, Test. Fluv. Bras., etc. p. 12, and on plate XI (for S. Juemastomns Sp\x=Helix ovata Miiller, and S. almeida Sp'ix=Helix pudica Miiller). — Melania (in part) PERRY, Conchology, 1811, pi. 29. Not Melania Lamarck, 1799. — Bulimus SCOPOLI, Delicite Florre et Faunae Insubricse, i, p. 67 (1786). Not Bulimus Scopoli, Introductio ad Hist. Nat. p. 392 (1777). — Bnlimns LAMARCK, 1801, Montfort, 1810, and (in part) of all subsequent writers on South American land snails. — Bulinus SOWERBY (in part), P. Z. S., 1834, p. 141, and Conchological Illustrations. Not Bulinus Miiller, Der Naturforscher xv, p. 6 (1781). — Helix, sub- genus Coehlostyla, second group. Aplotosmce (err. typog.) in part; FER., Tabl. p. 48 ; also, subgenus Cochlogena, third group, Lomas- tomce (in part), FER., Tabl., p. 54. For general anatomy, dentition and (incorrect /) figures of geni- talia, see SEMPER, Reisen p. 150, pi. 14, f. 10; and VON IHKRING, Bull. Sci. de la France et de la Belgique, xxiii p. 213, pi. 5, f. 11. Shell ovate, more or less lengthened, always much higher than wide ; of moderate or large size, with 4 to 7-i whorls. Apex obtuse. Several earlier whorls forming the large nepionic shell (or part form- ed within the egg), which is usually sculptured differently from the post-natal portion. Post-uepionic shell consisting of 2* whorls or less. Aperture vertical or nearly so, much higher than wide ; per- istome reflexed, expanded, or simple and obtuse; columella with a convex fold or simple. Type S. pudicus Miiller. Soft parts externally as in Helicidce (Manual IX, p. xxviii), but labial processes more strongly developed, lobed. Genitalia of the Protogonous type, but with an appendicula as in Panda and Caryodes. Jaw completely solid, smooth or ribbed. Radulain gen- eral as in Helicida1, the rhachidian and lateral teeth unicuspid by fusion of the cusps, marginals, or some of them, with an ectocone added. Reproducing by large oval or oblong hard-shelled white eggs. Habits terrestrial. Distribution, tropical and temperate South America and some adjacent islands. Mainly east of the Andean watershed. The genus Strophocheilus represents, in our opinion, a line diver- gent from the early PROTOGONA, probably allied to the Australian forms of Old World large-egged Helices which we have called 1 2 STROPHOCHEILUS. Macronyona (Man. Conch. IX, pp. xxxii, 148). These Bulhni are, therefore, just as genuine Helices as the genera Polygyra, Acavus or Panda. The tendency to separate "Bulimoid" from " Helicoid " genera seems in the light of present knowledge a wrong one ; and it is daily becoming clearer that the character of shell- contour is of quite secondary value. From the above definition and synonymy, the critical student of malacology and its literature will at once and rightly conclude that the present group is not only different in name from the genus " Bulimus" as defined in Die Heliceen, Die Binnenmollusken Ven- ezuelas, etc., but that it differs widely in limits also. Plekoeheilus, Eurytus and Pachyotus formerly classed here, have been removed. The former two have small eggs and consequently far smaller nepionic shells, flagellum-bearing penis, finely plaited jaw, etc., — all features which effectually sunder them from the Strophocheilus and Borus group. The distinction is not only visible to the anatomist, but the comparative size of the embryo at time of extrusion from the egg offers a good conchological feature observable in any spec- imen having the spire perfect and unworn. Pachyotus is a group reproducing by minute eggs and having various differential char- acters to be more fully discussed later. History of the names Bulinus, Bulimus and Strophocheilus. 1757. ADANSON, in his Histoire Naturelle du Senegal, Coquil- lages, p. 5, pi. 1, Genus II, describes and figures under the name " Le Bulin. Bulinns " a small fresh-water snail like a Physa but with even-edged mantle, and belonging to the genus of Planorbince now known under the names Bulinus, Ameria, Physopsis, etc. The ety- mology of Bulinus is unknown, for most of Adansou's names are new arbitrary combinations ; but it is likely that the French word Bulle was its basis. As Adanson's names are not Linnrean in form, and were published before the period universally adopted as the starting-point of binomial zoological nomenclature, it is obvious that they can properly have no bearing, whatever, upon modern nomen- clature. When revived by post-Linnsean authors, they must date from the time of such revival, without reference to Adanson's prior use. Any other course would admit Adausonian names for a large proportion of the Linnrean and Lamarckian genera. STROPHOCHEILUS. 6 PoST-LlNN^EAN. 1777. SCOPOLI, in the Introductio ad Historiam Naturalium, restricts the genus Helix of Linnseus, and proposes BULIMUS ADANS. Testa univalvis, non umhilicata ; apertura ovali. Mollus- cwn tentaculis binis, basi appendiculatis ; puncto ophtalinoide dis- tincto aut radical! SWAMMERDAM. Tab. IX, Fig. 4. " Helix ptitris,fragilis, stagnalis, tentaculata LINN, nee non alias non paucre terrestres Cl. MULLERII." The figure of Swammerdam referred to as representing the char- acters of animal, represents a Dutch Limncea, species uncertain, prob- ably stagnalis or palustris. The Linnrean species cited are : Helix putris (==SuGcinea amphibia Auct.), H. fragilis and stagnalis (= Limncea), and H. tentaculata (=Bythinia). It ivill be noted that no land shells are named. This is the first appearance of the name Bulimus in scientific literature. As Scopoli quotes the name as of Adanson, it has been surmised that " Bulimus " was a typographical error for " Buliuus." Whether this was the case or not would have absolutely no effect upon our use of the name, for (1) Scopoli's group does not rest upon Adanson for its elucidation, nor does he refer to Adanson's page or plate ; (2) that it was a typographical error cannot be proven ; it may have been an emendation on etymological grounds, and Scopoli's subse- quent use of the same orthography would show it to have been a deliberate change; and finally (3) Adansou being pre-Linnsean can- not prejudice properly proposed post-Linna^an names. It would appear that Bulimus Scopoli, by the process of elimina- tion, must replace the generic name Bythinia. Conf. Dall, Trans. Wagner, Free Inst. Sci. iii, p. 334, and Smith, P. Z. S., 1893, p. 636. 1781. O. F. MULLER, in Der Naturforscher, pp. 1-20, Geschi- chte der Perlen-Blasen, gave an exhaustive account of Physafontin- alis (Planorbis bulla Miill.) with figures, noticing particularly the digitated mantle-edge, etc. and proposing to restrict Planorbis to the flat shells, and adopt the Adansonian name Bulinus for the length- ened forms, of which he enumerates : 1, BULINUS perla, the present " Perlen-Blasen." Planorbis bulla. Verm, test., 353. 2, BULINUS turritus. Planorbis turritus. Venn, test., 354. 4 STROPHOCHEILUS. 3, B ULINUS gelatinus. Planorbis gelatinus. Verm, test., 355. 4, BULINUS senegalensis. ADANS. Hist. Nat. de Seneg.p. 5, t.l. Although Miiller includes Adanson's species in his group, it must distinctly be remembered that his description applies to Physa ; and it is only by disregarding his real idea of the structure of the snails that we can restrict the group to the last species. However this question may be settled, the fact remains that the name Bulinus was first introduced in binomial nomenclature by Miiller in 1781 ; and his clearly expressed intention was to apply it to what is known as Physa. 1786. SCOPOLI introduces the genus Bulimus again, to contain B. hamastomus, giving a figure which has been referred to Borus oblongus but which looks as much like the rarer species B. gran- ulosus. This later use of the name by Scopoli is not accompanied by a generic diagnosis, and being nine years later than his first publica- tion, cannot stand. Bruguiere, Lamarck and other early authors have followed Scopoli's later work, ignoring the earlier ; and the name Bulimus has thus come into universal use until this time. SUMMARY. — From the foregoing sketch, we conclude: (1). That BULINUS Adanson must be absolutely ignored in nomenclature. (2). That BULIMUS Scopoli, 1777, will stand as a valid genus, and the name must replace either Succinea, Limncea or Bythinia, prefer- ably the last. (3). BULINUS Miiller, 1781, stands as a generic name for either Bulinus of authors (Fischer, Man. p. 509) or for Physa Drap., 1801. (4). That the use of the term Bulimus by Scopoli in 1786, and by subsequent authors, and the use of Bulinus by Broderip, Sowerby and others during the present century, has no bearing upon the questions at issue. 1827. The name STROPHOCHEILUS was applied in MS. by Spix, to two species collected by him in Brazil, hcemastomus Spix and almeida Spix. Wagner, in his work on the Spix collection and MSS., places these names in the synonymy under Bulimus ovatus and Bulimus pudicus. On the plate there is a double inscription, the names given by both Spix and Wagner appearing. It is perfectly STROPHOCHEILUS. 5 -clear that Spix intended his group to contain Bulimi with reflex ed or turned-over lip (whence the name). The group has been adopted by Albers-Marteus, Pfeiffer and others with almeida (pudicus) as its type, and may be considered firmly established. All other generic or subgeneric names founded upon members of the genus (as here constituted) are considerably later, 1850 to 1860. For their history, see references under the several subgeneric captions. Subdivisions of Strophocheilus. Strophocheilus, in the enlarged generic sense in which it is herein used, consists of four groups of species, moderately distinct in appear- ance, but difficult to define clearly. Subgenus I, STROPHOCHEILUS Spix. Shell ovate-oblong, brown or white and rose under a yellow cuticle ; surface smoothish with microscopic spirals or closely malle- ated and wrinkled ; outer lip well reflexed and recurved ; columella reflexed, the fold inconspicuous. Subgenus II, BORUS Albers. Shell ovate, capacious, solid, the spire short ; outer lip either thickened or reflexed, whitish or roseate; columellar fold low orin- •conspicuous. Subgenus III, DRYPTUS Albers. Shell ovate or elongated, solid, dark brown or zebra-striped, the surface rather smooth ; lip varying from slightly expanded to re- flexed, white or brown. Columellar fold conspicuous or weak. Subgenus IV,.THAUMASTUS Albers. Shell long-ovate, with lengthened spire, striate or wrinkled, some- times decussated ; streaked or banded. Aperture small, less than half the shell's length ; outer lip blunt, not expanded or reflexed; columellar fold weak or imperceptible. This group includes Orph- mis Alb., preoccupied. Subgenus STROPHOCHEILUS Spix, 1827. Strophocheilus SPIX, in WAGNER, Testacea fluviatilia qua? in Itinere per Brasiliam, etc., collegit et pingenda curavit Dr. J. B. de 6 STROPHOCHEILUS. Spix, digessit, descripsit, etc., Dr. J. A. Wagner, p. 12, pi. 11, (1827) ; species '.}. Cocapata, Bolivia (Bridges, in Mus. Cuming). Bulimus cocapatensis PFR., P. Z. S. 1855, p. 115 ; Monogr. iv, p. 467; vi, p. 11. At first glance it looks like B. rosaceus, but has different sculpture, obliquely descending suture, etc. (-P/V.)- S. GRANULOSUS Rang. PI. 6, fig. 33. Shell ovate-oblong, solid ; ground-color brown above, white be- low, under a thin yellow cuticle with darker longitudinal streaks. Nepionic shell of 85 whorls, the first planorboid, smooth, the next with equal, narrow, spaced riblets, which on latter half of last nepionic whorl do not extend to suture below ; post-embryonic whorls 2, with slight growth-lines. Last 2* whorls densely, minutely gran- ulated throughout, the granules oblong in spiral series, equally developed over the whole body-whorl. Spire regularly tapering ; last whorl regularly elliptical, somewhat flattened above. Aperture half the shell's length, narrowly ovate-pear-shaped, acute above, white within ; outer lip hardly expanded, much thick- ened, rose-pink, straight above, regularly curved below: columella STROPHOCHEILUS-BORUS. 21 Concave below, passing into a long, oblique feeble entering fold above ; parietal callus heavy, pink. Alt. 89, diam. 48 mill. Alt. 89, diam. 55 mill. Islote de los Ratones (Isle of Rats) near island of Santa Catalina, Brazil (Paz and Martenez). Helix granulosa RANG, Ann. des Sci. Nat. xxiv, 1831, p. 53, pi. 2. — Bulimus gramdosaJ^ECK., Index, p. 58. — REEVE, Conch. Icon, v, f. 209.— PFR., Monogr. ii, p. 22.— HIDALGO, Mol. Yiaje al Pacif. p. 51. — MARTENS, Novit. Conch, v, p. 10. — Helix oblonga FER., Hist, pi. 145B, f. 1. Distinguished from all the preceding by its rose-pink lip and col- umella. The beautiful granulation of the whole body-whorl, nar- rowly pear-shaped aperture, and long, spaced folds of earlier whorls (as in the foregoing group of species), will sufficiently separate B. granulosus from all the species following. S. VALENCIENNES: Pfeiffer. PI. 7, fig. 6. Shell very large, solid, and strong, ovate; last ivhorl having numerous low, indistinct spiral cords, the surface between them often malleated ; penultimate whorl, or part of it, with very minute spiral granulation or pits from erosion of granules. Nepionic whorls 3£, the first planorboid, smooth, next with fine, weak, radial riblet?. Spire regularly tapering, apex slightly obtuse; post-embryonic whorls If, yellowish-brown with darker streaks, and zigzag mark- ings of light yellow deciduous cuticle, or whitish by loss of the cuticle. Aperture short-pyriform, purplish -brown within ; lip whitish or brownish, hardly expanded, very thick ; columellar margin thick, concave ; parietal wall covered with a strong callus, in adults bear- ing a callus lump near the upper angle of aperture. Alt. 140, diam. 86 mm. Alt. 115, diam. 78 mm. Interior of Brazil. B. valenciennesii PFR., Symbol* ii, p. 52 ; Mouogr. iii, p. 303 ; €onchyl. Cab. pi. 68, f. 3.— MARTENS, Novit. Conch, v, p. 10.— PHIL- IPPI, Abbild. ii, p. 123, pi. 5, f. 1. — Bui. popelitirlanus REEVE, C. Icon.pl. 34, f. 204. — Bul.fitfgiinitus VALENC., in Mus. Paris, and BECK, Index, p. 53 (undescribed). 22 STROPHOCHKILUS-BORUS. The zigzag markings of light yellow cuticle or denuded, are char- acteristic. This species, like B. popelairianus, is depressed on the back. It differs conspicuous!}' from that species in the weak sculpture of the earlier whorls. The last whorl when examined with a strong lens, shows an excessively fine, dense longitudinal striolation, some- what less distinct than in B. proximus, but of the same character. This is an excellent distinctive character of these species, which does not occur in the popelairianus-granulosus series, nor indeed in any other group of Borus. S. CANTAGALLANUS Rang. PI. 16, fig. 24 ; pi. 17, figs. 28, 29. Shell large, ovate-conic, olivaceous-brown with some dark streaks on body whorl, becoming dark purple on the spire ; the suture bordered by a wide light band. Nepiunic whorls with weak, spaced radial riblets ; penult, and next earlier whorls with spiral series of minute granules ; last whorl showing coarse low, inconspicuous spiral cords especially above, and under a very strong lens seen to have an excessively dense, fine sculpture of wavy longitudinal anastomosing raised lines. Aperture over half the shell's length, pear-shaped, purplish-tinted inside; outer lip well curved, narrowly reflexed, thickened, white. Columella white, dilated above; parietal callus strong, white, generally with a callus nodule above. Alt. 98, diam. 61 mill. Alt. 89, diam. 55 mill. Southern Brazil; neighborhood of Cantagallo, Prov. Rio Janeiro (Rang), and forest region generally from Rio to Bakia. Helix cantayallana RANG, Ann. Sci. Nat. xxiv, p. 50 (1831).— Bulimus cantagallanu* BECK, Index, p. 53. — FISCHER, Exped. Sci. du Mexique, Etudes sur les Moll. Terr, et Fluv., i, p. 469, pi. 22, f. 12-17, anatomy. — DESII. & DE FOLIN, Actes de la Soc. Linn. Bord. xxv, p. 483, plate (living animal). — MARTENS, Novit. Conch, v, p. 12, pi. 138, f. 1, 2.— B. accelerans MARTENS, Malak. Bl. xiv, 1867, p. 137. — PER., Monogr. vi, p. 10. — Bnliuus proximus SOWB., Couch, lilustr. f. 102 (1833). — Bn limits proximus PFR., Monogr. ii, p. 20.- REEVE, C. Icon. f. 607. — MARTENS, Novit. Conch, v, p. 11. — Bui. terrestris SPix=U. corrugatus WAGN., Test. Bras., p. 5, pi. 6. f. 1, (Young). COM/. DOHRN, Jahrb. M. G. x, p. 347. The suturtil light band is conspicuous. The apical folds are a& in B. valenciennesii, but it lacks the zigzag markings of that species. The micro-sculpture of the last whorl is peculiar and very charac- STROPHOCHEILUS-BORUS. 23 teristic. I have four specimens of this species before me, and from a study of them and the literature, it seems to me impossible to make any separation between cantagallanus and proximus. Var. INTERCEDENS Martens. PI. 10, figs. 53, 54. Shell ovate-elliptical, the larger part of the penultimate whorl dis- tinctly granulated, but gradually passing from dark reddish-brown to brown-yellow, the last whorl evenly convex, with numerous malleations or hammer-stroke-like impressions, forming spiral series ; shining brownish-yellow, with numerous narrow darker streaks, the suture less oblique than in ovatvs, whitish, an indistinctly defined band under it gamboge yellow. Aperture pear-shaped, somewhat narrowed below ; peristome thick, pure white ; outer lip beautifully curved; columellar margin arising bow-shaped from the basal mar- gin, and passing obliquely into the parietal wall above, here being flattened, not cord-like ; outside edge thick, appressed. Parietal wall with a thick porcelain-white deposit, sharply defined outside as in B. valenciennesi, not so thin and outwardly attenuating as in ovatus ; having in the superior angle a nodule-like swelling on its edge. Length 110, breadth 69 , greater diam. 72, lesser 55 -^ mill. ; aperture, length 63J, breadth 42 ; measured inside cavity, length 57, breadth 31 mill. (Martens'). Bahia, Brazil ; I specimen (Fokkes coll.). Bitlimus intercedens MART., Novit. Conch, v, p. 14, pi. 141, f. 1, 2. — PFR., Monogr. vii, p. 13. It is not possible for me to recognize any described species in this specimen. While the surface features of the last whorl are very similar to B. ovatus, the general form is between that species and 7>. cantagallanus ; the slender form of the apex, and the characters of the peristome agree better with the preceding species than with ovatus. (Martens). Compare 8. gummatus Hidalgo. S. GUMMATUS Hidalgo. PI. 11, figs. 57, 58 , pi. 19, f. 40 ; pi. 20, f. 41. Shell subimperforate ovate-attenuate, solid, rather thick. Pale rose, under a varnish-shining fulvous epidermis irregularly marked with chestnut streaks. Spire slender, conic, somewhat obtuse ; suture distinct; whorls 5-1, slightly convex, rapidly increasing, the first obsoletely radially costate, the rest longitudinally somewhat 24 STROPHOCHEILUS-BORUS. wrinkled, with slight spiral cords, subregularly squarely malleated ; penultimate whorl flattened on the left side, the last whorl ventricose, widened transversely, subdepressed on the hack, slightly ascending in front. Aperture vertical, acuminate above, subdilated below, five ninths the shell's length, inside whitish-blue ; peristome thick- ened, white, narrowly reflexed, margins joined by a rather thick callus which has a tubercle above; right margin slightly flexuous, colurnellar margin oblique, reflexed, adnate, covering or nearly covering the perforation. Length 105, diam. 56 mill. (Hid.'). Rio Janeiro (Paz). ?? Bidimus eantagallanw PFR., Monogr. iv, p. 365 (1859), not of Rang. — Bu limits gummatus HIDALGO, Journ. de Conch., Cat. Coq. Amer. Merid. p. 41 (1870) ; Viag. al Pacif. p. 49, pi. 4, f. 1 ; pi. 5, f. 1. Three specimens with the locality " Brazil " only, are before me, two of which are figured on plates 19 and 20. It is unquestion- ably a species distinct from B. ovatus v. chionostomus, being dis- tinguished by the more conic spire, closer and narrower folds of early whorls, aperture distinctly wider and more truncate below, the outer lip not vertical but sloping outward ; columella less vertical, being oblique and passing without distinct angle into the parietal wall. It is also less expanded, not suddenly spreading as in ovatus. Moreover, the callous lump of the parietal wall is strongest at the edge of the parietal callus, which is not thinned out as in ovatus. For the rest, there are no very decided differences, although the cuticle in gummatus is of a varnish or gummy brilliancy, the spiral cords are quite obvious, and the malleation is not of the pattern seen in ovatus and is less pronounced. S. OVATUS Miiller. PI. 12, figs. 60, 61. Shell large, solid, oval; chestnut-brown with numerous darker and lighter streaks ; surface glossy. Nepionic shell of 4 whorls, the first smooth, planorboid, the following radially costate, costee separ- ated, short, and minutely spirally granulate, post-nepionic whorls 1%, at first densely granulated and slightly malleated, the last whorl without granulation, glossy, finely malleated all over. Aperture much exceeding half the length of shell, acuminate- ovate, narrow and acute above, narrowly rounded below; peristome pink edged ; outer lip curved at upper insertion, then rather straight, STROPHOCHEILUS-BORUS. 25 with a slight thickening within, above the middle; columella short, very concave and pink below, broadly spreading in a translucent- white callus over the umbilical tract and parietal wall, usually with a thickening (hardly a lump) above, remote from edge of callus. Alt. 128, diam. 80; aperture alt. 69, width 54 mill. Alt. 116, diam. 62; aperture alt. 59 width 44] mill. Rio Janeiro (Marten set a/.) ; New Freiburg (Bescke) ; St. Sebas- tiano, on the coast S. of Rio (Spix) ; Prov. Balna (Spix) ; Bahia (Anthony) ; near Petropolis (A. D. Brown). Helix ovata MULLER, Hist. Verm, ii, p. 85. — Helix ovalis GMEL., Syst. Nat. 13, p. 3637.— If. (CocA%e?m) ovata FER., Hist. pi. 146, 147. — Bulimus ovatus BRUG., Encycl. Meth. i, p. 318. — PFR., Mon- ogr. ii, p. 19. — REEVE, C. Icon. f. 212. — MARTENS, Novit. Conch, v, p. 14. — HIDALGO, Viaje al Pacif. p. 47. — B. ovum H. & A. AD., Gen. Rec. Moll, ii, p. 146.— B. hcemastomus SWAINS., Malacol. p. 178, fig. 26. — Strophocheilus hcemastomus SPIX, Test. Brasil. p. 12, pi. 11, f. 1. This is one of the best-known species, readily recognized in typical specimens by the strong, glossy, rich dark chestnut epidermis with numerous darker and yellowish streaks, the narrow aperture, rather straight, pink or pink-edged outer lip, translucent edged parietal callus, always thinned-out at the edge, etc. Moreover, the lip is broadly reflexed, recurved ; and the columella is narrowly, abruptly curved toward its base, and the broad spread of its reflexion extends lower than in other forms. A very sparce, minute granulation sometimes extends over the earlier half of the body-whorl. Vnr. chionostomus Morch. PL 21, fig. 49. Form, sculpture and marking exactly as in the type, or shell somewhat more lengthened ; but cuticle thinner, yellow with dark stripes; peristome snow-white (whence the name); shell-substance under the cuticle white, the earlier whorls white or delicate pink. Macahe, Brazil (Paz, Martinez). Bulimus chionostoma MORCH, Catal. Yoldi, (1852), p. 27 (no description ; refers to " Variat rarior peristomate albo" Pfr., Mon- ogr. ii. p. 20). — B. ovatus var. chionostomus MART., Novit. Conch, v, p. 15. I cannot follow von Martens in quoting here Ferussac's plate 160, f. 11, 12, without a "?". Those figures are by no means typical chionostomtis. A number of specimens of this white-mouthed variety 26 STROPIIOCHEILUS-BORUS. are before me, showing practically the same characters, except in color, as 8. ovat.un. The striping of these is like IS. gummatus Hid., but the form of the mouth is exactly as in ovaius, not obtuse below as Hidalgo's species is. S. GRANDIS Martens. PI. 13, fig. 68. Shell imperforate, ovate-oblong, subrugose-striate, somewhat shin- ing; tawny-chestnut, paler at the suture. Whorls 6, slightly con- vex, the first small, white, with impressed points, second and third sculptured with rather remote strong perpendicular ribs, chocolate- brown, white at the suture ; the last whorl deeply descending in front, convex at the base. Aperture trapezoidal-oblong, subvertical, flesh-whitish inside ; peristome thickened, narrowly reflexed, bright rose color ; outer margin receding above; columellar margin per- pendicular, whitish above; parietal callus thin, whitish. Alt. 153, greater diam. 83, lesser 62 mill. ; aperture, length including per- istome 92, breadth 45 mill. (Mart.}. Descalvado, Prov. Mattogrosso, Brazil (Rohde), B. grandis MARTENS, Sitzungsberichte naturforsch. Freunde in Berlin, 1885, p. 148; Couchol. Mittheil. iii, p. 9, pi. 39. This species is nearly allied to B. ovatus in characters of aperture and upper whorls, but differs much in the general contour, the last whorl embracing a much smaller portion of the preceding, is of less circumference, and falls more toward the mouth. In consequence, the aperture is notably longer and in comparison narrower ; the outer lip for two-thirds of its length slopes outward, while in B. ovatus only the upper third so slopes, the rest falling vertically ; the thickening in the middle of the outer lip usually seen in ovatus is lacking also. The columellar margin is decidedly longer and almost straight. As only one specimen was secured, it may be only an in- dividual variation of ovatus; but it is more likely to prove to be geographically sundered, as no true ovatus is yet known from this Province. (Afart.*) S. AURITUS Sowerby. PI. 12, fig. 62; pi. 16. fig. 26. Shell subimperforate, ovate, solid, rugose-striate, under a lens most minutely granulated ; brown-olivaceous ; spire convex-conic, rather obtuse. Whorls 5, the upper closely striate, rather flattened, the last two swollen, closely plicate at sutures, the last whorl slightly shorter than the spire, subcompressed at base ; columella somewhat STROPHOCHEILUS-BORUS. 27 straightened, slightly receding, white. Aperture subvertical, sinu- ate-oval ; peristome thickened, narrowly expanded, whitish, the right margin somewhat straightened, with a tubercular thickening inside. Length 100, diam. 48 mill.; apert. measured inside, alt. 4u, diam. 20 mill. (Pfr.). Baliia, Brazil (Sowb.). Bulinus auritns SOWERBY, Conch. Illustr. f. 76. — Bulimus auritns PFR., Monogr. ii, p. 25; iii, 304; iv, 366; vi, 11. — B. ovatus white- lip dwarf var., REEVE, Conch. Icon. pi. 89, f. 2126. Evidently belongs to the ovatus group, but differs from that species in the smaller mouth and white lip, the columellar reflexion not con- tinuing so far downward, etc. The strongly developed tubercle with- in the outer lip is characteristic. I refer to this species a pair of solid, heavy shells before me collected by Anthony on Agassiz's expedition to Brazil, one of which is figured on pi. 16, fig. 26. Traces only of a yellow, streaked cuticle remain. The aperture is under half the shell's length, wide and truncate below ; outer lip with a median somewhat lobed callous tooth ; columella with a lump above. Alt. 84, diam. 50 mill. ; alt. of aperture 40 mill. S. OOSOMUS Pilsbry, n. sp. PI. 18, figs. 32, 33. Shell short-oval, globose, solid and strong, with thin straw-yellow cuticle having occasional narrow brown streaks, the shell-substance under it white toward the base, reddish-brown above, with a wide whit- ish sutural band. Spire short; sutures deeply impressed, the last one oblique, the surface below it somewhat " puckered "or wrinkled as in B. ovatus. Whorls 5J, the first planorboid, smooth, white, the second having strong curved radial ribs separated by intervals of about their own width ; and about the middle of the third whorl these ribs become more spaced and shorter, not extending to the suture below ; the surface at the same time becoming densely gran- ulated spirally. Post-nepionic whorls If, at first finely wrinkle- striate and densely granulated. Surface of body-whorl finely malle- ated in obscure diamond-pattern, and covered with a minute sparse and irregular granulation. Aperture narrow-ovate, subvertical, bluish-white within ; per- istome white, hardly expanded, but considerably (3 mill.) thickened on the face and within ; outer lip evenly arched ; columella arched below, oblique above, reflexed and appressed over the umbilical 28 STROPHOCHEILUS-BORUS. tract, and spreading over the parietal wall in a heavy white callus with strongly defined outer edge. Alt. 81, diam. 54 mill. ; aperture alt. 42. width outside col. callus and perist. 37, width of cavity 24 mill. Brazil. This species evidently belongs to the group of »S. ovatus, but differs from that species in the deeper sutures and more shortly ovate form ; and although the lip is considerably thickened, indicating a fully mature shell, it is scarcely in the least expanded. S. BRONNI Pfeiffer. PI. 16, fig. 27 ; pi. 15, figs. 18, 19. Shell ovate-elliptic, rather thin but strong, very dark rich brown with darker streaks and a yellowish subsutural band, the apex whit- ish, or reddish-brown. Nepionic whorls 3£, the first 14 smooth, the following whorl with very strong radial folds narrower than their intervals, and extending from suture to suture, the next whorl with the folds coarser, more spaced and rather short. Post-nepionic whorls H-H, very densely aud finely spirally granulate, the gran- ulation becoming obsolete on last whorl and quite absent from its latter two-thirds ; body- whorl having indistinct low spiral cords, and some malleation. Aperture much over half the shell's length, narrowly pear-shaped, fleshy within ; peristome narrowly reflexed, recurved, pink ; outer lip rather straightened ; basal lip deeply arched ; columella straight, pink, reflexed in a thin, subtransparent, faintly bluish-pink parietal callus. Alt. 79, diam. 46 mill. ; apert., alt. 48, width 31 mill. ; width inside peristome and columella, 21 mill. Brazil. Bulimus bronni PFR., Zeitschr. f. Malak. 1847, p. 31 ; Monogr. ii, p. 22 ; Conchyl. Cab. p. 254, pi. 69, f. 1.— MARTENS, Novit. Conch, v, p. 16. — B. browni ADS., Gen. Rec. Moll. p. 14(5. — Helix ovata var, FER., Hist. pi. USB, f. 2. This species is constantly smaller than S. ovatus, the lip narrower, and the folds of earlier whorls stronger. There is considerable variation in the degree to which the minute granulation extends upon the body-whorl, von Martens mentioning a specimen in which the granulation extends to the aperture. The folds of early whorls are stouter than in S. granulosus, the mouth longer, and the col- umella does not extend upward in a convex fold as in that species. STROPHOCHEILUS-BORUS. 29 S. OBLONGUS Miiller. PI. 14, figs. 70, 71, 72, 73. Shell ovate, conic and acuminate above, solid; sutures not very oblique. Color dull isabelline or brownish under a very thin, decid- uous brownish cuticle, usually in large part lost in adults. Whorls 5JJ-7. Nepionic shell of 4 whorls, very regularly and closely rib- striate, the last one or two granulated ; post-nepionic growth over 2 whorls, more irregularly striated, last whorl not granulated, wrinkle- striate. Aperture ovate, whitish within; peristome and parietal callus rose- red. Outer lip regularly arched, reflexed ; columella slightly con- cave, reflexed in abroad, projecting, thin-edged, strong callus, which spreads above over the parietal wall. Alt. 100, diam. 59 mill, (average specimen). Alt. 132, diam. 76 mill, (specimen in coll. Johnson). Barbados, St. Vincent, Tobago, Trinidad; Puerto Cabello, Vene- zuela; Cucuta, Santa Ana, near Honda, New Granada; Mocamba, Miobamba, Para, etc., Brazil (coll. Acad. Phila.) ; Central Paraguay (Borelli) U. S. of Columbia, region of Muzo, at 600-800 meters; in the Magdalena valley, 500 meters ; and near Ibague in the moun- tain region of Columbia, 1280 meters; Puenta de Pandi, 779 meters; also on the Rio Tocantins near Baiao, N.-E. Brazil, 5 meters above the sea (Stiibel) ; Corumba. Prov. Mattogrosso (Coll. Johnson) ; Santa Anna Valley Peru (Angrand). Extends from New Granada and ( 'dijenneto Rio Grande do Sul and Uruguay, as far west as the east- ern slope of the Andes. Helix oblonga MULL., Hist. Vermium ii, p. 86, and of Bonx, GMKLIN, DILLYWN. — Bulimus oblong us BRUG., Encycl. Mt-th. i, p. 318.— ORBIGNY, Voy. Am. Merid. p. 297.— REEVE, C. Icon. f. 210. PFR., Monogr. ii, p. 21 ; iii, 304; iv, 366; vi, 10; Couchyl. Cab. pi. 22, f. 1, 2.— DROUET, Moll. Guyan. Fr. p. 58, pi. 2, f. 25, 26 (egg and young). — MART., Novit. Conch, v, p. 17 ; Conch. Mittheil. i, p. 157.— HEYNEMANN, Malak. Bl. 1868, p. 107, pi. 5, f. 7 (jaw and teeth).— SEMPER, Reisen; p. 150, pi. 14, f. 10; pi. 16, f. 25 ; pi. 17, f. 1 (anatomy). — PARAVICINI, Boll. Mus. Zool. ed Anat. comp. Univ. Torino, ix, no. 181, p. 5. — Turbo ha;maslomus GMEL., Syst. Nat. p. 3596. — Bulimus hcemastomus SCOPOLI Delic. Flor. et Faun. Insub. p. 67, pi. 25, f. 1, 2 (probably).— LEACH, Zool. Misc. i, pi. 29. — GUILD., Zool. Journ. ii, p. 440, suppl. pi. 16 bis, f. 1-4. — KUSTER, Conchy 1. Cab. Bui., p. 5, pi. 1, f. 3, 4.— TROSCHEL, Archiv f. Naturg. 1849, i, p. 227, pi. 4, f. 1.— LESSON, Centime Zoologique 1830, pi. 77. 30 STROPHOCHEILUS-BORUS. fiulimu* roseus MONTFORT, Conch. Syst. p. 259, pi. 65. — Helix semi- lineata MKE.,Synops. (1), p. 75. — AmpullariaroseaSpix, Test. Bras, p. 3, pi. 4, f. 3. This is by far the most widely distributed of the Borus group, and is correspondingly abundant in collections. The largest specimen I have seen measures 132 mill, long (collection of Chas. W. John- son). The smallest, from Mocambo, Brazil, collected by J. G. Anthony, measures 74 mill. long. The spire is always conical, erect and elongated, the apex acute for a Borus. The distribution of this species north of Tobago I regard as probably effected by man. Var. CRASSUS Albers. PI. 15, fig. 20. Shell very thick and heavy throughout ; aperture smaller, shorter, the roseate lip much thickened by additions on its face ; parietal callus rosy, thick, with a lump above. Alt. 86, diam. 53, aperture alt. 43 mill. Parana region (Orbigny, Giilich). B. oblongus var. crassa ALB., Die Hel. 1850, pp. 142, 144.— MAR- TENS, Novit. Conch, v, p. 19. — B. hcemastoma SOWB., Conch. Illustr. f. 103, left side.— FERUSSAC, Hist. pi. 146, f. 3, 4.— B. oblongus var. ORB., Voy. dans 1'Amer. Merid. p. 298, pi. 37, f. 1 (living animal) etc. The specimen figured on pi. 15 weighs 3* oz. Yar. TOBAGOENSIS Pilsbry (n. v.). PI. 14, fig. 70. Like oblongus in size and general form, but pure white through- out under a deciduous yellow cuticle (rarely, if ever, entirely re- tained in the adult) ; the mouth porcelain-white or ivory-white ; lip reflexed, thin or thickened ; columella more distinctly folded than in the type. Alt. 89, diam. 52 mill. Island of Tobago. A considerable series of Tobago specimens is before me, collected by Dr. Benjamin Sharp and Thomas Bland, all albinos with well- developed columellar fold. All records of oblongus from that island refer to the white variety ; and I, therefore, believe it to represent a constant insular subspecies. No specimens from other localities among the 50 or more which I have examined, are albinos. Yon Martens states that he knew of no white-mouthed examples ; so that it is moderately well established that such do not occur in con- tinental South America, or if they do, are exceedingly rare. 8TROPHOCHEILUS-BORU8. 31 S. CAPILLACEUS PfeifFer. PL 14, fig. 69. Shell oval or ovate, thin and light, closely and finely rib-striate on the earlier whorls, more irregularly wrinkle-striate on the body- whorl, at least above. Light brown under a thin brownish cuticle, which has a tendency to be deciduous in spiral bands. Suture more or less crenulated. Whorls 5-54, the earlier 1 or 2 planorboid, forming a very obtuse apex; post-nepionic whorls H-l.], the last whorl evenly convex. Aperture large, decidedly over half the shell's length, brown within; outer lip narrowly reflexed, pink, evenly curved ; columella as in oblongus ; parietal callus light, thin, transparent or pinkish. Alt. 58, diam. 38 ; alt. apert. 35 mill. Alt. til, diam. 37 ; alt. apert. 35 mill. Banks of Upper Amazon (Splimoes) River (Yates) ; Miobamba, Brazil (Swift) ; Moyobamba, in the middle forest region of N.-E. Peru, 870 meters (Stiibel). B. capillaceus PFR., P. Z. S., 1855, p. 93 ; Monogr. iv, p. 367 ; vi, 12. — HUPE, in Castelnau's Exped., p. 26, pi. 4, f. 3. — B. oblon- f/us var. capillaceus MARTENS, Novit. Conch., v, p. 19 ; Conchol. Mittheil., i, p. 157. This seems to me perfectly distinct from S. oblongus in the smaller size, fewer whorls, much more obtuse apex, etc., so far as I may judge from the 10 specimens I have seen. Var. SENERI Jousseaume. PI. 30, fig. 23. Shell umbilicated, solid, ovate, irregularly plicate-rugose and mal- leated, white, whorls 5, slightly convex, the last ventricose, about ? the shell's length ; suture crenulated, aperture ovate oblong, dilated at base, milk-white inside ; peristome thickened, narrowly expanded and reflexed, white with a slight rose tint, its ends joined by a spreading callus; right margin thicker, columellar much dilated. Alt. 70, width 37 ; aperture alt. 35, width 20 mill. (Jouss.}. U. S. of Colombia (Jouss.). Borus seneri Jouss., Bull, de la Soc. Zool. de France, 1884, p. 169, pi. 4, f. 3. Differs from Borus oblongus in the smaller size, embryonic nucleus very large, thick shell, strong wide irregular riblets, forming pro- jecting teeth at the suture; umbilicus large and deep; peristome white, slightly washed with rose ; columellar margin very wide ; plane of the aperture forming an angle of 20° with the axis. 32 STROrHOCHEFLUS-BORUS. It seems to differ from the variety following in the distinctly den- ticulate suture and large umbilicus; S. capillaceus var. intertc.rttt* having the suture non-denticulate and the umbilicus a mere chink. In the typical S. capillaceus there is usually a narrow chink only, but sometimes a distinct umbilical cavity. It is rather doubtful whether seneri and intertextus are true geographic races or only ex- treme specimens of an everywhere variable species. Var. INTERTEXTUS Pilsbry (n. v.). PI. 17, figs. 30, 31. Shell with the size, blunt apex and sculpture of earlier whorls as in capillaceus, but heavier, last whorl with the wrinkle-strife ana- stomosing to form long, narrow diamond-shaped pits. Aperture rounder, the lip much thickened ; parietal callus very heavy, and with the entire peristorne of a bright rose-color ; interior of mouth whitish. Alt. 64, diam. 41 ; apert. alt. 35 mill. Corumbd, prov. Mattogrosso, Brazil (coll. C. "VV. Johnson). Somewhat analogous to the var. crassus of S. oblongus. S. LICHTENSTEINI Albers. PI. 11, figs. 55, 56. Upper whorls just as in B. oblongus ; third whorl and those fol- lowing uniform brown-yellow, the fold-stria? gradually becoming more irregular, on the penultimate and last whorls broken into hammer-stroke like impressions in places; cuticle mostly well pre- served ; all whorls more swollen than in B. oblongus, especially the last, while the general form is more conical. The ante-penultimate whorl is more strongly convex, the penult, more flattened, and this gives the shell a peculiar aspect. Aperture broad-oval ; peristome but little reflexed, and only very moderately thickened, pure ivhite ; columellar margin thin, forming a regular bow from basal to parie- tal margin, imperceptibly passing into the latter; parietal callus whitish, rather thin, with definite edge, and not very broad. (Mart.) Alt. 73, diam. 46 ; apert. alt. 40, width 29, inside 22 mill. Alt. 70, diarn. 43 ; apert. alt. 41, width 31, inside 24 mill. Upper Maranon River (Warscewicz) ; Guajango, Peru (Stoltz- mann). 11. lichtensteini ALB., Malak. HI., i, 1854, p. 216. — PFR., Novit. Conch., i, pi. 9, f. 1,2; Monogr., iv, p. 336. — MARTENS, Novit, Conch, v, p. 20.— LUBOMIRSKI, P. Z. S, 1879, p. 721. STROPHOCHEILUS-BORUS. 33 This species differs much from 8. oblongus in the aperture. The cited figures (copied on pi. 11, figs. 55, 56) represent it broader and shorter above than any of the specimens before me. Young examples have a narrow umbilicus, and a small chink filled with earth remains to be seen in many adults. (Martens). S. ROSACEUS King. PI. 5, fig. 26 ; pi. 6, figs. 29, 30. Shell oblong-ovate, rather thin, pinkish under a yellow cuticle, the spire flesh-pink ; penultimate whorl more or less speckled or zigzagged with whitish. Whorls 4J, the first planorboid, oblique to axis, .with deep suture, smooth ; the next whorl most minutely gran- ular, with regularly crenulated suture ; following whorls having ir- regular wrinkle-stria, and a dense, fine, but irregular decussate granulation, the sutures somewhat irregularly crenulated. Aperture slightly over half the shell's length, ovate, fleshy-brown- ish within ; peristome white, broadly reflexed, rather thin ; outer lip evenly and well arched, columella concave below, oblique and with a weak straightish entering fold above, its outer edge broadly expanded, vaulted over the open (rarely closed) umbilicus ; parie- tal callus light, transparent- whitish. Alt. 52, diarn. 28 mill. ; aperture, alt. 29 mill. Alt. 62, diam. 30 mill. ; aperture, alt. 32* mill. Chiloe (Phil.) northward; Huasco (Bridges); Valparaiso; ( 'o- quimbo, Chili; Huanuco, Peru (Angrand) ; Cocapata, Bolivia. Bulinus rosaceus KING, Zool. Journ., v, p. 341. — Sown., Conch. Illustr., f. 5 ; Beechey's Voy. Blossom, pi. 58, f. 15 ; Conch. Man., f. 282. — Bulimus rosaceus DESH., in Lam. An. s. Vert., p. 269 ; in Fer. Hist., p. 36, pi. 139, f. 20-23.— POT. & MICH., Galerie, i, p. 153, pi. 15, f. 3, 4. — ORBIGNY, Voy. dans PAmer., M«'rid., p. .'504, pi. 34, f. 11, 12 (living animal).— RYE., C. Icon., f. 87.— PFR., Monogr., ii, p. 52 ; Conchyl. Cab., pi. 68, f. 4, 5. — HIDALGO, Viaje al Pacif. p. 53. — Martens, Novit. Conch., v, p. 21. — MORELET, S; spire obtuse; suture crenulated ; whorls 4£, convex, the last equalling five-ninths the total length, strongly descending. Aperture oblong ; peristome expanded, subreflexed, moderately thickened, the margins separated ; columella nearly perpendicular, violaceous. Alt. 27, diam. 16 mill. (Phil'). Hacienda of Unigambal, Peru (Raimondi). B. crenellus PH., Malak. Bl. xiv, 1867, p. 67 ; Novit. Couch, iii, p. 346, pi. 81, f. 17, 18.— PFR., Monogr. vi, p. 24. Nearly allied to B. crenulatus Pfr., but thinner, more elliptical, and much more weakly granulated ; the mouth narrower, lip thinner and columella nearly vertical. STROPHOCHEILUS-BORUS. 35 S. PACHYCHILUS Pfeiffer. PI. 12, figs. 63, 64. Shell ovate-oblong, whitish, rather solid ; whorls 4-44, the apical one planorboid ; nepionic shell of 2 2 whorls, spirally striated, some of the stride beaded, distinctly crenulated at the suture ; post-nepio- nic whorls 1 £, not regularly crenulated at suture, wrinkle-striate, finely spirally granulated or with the granulation obsolete. Aperture ovate, white within; peristome isabelline, the ends approaching; outer lip slightly expanded and very much thickened on its face ; columella regularly concave ; umbilical chink narrow. Alt 35, diam. 20 mill. ; alt. of aperture 2(H mill. Questa de Arenas, Huasco, Chili (Bridges). Bulitnus pachychilus PFR., P. Z. S. 1842, p. 186 ; Symbols ii, p. 48 ; Monogr. ii, p. 46 ; Conchyl. Cab. p. 251, pi. 68, f. 6, 7.— PHIL. Abbild. u. Beschreib. i, p. 57, pi. 1, f. 14. — MARTENS, Novit. Couch, v, p. 22. The thickened lip and obsolescence or irregularity of the cren- ulation of the suture on last whorl, distinguish this species from its nearest ally, S. crenulatus. The nepionic shell moreover, is not evenly spirally striate as in crenulatus, but has larger, granulated, spirals at intervals, with smooth finer ones between them. It in- habits a dry region, and is doubtless a modification of the rosaceus and crenulatus type. S. BRLDGE8I Pfeiffer. PL 2, figs. 4, 5, 6. Shell slender, elongated-ovate, rather thin light brownish with usually a fleshy tint on the spire. AVhorls 4£, the upper two form- ing a smoother but delicately spirally lirulate nepionic portion, first whorl sinking at the obtuse apex, sutures deep, smooth, becoming shallower on later whorls. Post-nepionic whorls 2}, densely but rather obsoletely decussate-granulate. Aperture ovate, over half the shell's length, oblique ; peristome flatly reflexed, wide, whitish, thin, the ends converging, connected by a short but usually rather heavy, thin-edged whitish parietal callus; columella utterly foldless, dilated above, vaulted over the moderately large umbilicus. Alt. 20*-22£, diam. 11 J mill.; aperture, alt. 12 mill. Province Huasco, Chili (Bridges). JS. bridgesi PFR, P. Z. S. 1842, p. 186 ; Symbols ii, p. 4:} ; Con- chyl. Cab. pi. 68, f. 10, 11 ; Monogr. ii, p. 47.— PHIL., Abbild. u. Beschreib. i, p. 58, pi. 1. f. 15. 36 STROPHOCHEILUS-BORUS. This is unquestionably a Borus of the B. crenulatustype, although the form is slender and the suture smooth. The large nepionic shell is distinctly demarked from the after-growth. S. LUTESCENS King. PI. 12, fig. 59 ; pi. 9, figs. 46, 47, 48. Shell perforate, ovate, rather thin (or in a variety, thick and solid), covered with a thin pale yellow cuticle. Surface with incon- spicuous growth-wrinkles and minutely decussate granulate. Whorls 4*, the first one planorboid, the last ventricose-oval ; suture linear, impressed, descending and then ascending at aperture. Aper- ture ovate; outer lip narrowly expanded, thin or thickened, orange or brownish ; columella expanded and vaulted over the perforation ; parietal callus thin, transparent. Alt. 26i-27£ ; diam. 19-20 mill. ; aperture, alt. 16-16£ mill. S. Uruguay, at Montevideo (Paz, Martenez, et al.} ; Maldonado (King). Bulinus lutescens KING, Zool. Journ. v, p. 340. — Bulimus lutescens PFR., Monogr. ii, p. 49 ; vii, 46.— MARTENS, Novit. Conch, v, p. 23, with var. australis. — Bulinus nucleus SOWB., Conch. Illustr. f. 33.— REEVE, Conch. Icon. f. 99.— DESH., in Fer. Hist. p. 37, pi. 139, f. 15, 16.— ORB., Voy. dans 1'Amer. Merid. p. 305.— STROBEL, Malac. Argent, p. 20. Distinct from all the foregoing species (except S. bridgesi) in the non-crenulated sutures and absence of riblets or other special sculpt- ure on the earlier whorls. Var. australis Martens. PI. 9, figs. 47,48. Similar to lutescens, but when adult rather heavier, the peristome much thickened as in S. pachychilus. Alt. 29J, diam. 20 mill. Bahia Blanca, Prov. Buenos Ayres, Argentina (Orbigny ; U. S. F. C. Str. ' Albatross ')• The lip is somewhat thickened also in some of the specimens before me from Montevideo, though less so than in those from Bahia Blanca, which lies nearly 10 degrees further south. On the other hand, some of the specimens apparently quite adult, which I have seen from Bahia Blanca, have the lip thin ; so that the variety is of but slight value. STROPHOCHEILUS-DRYPTUS. 37 S. GLOBOSUS Martens. PI. 2, figs. 2, 3. Shell imperforate, ovate-globose, solid, striatulate rather shining, roseate under a yellow cuticle. Whorls 5, convex, joined by a rather deep suture, the first and second smooth, forming an extremely obtuse apex, the last inflated, slightly descending at aperture. Aperture rather oblique, ovate ; peristome white, thick- ened outside ; outer lip strongly arched, columellaalso arched, some- what calloused, appressed outwardly, above broadened on the parietal wall ; parietal callus thin, wide. Length 42, diam. 31 mill.; apert- ture/length 28?, width including peristome 25, or inside peristome 17 mill. (Mart.). Habitat unknown. B. globosus MARTENS in Pfr., Monogr. viii, p. 17 ; Novit. Couch, v, p. 24, pi. 140, f. 2, 3. Of this peculiar species but one example from Dohrn's collection is before me. It reminds one of B. lichtensteini in form, but is com- paratively shorter and rounder, the cuticle more shining, the deposit on the parietal wall wider, especially below, where it is prolonged over the umbilical tract. The first whorl is entirely flat, of the same height as the second, on which bare traces of vertical stria? begin to show ; but on the third whorl these are somewhat more distinct, though remaining flat, never attaining the height and sharpness of those of B. lichtensteini. Finally, on the penultimate and last whorls they become closely crowded, flat, somewhat irregular wrinkle- stria?, which at the suture are somewhat more elevated. The suture is not deeply impressed, and falls only very moderately toward the aperture. (Martens'). Subgenus DRYPTUS Albers, 1860. Dryptus ALB., Die Hel. 1860, p. 194, type Bulimus moritzianus Pfr. ' Shell rather larr/e, ovate or elongated, unicolored dark brown or zebra-striped, the surface comparatively smooth, not roughly malle- ated or much wrinkled. Aperture ovate; peristome varying from slightly expanded to reflexed and recurved. Columella slightly convex above or with a stout fold. Type S. moritzianus Pfr. This group contains a few large species of Venezuela and Colombia, not having the wrinkle-sculpture of Plekocheilus, the spiral lines of Coniclus or the granulation of Eurytus. While a natural group, it 38 STROFHOCHEILUS-DRYPTUS. is not easily defined to exclude some species of other sections. The apex is often decollate, in living examples. Key to species. a. Columellar fold weak, tinted ; spire not more striate than body- whorl. 6. Surface with faint spiral cords ; spire nor pitted ; outer lip narrow. c. Aperture over half the alt. ; fold weak; microscopically lineolate vertically, moritzianus ; guerini. cc. Aperture half the alt. or less ; fold stronger ; zebra-striped, pardalis. bb. Surface wrinkle-striate and granulated; unicolored ; ovate, stubeli. bbb. Surface of spire pitted ; shell long; lip heavy, wide, brown, funcki. aa. Columellar fold strong, white ; no spiral cords; spire rib-striate. b. Surface microscopically w-punctate or granulate, marmoratus. bb. Surface microscopically irregularly granulate, venesuelensis. B. MORITZIANUS Pfeiffer. PI. 21, figs. 46, 47. Shell oblong-ovate, solid and strong, imperforate; chestnut-brown, with darker streaks ; surface of latter two whorls closely and somewhat spirally malleated, the malleation especially on the back of last whorl ; with slight growth-wrinkles below suture. Micro-sculpture, an exces- sively fine, dense, longitudinal, vermiculate striolation, hardly visible except on last whorl, the next-to-last whorl with the striolation more confused, but not regularly granulate. Whorls remaining 5£, the apex being lost by erosion or truncation, and plugged. Earlier whorls generally with more or less zigzag, Achatina-like marking. Aperture decidedly over half the shell's length, dark bluish in- side ; peristome buff, expanded, thick; columella buff, spreading above, with a distinct entering fold. Parietal callus rather thin, transparent- whitish. Alt. 90, diam. 42, alt. aperture 47 mill. Alt. 91, diam. 48, alt. aperture 52 mill. Alt. 81, diam. 45, alt. aperture 46 mill. Alt. 60, diam. 33, alt. aperture 35 mill. Alt. 54, diam. 30, alt. aperture 33 mill. Caracas, and Province Tritxillo, Venezuela; Pamplona U. S. of Colombia; Punamarca, Peru. STROPHOCHEILUS-DRYPTUS. ."'.I Bulimus moritzianus PFR., Zeitschr. f. Malak. 1847, p. 66 ; Con- chyl. Cab. p. 254, pi. 69, f. 2-5 ; Monogr. ii, p. 23.— REEVE, C. Icon, pi. 25, f. 162.— DESK, in Fer., Hist, ii, p. 26, pi. 144, f. 7-10.- MARTENS, Biunenrnoll. Venez. p. 16.— Lubomirski P. Z.S. 1879, p. 721. The columellar fold is not so strong as in S. marmoratus ; the spire is shorter than in S. pardalis ; and it differs from both of these, as well as from the other allied species, in the minute sculpture, which is seen only with a strong lens. In the series of 10 specimens before me, the apex is constantly decollated. Been from behind, the lowest suture is noticeably oblique to those above. Var. wilsoni Pilsbry. PI. 21, fig. 48. Shell with sculpture and general form of moritzianus, but the lip very narrowly expanded, liver-brown ; columella broadly arcuate below, with scarcely perceptible fold above. Yellow, closely zigzag- streaked with brown, spire purple above. Alt. 69, diam. 40 mill. ; aperture alt. 39 mill. S. GUERINI Pfeiffer. PI. 3, fig. 7. Shell imperforate, oblong-ovate, rather thin, irregularly rugose- striate; tawny-brown; spire conic, obtuse, paler, ornamented with streaks and spots of red. Whorls 5, a little convex, the last a little longer than the spire ; columella buff, arcuate, somewhat twisted above. Aperture acute-oval, leaden and very shiny inside ; per- istome narrowly reflexed, buff, the basal lip forming an indistinct angle with the columella. Alt. 41, diam. 18J mill.; aperture, 23 mill, long, 13 wide in the middle. (Pfr.'). I '. S. of Colombia (Cuming coll.). B. guerini PFR., P. Z. S. 1846, p. 40 ; Monogr. ii, p. 27. — DESK., in Fer. Hist. p. 52, pi. 130, f.3, 4. I am diposed to believe with Reeve, that this is a small form of S. moritzianus. S. PARDALIS Ferussac. PI. 19, fig. 36. Shell elongated-ovate, rather slender, solid, perforate or rarely closed ; zebra-striped irregularly with purple-brown and white under « thin yellow cuticle. Surface with numerous low, inconspicuous rather close spiral cords, malleated between them ; without minute sculpture, or with traces of longitudinal striolation in places. Spire 40 STROPHOCHEILUS-DRYPTUS. elongated; apex obtuse, the tip turning imvard, generally entire; earlier whorls densely granulated when not eroded. Whorls 6. Aperture slightly less than half the shell's length, narrow-ovate, bluish inside ; peristome white or yellowish, narrowly expanded, rather thick ; columella short, vertical, with a short but strongly canvex entering fold above, parietal callus bluish-transparent. Alt. 85, diam. 44, alt. of aperture 43 mill. Alt. 88, diam. 42, alt. of aperture 43 mill. Alt. 70, diam. 37*, alt. of aperture 38 mill. Maricaibo and Prov. Cumana, Venezuela (Swift) ; La Baja, prov. Pamplona, U. S. of Columbia (Funck, for B. leptochilus). Helix (Cochlostylck) pardalis FER., Prodrome p. 48. Hist. pi. 112, f. 7, 8 (immature). — Bulimus pardalis PFR., Symb. iii, p. 86; Con- chyl. Cab. p. 184, pi. 54, f. 1-5 ; Monogr. ii, p. 36.— MARTENS, Binneumoll. Venez. p. 16. Not B, pardalis Reeve. — B. leptochilus PFR., P. Z. S. 1848, p. Ill ; Monogr. ii, p. 534 (young shell).- B. lindeni REEVE, Conch. Icon. pi. 31, f. 189. — B. astrapoides JON- AS, Zeitschr. f. Malak. 1844, p. 35 ; Molluskologische Beitrage, pi. xi, f. 17, 17a.— PHILIPPI, Abbild. u. Beschreib. i, p. 157, pi. 2, f. 3, 4. Allied to S. moritzianus, but zebra-striped throughout like an Acha- tina, and with only faint traces of the microscopic sculpture. The columellar fold is decidedly stronger than in moritzianus, but less strong than S. marmoratus. The aperture is as a general rule less than half the shell's length ; but in one specimen of the ten before me it slightly exceeds the half. The last suture, viewed from the back, is nearly parallel with those above in S. pardalis, but is not- ably oblique in the other species mentioned. S. MARMORATUS Dunker. PI. 20, fig. 45. Shell oblong-ovate, solid, perforated ; covered with a yellow or brownish cuticle, under which it is zigzag ly zebra-striped purple- brown and whitish, the earlier whorls dull purplish-brown with light suture. Surface with no malleation or spiral cords, but usually show- ing some spiral girdles of short, close, vertical wrinkles, that at suture most constant. Some whorls of spire with separated rib- strire. Whorls 5£, the last, especially its latter portion, most min- utely, densely punctate-engraved in zigzag or % pattern, the design usually much interrupted, but always recognizable; uext-to-last whorl more coarsely, densely granose, without pattern. STROPHOCHEILUS-DRYPTUS. 41 Aperture somewhat over half the shell's length, ovate, livid-bluish within ; peristome white or fleshy-yellow edged, well expanded and reflexed, moderately thick, columella with a very 4rong, obliquely entering fold above. Alt. 96, diam. 53, alt. of aperture 53 mill. Alt. 88, diam. 51, alt. of aperture 50 mill. Alt. 108, diam. 50, alt, of aperture 56 mill. (P/r.). Caracas, Venezuela. f>. mannoratus DKR. in Phil., Abbild. u. Beschreib. i, p. 157, pi. 2, f. 1, 2 (October, 1844).— PFR., Monogr. iv, p. 381.— MARTENS, Binnenmoll. Venez,, p. 15. — B.pardalis var. PFR., Monogr. ii, p. 36; iii, p. 317. — B.pardalis REEVE, Conch. Icon. pi. 24, f. 157. This species differs from S. venezuelensis only in the more or less distinctly criss-cross pattern of the microscopic sculpture on the last whorl, but so characteristic is this that I do not feel justified in unit- ing the two species. The striping is sometimes very irregular and zigzag, sometimes merely streaked ; and the size of the shell varies considerably. S. VENEZUELENSIS Nyst. PI. 23, figs. 59, 60. Shell oblong-ovate, solid, perforated; rich chestnut brown, with zebra-striping of yellow on next to the last whorl and the upper part of last whorl, the earlier whorls dull reddish or purplish-brown with a whitish sutural border. Surface with no malleation or spiral cords, but showing some spiral zones or lines of short, clo*e vertical ivrinklex, one always below suture. Some whorls of spire rib-striate. Whorls 5i. Surface showing under a lens, a minute, dense gran- ulation, the granule* crowded, not in the lea*t arranged in any ]>< it- tern. Aperture a little exceeding half the shell's length, ovate, livid- bluish within ; peristome broadly reflexed, white or yellowish, moder- ately thick ; columella with a very strong, obliquely entering fold above; parietal callus rather thin and transparent. Alt. 85, diam. 46, alt. of aperture 45 mill. Alt. 89, diam. 50, alt. of aperture 48 mill. Alt. 83, diam. 49, alt. of aperture 45 mill. Alt. 88, diam. 46, alt. of aperture 4-S mill. Cavern of Guacharos, Prov. Cuinana (Funck) ; Puerto Cabel/<> , pi. 7, f. 2 ; Bull, de 1' Acad. Roy. Brux. xii, (2), p. 146, pi. 1, f. 1 (1845).— PHIL., Abbild. ii, p. 9, pi. 3, f. 1.— REEVE, C. Icon. pi. 28, f. 171.— DESK, in Fer. Hist. p. 51. pi. 138, f. 13, 14.— PFR., Monogr. ii, p. 36 ; vi, 24 ; Conchyl. Cab. p. 185, pi. 55, f. 1-4.— B. super bus JONAS, Zeitschr. f. Malak. 1844, p. 35 ; Molluskologische Beitriige, p. 24, pi. 11, f. 16.— B. adoptus REEVE, C. Icon. pi. 82, f. 608. The narrow form, heavy lip and shallow pit sculpture of the early whorls are characteristic. Reeve has called a light-lipped form B. adoptus. It may perhaps prove varietally distinguishable (fig. 35). Subgenus THAUMASTUS Albers, 1860. Thaumatus ALBERS, ms. in Die Hel. edit. Martens, p. 215, type Bulimus hartwegi Pfr. — Orphnus ALBERS, Die Hel. 1850, p. 146. -MART., in Die Hel. 1860, p. 193, type Bulimus taunaysii Fer. Not Orphnus Macleay, 1819 (Coleoptera), nor Orphnus Lef. 1842 (Neuroptera). Tatntor JOUSSEAUME Le Naturaliste ix, 1887, p. 6, type T. tatutor Jouss. Shell long-ovate, with lengthened spire and blunt apex ; moder- ately solid, opaque, usually streaked or banded ; aperture small, less than half the shell's length, ovate, the outer lip blunt, not expanded; columella short, reflexed, with a rather weak fold or none. Type S. hartwegi Pfr. 44 STROPHOCHEILUS-TIIAUMASTUS. This group differs from the preceding subgenera in its simple, un- expanded lip. A few forms of Dryptus, such as S. pardalis, connect to some extent, the two groups. Thaumastus is most abundantly developed on the eastern slope of the Andes in Peru, while Dryptus is mainly a group of Venezuela and Columbia, Strophocheilus of Brazil, and Borus covers practically the entire range of all the other groups. It is a mere accident that the name Thaumastus is applied to this group, the fact being that of the entire list given in Die Heliceen, only one species — the one designated as type — belongs to the present genus, the others being Bulimulidce. Thaumastus as here used is therefore by no means equivalent to Thaumastus of former authors. It is more nearly equal to Orphnus (a preoccupied name), but in- cludes, as will be seen, some species referred hitherto to Scutalm, etc. The species fall into four groups distinguished by the following characters : a. Shell distinctly perforate or umbilicated. b. Large (alt. about 80 mill), solid, with dark lip and col- umella, the body-whorl with some spiral series of grains, Group of S. melanocheilus. bb. Usually smaller, without this special sculpture, Group of S. inca. act. Shell imperforate. b. Nepionic whorls longitudinally rib-striate, Group of S. taunaisii. bb. Nepionic whorls thimble-pitted, Group of S. thompsoni. As the apical sculpture of a considerable number of species is un- known, some transpositions and other changes in this grouping will probably be necessary. Moreover, many cabinet specimens are too worn to show the true sculpture. Group of S. melanocheilus. Perforate, with dark peristome and columella, the surface with some spaced spiral series of granules; nepionic shell closely waved- striate. S. MELANOCHEILUS Nyst. PI. 23, figs. 62, 63. Shell perforate, lengthened-ovate, solid; chestnut brown, with a darker girdle below the white-edged suture, bounded below by a STROPHOCIIEIIA'S-THArMASTl'S. 45 yellowish band, the periphery encircled by a dark girdle between two yellowish bands. Surface somewhat shining, irregularly wrinkled by growth-striae, and having some spaced spiral series of granules on the upper of the body-whorl, more or less distinct on earlier whorls ; the nepionic shell minutely and closely vermiculate- striate. Spire lengthened, regular, having a moderately impressed suture margined below by a puckered or crenulate border; whorls a trifle over 6, the first forming a planorboid obtuse apex, the rest gently convex ; latter half of last whorl obliquely descending. Aperture ovate, whitish-brown and lustrous within ; peristome slightfi/ expanded, ivith a ivide thickened black-brown rim within; columellar margin dark brown, reflexed, widened above vaulted over the large, open perforation, with an oblique, feebly convex, long entering fold. Parietal wall covered with a rather thick dark callus. Alt. 80, diam. 38-40 mill. ; alt. of mouth 40 mill. " Pampas of South America " (Nyst.) ; Andes of Peru (Swift) ; Par- aguay (Reeve). Bulimus melanocheilus NYST, Bull, de 1'Acad. Roy. de Sci. et Belles-Lettres de Bruxelles, xii, pt. 2, p. 149, pi. 2, f. 3«, 36.— Pi i:., Monogr. ii, p. 141. — REEVE, Conch. Icon. pi. 28, f. 172. — B. melano- chiliis Auct. Differs from other species of the group in its open umbilicus, dark peristome, etc. Fig. 62 is a copy of that of Nyst. Fig. 63 repre- sents one of the specimens before me, showing the bands much more distinctly. No exact localities for the species seem to be recorded. S. SANGO.E Tschudi. PI. 24, figs. 64, 65. Shell perforate, conic-turrited, the last whorl rapidly increasing, convex. Upper whorls striolate, lower striated, the body- whorl sub- cancellated and somewhat beaded. Reddish-brown with a reddish- yellow band following the sutures, continuing on the body-whorl. [There are two bands : one subsutural, the other at periphery ; the latter being covered on whorls of spire]. Aperture acutely ovate, scarlet-reddish ; peristome simple, acute, blackish, the columellar margin shorter, impressed, dilated. Alt. 81, diam. 40 mill. ; whorls 6. (Tschudi). Sungoa, Peru, in primoeval forest (Tschudi) ; Amable Maria (Jelski). Bulimus sangoce TSCHUDI, in Troschel, Archiv fur Naturg. xviii, 1852, p. 189, pi. 6, f. 1.— PFR., Monogr. iii, p. 317. LUBOMJRSKI, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 721. 46 STROPHOCHEILUS-THAUMASTUS. Very nearly allied to S. melanocheilus, but in this species the spiral series of beads seem much more strongly developed. Groiip of S. taunaisii. Imperforate ; the nepionic shell sculptured with fine vertical more or less waved riblets or stripe. S. FOVEOLATUS Reeve. PI. 24, figs. 71, 72, 73. Shell hardly perforate, oblong-ovate, rather solid, somewhat shin- ing, longitudinally striatulate or obsoletely plicatulate, transversely sculptured with inconspicuous close impressed-punctate lines. Chest- nut-brown, with a narrow whitish band below the suture; covered with a very thin corneous epidermis, sometimes having transverse irregular and flexuous whitish lines (fig. 73). Spire conoid, exserted, the apex somewhat obtuse ; suture plicate, slightly crenulate, and around the last whorl it is white. Whorls 6, slightly convex, the earlier foveolate below7 the sutures, under a lens seen to be minutely costulate-striate. Last whorl obliquely descending. Columella suboblique. Aperture ovate-acuminate, violaceous inside, somewhat pearly, fourth-ninths TO one-half the shell's length ; peristome slightly re- flexed, somewhat thickened, white; its ends joined by a very thin callus; right margin regularly arcuate; columellar margin dilated and reflexed above, nearly closing the perforation. Alt. 68, diam. 33 mill. (Hidalgo}. Peru; Vitoe, near Sarma [Tarma?], (Eve.), Amable Maria (Jelski), and Chanchamayo (Isern) ; Chili (Philippi). Bulimus foveolat us REEVE, P. Z. S. 1849, p. 97; Conchol. Icon, pi. 73, f. 526 (July, 1849).— HIDALGO, Mol. Viaje al Pacif. p. 56, pi. 6, f.4, 5.— PFR., Monogr. iii, p. 305 ; iv, p. 368 ; vi, 12 ; viii, p. 16. — Bulimus mahogani PFR., Symb. i, p. 42; Monogr. ii, p. 24; Conchyl. Cab. p. 40, pi. 13, f. 1, 2. Not B. mahogani&ovrla., Conch. Illustr. f. 59. — B. impressus TSCHUDI ms., teste Troschel, Archiv f. Naturg. 1852, i, p. 188. A shorter, more compact species than melanocheilus or taunaisii. S. MAGNIFICUS Grateloup. PI. 25, figs. 74, 75. Shell imperforate, lengthened oblong, solid, glossy. Dark olive- brown, with darker oblique streaks, yellow-bordered sutures, and a narrow peripheral light girdle, sometimes hardly visible ; the spire HTROPHOCHEILUS-THAUMASTUS. 47 dull reddish-brown above. Surface shining, smooth on the body- whorl except for slight growth-wrinkles and some traces of oblique short sulci, often imperceptible ; the spire very indistinctly decus- sated ; nepiouic shell granulated by the breaking up of vermiculate fine rib-strise, sometimes appearing somewhat thimble-pitted. Spire convex-conic, the apex obtuse, entire or nearly so. Whorls nearly 7, slightly convex, the last obliquely descending a little. Aperture narrow, ovate-acuminate, dark, with a pearly luster within ; peristome white, thin, obtuse, not expanded nor perceptibly thickened within. Columella white, having an oblique, twisted enteriilg fold above. Parietal callus pearly-translucent. Alt. 78, diam. 34 ; alt. of aperture 35 mill. Sometimes stouter. Brazil; Peru (?) Bulimus magnificus GRAT., Actes Soc. Linn. Bordeaux, xi, 1839, p. 165, 419, pi. 4, f. 1.— DESK, in Fer., Hist, ii, p. 31, pi. 142A, f. 15, 16.— PFR., Mouogr. ii, p. 165 ; Conchyl. Cab. p. 219, pi. 61, f. 1, 2. — Bulimus taunaysii REEVE, Conch. Icon. pi. 33, f. 202. Typical examples are darker and more glossy than S. taunaisii, smoother, often with no sutural margination, whatever; the lip thinner, and interior of the aperture very dark. There are, how- ever, some more or less intermediate forms. It is likely that the undescribed Bulimus monozonalis Desh. is a small specimen or variety of this species. A stouter form occurs, lighter in color and with proportionately larger aperture. Alt. 62*, diam. 32 ; alt. of aperture 30 mill. This is near taunaisii in color, but still the suture is not margined and the sculpture of nepionic shell and body-whorl is as described above for mar/nificus. Yar. MONOZONALIS Deshayes. PI. 25, figs. 76, 77. This form was figured on pi. 144, figs. 2, 3 of Ferussac's Histoire, and given the above name in the explanation of plates of that work, by Deshayes. It may not improbably be the undescribed Helix pullata of the Prodromus, p. 48. The figures represent a shell much like typical S. magnificus in color, etc., but smaller. Alt. 5H, diam. 24 mill. S. TATUTOR Jousseaume. PI. 30, fig. 24. Shell subperforate, ovate-oblong, striated, brownish-tawny ; whorls 6£ or 7, slightly convex, the last with an ill-defined whitish band in 48 STROniOCHEILUS-THAUMASTUS. the middle, invisible when the cuticle is intact, longer than the spire; suture whitish margined, crenate. Aperture oval, whitish, shining inside; columella white, somewhat twisted; outer lip thick- ened, subreflexed, black-edged ; parietal callus black. Alt. 100, diam. 50 ; aperture, alt. 55, width 30 mill. (Jouss.). New Granada. Tatutor tatutor Jouss., Le Naturalists, IX, p. 6, f. 1 (March, 1887). Larger than S. melanocheilus, with larger, more spreading aper- ture, stronger striation, thicker epidermis and lacking the brown band between two light ones of that species. It is probably most nearly allied to /S'. taunaisii, but seems proportionally wider. M. Jousseaume displays his accustomed ingenuity in the generic and specific combination he has chosen. S. TAUNAISII Ferussac. PI. 25, figs. 78, 79. Shell imperforate, lengthened-ovate, solid. Yellowish-chestnut, with few or many Irregularly placed dark chestnut oblique streaks; the spire dull reddish-brown; sutures more or less distinctly light- margined throughout. Surface with irregular wrinkles of growth and numerous unequally but wide spaced spiral incised lines, cutting the growth-wrinkles, and often becoming more or less obsolete on the body-whorl, absent below ; spire indistinctly decussated ; nepionic whorls sculptured with fine, close and regular slightly waved rib- strife, but usually in large part eroded or worn in adults. Spire conic, the apex obtuse, generally truncated and plugged. Whorls almost 7, nearly flat, the suture linear, but around last whorl it be- comes more impressed, and has a distinct crenulated margin defined by a groove. Aperture less than half the shell's length, small, narrowly ovate, ivhite inside; peristome white, thickened within, blunt, not expanded ; columella white, with a twisted, convex entering fold, broadly reflexed in a cloxely appressed callus over the umbilical region ; parietal callus white or transparent. Alt. 84, diam. 36, alt. of aperture 37 mill. Brazil; C'orcobado, Rio Janeiro and Macahc. (Paz and Martinez) ; Tijuca (A. D. Brown). Helix (Cochlostyla) taunaisii FER., Prodrom. p. 48 ; Hist.pl. 113, f. 4-6. — RANG, Ann. Sc. Nat. xxiv, p. 18. — Jltilimus taunaisii GR\\, Ann. of Philos. (n. ser.) ix, p. 414. — BECK, Index, p. 52. — DESH. in STROPHOCHEILUS-THAUMASTUS. 49 Fer., Hist, ii, p. 32. — PFR., Monogr. ii, p. 141 ; Conchy!. Cab. p. 220, pi. 61, f. 3, 4. — HIDALGO, ViajealPacificop. 66. — B. taiinaysii ORB., Voy. dans I'Amer. Merid. p. 294.— ? ? Helix ( Cochlostyla) pullata FER., Tab!. Syst., p. 48 (no description). This species is very closely allied to S. magnificus but it is lighter colored, more roughly sculptured, the sutural margination is con- stant, and the peripheral light girdle, distinct in the young, is gener- ally not visible in adult shells. Still, I doubt whether they can ultimately be held distinct species. S. ASC'ENDENS Pfeiffer. PI. 25, fig. 80. Shell iraperforate, ovate-oblong, solid ; irregularly striated and obsoletely decussated with spiral impressed lines ; but little shining ; tawny, with a few chestnut streaks. Spire lengthened, convex, the apex obtuse ; suture simple. Whorls 7 to 8, the earlier flat, follow- ing a little convex, the last three-sevenths the shell's length, rounded, somewhat ascending in front. Columella white, subvertical, lightly folded above. Aperture vertical, narrow, subelliptical. whitish in- side ; peristome slightly thickened, straight. Alt. 95, diam. 34 ; aperture, alt. 41, width in the middle inside 18 mill. (P/V.). Brazil (Cuming Coll.). Bulimus ascendens PFR., P. Z. S., 1852, p. 136 ; Monogr. iii, 378 ; Conchyl. Cab., p. 247, pi. 66, f. 7. I have not seen this species, which seems to differ from S. taunaisii mainly in its more lengthened form and the different form of the columella. Like S. taunaisii, it seems to lose the apical whorls. S. PLUMBEUS Pfeiffer. Unfigured. Shell imperforate, oblong, solid, malleated with oblique impres- sions, streaked and kflammulate with reddish under an olivaceous cuticle. Spire convex-conic, apex blackish, rather obtuse ; suture subcrenulated. Whorls 6, scarcely convex, the last a little shorter than the spire, somewhat ascending in front, the base attenuated ; columella lightly folded, bluish-white. Aperture scarcely oblique, semioval, livid-black inside, with a pearly luster. Peristome black- ish-leaden, thickened and narrowly reflexed. Alt. 93, diam. 3(i mill. ; aperture, inside, 43 mill, long, 16 wide (P/r.). Venezuela (Mus. Cuming) ; Lower course of the Magdalena ll'/<-> r (Wallis). 4 50 STROPHOCHEILUS-TIIAUMASTUS. B. plumbevs PFR., P. Z. S., 1855, p. 11 4 ; Monogr. iv, p. 369 ; vi, p. 13 —Mouss., Malak. Bl., xvi, 1869, p. 173. S. HECTOR Pfeiffer. Un figured. Shell subiraperforate, elongate-ovate, rather solid, tawny-white under a deciduous cuticle ; spire conic, the apex rounded ; whorls 6, slightly convex, the earlier closely hair-striate, the last scarcely ex- ceeding the spire in length, plicate-striate and obsoletely decussated. Columella slightly arcuate, not folded. Aperture subvertical, acuminate-oval, white inside, shining ; peristome white, margins joined by a white callus, the right margin somewhat thickened, very narrowly expanded; columellar margin dilated above, adnate. Length 71, diam. 35 mill.; aperture, length 36, width 19* mill. Brazil (Miers, in Cuming Coll.). Bulimus hector PFR, Malak. Bl., iv, 1857, p. 15 f ; Monogr., iv, p. 367 ; vi, p. 11 Has been considered a Borusof the B. oblong us group, on account of the color and the sculpture of earlier whorls, but is evidently much slenderer than any of that group. S. LARGILLIERTI Philippi. PI. 26, figs. 89, 90. Shell elongate-oblong, the apex obtuse, rather thin, tawny, painted with irregular chestnut streaks. Whorls 62, a little convex, under a lens seen to be obsoletely transversely striated ; the last whorl two-fifths the total length ; suture hardly marginated, slightly cren- ulated. Aperture oblong-ovate ; columella white, somewhat twisted ; lip white, simple. Alt. 53 diam. 21 mill. (Phil.'). Santa Catarina, Brazil (Largilliert). Bulimus largillierti PHIL., Abbild. ii, p. 11, pi. 3, f. 6, (1847).— DESH. in Fer., Hist. p. 33, pi. 144, f. 5, 6.— PFR., Monogr., ii, p. 166. B. consimilis REEVE, Conch. Icon., pi. 53, f. 346 (Nov., 1848). The present Bulimus shows great agreement in structure with B. taunaisii of which I have a variety with exactly the same coloring ; but it is far smaller, conspicuously thinner-shelled, the last whorl narrower, the contour more cylindrical, less conical, the white fold of the columella less projecting, and the sutures of the last whorl are not margined — differences justifying the separation from B. taunaisii STROPHOCHEILUS-THAUMASTUS. 51 I have given Philippi's words above, and on pi. 26, f. 90, a copy of his figure. Reeve's B. consimilis (pi. 26, fig. 89) is absolutely syno- nymous. See under next species for comparisons. S. ACHILLES Pfeiffer. PL 26, figs. 84-88. Shell im perforate, ovate-elongated, rather solid ; tawny brownish, more or less profusely obliquely streaked ivith dark brown and white (the streaks spreading at suture), under a thin yellow cuticle, and showing a more or less distinct light girdle at the periphery.. Surface inconspicuously wrinkle-striate, decussated by incised spiral lines, rather- obsolete on last whorl ; the nepionic shell densely and finely rib-striate, the strise rather wavy. Spire produced, conic, the apex very obtuse, entire. AVhorls 6*, first planorboid, several following hardly convex, the latter two whorls gently convex with more im- pressed suture, which is slightly marginated or not, and generally ascends somewhat in front. Aperture small, narrowly ovate, fleshy inside; peristome white, simple, obtuse, slightly thickened inside ; columella deeply indented, having a slightly convex, entering fold above. Alt. 57, diam. 25? ; alt. of aperture 26 mill. "Banks of the Amazon " (Mus. Cuming) ; Piracicaba, on an upper affluent of the Tiete, tributary of the Parana River, Prov. S. Paulo, Brazil (Nehring). Bullmus achilles PFR., P. Z. S., 1852, p. 137 ; Conchyl. Cat., p. 247, pi. 66, f. 9 ; Monogr., iii, 378.— MARTENS, Couchol. Mittheil., iii, Dec., 1889, p. 11, pi. 40, f. 8. — B. achilles var. Nehringi MAR- TENS, t. c., p. 12, pi. 40, f. 9, 10. I am disposed to consider this merely a stouter form of S. larailll- erti Phil. ; but having no typical examples of that species before me, it may be best, until the identity is proven, to let achilles stand as a species. The locality given, " Banks of the Amazon," rests upon the insecure basis of a Cumingian label. Var. nehringi Martens. PI. 26, figs. 87, 88. Ground-color lighter ; peripheral light band distinct. This form has probably no varietal status. It is from Piracicaba, Prov. S. Paulo. It will be noted that S. largillierti, which is very nearly allied, if not identical, is from the adjacent province, Sta. Catarina. S. achilles is at all times a smoother shell than S. porphyrius, has a different pattern of sculpture on the apical whorls, and is not um- bilicate, although occasional specimens show a very slight chink. 52 STROPHOCHEILUS-THAUMASTUS. S. HARTWEGI Pfeiffer. PI. 26, figs. 81, 82, 83. Shell imperforate, lengtheiied-ovate, solid ; fleshy-brown, with darker and whitish streaks and dots. Surface with slight wrinkle- stria; of growth, slightly puckered at sutures, the nepionic shell corneous, with fine, close, waved rib-strise. Spire elongated, conical, the apex very obtuse. Whorls 6£, slightly convex, the last whorl slightly ascending. Aperture small, bluish-fleshy inside ; peristome not expanded, hardly thickened, obtuse, fleshy or brownish ; colura- ella vertically entering, slightly truncate at base. Alt. 53, diam. 27 ; alt. of aperture 23 mill. Cuenca, Ecuador (Paz); Catamayo Valley, Prov. Loxa (Wolf). B. hartwegi PFR. in Phil., Abbild, ii, p. Ill, pi. 4, f. 1 (1846) • Monogr., ii, p. 140.— REEVE, C. Icon., pi. 29, f. 176.— HIDALGO, Mol. Viage al Pacif., p. 64, pi. 4, f. 4, 5.— Zebra loxensis MILL., Mai. Bl. (u. F.) i, p. 119, pi. 12, f. 2. Distinguished from S. thompsoni by the finely wrinkled, not pitted, apical whorls, shorter aperture and straight or convex columella. According to Hidalgo the specimens figured by Philippi and Reeve (which agree with those before me) are not fully mature ; the adult having no notch or truncation at foot of columella. I have copied on pi. 26, fies. 81, 83, his illustrations of the adult condition. S. hartwegi differs from S. achilles in lacking spiral impressed lines. S. LOXOSTOMUS Pfeiffer. Unfigured. Shell imperforate, oblong, solid ; irregularly striated and closely malleated. Tawny, undulately streaked and maculated with reddish, under a greenish-chestnut epidermis. Spire convex-conic, rather obtuse; suture submarginated. Whorls 5-1, slightly convex, the last a little shorter than the spire. Columella arcuate, somewhat folded above, pale orange colored. Aperture oblique, oval ; peristome unexpanded, thickened. Alt. 71, diam. 34 ; aperture alt. inside 35, width in the middle, 17 mill. Andes of Colombia (Cuming Coll.). Bulimus loxostomus PFR., P. Z. S., 1852, p. 59; Monogr. iii, p. 379; vii, 123. S. SALTERI Sowerby. PI. 30, fig. 22. Shell imperforate, ovate-oblong, rather solid, longitudinally irreg- ularly striate, roughly malleated ; tawny, here and there with sparse black-brown rays and irregularly bestrewn brown spots. Spire STROPHOCHEILUS-THAUMASTUS. 53 lengthened, the apex obtuse; suture irregularly subcrenulate. Whorls 6, slightly convex, the upper minutely granulose, the last whorl longer than spire, oblong, slightly inflated. Aperture ovate-oblong, pale purplish inside, broadly edged with brown-purple ; peristome slightly thickened, hardly reflexed ; colum- ella rather straight. Alt. 70, diara. 35 mill. (Soivb.'). Catamarca, Andes of Peru (S. J. DaCosta coll.). Bulimm salteri SOWB., P. Z. S., 1889, p. 578, pi. 56, f. 4. Var. Hardly malleated ; sparingly radiated with brown but not spotted ; striae conspicuous rugose. Alt. 86, diam. 44 mill. (*SW6.). The typical shell has a peculiarly malleated surface, and the in- dentations are rendered conspicuous by the brown markings. The variety, wanting these characters, presents so different an appearance that it might be taken for a distinct species. There is however, but little difference in form, the coloring of the mouth is the same, the brown rays are also similar in color and disposition. The longitu- dinal strue are closer and more regular, taking the place of the irregular indentations characteristic of the typical form (Sowb.'). Compare S. loxostornus Pfr. Group of S. thompsoni. Imperforate; the nepionic shell minutely pitted, thimble-like. S. THOMPSONI Pfeiffer. PI. 27, figs. 91, 92, 93. Shell imperforate, lengthened-ovate, solid. Yellowish chestnut or olive-brown, with irregularly spaced, unequal narrow blackish- brown streaks, always rather regularly striped with brown on the upper whorls. Surface shining, smooth, with wrinkles of growth ; the nepionic shell beautifully thimble-pitted, last nepionic whorl striped. Spire long, apex very obtuse. Whorls 6, gently convex, separated by non-crenulated sutures, margined by a white line. Aperture elliptic-acuminate, white or bluish inside ; peristome brown, not expanded nor thickened, blunt. Columella concave or nearly straight, brown or white. Alt. 56, diam. 28 ; aperture, alt. 28 mill, (specimen). Alt. 70, diam. 33 mill. (Hidalgo'). Alt. 41, diam. 21 ; aperture, alt. 21 mill. (Pfr.). Nanegal (Stubel), Quito and Cuenca, Ecuador. B. thompsonii PFR., P. Z. S., 1845, p. 74.—B.thompscni PFR., Monogr., ii, p. 141.— REEVE, Conch. Icon., pi. 24, f. 158.— HIDAL- 54 STROPHOCHEILUS-THAUMASTUS. GO, Viaje al Pacif., p. 63, pi. 6, f. 2, 3.— MARTENS, Conch. Mittheil ii, p. 157.— COUSIN, Bull. Soc. Zool. Fr. 1887, p. 211, 212 (varr. olivacea, nigricans, lutea, zebra., When immature, this species has a subtruncate columella, like S. hartwegi. It is well distinguished by the pitted embryo and the coloration. S. YANAMENSIS Morelet. PL 27, fig. 97. Shell imperforate, oblong, solid, rugulose, in part granulated, shining. Greenish-tawny, irregularly streaked with darker. Spire short-conic, the apex obtuse, a little concave. Suture very narrowly white-edged, irregularly crenulated on last whorl. Whorls 4it slightly convex, the earlier denuded of cuticle, impressed-granulate under a lens, roseate ; penultimate whorl dot-banded ; last whorl larger than spire. Aperture ample, semi-oval, white inside ; peristome somewhat thickened, the right margin nearly straight ; columella calloused, short, joining the basal margin at an angle. Alt. 58, diam. 25 ; aperture, alt. 31, width 16 mill. (Morel.). Yanama, Peru (Angrand)'. Bui. yanamensis MOREL., Ser., Conch., iii, p. 171, pi. 8, f. 3.- PFR., Monogr., vi, p. 87. More ventricose than S. thompsoni and hartivegi, with fewer whorls and larger aperture. S. VIRIATUS Morelet. PI. 27, fig. 99. Shell imperforate, ovate-conic, solid, longitudinally wrinkled' Ashey-violaceous, marked with a few wide livid streaks. Spire rather long, the apex obtuse, reddish. AVhorls 4J, convex, the ear- lier smooth ; last whorl slightly longer than the spire. Columella thread-like, rather straight. Aperture' oblong-oval, concolored within ; peristome simple, unexpauded, the right mar- gin with a wide livid border inside and out ; columellar margin somewhat thickened, narrowly reflexed, appressed. Alt. 57, diam. 28 mill. (Morel.}. Niguapata, in the hot, dry land prevalent in the Santa Anna Val- ley, Peru (Angrand). Jliilimus viriatus MOREL., Ser. Conch, iii, p. 170, pi. 7, f. 4.— PFR., Monogr., vi, p. 105. Described from two specimens wanting the epidermis. Although the early whorls appear smooth, the lens shows them to be engraved 8TROPHOCHEILUS-THAUMASTUS. 55 with fine subreticulate impressions. The following whorls are grooved by wrinkle-strire, which naturally become coarser with the shell's growth. The species is apparently nearest S. thompsoni, but it is less lengthened, and not so variegated above. S. REQUIENI Pfeiffer. PI. 27, fig. 94. Shell imperforate, oblong-ovate, rather thin ; closely striated lengthwise, little shining ; olive-brown, somewhat spotted with rufous at the submargined suture. Spire conic, apex obtuse, sub- immersed. Whorls 5, slightly convex, rapidly increasing, the last a little shorter than the spire, obsoletely striated. Columella cal- loused, lightly arcuate, obsoletely truncated at base of the aperture, which is oval and a little oblique ; peristonie simple, unexpanded, brown-margined within. Alt. 62, diam. 26 ; aperture, alt. 32, width in the middle 17 mill. (Pfr.~). Brazil (Cuming Coll.). Bulimus requieni PFR., P. Z. S., 1852, p. 137 ; Conchyl. Cab., p. 248, pi. 66, f. 8 ; Monogr., iii, p. 389. Seems to belong to the group of S. thompsoni, but the apical sculpture is unknown. Group of S. inca. Perforate or umbilicate, elongated ; nepionic shell with fine lon- gitudinal wrinkles, sometimes irregular. S. SPIXII Wagner. PI. 28, fig. 1. Shell oblong-ovate, solid, longitudinally striate, subim perforate, covered with a thin cuticle. Whorls 7 to 8, inflated-convex, sepa- rated by deep sutures. Spire inflated-conic, with obtuse apex, the length of the last whorl. Aperture ovate, smooth ; peristome thick- ened, the left margin forming an oblique fold at columella ; umbili- cal chink none or very narrow. Color of shell white, with brown- ish epidermis, the aperture white. Alt. 2 inches, 1 line ; diam. H lines. (Wagn.'). Brazil, exact locality unknown (Spix). Bulimus spixii WAGNER, Test. Bras. p. 11, pi. 10, f. 3. — Columna bulimea SPIX, 1. c., pi. 10, f. 3 (1827). ? Bulimus hyalinu* WAGNER, t. c.t p. 6. — />'. frixi PFR., Novit. Conch., i, p. 56, pi. 16, f. 5, 6. ? Bulinus sordidus KING, Zool. Journ. v, p. 341 (1831). 56 STROPHOCHEILUS-THAUMASTUS. This form, which seems nearly allied to S. tceniolus, S. brephoides, and especially S. inca, has not been satisfactorily identified, and I have, therefore, repeated the Spix-AVaguer description and figure. Pfeiffer has figured a form (pi. 28, figs. 2, and 3) under this name which he describes as follows : " Shell imperforate, oblong, solid, striatulate, brownish, irregu- larly streaked with rufous, and with one whitish band. Spire lengthened, convex-turrited, the apex obtuse ; suture impressed, subirregular. AVhorls 7, but slightly convex, the last one about f the length, slightly narrowed at base. Columella white, obliquely receding, subplicate, calloused at base. Aperture oblique, acumin- ate, semi-oval, somewhat pearly inside ; peristome straight, some- what thickened, the right margin lightly arcuate, basal regularly arcuate. Alt. 58, diam. 20a-, aperture, alt. 24, width 1H mill. Brazil." AVhether this is identical with the shell collected by Spix is some- what doubtful. It should be compared with S. inca Orb. The original description of Bulinus sordidus here follows: " T. pyramidali, transversim striata, fusca ; anfr. basali ad sutu- ram subalbido; linea subcentrica pallida ; labii vix reflexi margine albo. Long. Hf, lat. I poll. Habitat ad Brasiliam (Rio de Jan- eiro)." No other information has been published. 8. INCA Orbigny. PI. 28, figs. 10, 11. Shell lengthened, very obviously perforated, thick ; uniform blackish-brown, paler toward the apex ; nearly smooth, with some growth-lines ; spire much elongated, a little swollen, conic above and rather obtuse ; whorls 8-9, quite convex, separated by a deep, nearly smooth or irregular suture. Aperture oval, peristome white, much thickened within ; columella thick, straight. Alt. 77, diam. 31 mill. (Orb.}. Near Carcuata, Prov. of Yungas; and ravine of Tutulima north of CocJiabamba, northeast of the eastern Cordillera of Bolivia (Orb.). Helix inca D'ORB., Mag. de Zool., 1835, p. 16. — Bulimus inca D'ORB., AToy. dans 1'Amer. Merid., p. 292, pi. 38, f. 6, 7.— PFR., Monogr., ii, p. 142 ; iii, p. 324. — REEVE, Conch. Icon., pi. 53, f. 34G. — Bulinus inca SOWN., Conch. Illustr., f. 67. Allied to S. spixii Wagn. STROPHOCHEILUS-THAUMASTUS. 57 S. TVENIOLUS Nyst. PI. 28, figs. 8, 9. Shell ovate-elongate, perforate, thin, the apex obtuse ; most finely granulose ; tawny-brown. Whorls 7, somewhat convex, separated by a crispate suture margined with a white band ; the last whorl ventricose. Aperture ovate, livid within ; outer lip white and acute ; columella white, oblique, connected with lip by a thin pari- etal callus. Alt. 45, diam. 20 mill. (Ny*f). South America (Nyst). Bulimus tceniolus, NYST, Bull. Acad. Roy. Brux., xii, 1845, pt. 2, p. 151; pi. 2, f. 4a, 6.— REEVE, Couch. Icon., pi. 49, f. 326.— PFR., Monogr., ii, p. 200. Compare S. brepholdes Orb. ; S. spixii Reeve; S. spi.cii Wagner, etc. S. BREPHOIDES Orbigny. PL 28, figs. 4, 5, 6, 7. Shell subperforate, ovate-oblong, solid, striated and subtly granu- late-decussated, deep brown, sometimes with a pale peripheral band. Spire convex-conic, obtuse ; suture closely crenulated and margined by a wide pale band. Whorls 5-1, but slightly convex, the last somewhat shorter than the spire. Columella somewhat receding ; aperture vertical, semi-oval ; peristome straight, thickened ; colu- mellar margin dilated, reflexed, subappressed. Alt. 55, diam. 24 ; aperture, alt. 26, width 13 mill. (Pfr.\ Peruvian Andes (Matthews) ; Prov. Huancajo, Peru (Raimondi). Helix brepholdes D'ORB., Mag. de ZooL, 1835, p. 17.— Bui. bre- phoides D'ORB., Voy. dans 1'Amer. Merid., p. 294, pi. 38, f. 8, 9.- PFR., Monogr., ii, p. 143 ; Novit. Conch., iii, p. 491, pi. 106, f. 3, 4. A form with conspicuous bauds collected by Raimondi, has been figured by Pfeiffer (figs. 6, 7). S. ISERNI Philippi. PL 29, figs. 12, 13, 14. Shell perforate, oblong-turrited, rather solid, shining, longitudi- nally striatulate ; blackish- chestnut, uith a wide whitish band below suture and another of double that width on the base, under a very thin green or pale olive cuticle. Spire long-conic, the apex blackish- purple and obtuse ; suture minutely plicate. AVhorls 6 to 7, nearly flat, the last obliquely descending. Columella somewhat folded, slightly arcuate, of a livid tint. Aperture oval, rather acuminate above, the inside showing the ex- ternal coloring, bluish tinted, about two-fifths the total length ; 58 STROPHOCHEILUS-THAUMASTUS. peristome unexpanded, slightly thickened, brown-edged ; parietal callus very thin ; right margin a little arcuate, columellar margin rather reflexed, half closing the perforation. Alt. 50, diam. 20 mill. (Hidalgo*). La Oroya and Chanchamayo (Isern) ; Huancaya (Raimoudi, large form). £nlimus iserni PHILIPPI, Malak. Bl., xiv, 1867, p. 75. — PFR., Novit. Conch., p. 338, pi. 80, f. 16-18 ; Monographia, vi, p. 121.- HIDALGO, Viaje al Pacih'co, Mol., p. 67, pi. 6, f. 6, 7. Smoother and more shining than S. bifasciatus with wider light bands. A form from Huancaya is larger, alt. 56, diam. 28 mill., the bands ferrugineous-yellow (fig. 13). S. JELSKII Lubomirski. PI. 27, figs. 95, 96. Shell subperforate, elongate-ovate, the apex obtuse, striated, trans- lucent, deep tawny with four brown bauds, the upper and lower wide, median and sutural very narrow ; suture irregularly crenulate plicate. AVhorls 6, slightly convex, the last about equalling the spire ; columella slightly folded, somewhat twisted. Aperture oval, oblong, whitish inside ; peristome simple, the ends joined by a very thin callus ; right margin unexpanded, columellar margin dilated, with a chink behind it, livid. Alt. 35, diam. 15, aperture, alt. 17, width 8 mill. (Lub.). Amable Maria, near Tarma, Peru (Jelski). Bulimm (Orphnus) jelskii LUB., P. Z. S., 1879, p. 722, pi. 56, f. 1,2. Prince Lubomirski's description of the coloration does not agree very well with his figures, which are copied on our plate. One specimen only was collected. S. BIIVENIATUS Nyst. PI. 29, figs. 15, 16. Shell perforate, oblong or ovate-turrited, rather solid, a little shining, sculptured with very close, somewhat undulating longitudi- nal stria?. Under a very thin pale olive cuticle, it is chestnut col- ored, with a rather narrow whitish band at the suture and another below the middle of the body whorl, margined below with blackish- chestnut. Spire long-conoid, the apex obtuse, subexcavate.d ; suture a little wrinkled. Whorls 7, rather flat, the earlier 2 seen under a lens to have strong, somewhat spaced keels and folds above ; last whorl a little convex, obliquely descending. 8TROFHOCHEILUS-THAUMASTUS. 59 Coluruella subplicate, little arcuate, somewhat purple. Aperture oval, bluish-livid within, two-fifths the shell's length ; peristome straight, slightly expanded, livid-reddish, the ends joined by a thin callus ; right margin regularly arcuate, columellar margin reflexed, half closing the perforation. Alt. 58, diam. 23 mill. (Hidalyd). Chanchamayo (Isern) ; Forests eastward from Huancavelica, toward the Apurimac River (Tharurn). B. bivittatus PHIL., Archiv fiir Naturg. 1845, p. 62 (not bivittatus Sowb.). — B. bifasdatus PHIL. Abbild. u. Beschreib. ii, p. 10, pi. 3, f. 5 (1847).— MARTENS, Malak. Bl. xiv,1867,p. 141.— PrR.,Monogr. ii, p. 199; iv, p. 487. — HIDALGO, Viaje al Pacifico, Mol. p. 68. — B. fusiformis TSCHUDI ms. in Archiv fiir Naturg. 1852, p. 192. — B. bitieniatus NYST, Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Brux. xii, pt. 2, p. 153 (1845).— ? 5. spixii REEVE, Conch. Icon. pi. 30, f. 182, not of AVagner. — B. bifasdatus var. unicolor PHIL., Malak. Bl. xvi, 1869, p. 36. Reeve's B. spixii, cited here by Pfeiffer, is a very doubtful synonym. If the original of his figure is normal, it indicates a new species. From present information, it appears that Nyst was the first to change the preoccupied name originally proposed by Philippi. The strong, spaced folds of the earlier whorls are char- acteristic. Var. unicolor Phil. Form normal, but without trace of the bands. Hacienda of Huqribamba, east of Huancayo, Peru. S. ALUTACEUS Reeve. PL 23, fig. 61. Shell umbilicated, ovate-conic, solid, longitudinally plicate-striate, subgranulated by spiral impressed lines. Blackish-chestnut, with one white band ; spire conic, obtuse ; suture impressed, irregularly crenated. Whorls 62, scarcely convex, the last shorter than spire, base rounded. Aperture subvertical, angu late-oval ; peristome somewhat thick- ened, the right margin slightly expanded, columellar margin much dilated above, vaultingly reflexed. Alt. 35, diam. 13 ; aperture alt. 16, width 8 mill. (Pfr.). Cuzco, Peru (Lobb). Bui. alutaceus REEVE, P. Z. S. 1849, p. 99 ; Conch. Icon. 72, f. 522.— PFR., Monogr. iii, p. 324. 60 STROPHOCHEILUS-THAUMASTUS. The entire surface of this shell is sculptured longitudinally with very closely packed crinkled strise. (Rve.~). S. TARMENSIS Philippi. PI. 24, figs. 66, 67, 68, 69, 70. Shell perforate, oblong-turrited, solid, very densely striatulate, rufous-chestnut, sometimes with an obsolete band on the last whorl ; whorls 6, slightly convex, the last three-sevenths the alt.; apex obtuse, suture profound, subcrenulated. Aperture pear-shaped-ovate; columella subplicate, oblique ; per- istoine unexpanded, slightly thickened, the colurnellar margin dilated above, half closing the perforation ; callus joining the lip- ends distinct. Alt. 28, diam nearly 13; aperture, alt. 13, width in- side nearly 7 mill. (PAtV.). Oroya, not far from Tarma, Peru (Raimondi) ; Chanchamayo (Isern). Bulimus tarmensis PHIL., Malak. BI. xiv, p. 70, 1867. — PFR., Novit. Conch, p. 343, pi. 81, f. 9, 10; Monogr. vi, 87.— HIDALGO, Viaje al Pacif., Mol., p. 114, pi. 4, f. 8, 9. — Bulimus alutaceus var. MORELET, Ser. Conch, iii, p. 181, pi. 7, f. 5. Figures 68, 69 are typical ; fig. 70 is the form collected by the Spanish expedition, and seems stumpier. Hidalgo says " very densely striatulate and sometimes with inconspicuous, spaced, most finely granulose spiral lines." The form figured by Morelet (figs. 66, 67) as a variety of B. alutaceus Rve. has been referred to tarmensis by Hidalgo, I believe correctly. It is smaller than alutaceus, alt. 24, diam. 11 mill., with 5-j whorls; dark red, or chestnut brown more or less intense, sometimes with one or several bands, spiral strise absent. S. PORPHYREUS Pfeiffer. PI. 29, figs. 18, 19, 20, 21. Shell perforate or umbilicate, oblong-attenuated, solid. Dark brown, with many narrow, irregular ivhitish streaks, often showing obscurely a dark peripheral girdle edged with lighter on both sides. Surface very rudely and irregularly wrinkled, the nepionic whorls showing coarse separated irregular wrinkles more or less broken and branching. Spire exserted, conic, the apex very obtuse. Whorls 7, but slightly convex. Aperture small, ovate, brown and whitish inside; peristome white, slightly thickened, the basal lip a little expanded ; columella STROPHOCHEILUS-THAUMASTUS. 61 well reflexed, openly vaulted over umbilicus, widened above, not in. the least folded; parietal callus slight. Alt. 61, diani. 27 ; alt. of aperture 29 mill. Alt. 56, diani. 25 mill. Andahuaylas in rock-crevices (Angrand) and Lima (Bland), Peru ; (Bolivia .?). Bulimus porphyrius PFR., P. Z. S. 1846, p. 114. — REEVE, Conch. Icon. pi. 15, f. 89a, b. — HUPE in Castelnau's Exped. Moll. p. 31, pi. 5, f. 2. — B. porphyreus PFR., Monogr. ii, p. 199 ; iii, p. 425, etc.— MORELET, Ser. Conch, iii, p. 173. — HIDALGO, Viaje al Pacif., Mol. p. 65.— MARTENS, Conchol. Mittheil. iii, p. 11, pi. 40, f. 11, 12. The rudely wrinkled surface, open umbilical perforation and peculiar sculpture of early whorls are characteristic. The structure of the columella is quite different from that of S. achilles, to which this species is not much allied. 5. JASPIDEUS Morelet. PI. 29, fig. 17. Shell narrowly umbilicated, oblong-oval, moderately solid, wrinkle-striated, irregularly granulate and marked with a few con- centric lines. Longitudinally streaked and variegated with whitish and corneous. Spire convex-conic the apex rather acute. Whorls 6, slightly convex, plicate-crenulate at the sutures, the last whorl shorter than the spire. Aperture vertical, ovate ; peristome somewhat thickened, unex- panded, the right margin regularly arcuate; columellar margin dilated, spreading. Alt. 37-47, diam. 18-21 mill. (Morel}. Valley of Yucai; around Huancabelica, on garden walls (An- grand). Bui. jaspideus MOREL., Ser. Conch, iii, p. 180, pi. 7, f. 7. — PFR. Monogr. vi, p. 142. 62 PLEKOCHEILUS. Family BULIMULID^E. =Bulimulid(B+ Orthalicidce of authors. Shell varying from well developed, oblong, ovate, conic or cylin- drical, and capable of containing the retracted soft parts, to Succinea- like, or depressed, few whorled, and incapable of containing the soft parts. External characters of animal as in Helicidce. Genitalia rather simple, the penis with or without a flagellum or an accessory gland or " appendix." Jaw composed of vertical or oblique imbricating plates, sometimes forming a triangular median piece composed of one or several plates, or sometimes by thickening of the plates hav- ing an odontognathous appearance. Radula fundamentally as in Helicidce, but variously modified. Habits arboreal or terrestrial. Genera about fifteen, inhabiting tropical and subtropical America, and in the Old World extending from Tasmania and Australia to China, and eastward in Polynesia to the Society Islands. An extensive family, comprising the dominant groups of South American land snails, and abundantly represented in the Orient by Place-stylus, Partula, Amphidromus, etc. As only a portion of the genera will be discussed in this volume, the consideration of the geographic and geological distribution and the anatomy, as well. as synoptical keys to the genera and subgenera, will be reserved for the Introduction to a later volume. The several genera will now be monographed, beginning with those South American groups having greatest similarity in shell characters to the Bulimoid Helicidce. This proximity must be clearly understood to be a grouping of convenience only, indicative of no natural affinity. * * * Genus PLEKOCHEILUS Guilding, 1828. Plekocheilus GUILDING, Zoological Journal, iii, p. 532, type P. undulatu8=auri* sileni. — Cctprella Guilding olim, not Lamarck. — Eulimus, in part, of previous authors. -\-Eurytus ALBERS, Die Hel., p. 169, 1850. For anatomy see SCIIAKO, Festschrift zur Feier des 100-jahrigen Bestehens der Gesell. Naturforsch. Freunde zu Berlin, 1873, p. 173 (jaw and teeth of blainvilleanus). BINNEY, Ann. N. Y. Acad.Sci., PLEKOCHEILUS. 63 iii, pp. 114, 115 (jaws and teeth of auris-sileni, aulacostylus. SEM- PER, Reisen im Archip. Phil., Land moll., p. 150 (soft anatomy of loveni and blainvilleanus). Shell " Bulimoid," ovate or ovate-acuminate, usually solid and opaque ; zig-zag streaked or dappled with brown on a lighter ground, or variegated with whitish over brown or yellow, rarely unicolored; the surface wrinkled, striated or granulose. Nepionic shell small. Aperture ovate, the lip reflexed, expanded, or blunt ; columella reflexed or narrow, with a spiral fold or none. Left mantle-edge with two anterior lobes ; kidney very short, triangular. Genitalia simple, the spermatheca duct long, penis bearing a long flagellum. Jaw vertically striated by the edges of numerous narrow, imbricating, slightly oblique united plates. Rad- ula with the rhachidian tooth bearing a long middle cusp only, or middle cusp shorter, and side cusps developed ; lateral and marginal teeth with two cusps. Distribution, northwestern South America (British Guyana, Ven- ezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, with adjacent portion of Bol- ivia) ; Islands of St. Vincent and St. Lucia. This group has hitherto been incorporated in the restricted genus Bulimus of authors, with Borus, Strophocheilus, Orphnussmd Dryp- tus ; but these groups I have shown to possess the common character of a relatively very large nepionic shell. In other words, the embryo undergoes a greater amount of development within the egg, the lat- ter containing a considerable quantity of nutriment. In conse- quence of this, the individual eggs are of large size and few in num- ber. On the other hand, Plekocheilus and the genera which will follow, reproduce by smaller eggs, the young at the time of hatch- ing being relatively minute. The nature of the jaw also separates this genus from Borus and its allies ; the latter having a solid, ribbed or smooth jaw like the Helices, while Plekocheilus has a jaw of the finely laminated type common in Bulimulidce. The Martensian classification is, therefore, clearly erroneous.. In transferring the genus from Helicidw to Bulimulidu', attention may be directed to the structure of the jaw, which is like many species of Otostomus ; the teeth and genitalia which resemble those of some Biilimulus; while the shell is either more solid than in those genera, or its reflexed lip offers a differential character. 64 PLEKOCHEILUS. Subgeneric divisions. Two rather closely allied sections compose this genus : 1. PLEKOCHEILUS s. str., in which the shell is wrinkled or mal- leated, spire costulate. (Page 64). 2. EURYTUS, shell granulate or striate, rarely almost smooth. (Page 69). The second of these groups has an extended range southward in the elevated regions of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia, where the typical group does not extend. Section PLEKOCHEILUS Guilding, 1828. Plekocheilus GUILDING, Zoological Journal iii, p. 532 (1828), type and sole species P. undiilatus=aurmileni. — Pelekocheilus BECK (in part) Index, p. 55. — Pelecocheilus ALB., (first species only) Die Hel., p. 151. — Pelecycheilus MART., (exclusive of type and all but last species) Die Hel. 1860, p. 188. — Plecocheilus H. & A. ADS., (first species only) Gen. Rec. Moll., ii, p. 147. — Plecochilus AGAS., Norn. Zool. Tnd. Univ., Moll. (\847).—Pleocheilus M. E. GRAY, Figs. Moll. Anim., pi. 74, f. 1. — Caprella GUILDING, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, xiv, 1825, p. 341, type C. undulata (aurissileni). Not Caprella Lam., 1801. — Pupa, Auricula, Carychium, Voluta and Bul- sp. of some authors. Shell ovate or ovate-acuminate, solid, roughly sculptured with dense longitudinal wrinkles broken by oblique or irregular malleation, the spire longitudinally costulate; nep ionic shell small, most minutely granose; aperture ovate, the lip well reflexed ; columella dilated above, with a weakly convex oblique entering fold, which sometimes bears a strong or slight white callus fold. Type S. aurissileni. Plekocheilus has been misunderstood by Martens, Pfeiffer and other systematists, who restrict it to the group of B. distortus Brug. The group of B. speciosus, which I have left in the next section,. Eurytnx, may perhaps as naturally be placed here ; but there is a difference in the structure of the columellar fold. In Plekocheilus this fold when strong is formed by a callus superimposed upon the rather weak columellar convexity, and added only when the in- dividual is quite mature. PLEKOCHEILUS. 65 Key to Species. a. Striped in zigzag or zebra pattern. b. Columellar fold very strong; peristome white; dark and light stripes of equal width, aurissileni. bb. Columellar fold weak ; peristorae brown ; dark stripes nar- row. c. Quite obese, spire short, blainvilleanus. cc. Slenderer, spire more produced, fulminant, act. Shell unicolored or without zigzag stripes, columella with no fold of callus. [6. Uniform pink ; lip white or lilac, pudicus, antea, p. 6.] bb. Brown, the peristome brownish-orange, appuni. bbb. Streaked and spotted obliquely, higubris. P. AURISSILENI Born. PI. 22, figs. 57, 58. Shell ovate or obovate, perforate or umbilicate, solid and strong, yellow or smoky-brown with longitudinal zebra-stripes of deep broivn as wide as their intervals, and usually somewhat oblique or zigzag. Surface finely sculptured with short, fine vertical wrinkles, cut into spiral lines and bands by impressed spirals; and over this closely malleated on the upper part of the body-whorl ; spire with close, oblique riblets except earlier 2 whorls which are densely granulated. Whorls slightly over 4, rapidly increasing, the last compressed at periphery on its latter half. Suture shallow, becoming deeper and obliquely descending on last whorl. Aperture vertical, ear-shaped, blue- or flesh-white inside; per- istome well reflexed, white. Columella dilated above, adults bear- ing a very strongly projecting, twisted, spirally entering fold above. Alt. 44, diam. 25$, alt. of aperture 28J mill. Island of tit. Vincent, West Indies. Valuta auris Sileni BORN, Test. Mus. Caes. Vindob., p. 212, pi. 9, f. 3, 4.— GMEL., Syst. Nat. (13), p. 3436.— DILLWYN., Discr. Catal., i, p. 502. — Bulimus auris Sileni BRTJG., Encycl. Meth., i, p. 345.— KUSTER. Conchyl. Cab., p. 46, pi. 14, f. 3, 4. — PFR., Monogr., ii, p. 87; iii,316; iv,380; vi, 23 ; Conchyl. Cab., pi. 22, f. 9.— REI.VK, Conch. Icon., pi. 25, f. 164. — Auricula caprella LAM., An. s. Vert., viii, p. 140. — SOAVB., Conch. Man., f. 522, 523. — Pupa caprella GRAY, Ann. of Philos. n. ser., ix. p. 412. — C'arychium undvlatum LEACH, Zool. Misc. i, p. 37. — Plekoche'dus undidatusGviL.DiyG, Zool. Journ. 5 66 PLEKOCHEILUS. iii, 1828, p. 533.— SWAINS., Zool. Illustr. (2.1 ser.), ii, p. 103 (with animal). — Pelekocheilus sileni BECK, Index Moll., p. 55. — Auricule chevrotin CHENU, Lee Elem., p. 243, f. 909. A very distinct species. In young shells (see pi. 22, fig. 58), the outer lip becomes reflexed and the other features of maturity are assumed before the strong fold of the columella is added, just as in fulminans and blainvilleanus. The pattern of sculpture and features of the nepionic shell are also the same as in the fulminans group, of which this species is undoubtedly a member. P. FULMINANS NjSt. PI. 31, fig. 33. Shell acutely long-ovate, moderately solid, imperforate; brown or yellowish-brown, with narrow zigzag dark stripes. Surface closely and strongly ribbed on spire, the body-ivhorlwith close vertical wrinkles interrupted by obliquely descending ridges produced by a more or less confluent malleation. Whorls 4f, those of spire nearly flat, the last feebly convex above, its suture rapidly and obliquely descend- ing. Aperture not much over half the length, liver-brown inside ; per- istome well reflexed, thick, liver-brown ; columella with a projecting, entering fold above. Alt. 53, diam. 29 ; alt. of aperture 29 mill. Province Cumana, Venezuela (Funck) Cave of Guacharos, near Caripe, Colombia. B. fulminans NYST, Mem. Soc. Roy. Sci. de Liege, i, 1843, p. 261, pi. 7, f. 1.— REEVE, C. Icon., pi. 24, f. 160a.— DESH. in Fer. Hist., p. 49, pi. 130, f. 11, 12.— PFR., Monogr., ii, p. 25 ; vi, p. 12.— MARTENS, Binnenmoll. Venez., p. 17.— SOWERBY, P. Z. S. 1889, p. 582 (with var. linterai). — B. bellulus JONAS, Zeitschr. f. Malak., 1844, p. 36 ; Molluskolog. Beitr., p. 25, pi. 11, f. 18.— PHIL., Abbild., ii, p. 9, pi. 3, f. 3. In fulminans the convex lobe of the columella in fully adult shells is longer than in P. blainvilleanus. The aperture is smaller ; outer lip less arcuate above, spire slenderer and more produced. Von Martens many years ago, included blainvilleanus and loveni in fulminans as varieties ; and recently Sowerby has expressed the same opinion. It is extremely likely that these forms are only geo- graphic varieties, but in the absence of specimens actually connecting them, it may be as well to allow them to stand as species for the pre- PLEKOCHEILUS. 67 sent. The convex fold of the coluruella is not added until complete maturity is attained, so that some apparently adult shells are with- out it ; and in this condition the species are still more alike. Var. LINTER.*; Sower by. PL 31, fig. 32. Smaller than the type, about the size of loveni, than which it is more solid, with a more produced spire and narrower body-whorl. The zigzag markings are only faintly visible in' some specimens. (Sowb., P. Z. S., 1889, p. 582, pi. 56, f 12). Mount Roraima, British Guiana. * P. BLAINVILLEANUS Pfeiffer. PL 31, figs. 29, 30, 31. Shell ovate, perforated, solid ; yellowish-brown or reddish, with narrow zigzag stripes. Surface ribbed on spire, the body whorl ver- tically wrinkled and strongly malleated. Spire short, acute ; aper- ture much over half the shell's length, brown with a pearly luster within, the peristome broadly reflexed, outer lip well curved above ; columella with a short callus fold built upon the middle of the rather weak entering fold above. Alt. 58, diam. 33, alt. of aperture 36 mill. Alt. 43, diam. 25*, alt. of aperture 25 mill. Puerto Cabello, Venezuela (Swift) ; Zaji, Prov. Merida, U. S. of Colombia (Funck). B. blainvilleanus PFR., P. Z. S., 1847, p. 230 ; Monogr., ii, p. 45. — PHIL., Abbild., iii, pi. 8, f. 1. — REEVE, Conch. Icon., pi. 25, f. 161. — SEMPER, Reisen im Archipel Phil., Landmoll., p. 150, pi. 15, f. 1 ; pi. 17, f. 4 (anatomy). — B. fulminans var. blainvilleanus MARTENS, Binnenmoll. Venez., p. 17. — SOWB., P. Z. S., 1889, p. 582. More veutricose than fulminans, stouter, the superadded callus of columella shorter. The specimen drawn in fig. 31 has not added the columellar callus. Var. LOVENI Pfeifler. PI. 31, figs. 36, 37. Shell similar to P. blainvilleana in form, but smaller, thin, the riblets of penult, whorl extending upon front of body whorl; whorls 4£. Columella without an added callus fold. Alt. 38, diam. 23 • alt. of aperture 22 mill. Colony of Tovar (Dyson) ; and Puerto Cabello (Bland) ; Vene- zuela. 68 PLEKOCHKILUS. B. loveni PFR., P. Z. S., 1847, p. 229 ; Monogr., ii, p. 26.— PHIL., Abbild., iii, p. 35, Bit limits pi. 8, f. 6. — SEMPER, Reisen, etc., p. 150, pi. 17, f . 3 (anatomy). — B. fulminans var. loveni MARTENS, Binnenmoll. Yenez., p. 18. P. LUGUBRIS Danker. PL 37, figs. 95, 96. Shell ovate, subrimate, rather thin. Whorls 5, slightly convex, rapidly increasing, the last three-fifths the entire length ; longitudi- nally somewhat wrinkled and transversely densely striated. Deep brown, variegated with irregular spots and streaks under a trans- lucent black-olive epidermis. Columella a little sinuated ; aperture oblong-ovate, blackish and very glossy ; peristome somewhat thick- ened, reflexed. Length 51, width 28 mill. (Dkr.~). Pasto, in southern Colombia (F. C. Lehmann). Bitlimus lug it br Is DKR., Jahrb. D. M. Ges., xi, 1882, p. 378, pi. 11, f. 1,2. Allied to B. blainvilleanus Pfr., but with different sculpture and lacking the coluruellar fold ; the color darker, with irregular spots and streaks, and without lightning lines. P. APPUNI Dunker. PI. 31, figs. 34, 35. Shell ovate-acuminate, narrowly umbilicated, rather solid, irreg- ularly longitudinally striated, roughened, as if malleated all over; unequally plicate below the suture. Unicolored pale brown, cov- ered with a brownish-corneous or greenish epidermis. Whorls 5£, convex, separated by a rather deep suture ; the last whorl some- what swollen, about three times longer than the spire ; columella slightly folded, a little receding. Aperture ovate, slightly oblique ; peristome thickened, expanded, more or less reflexed, brownish- orange. Length 60-65, diam. 34-36 ; aperture, alt. 34-35, width 18 mill. (Dkr.). Sierra Nevada di Sta. Marta, U. S. of Colombia (Tetens). B. appuni DKR., Jahrb. D. M. Ges., ii, 1875, p. 220, pi. 6, f. 1, 2 ; Nachrbl. D. M. Ges., vii, 1875, p. 29,— PFR., Monogr., vii, p. 33. This snail belongs to the group Dryptus Alb., and is nearest allied to B. blainvilleanus Pfr., though its general aspect reminds one of small varieties of B. moritzianus. It seems to vary in form judging by the two well preserved specimens before me, the shorter one by 5 mill, is 2 mill, wider than the longer shell. (Dkr.). PLEKOCHEILUS-EURYTUS. 69 Section EURYTUS Albers, 1850. Eurytm ALB., Die Hel., 1850, p. 169; Edit., 1860, p. 195, type _B. pintadinus Orb. Shell ovate or elongated, varying from rather thin to solid and •either granulated, transversely striate or longitudinally rib striate. Aperture exceeding half the alt. of shell ; peristome varying from reflexed to simple and unexpanded ; columella with or without a fold. Type Bulimus pintadinus Orb. The objection may reasonably be lodged against the above diagno- sis that it is sufficiently loose to admit almost any Bulimus; but so diverse are the elements of Ettrytus that no more exact definition will cover all of them. At the same time, I am unwilling to split the group into several new sections. It is always doubtful whether the greater defmiteness of idea obtained by disintegrating such a group as this into named sections, will recompense for the additional brain burden of carrying the machinery of nomenclature. Key to groups of species. I. Shell solid ; lip reflexed ; columella with a strong fold above. Group of P. speciosus. II. Shell thin, smooth ; columella with a lunate groove at root. Group of P. aulacostylus. III. Columella not strongly folded or grooved, a. Lip well expanded or reflexed. b. Without creamy epidermal stripes, Group of P. coloratus. bb. Epidermis with creamy, papery variegation, Group of P. mccinoides. aa. Lip blunt, unexpanded or but slightly so. b. Ovate ; suture hardly descending in front, Group of P. castaneus. bb. Ovate ; suture deeply descending in front, Group of P. taylorianus. bbb. Elongated species, Group of P. floccosus. Group of P. speciosus; Ovate, smoothish, granulated or malleated. subperforate, solid ; the peristome expanded and reflexed ; columella with a strong, oblique fold above. 70 PLEKOCHEILUS-EURYTUS. Of this division I have seen only P. speciosus. It may well be questioned whether the group does not belong to Plekocheilus. P. SPECIOSUS Pfeiffer. PL 30, figs. 27, 28. Shell narrowly perforate, ovate, rather solid, longitudinally pli- cate, very minutely granulate and obliquely malleate ; olivaceous- brown, with scattered reddish spots. Spire short, conic, rather obtuse; suture subcrenulate, pale. Whorls 4, moderately convex, the last forming nearly two-thirds of the alt. of shell, rounded at base ; columella lightly folded, whitish. Aperture little oblique, acuminate-oval, plicate within, and bluish, shining ; peristome brown-orange, somewhat thickened throughout, expanded and re- curved, the terminations joined by a transparent parietal callus j columellar margin dilated. Alt. 58, diam. 30 mill. ; aperture, in- side alt. 35, width 18* mill. (Pfr.). Sierra Nevada di Sta. Marta (Schlim). P. speciosus PFR., P. Z. S., 1854, p. 290 ; Novit. Conch., i, p. 14, pi. 5, f. 1, 2; Monogr., iv, p. 377.— DOHRN, Jahrb. D. M. Ges., ii, 1875, p. 304.— Mouse., Malak. Bl., xvi, 1869, p. 173. Mousson records B. speciosus from the lower Magdalena Valley (coll. by Wallis), and measuring 53 mill. alt. The single specimen before me is from Pamplona, U. S. of Colombia. Dohrn reports specimens lacking the color spots. P. PLECTOSTYLUS Pfeiffer. PI. 32, figs. 44, 45. Shell subperforate, ovate-conic, solid, regularly and distinctly granulated ; deep chestnut, with short, white flames under the suture. Spire conic, rather obtuse. Whorls 5, slightly convex, the upper ones plicate-striate, the last whorl swollen, very obliquely de- scending in front, about four-sevenths the shell's length. Columella with a strong suboblique fold above. Aperture reversed-ear-shaped, dull lilac inside, shining; peristome expanded and reflexed through- out, livid brown. Alt. 35, diam. 17 ; aperture, alt. 22, width of cavity below the fold, 10 mill. (P/r.) Chachopo, Prov. Merida, U. S. of Colombia (Funck). B. plectostylus PFR., Monogr., ii, p. 48 ; P. Z. S., 1847, p. 230.- PHIL., Abbild., iii, p. 36, pi. 8, f. 7.— REEVE, C. Icon., pi. 42, f. 268. -DoiiRN, Jahrb. D. M. Gesell., ii, 1875, p. 304. Dohrn found a more ventricose form in the collection made by Wallis. He gives these measurements : PLEKOCHEILUS-EURYTUS. 71 Alt. 40, diam. 23 ; aperture, alt. 23, width 15 mill. Alt. 44, diara. 24 ; aperture, alt. 23, width 17 mill. Alt. 43, diam. 26 ; aperture, alt. 25, width 18 mill. Alt. 50, diam. 33 ; aperture, alt. 33, width 21 mill. " The color is sometimes dark brown with lighter streaks near the suture ; sometimes the whole epidermis is made up of fine brown and dull straw-yellow zig-zag streaks ; and others are entirely light brown like B. fulminans. The lip is either leather-colored or flesh- reddish, or whitish with colored edge. The slender form is very near B. subglandiformis." P. CONTORTUPLICATUS Reeve. PI. 19, fig. 39. Shell hardly perforate, oblong, solid, minutely malleated and under a lens very subtly granulated. White, covered with a thin, shining greenish-corneous cuticle. Spire leugthened-conic, the apex rather obtuse; suture with an impressed- margin. Whorls 5, but little convex, the last descending, a little longer than the spire, rounded at base. Columella white, folded, receding. Aperture subvertical, oblong ear-shaped ; peristome white, thickened, expanded and re- flexed. Alt. 67, diam. 27 mill. ; aperture with peristome 36 mill, long, 15 mill, wide in the middle inside. (Pfr.~) Prov. Minas Geraes, Brazil (Miers). B. contortuplicatus RVE., Conch. Icon., pi. 88, f. 658 (Feb., 1850). — PFE., Moudgr., iii, p. 314. This species is compared by Reeve to B. pudicus, and it may prove to be allied to that species rather than to the present group. P. GUILDINGI Dohrn. PI. 30, figs. 25, 26. Shell narrowly perforate, acuminate-ovate, rather solid, smooihish, shining, tawny or chestnut colored, variously marbled with the whitish-straw-colored deciduous epidermis. Spire elongate-conic, rather acute. Whorls 43-5, but little convex, the last fuller, de- scending in front ; columella oblique, with a strong fold, white. Aperture acuminate-ovate, scarcely oblique; peristome expanded throughout, thickened, white. (Z)oArn.) Alt. 43, diam. 21 ; aperture, alt. 25, width 16 mill. Alt. 40, diam. 22 ; aperture, alt, 24, width 16 mill. Alt. 42, diam. 19 ; aperture, alt. 23, width 14 mill. Xeiv Granada (Wallis). 72 PLEKOCHEILUS-EURYTUS. B. (Ple.kocheilus) guildingi DOHRN, Jahrb. D. M. Ges., ii,1875, p. 306, pi. 10, f. 5, 6 ; Nachr. D. Malak. Ges., vii, 1875, p. 57.— PFR., Monogr., viii, p. 34. In the structure of columella and lip, this species is near B. auris- sileni ; but the surface is said to be smoothish (Icevigata). Var. GUENTHERI Sowerby. PI. 30, figs. 29, 30. Shell narrowly perforated, ovate, solid, smooth ; brown, painted with irregularly angular and wavy whitish flames. Spire conic, rather short, the apex a little obtuse ; whorls 4i, convex, the last two-thirds the total length, inflated, rounded at base. Columella nearly vertical, provided with a thickish oblique fold ; aperture oval, slightly oblique, gray-brown inside ; peristome thick, reflexed, the margins joined by a thickish callus. Alt. 41, diam. 26 mill. ; aperture, alt. 22, width 12 mill. (Sowb.). U. S. of Colombia. Bulimy a guentheri SOWB., P. Z. S., 1892, p. 296, pi. 23, f. 7, 8. This species is remarkable for tbe smoothness of its surface, hav- ing neither granules nor striae. In form it somewhat resembles B. cardinalis Pfr., while its markings are like those of a variety of B succinoides Petit. (Sowb.*). Type in British Museum. Group of B. aulacostylus. Ovate, smooth, thin, umbilicated, with thin, expanded outer lip ; columella broad, with a crescentic furrow at its root. P. AULACOSTYLUS Pfeiffer. PI. 27, fig. 98. Shell openly rimate-umbilicate, ovate, thin. Color varying from light buff to dark red-chestnut irregularly sprinkled with chestnut spots and flecks, often oblique, and on dark specimens hardly visi- ble. Surface lustreless but smooth, showing under a lens delicate, close, very superficial spiral striae. Spire short. Whorls 4?, the first with sunken tip, delicately vermiculate-striate outside; last whorl large, oval. Aperture long-ovate, showing the external coloring within ; peris- tome thin, fleshy-purple or pale, well expanded ; columella widen- ing above and at its junction with body-whorl a deep crescentic chan- nel is excavated. Parietal callus a mere transparent film. Alt. 33*, diam. 19 mill. Inland of St. Lucia, West Indies. PLEKOCHEILUS-EURYTUS. 73 Bulimus aulacostylus PFR., P. Z. S., 1852, p. 59 ; Conchyl. Cab., p. 114, pi. 35, f. 5, 6; Monogr., iii, p. 316 ; iv, p. 380; vi, p. 23 ; viii, p. 37.— TATE, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 1869, vi, p. 356.— BLD., Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. N. Y., vi, 1858, p. 153.— SMITH, Ann. Mag. N. H., 1889, iii, p. 403. — B. lentiglnosus REDFIELD, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. N. Y., vi, p. 14 (1853). The furrow at root of columella is characteristic ; the sculpture not less so. Size and comparative width vary somewhat, and the coloring is changeable within wide limits. It has been reported from Trinidad and Demerara, but apparently incorrectly. A specimen 43 mill, long is recorded by Smith. Group of B. coloratus. Ovate, granulated or decussate, the peristome narrow, expanded or reflexed ; columellar fold weakly convex. P. ROSEOLABRUM Smith. PI. 38, fig. 97. Shell very narrowly rimate, ovate, acuminate above; minutely granose-striate throughout ; ochraceous, irregularly ornamented with scattered spots and oblique streaks. Whorls 4£, nearly flat, rapidly increasing, the last whorl large, obliquely descending in front. Suture crenulated. Aperture oval, acuminate above, whitish-ochraceous inside, a little less than two-thirds the length of shell ; columella oblique, arcuate, visible as far as the apex ; peristome roseate, narrowly expanded and reflexed throughout, the margins joined by a thin callus. Alt. 42, diam. 18 mill. ; length of aperture 26, width 14 mill. (Smith). Malacatos, south Ecuador. Bulimus (Eurytus) roseolabrum E. A. SMITH, P. Z. S., 1877, p. 362, pi. 39, f. 8. B. piperitus of Sowerby is the nearest ally of this species. From that form the present one differs in being smaller and consisting of a whorl less. The granulous sculpture is also different, and does not display that transverse direction which is noticeable in B. piper- itus. The brown spotting is far less abundant ; the general tint is yellower; and the peristome is rose-colored and everywhere ex- panded and reflexed, which is not the case with Sowerby's species, in which it is usually white and scarcely shows any expansion or reflexion ; however, I have seen some specimens of the Peruvian B. piperitus with a pink lip. (Smith). 74 PLEKOCHEILUS-EURYTUS. This species and the next seem to belong in the immediate vicinity of the rather stouter P. coloratus Nyst. Cousin (Bull. Soc. Zool. Fr. 1887, p. 208) thinks roseolabrum a rose-lipped form of corydon. P. EROS Angas. PI. 38, figs. 98, 99. Shell imperforate, oblong-ovate, thin. Very finely and closely shagreened all over, the apical whorls marked with irregular lon- gitudinal strire. Light greenish-olive, ornamented with small spots and cloudy patches of a darker color. Spire very short, apex obtuse, pink. Whorls 4, rather convex, the last large. Aperture ovate, more than two-thirds the length of the shell, effuse below ; outer lip slightly expanded and reflexed, which together with the columella and the interior of the aperture, is of a bright rose color. Alt. 36, diam. 17 mill. (Angas). Ecuador. Bulimus (Eurytus) eros ANG., P. Z. S., 1878, p. 312, pi. 18, f. 6, 7. A beautiful species, characterized by its closely granulated sculpt- ure, and the rosy coloration of the mouth. (Ang.~). The aperture is larger than in P. roseolabrum Smith. P. COLORATUS Nyst. PI. 32, figs. 41, 42, 43. Shell perforated, ovate, varying from thin to solid ; straw-yellow or pale buff, with scattered spots or irregular streaks (formed by coalescence of spots) of dark brown, light-edged on the left side in the typical form. Surface dull, wrinkle-striate and very densely granulate, the granules following the wrinkles to some extent. Spire conic ; whorls 4f , the first planorboid, the next minutely criss- cross granulate; last whorl large, its latter third descending. Aperture ovate, showing the color-pattern inside. Peristome ex- panded and reflexed, rose-pink. Columella widened and folded above, and with the light or heavy parietal callus, pink. Alt. 45, diam. 26 ; aperture, alt. 27* mill. Alt. 56, diam. 36 ; aperture, alt. 35 mill. £7. S, of Colombia, in Magdalena Valley (Wallis) ; Prow. Ocana (Sehlim) ; near Quito, Ecuador (Lattre). B. coloratus NYST, Bull. Acad. Roy. Brux., xii (1), p. 228, pi., f. 2 a, b (1845). — PFR., Monogr., ii, p. 48 ; iii, p. 314 ; iv, p. 377 ; vi, p. 22; Novit. Conch., i, p. 29, pi. 8, f. 4, 5. — REEVE, Conch. Icon., pi. 24, f. 155.— Mouss., Malak. Bl., xvi, p. 173, 1869.— DOHRN, Jahrb. D. Malak. Ges., ii,1875, p. 302. rLEKOCHEILUS-EURYTUS. 75 The typical form of this species is rather thin and beautifully variegated with dark spots (often coalescent into irregular streaks) bordered on the left with light; and in the aperture this pattern is conspicuous. It is connected, however, by intermediate specimens with the following : Var. LAMARCKIANUS Pfr. PI. 32, fig. 38. "More solid and opaque, dark chestnut with few small scattered darker spots, mostly oblique, and hardly showing within the dark fleshy-brown aperture. Spire often superficially subplicate. Alt/48 to 62 mill. Andes of U. S. of Colombia, 8,000ft. alt. (Funck) ; La Esperanza estate, near Rio Negro (Bland). B. lamarckianus PFR., P. Z. S., 1847, p. 229 ; Monogr., ii, p. 45.— REEVE, Conch Icon., pi. 24, f. 156. — BLAND in C. B. Ad., Contrib. to Conch., No. 12, p. 231.— Mouss., Malak. Bl.,xvi, p. 173 (1869). Reeve's figure, which I have copied, represents a specimen somewhat larger and more obese than those before me, from Cum- ing and Bland. Yar. AMPULLA ROIDES Mousson. PI. 32, figs. 39, 40. Larger than B. coloratus, more convex above, the spire shorter, suture deep and umbilicus wider. Tawny-buff, with indistinct brown spots. Alt. 73, diam. 55 mill. Bogota (AVallis). B. ampullaroides Mouss., Malak. Bl., xxi, 1873, p. 8. — PFR., Novit. Conch., iv, p. 132, pi. 130, f. 1, 2.— Con/., DOHRN, Jahrb. D. M. Ges.,ii, 1875, p. 303,304. This is regarded by Dohrn, evidently with justice, as an extreme form of coloratus. It approaches P. gibbonius in size, but is com- pletely distinct from that species in the shorter spire, greater con- vexity of the whorls above, colored columella, etc. P. GIBBONIUS Lea. PI. 33, fig. 46. Shell umbilicate, very ventricose, solid; chestnut-brown with scattered darker spots, sparser on latter half of body-whorl. Sur- face lusterless, irregularly icritikle-striate and densely granulated, the granules readily visible to the naked eye. Spire slender. Whorls 5, the first planorboid, sometimes wanting, the next minutely vertically striate ; last whorl very rapidly enlarging, swollen. 76 PLEKOCHEILUS-EURYTUS. Aperture very large, ovate, purple-brown with a pearly luster within ; peristome brown, well expanded throughout. Columella ividened and white above, brown and concave below, passing upward in a long, gently convex fold. Parietal callus thin, whitish. Alt. 84, diain. 65 ; aperture, alt. 57, width 46 mill. Alt. 80, diam. 58 ; aperture, alt. 52, width 40 mill. U. S. of Colombia, between La Plata and Tocaima (Gibbon) ; between Guaduas and Villeta (Bland) ; Quenden Mts. (Pfr.). Bulimus gibbonius LEA, Descr. New Freshwater and Land Shells, Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. vi, p. 85, pi. 23, f. 99 (1836) ; Obs. Genus Unio, etc.. ii, p. 85, pi. 23, f. 99. — PFR., Monogr., ii, p. 51. — REEVE, C. Icon., pi. 32, f. 196.— BLAND, in Ad., Contr. to Conch., No. 11, p. 229. Differs radically from B. castaneus in sculpture; from B.jimin- ezi in form of the columella, and from B. coloratus var. ampullar- oides in the slenderer spire, widened, white columella, etc. P. EPISCOPALIS Pfeiffer. Unfigured. Shell narrowly umbilicated, ovate-conic, thin, longitudinally sub- rugose-striate and minutely granulated, sometimes with transverse grooves. Olivaceous-tawny, with irregularly scattered reddish spots. Spire conic, rather acute. Whorls 4?, the upper slightly convex, the last about two-thirds the shell's length, obliquely descending, arcuately subascending at aperture, the base slightly attenuated. Columella lightly, compressedly folded. Aperture angulate-oval, lilac colored within ; peristome purple, expanded and narrowly re- volute, the columellar margin subappressed. Alt. 58, diam. 27 mill.; aperture 38 mill, long, inside 19 wide. (P/r.). Bogota (Cuming coll.). B. episcopalis PFR., P. Z. S., 1855, p. 115 ; Monogr., iv, p. 379. A smaller variety is mentioned by Pfeiffer, alt. 47, diam. 22 mill. Form like B. taylorianus Rve., but the rest of the characters ap- proaching B. pulimrius Rve. ; differing in size, formation of the col- umellar fold and the widely expanded peristome. P. CORTICOSUS Sowerby. PI. 3, fig. 8. Shell narrowly perforate, ovate-conic, solid, most minutely gran- ulated throughout; dark brown, with obscure scattered dots and PLEKOCHEILUS-EURYTUS. 77 flames of blackish ; spire acutely conic. Whorls 5, lightly convex, last whorl about two-thirds the total length ; columella with a stout oblique fold. Aperture oval, livid inside ; peristome thickened, expanso-reflexed, the ends joined by a somewhat thick callus; colu- mellar margin dilated, nearly closing the perforation. Alt. 58, diam. 30 mill.; aperture, alt. 26, width inside 14 mill. (Sou'b.~). Bogota (coll. S. I. DaCosta). Bulimus (Eurytus) corticosus SOWB., Proc. Malac. Soc. London, i, No. 5, p. 214, pi. 13, f. 2 (March, 1895). Compared with B. lamarckianus Pfr., the spire is much more con- ical and the mouth smaller. The new species is further distin- guished by its thickened columella fold. (Sowb.^). P. CARDINALIS Pfeiffer. PL 33, figs. 52, 53. Shell subperforate, compressed-ovate, solid, having growth-stria?, and very close longitudinal, spiral and oblique impressed lines. Olivaceous-chestnut, shining, with undulating reddish lines above, and sparse blackish spots. Spire inflated-conic, rather obtuse; whorls 4, convex, the last four-sevenths the length of shell, inflated, subcompressed at base. Columella nearly vertical, subplicate above. Aperture a little oblique, oval ; peristome lilac, the margins joined by a moderately thick callus, right margin expanso-reflexed, col- umellar margin dilated. Alt. 50, diam. 28; aperture measured inside, alt. 26, width 15 mill. (Pfr.\ Napo (Martinez), and Quito, Ecuador (Cuming coll.); Nanegal (Orton, Wolf); Valley of Pilaton, 500-1000 meters alt. (Boetzkes). B. cardinalis PFR., P. Z. S., 1852, p. 58; Monogr., iii, p. 316; Conchyl. Cab., p. 113, pi. 35, f. 7, 8. — HIDALGO, Viaje al Pacifico, p. 92. — Eurytas cardinalis MILLER, Malak. BL, xxv, p. 182. According to Miller, this is one of the most abundant species of Ecuador. It is notable for the thickness of the shell, strongly thickened and recurved peristome, straight columella and heavy callus. P. TETENSII Dunker. PI. 33, figs. 50, 51. Shell oblong-ovate, subglandiform, scarcely umbilicated, rather thin, reddish, partly somewhat whitish, with some scattered pale brown spots ; covered with a shining corneous yellowish epidermis. 78 PLEKOCHEILUS-EURYTUS. Whorls 5, longitudinally densely plicate and rugate, separated by a marked suture, the last whorl quite double the length of the spire ; apex a little obtuse, brownish-rose. Aperture ovate; columella somewhat twisted ; outer lip somewhat thickened within, a little re- flexed, roseate. Length of largest specimen 50, diam. about 25 ; aperture, alt. 30, width 16 mill. (Dkr.~). Sierra Nevada diSta. Maria, U. S. of Colombia (H. Tetens). B. tetensiiVKR., Nachr. D. M. Ges., vii, 1875, p. 29; Jahrb. D. M. Ges., ii, 1875, p. 221, pi. 6, f. 3, 4. Of this species of the characteristically Columbian and Peruvian group Eurytus, two specimens were brought by Mr. H. Tetens of Altona. They were found in great numbers in an Indian village (Macotama) at an altitude of 10,000 feet. The Indians (of the Aruaco stock) used them for food, bringing them from higher up, 11-12,000 feet alt. P. PULICARIUS Reeve. PL 7, figs. 1, 2, 3. Shell umbilicate, ovate, rather thin ; brown (or fleshy-corneous) with sparsely scattered oblique spots or short stripes of darker. Sur- face lightly wrinkled by growth-lines, decussated by few or many incised spirals, and more or less granulated irregularly. Spire conic, the apex obtuse. Whorls 4?, convex, the last obliquely descending. Aperture rounded-ovate ; peristome reflexed and recurved, roseate with pale edge, rounded on the face. Columella dilated above, im- pressed at its junction with body above, having a short, weakly con- vex, oblique fold. Parietal callus thin and transparent. Alt. 35, diam. 22 ; aperture, alt. 21 mill. Alt. 30, diam. 17 ; aperture, alt. 16 mill. Boyota, U. S. of Colombia. B. pulicarius REEVE, Conch. Icon., vi, pi. 42, f. 267 (Oct., 1848). — PFR., Monogr., iii, p. 32.') ; Conchyl. Cab., p. 186, pi. 54, f. 6, 7 — DESH. in Fer., Hist., p. 40, pi. 145, f. 16-18.— £. glandiformis PFR., Monogr., ii, p. 49, not of Lea. P. GLANDIFORMIS Lea. PI. 38, figs. 1, 2, 3, 4. Shell imperforate, oval, rather thin. Dull reddish-chestnut, vermiculately mottled with whitish, under a transparent yellow cuticle, the spire paler ; suture bordered below by a narroiv dark reddish-brown band extending upward to the apex, and on the last PLEKOCHEFLUS-EURYTUS. 79 whorl interrupted by irregular or zigzag light streaks. Sculpture, a dense, fine malleation of the whole body-whorl, covered by a micros- copic granulation, the granules tending toward arrangement along strire in the direction of growth-lines (fig.. 4) ; penultimate whorl somewhat less malleated, not granulate ; first whorl with fine irreg- ular oblique stride ; the whorls of spire plicate below sutures. Apex planorboid, a pit at the tip. Whorls 3 J, the earlier slightly convex, latter lj decidedly convex; last half of body-whorl rapidly am! deeply descending. Aperture about three-fifths the total alt., ovate-pi ri form, flesh- colored inside, with a sub-margin of brown within the lip, peristome expanded and narrowly reflexed, brown-tinted white, convex on the face; columella narrow, reflexed and adnate above, the inner edge whitish, extending upward in a rather long, feebly convex fold ; parietal wall smoky-brown, covered by an almost imperceptible, transparent film. Alt. 31, greatest diameter 19, alt. of aperture 19 mill. Between La Plata and Tocaima, U. S. of Colombia (J. H. Gibbon, M. D.). Bulimus glandiformis LEA, Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. (n. s.), vi, 1836, p. 83, pi. 23, f. 92 (June 15, 1838) ; Obs. Gen. Unio, ii, p. 83, pi. 23, f. 92. Description and figures from Lea's type, no. 105045 of the Smith- sonian Institution collection. There is some superficial resemblance to P. pulicarius, but that species has more whorls, a deeper suture and rounder mouth, is variegated with dark brown, and it lacks the conspicuous and characteristic malleation of glandiformis. The superficial dents in this species are arranged in obliquely descending series in some places, elsewhere are irregular; the mesh of wrinkles around the indentations is mainly light yellow, where the thin, glossy cuticle is retained ; but on the body-whorl there are some oblique stripes of a darker chestnut, without buff net-work. P. sub- glandiformis Mouss. is a longer shell than this, but is apparently its nearest ally. P. MABILLEI Crosse. PI. 21, figs. 44, 45. Shell slightly subrirnate, ovate, thin, longitudinally rugose, closely granulate ; brown under a thin, partly deciduous, buff epidermis, marked transversely with few and inconspicuous blackish spots. Spire conic, the apex moderately obtuse ; whorls 4£, slightly con- 80 PLEKOCHEILUS-EURYTUS. vex, the embryonal 1? smooth, brownish-purple, the last whorl slightly ascending at the insertion, subinflated, two-thirds the total length. Aperture suboval, brown and shining inside ; peristome narrowly reflexed, white ; colurnellar margin complanate, twisted inward above, receding at base. Alt. 24, diam. 16 ; aperture 15£ mill, long, 9o wide. (Crosse). Mountains of Colombia. B. mabillei CR., Journ. de Conchyl., xv, 1867, p. 197, pi. 6, f. 4. — PFR., Monogr., vi, p. 46. Resembles B. pulicarius Eve., but with different epidermis, small- er, less inflated, the columellar margin more twisted and the um- bilical chink narrower. P. SUBGLANDIFOKMIS MoUSSOH. PI. 4, figs. 6, 7. Shell subimperforate, elongate-ovate, moderately striated, densely and minutely evenly granulated. Tawny buff, obscurely maculated, at the suture articulated with brown and yellow. Spire convex-conic, somewhat exserted, the apex rather obtuse, corneous-brown ; suture regular, su him pressed. Whorls 5, flat-convex, the first strongly striated, the following granulated throughout, the maculations giv- ing a crenulated appearance to the suture ; last whorl visibly de- scending, a little longer than spire, long-ovate, slender, somewhat narrowed below. Aperture three-fifths the length, subvertical (30° with axis), oval, narrowed above, broadly effuse at base, whitish inside ; peristome expanded and narrowly reflexed, obtuse, not thickened, the right margin regularly curved, columellar margin passing into the oblique and twisted columella, reflexed and adnate above. Alt. 34, diam. 19 mill. (Mouss.*). Colombia. />'. subglandiformis Mouss., Malak. Bl., xxi, 1873, p. 6. — PFR., Novit. Conch., iv, p. 127, pi. 129, f. 1, 2 ; Monogr., viii, p. 605.—? B. f/landiformis REEVE, Conch. Icon. pi. 42, f. 266. — PFR., Monogr., iii, p. 325 ; iv, p. 383 ; vi, p. 29. — Not B. f/landiformis Lea. This species is identified by Mousson with B. glandiformis of Reeve, not Lea ; whether correctly or not we do not know. It seems, however, to be a well marked species, more elongated than its allies. P. CORYDON Crosse. PI. 33, fig. 49. Shell imperforate, ovate-acuminate, moderately thick, solid, nearly smooth. Pule whitish-buff, with somewhat interrupted, irregu- PLEKOCHEILUS-EURYTUS. 81 lar chestnut, longitudinal streaks. Spire moderately lengthened, apex rather obtuse ; suture impressed. Whorls 5, a little convex, the first two shining, corneous white, the last whorl slightly descend- ing, a little longer than the spire, somewhat inflated. Aperture ob- long-ovate ; peristome somewhat thickened, white, the ends joined by a rather thick blue-gray callus ; columellar margin adnate, basal and outer margins dilated, reflexed throughout. Alt. 32, diam. 23 2 mill. (Crosse*). Quito, Ecuador (Paz). B. corydon CR., Journ. de Conchyl., xvii, 1869, p. 185 ; xviii, 1870, p. 104, pi. 6, f. 6. P. PHCEBUS Pfeiffer. Unfigured. Shell imperforate, ovate-fusiform, thin, lightly striatulate, little shining ; pale buff, irregularly painted with streaks and spots of brown. Spire conic, rather acute. Whorls oi, slightly convex, the last not descending, a little longer than the spire, more swollen, very obsoletely angulated in the middle. Columella compressed, lightly arcuate. Aperture little oblique, angulate-elliptical ; peri- stome roseate, margins joined by a brownish callus, the right mar- gin expanded, basal margin subproduced, columellar margin nar- row. Alt. 31, diam. 15 mill.; aperture, alt. 16, width 10 mill. Ecuador (Mus. Cuming). B. phcebus PFR., P. Z. S., 1862, p. 274; Monogr., vi, p. 9. P. TAQUINENSIS Pfeiffer. Uafiyured. Shell subperforate, ovate-oblong, rather solid, longitudinally minutely striated and malleated ; painted with indistinct oblique reddish streaks under a brownish-olive cuticle. Spire convex-conic, rather obtuse ; whorls 4, moderately convex, the last a little longer than the spire, rounded at base. Columella lightly folded. Aper- ture subvertical, acuminate-oval, pearly inside ; peristome somewhat thickened, flesh-colored ; right margin revolute, columellar margin subdilated, horizontally spread and reflexed. Length 40, diam. 18 mill.; aperture with peristome 20 mill, long, width inside 11 mill. Taquina, Sierra Nevada di Sta. Maria, Colombia, 9000 ft. alt. (Mus. Cuming). B. taquinensis PFR., P. Z. S., 1854, p. 290 ; Monogr., iv, p. 380. 6 82 PLEKOCHEILUS-EUKYH .<. Group of P. succinoides. Ovate, imperforate, with large aperture ; surface with creamy oblique or zigzag epidermal stripes. P. cATHCARTijE Reeve. PI. 4, figs. 1,2; pi. 3, fig. 9. Shell ovate, ventricose, spire short ; whorls 5, obliquely very finely striated, last whorl very large. Aperture wide open ; lip somewhat broadly reflected. Whitish or purplish-chestnut, covered with a yellowish-olive epidermis, and a second silken one which is more or less beautifully and variously configured ; interior purple- chestnut, lip pink. (Reeve~). Province of Merida, Colombia (Linden). £. cathcartice RVE., Conch. Icon., pi. 42, fig. 265 (Oct., 1848). I do not know upon what grounds Pfeiffer unites this with B. pintadinnn Orb., for it seems to be an entirely different species ; the figure 26~>c of Reeve's plate, however, offers some approach to pinta- dinus (see pi. 36, figs. 84, 85). P. VICTOR Pfeiffer. PI. 33, figs. 47, 48. Shell imperforate, fusiform-ovate, rather solid, lightly striate, not shining. Painted with bands of yellowish-white, tessellated with reddish, and wider bands of greenish-brown streaked with whitish. Spire conic, the apex rather obtuse. Whorls 5, the upper but little convex, the last whorl three-fifths the shell's length, more convex, at- tenuated at base. Columella lightly arcuate, white. Aperture oblique, oblong-oval, pearly within ; peristome red, thickened, nar- rowly reflexed, the ends connected by a deep violet callus. Alt. 65, diam. 29 ; aperture 40 mill, long, 20 wide. (P/r.). Province Antioquia, Colombia (Schlim). B. victor PFR., P. Z. S., 1853, p. 128 ; Monogr., iv, p. 368 ; Novit. Couch, ii, p. 169, pi. 46, f. 1,2. P. JUCUNDUS Pfeiffer. PI. 34, figs. 54, 55. Shell subrimate, ovate-conic, thin, plicatulate and granulate all over, diaphanous, little shining. Tawny, streaked with darker, painted with alternate chestnut and buff spots at the suture. Spire conic, rather obtuse. Whorls 4^, slightly convex, the last descend- ing, slightly longer than spire, rounded at base. Columella whitish, with a compressed twisted fold. Aperture slightly oblique, oval, flesh-colored within, shining; peristome narrowly expanded, obtuse, pale rose ; columellar margin somewhat dilated above, and appressed. PLEKOCHEILUS-EURYTUS. 83 Alt. 31, diam. 15 mill. ; aperture, alt. 18, width in the middle 9 mill. Province Antioquia, Colombia (Schlim). B.jucundm PFR., P. Z. S., 1854, p. 290; Mouogr., iv, p. 364; Novit. Conch., i, p. 30, pi. 8, f. 8, 9. P. QUADRICOLOR Pfeiffer. PI. 34, figs. 56, 57. Shell imperforate $»cciHea-shaped, thin, striatulate ; buff with close, oblique, chestnut "lightning-streaks" and some wider straw- colored streaks, serrate on front edge, and evanescent below the mid- dle. Spire conic, rather obtuse. Whorls 4, nearly flat, the last a little convex, about two-thirds the entire length. Columella thread- like ; peristome very narrowly expanded throughout, roseate, its ends joined by a very thin callus. Alt. 30?, diam. 14 mill.; aper- ture, alt. 21, diam. 11 mill. (P/V.) Chachopo, Prov. Merida, Colombia (Funck). B. quadricolor PFR., P. Z. S., 1847, p. 229 ; Monogr. ii, p. 18.- PHIL., Abbild. iii, p. 20, pi. 8, f. 4.— REEVE, Conch. Icon., pi. 42, f. 263. Differs from B. veramji in the bold, zig-zag brown streaks. P. VERANYI Pfeiffer. PI. 34, figs. 58, 59, 60, 61, 62. Shell ovate, subperforate, rather solid but thin ; " tawny, with scattered chestnut dots and ornamented with separated buff or white zig-zag streaks," or buff-brownish with indistinct scattered trans- verse brown dots, and longitudinal buff ziz-zag streaks interrupted into a net-work of >-shaped markings. Surface delicately but densely granulose throughout, and with faint, spaced spiral cords. Spire short, conic. Whorls 4^, the last descending in front. Aperture large, ovate ; peristome white, narrowly expanded above, broadly so toward the base ; columella white, narrow and arcuate below, reflexed and folded above. Parietal callus a mere transparent film. Alt. 27, diam. 17 ; alt. of aperture, 17 mill. Alt. 33, diam. 15 ; alt. of aperture, 20 mill. Chachojw, Prov. Merida, Colombia (Funck). B. veranyi PFR., P. Z. S., 1847, p. 230 ; Mouogr. ii, p. 49.— PHIL., Abbild., iii, p. 20, pi. 8, f. 5, 9.— REEVE, Conch. Icon., pi. 42, f. 262. It is more conoidal, less swollen above than P. succinoides, the aperture is smaller, parietal wall light colored. The papery light markings are sometimes nearly absent. 84 PLEKOCHEILUS-EURYTUS. Yar. SCYTODES Pfeiffer. PI. 34, figs. 63, 64. Shell i in perforate, ovate conic, thin, remotely striate, minutely granulate all over, the granules not regularly arranged, hardly shining; brown, with irregularly scattered reddish and larger black- ish spots, and painted with angular, flexuous, longitudinal buff lines, often in pairs or confluent. Spire short, convex-conic, rather ob- tuse. Whorls 4, slightly convex, the last large, four-sevenths the entire alt., deflexed in front, rounded at base. Columella narrow, entering, lightly arcuate. Aperture little oblique, oval, concolored within, shining; peristome simple, thin, reddish, narrowly reflexed throughout. Alt. 35, diara. 17?; aperture, alt. 21, width 12 mill. Andes of Colombia (Cuming coll.). B. scytodes PER., P. Z. S, 1851, p. 25(5 ; Conchyl. Cab., p. 93, pi. 31, f. 17,18; Monogr.iii, 302. I am unable to find characters in this separating it from P. veranyi. P. SUCCINOIDES Petit. PI. 34, figs. 65, 66. Shell succinea-shaped, ovate, imperforate, thin. Yellow, with a, dark chestnut sutural band, and more or less variegated with irregu- lar, creamy oblique stripes ; the parietal wall dark chestnut. Sur- face lusterless, with irregular wrinkles in the direction of the growth- stria?, and densely, rather coarsely granulated throughout, the gran- ules irregular in arrangement. Spire very short. Whorls 3? to 4, the last very large. Aperture very large, about four-fifths the shell's length or some- what less, ovate, flesh-tinted inside and often showing the external stripes ; peristome very narrowly reflexed throughout, white ; colum- ella long, arcuate, white, dilated and adnate above. Alt. 31, diam. 19 ; alt. of aperture, 22 mill. Alt. 49, diam. 26 ; alt. of aperture, 38 mill. Santa Fc de Bogota; Boca del Monte, Plain of Bogota (Bid.) ; Merida, Colombia. B. succinoides PET., Revue Zool., 1X40, p. 75 ; Mag. de Zool., 1841, pi. 31. — PER., Monogr., ii, p. 18. — REEVE, Conch. Icon., pi. 42, f. 264.— DESH. in For. Hist., p. 46, pi. 145, f. 19-21.— MOUSSON, Malak. Bl. xxi, 1873, p. 7. — DOHRN, Jahrb. D. Malak. Ges. ii, 1 .s75, p. SQl.-Bulimua succiiieoicles MART., Die Hel., p. 195,-Succinea bulimoides PER., Symbolic ad Hist. Hel., ii, p. 131. — Bnlimus lati- PLEKOCHEILUS-EURYTUS. 85 labris PFR., P. Z. S., 1855, p. 7 ; Novit. Conch., i, p. 36, pi. 10, f. 1, 2 ; Monogr., iv, p. 364. A remarkable and well-named species, differing from P. veram/l and scytodes in the larger body whorl, black-brown parietal wall, etc. The specimens before me support Dohrn's statement that B. latilabris (pi. 34, figs. 67, 68) is a synonym. P. CALLIOSTOMA Dohrn. PI. 34, figs. 69, 70. Shell Succinea-like, imperforate, thin, pellucid ; corneous-yellow, painted with irregular streaks and spots of whitish, and banded with brown at the suture. Spire conic, rather acute; suture distinct. Whorls 4, rapidly enlarging, the upper striated, the last whorl stri- ated and densely granulated, very large, the base dilated, rounded, deeply descending in front. Aperture ample, acuminate-oval ; peri- stome thin, violaceous-rose, expanded and reflexed throughout, the margins joined by a wide, thin, brown-violet callus ; columellar margin arcuately ascending. Columella open as far as apex (seen from below). Length 29, diam. 15 mill. ; aperture, length 22, width 14 mill. (Dohrn). Province Antioquia, U. S. of Colombia. Bulimus (Eurytus) calliostoma DOHRN, Jahrb. D. M. Ges., ix, 1882, p. 103, pi. 3, f. 1,2. Nearest allied to B. succinoides from the same region, but distin- guished by the red lip. All other species of this group have the spire higher and mouth smaller. (D.). Group of P. castaneus. Ovate, rather obese, the peristome narrowly expanded. P. CASTANEUS Pfeiffer. PI. 35, fig. 73. Shell narrowly perforate, ovate, solid ; unicolored chestnut. Sur- face showing distinct growth-wrinkles cut by numerous more spaced, shallow and rather wide spiral sulci, on the upper part of body-whorl, cutting the wrinkles into narrow spiral girdles of long, vertical gran- ules ; on the middle and lower part of body-whorl not granulate, obscurely latticed and malleated by oblique short impressions. Spire small, conic ; whorls 4J, the first planorboid with sunken tip, white above, the next most minutely and densely granular; last whorl rapidly enlarging. Aperture large, ovate, brown inside ; peristome narrow, brown, the outer lip not thickened, hardly noticeably expanded ; columella 86 PLEKOCHEILUS-EURYTUS. narrowly reflexed, gently coin-arc, but little wider above, without noticeable fold, and together with the moderately strong parietal cal- lus, broivn throughout. Alt. 66, diam. 45 ; aperture, alt. 44, width 30 mill. U. S. of Colombia, Vegas of the River Quenden (Pfr.) ; near Fresno and Santa Ana (Bid.) ; Upper Magdalena Valley, common (Dohrn). B. castaneus PFR., P. Z. S., 1845, p. 68 ; Monogr., ii, p. 52. — Rve., C. Icon., pi. 32, f. 197.— BLAND, in C. B. Ad. Contrib. to Conch., No. 11, p. 229.— DOHRN, Jahrb. D. M. Ges.,ii, 1875, p. 301.— MOUSSON, Malak. Bl., xxi, p. 4.— DESK, in Fer., Hist., p. 53, pi. 130, f. 1, 2. Well distinguished from other species of this group by the non- granulate surface. P. ELAEODES Pfeiffer. PI. 35, figs. 71, 72. Shell imperforate, ovate, rather thin, rugose-striate, transversely submalleated, diaphanous, shining; chestnut-olivaceous. Spire conoidal, the apex obtuse. Whorls 4, slightly convex, the last about four-sevenths the total length, descending in front, rather rounded beneath. Columella entering, somewhat twisted, roseate ; aperture subvertical, oval, pearly within ; peristome roseate, some- what thickened, narrowly reflexed, the ends joined by a callus spreading over the umbilical region. Alt. 36, diam. 18 mill. ; aper- ture measured inside, alt. 19, width 11 mill. (Pfr.). Andes of Columbia (Cuming coll.); Lower Magdalena Valley (Wallis). B.elaeodes PFR., P. Z. S., 1851, p. 256; Monogr., iii, p. 305; Conchylien Cabinet, p. 87, pi. 30, f. 23, 24.— MOUSSON, Malak. BL, xvi, 1869, p. 173. Distinguished, says Mousson, by its very strong, irregular spiral grooving. Upper whorls lighter and showing zig-zag streaks. P. .TIMENEZI Hidalgo. PI. 35, figs. 69, 70. Shell subimperforate, ovate-acuminate, thin, subpellucid, not shining. Surface striatulate and under a lens very minutely granu- lated ; whitish, more or less copiously besprinkled with small spots and dots of chestnut, sparse or confluent, and partly obliquely elon- gated, covered with an olivaceous cuticle. Spire short, conic, the apex rather acute and chestnut-brown; suture simple; whorls 5, rather flattened, rapidly enlarging, the last large, ventricose, ob- PLEKOCHEILUS-EURYTUS. 87 liquely descending. Coluraella oblique, narrow, twisting inward, its spiral ascent to the apex being visible from below ; aperture am- ple, ovate-acuminate, shining and pale blue tinted within, about five- sevenths the shell's length. Peristome simple, narrowly expanded, hardly reflexed, fleshy-brown ; the margins joined by a very thin callus; right margin strongly arched, columellar margin narrow, subreflexed. Alt. 75, diam. 47 mill. (Hid.*). San Jose, Ecuador (Isern). Bulimus gibbonius HID., Joum. de Conchyl., xviii, 1870, p. 54; Moluseos del Viaje al Pacifico, pi. 5, f. 2, 3. — B. jimenezi HID., t. c. p. 93. Distinguished readily from B. gibbonius, coloratits, ampullaroides, etc., by the narrow columella, the spiral trend of which to the apex may be seen from the base. P. TRICOLOR Pfeiffer. PI. 35, figs. 74, 75. Shell subperforate, ovate, thin, striate and minutely granulate; olive-brown, with oblique, interrupted lighting stripes of deep chest- nut. Spire ventricose-conic, the apex red and rather acute; suture denticulate-marginate. Whorls 4, the upper 2 rather flat, the last ventricose, very obliquely descending at the latter part, attenuated at base. Columella simple, arcuate; aperture small, slightly longer than spire ; oblong-oval ; peristome reddish-fleshy, somewhat thick- ened, slightly expanded, the columellar margin dilated and reflexed above. Alt. 42, diam. 21 mill. ; aperture 22 mill, long, 13 wide. Gualea, Ecuador (Bourcier). B. tricolor PFR., P. Z. S., 1852, p. 154; Monogr., iii, p. 325; Conchyl. Cab., p. 95, pi. 32, f. 17, 18. The following is evidently a variety of this, as Hidalgo himself suspected. Var. SEMIPICTUS Hidalgo. Pi. 5, figs. 24, 25 ; pi. 8, fig. 41. Shell subimperforate, ovate, thin, subpellucid, but little shining, rather smooth. Whitish, the earlier whorls with narrow oblique " lightning " stripes, the last with sparse dots of the same color, van- ishing toward the aperture; covered with an olivaceous cuticle. Spire conic, apex rather obtuse, purple-brown ; suture simple, some- times slightly creuulated. Whorls 4, subplanate, rapidly increasing, the earlier 2 seen to be minutely wrinkled under a lens, the last 88 PLEKOCHEILUS-EURYTUS. somewhat inflated on the back, flattened toward the aperture, deeply descending in front, subdilated beneath. Columella narrow, oblique, twisted inward, visible inside from the base as far as the apex. Aperture ovate-acute, subdilated below, three-fifths the length of the shell, within concolored ; peristome simple, sometimes somewhat thickened, narrowly expanso-reflexed throughout, purple-brown; the terminations joined by a very thin callus ; right margin well arched, columella slightly dilated above, adnate. Alt. 38, diam. 23 mill. Baeza, Ecuador (Martinez). B. semipicttis HID., Journ. de Conch., xvii, 1869, p. 188; xviii, 1870, pi. 6, f. 7 ; Moll. Viaje al Pacif, p. 95, pi. 6, f. 8, 9. In the majority of its characters, according to Hidalgo, this form is like B. tricolor Pfr., but it differs in the more obtuse spire, larger aperture, diverse direction of the columella, fewer color-lines and lack of granulation on the last whorl, though with a high power lens granulation is visible on the second whorl. P. ARIST.EUS Crosse. PI. 4, fig. 4. Shell nearly covered rimate, irregularly ventricose-oval, longitu- dinally wrinkle-striate ; olive-chestnut, with sparse zig-zag streaks and spots of blackish-brown, nearly disappearing on the last whorl. Spire rather short, the apex obtuse ; suture well marked. Whorls 4|, somewhat convex, the nepiouic H smooth and polished, violet- purple; penultimate whorl strongly convex ; last whorl deeply ob- liquely descending, carried forward, large, inflated, much longer than the spire. Columella perceptibly receding, white within ; aperture oval, sub- piriform, moderately large, soiled white within ; peristome pale chestnut whitish, somewhat thickened, narrowly reflexed, the mar- gins somewhat converging, joined by a very thin callus; columellar margin flat, slightly dilated. Alt. 48, diam. 27 mill.; aperture (with peristome) alt. 27, width 18 mill. (Crosse). Quito, Ecuador (Paz.). B. aristceus CROSSE, Journ. de Conch., xvii, 1869, p. 185; 1870, p. 105, pi. 6, f. 5. Group of P. taylnrianus. Ovate, imperforate, the lip and columella narrow, not expanded; suture abruptly descending in front, the whorl flattened there. PLEKOCHEILUS-EURYTUS. 89 a. Surface spirally striated. b. Light, with brown dots and spots, spire rather long, piperitus. bb. Dark chestnut, solid, spire short, swp&r&triaius. «a. Surface irregularly granulate. b. Yellowish with brown dots, pseudopiperatus. bb. Chestnut-brown, markings indistinct, taylorianus. P. PIPERITUS Sowerby. PI. 36, fig. 77. Shell imperforate, ovate-acuminate, thin but rather solid ; color a light broivn tint, irregularly and finely speckled and spotted u-ith chestnut throughout. Surface lusterless, smoothish, under a lens showing close, irregular groivth-ivrinkles cut by numerous more spaced spirals. Spire regularly conic. Whorls 5, the last rather com- pressed above, sack-like below, suddenly dejiexed and flattened behind posterior angle of aperture. Aperture ovate, bluish and with some spots within ; peristome white, a trifle thickened, not noticeably expanded ; columella concave, narrow, slightly widening at insertion where it is reflexed and adnate ; parietal callus thin and transpar- ent. Alt. 44, diam. 25; aperture, alt. 24 mill. Huallaga, Peru. Bulinus piperitus Sows., Conch. Illustr., f. 93. — Bulimus piperi- tus REEVE, Couch. Syst., ii, pi. 174, f. 93; Conch. Icon., pi. 16, f. 96. — PFR., Monogr., ii, p. 17. P. PSEUDOPIPERATUS Moricand. PI. 35, fig. 76. Shell ovate, imperforate, solid, inflated ; covered with a yellowish epidermis, with scattered brown dots. Spire rather short, acumin- ate; suture impressed. Whorls 5 to 5-1, rapidly enlarging, convex, the last large, deeply descending, f the length of shell, rugose-gran- ulate and irregularly striated. Aperture ample, oblong-oval ; lip simple, not reflexed, white ; columella reflexed, straight, calloused ; inside shining, with a pearly sheen. (J/br/c.). Alt. 60, diam. 30 mill. Moyobamba, Peru. B. pseudopiperatus MORIC., Rev. et Mag. de Zool. (2) x, 1858, p. 451, pi. 14, f. 2 (Oct., 1858).— PFR., Monogr., vi, p. 88. Moricand's figure measures alt. 60, diam. 31 mill., differing con- siderably from the dimensions in his text, which are, alt. 40, diam. 30 mill., probably by typographical error. 90 PLEKOCHEILUS-EURYTUS. This Bulimus, of a soiled grayish-white, spotted and dotted with small brown spots, resembles B.piperatus Sow., but is larger, much thicker, and the last whorl is proportionally more lengthened and swollen. Moreover the structure is very different, for there are only longitudinal stria?, not cut transversely by finer ones ; the granula- tion is coarser. The columellar margin is noticeably reflexed, applied to the whorl, and united to the right margin by a more or less thick layer of white enamel. The interior is bluish nacreous. (./I/one.). P. TAYLORIANUS Reeve. PI. 36, figs. 78, 79. Shell imperforate, ovate-conic, rather thin, irregularly striated and minutely granulated throughout; luster J ess ; chestnut-brown, with scattered dots of darker, and on the spire some zig-zag blackish lines. Spire slender, conic, apex rather acute ; whorls 4 j-5, those of spire nearly flat ; suture impressed, becoming deep and slightly crenulated around last whorl, which is wrinkled below it. Last whorl large, swollen, very abruptly and deeply descending in front. Aperture ovate, fleshy-brown and glossy within ; peristome simple, obtuse, flesh-colored ; columella very narrow, gently arcuate, flesh- colored, slightly dilated and appressed above ; parietal callus thin, fleshy, not projecting or spreading outward beyond the level of the lip.' Alt. 53. diam. 30; aperture, alt. 32 mill, (specimen). Alt. 66, diam. 30; aperture, alt. 39 mill. (Pfr.). Around Quito, Ecuador ; Chimborazo (Bourcier) ; Los Puentes, prov. Pinchincha (Cousin). B. taylorianus RVE., Conch. Icon., pi. 81, f. 602. — PFR., Monogr., iii, p. 381 ; Conchyl. Cab., p. 95, pi. 32, f. 1, 2. — Eurytus taylorioides MILLER, Malak. Bl. xxv, p. 180; and (u. F.) i, pi. 7, f. 1, (var. minor). The sparsely scattered dark markings are not conspicuous on account of the darkness of the ground-color ; and there is sometimes, perhaps always, a peppering of minute golden points on the body- whorl. The spire is quite slender for so inflated a body-whorl, and the abrupt descent of the last whorl in front is very characteristic. I can see no reason for the existence of Miller's taylorioides, founded on Pfeiffer's figures. PLEKOCHEILUS-EURYTUS. 91 P. SUPERSTRIATUS Sowerby. PI. 36, fig. 80. Shell im perforate, ovate-conic, rather solid, shining, longitudinally rugate, spirally striate ; chestnut, obscurely flammulate and maculate with blackish-brown. Spire conic, apex rather acute; whorls 5, slightly convex, crenulated at the suture, the last exceeding the spire, sculptured with numerous incised spiral striae, disappearing toward the base. Aperture oval, bluish-purple inside ; peristorae scarcely thickened, buff. Alt. 54, diam. 29 mill. (Sowb.^. Yquitos, Peru. B. superstriatus Sows., P. Z. S., 1889, p. 578, pi. 56, f. 9. Resembling B. taylorianus Reeve, but spirally sculptured, thus pre- senting a character quite unusual in the genus, and unknown among the species of this group. Var. PRODEFLEXUS Pilsbry. PI. 36, fig. 81. Shell imperforate, ovate-conic, solid. Yellowish-chestnut, sprink- led with golden dots and maculre, showing a few longitudinal dark streaks and scattered spots ; the earlier whorls purplish-brown. Sur- face with growth Avrinkles, irregularly cut into narrow vertical granules by more distant spiral incised lines, subobsolete below. Spire stout, conical ; apex obtuse. Whorls 4?, gently convex, the last transversely dilated, compressed around the upper part, deeply deflexed in front, slightly gibbous around columella. Aperture over half the shell's length, somewhat oblique, purplish inside, ovate-angular; peristome blunt, not expanded, its edge yellowish, broadly bordered inside with blue-white; columellar mar- gin abruptly arcuate below, straightened above, oblique, passing into parietal wall without an angle ; parietal callus narrow, extending low on columella. Alt. 52, diam. 30 mill. ; alt. of aperture 28 mill. Balsas, valley of Mar anon R., Peru (H. W. Webb). Resembles Sowerby 's B. superstriatus (which I know from his de- scription and figure only) in sculpture, but differs from his figure in the stouter spire, and very different form of the columella. P. AUREONITENS Miller. PI. 38, fig. 5. Shell imperforate, ovate-conic, compressed, rather thin, smooth, most minutely, closely granulated, partly (especially anteriorly on penultimate whorl) spirally lineate; slightly golden-shining, rufous* diaphanous ; ornamented with oblique darker streaks on penultimate 92 PLEKOCHEILUS-EURYTUS. whorl, and scattered darker spots on the last whorl. Spire conic, the apex obtuse. Whorls 4i, rather flat, at the slightly impressed suture distinctly striate or costulate; first whorl granulate, the fol- lowing striate or decussated, the last whorl nearly smooth, three- h'fths the alt. of shell, inflated in front, suddenly and arcuately deeply descending. Columella twisted, passing arcuately into peristome. Aperture oblique, oval, the peristome simple, above a little reflexed, the col- umellar margin narrowly reflexed and adnate, brown-flesh color; terminations joined by a thin, shining, white-edged callus. Alt. 53, diarn. 25 mill.; aperture, alt. 32, width 21 mill. (Miller). Pilaton Valley, Ecuador (P. Boetzkes). Eurytus aureonitens MILLER, Malak. Bl., xxv, p. 181 ; and (n. F.) i, pi. 6, f. 2. This species is evidently allied to the two preceding, but differs in the smooth body-whorl. Miller says: The vertical distribution of this species seems to be restricted. It lives on leaves and is rather plentiful. The columella is so strongly curved that it coils around a central hole, through which one can see to the apex. Group of P. floccosm. Lengthened, imperforate, the peristome narrow. P. FLOCCOSUS Spix. PI. 37, figs. 86, 87, 88. Shell imperforate, much elongated, rather thin, but solid, hardly shining. Dull purplish-brown, with scattered spots (and usually some streaks) of dark purple-chestnut, each edged on the left by a transverse, shadow-like buff patch; the spire clear light brown. Sur- face closely and coarsely plicate-striate, and minutely, very densely, ir- regularly granulate, the granulation disappearing on spire ; nepionic whorls with a thimble-like punctulation. Spire conic, apex ob- liquely obtuse, the tip white. Whorls 5, feebly convex, the last de- scending and flattened in front. Aperture long-ovate, within purple-fleshy or purple-brown, macu- lated with darker and cream ; peristome simple above, gently ex- panded toward the base ; columella simple and very narrow below, dilated and appressed above ; parietal callus a mere transparent varnish. Alt. <>2, diam. 25 mill. ; aperture, alt. 38 mill. Napo, Ecuador (Martenez) ; Hanks of the Amazon (Spix). PLEKOCHEILUS-EURYTUS. 93 AchatinafloccosaSpix, Test. Bras, pl.9, f. 3, 4. — Bulimnsfioccosns WAGNER, t. c., p. 10 (1827). — DESH., in Lara. An. s. Vert., viii, p. 241.— PFR., Monogr., iii, p. 302, iv, p. 363.— HIDALGO, Mol. Vi:ij<> al Pacif., p. 127, pi. 7, f. 1-4. More strongly striate than its allies. Hidalgo unites I!, /ilnffidi- nus Orb. to floccosus, considering it the adult form. The specimens before me are apparently adult, and are of the form shown in figs. 86, 88. P. PINTADINUS d'Orbigny. PI. 36, figs. 84, 85. * Shell oblong, ventricose, thin, substriate, brownish-violaceous, or- namented with reddish-brown and whitish spots. Spire conic, apex acuminate, obtuse. Whorls 5, the last oblique, large. Aperture oval, brown-violaceous; columella thick; lip somewhat thick, sub- reflexed. Length 60, diam. 30 mill. (Orb.~). Humid and luxuriant forest country of the Yxracures, at the foot of the eastern cordillera of Bolivia (Orb). Helix pentadina ORB., Mag. de Zool, 1835, Cl.V, No. 61, p. 8 ; Voy. dans 1'Amer. Merid., pi. 29, f. 11, 12 ; Bulimus pintadinus ORB., t. c., p. 296.— PFR., Monogr., ii, p. 17 ; iii, 314 ; iv, p. 377 ; vi, p. 22. Described from one dead specimen, deposited in the collection of the Museum of Natural History of Paris. The colors are somewhat faded, but it seems to be of a bi'own-violet tint, darker on the last whorl, which is ornamented with a few small transverse spots of dark brown violet, each with a transverse white spot on its left side, so that the dark spots seem like the shadows of the light ones. It is shorter and more ventricose than B. floccosns, and, judging from Orbigny's figures, there seems to be an umbilical chink behind the columellar lip. P. ONCA d'Orbigny. PI. 37, figs. 89, 90, 91. Shell imperforate, elongated, rather thin, striatulate, diaphanous; tawny, with irregularly scattered chestnut spots. Spire conic, the apex obtuse. Whorls 5, the last hardly longer than spire. Colu- mella scarcely folded, obliquely receding, roseate. Aperture ob- long-oval, flesh-colored inside; peristome narrowly expanded, its ends joined by a thin rosy callus. Alt. 58, diam. 22 mill.; aperture 31 mill, long, 13 wide. (P/V.). Tatulima, northeastern part of eastern cordillera of J><>/ iii, i \\\ deep humid ravines (Orb.). 94 PLEKOCnEILUS-EURYTUS. Helix onca ORB., Mag. de Zool., 1835, p. 8 ; Voy. dans 1'Araer. Merid., pi. 30, f. 1, 2.— P>. onca ORB., t. c., p. 295.— REEVE, Conch. Syst., ii, pi. 173, f. 3 ; Conch. Icon., pi. 18, f. 108.— PFR., Monogr., ii, p. 17. — Bnlinus onca Sows., Conch. Illustr., f. 80. — Placostylus oncti BECK, Index, p. 58. — Bulimus onza ALB., DieHel., (2) p. 195. Not deeply striate as B. floccosus is, but resembling that species in form. P. LYNCICULUS Deville & Hupe. PL 36, figs. 82, 83. Shell imperforate, ovate-oblong, thin, subpellucid, but little shin- ing, obsoletely subdecussated. Whitish-rose, irregularly marked with longitudinal dots and lines of chestnut, covered with a thin tawny cuticle. Spire conoid, the apex somewhat obtuse, roseate ; suture simple. Whorls 5-V, slightly convex, rather rapidly increas- ing, the last somewhat ventricose, subdeflexed in front. Columella roseate, oblique, narrow, and twisted, its spiral turns visible inside to the apex from the base. Aperture oval, acuminate above, within colored like the outside, rose-tinted, three-fifths the shell's length ; peristome simple, rose-tinted, slightly expanso-reflexed, the mar- gins joined by a very thin callus; right margin regularly arcu- ate, columellar margin a little dilated, adnate. Alt. 50, diam. 25 mill. (Hidalgo). Mission of Sarayacu, on the river Ucayali, Peru (Castelnau) ; Napo, Ecuador (Martinez). B. li/nciculus DEVILLE & HUPE, Revue Zoologique, 1850, p. 640, pi. 15, f. 1. — HUPE, Anim. nouv. ou rares rec. pendant 1'Exped. dans les parties centr. de 1'Amer. du Sud., sous la direction du Comte F. de Castelnau, Moll., p. 40, pi. 5, f. 3, 3a.— HIDALGO, Mol. Viaje al Pacif., p. 94.— PFR., Monogr., iii, p. 381 ; iv, p. 449 ; vi, p. 88 ; viii, p. 34. Compared by Hupe with B. onca, a longer, thinner shell, and Ii. taylorianns, from which the simple suture and coloring separate it. Hidalgo says that the longitudinal lines are more irregular in lynci- culns, some long, some short, and others interrupted, formed of chestnut dots, which, over the rest of the surface, are sparsely scat- tered. P. SKMPERI Dohrn. PI. 37, figs. 92, 93, 94. Shell rim ate, acuminate-oblong, obliquely regularly plicate-striate, thin, semi-pellucid ; reddish-corneous, sparsely dotted and flamed with brown. Spire somewhat acute, conic. Whorls 5?, slightly AURIS. 95 convex, rapidly enlarging, the last elongated, deeply descending in front, rounded at base. Aperture oblique, oval, concolored within ; peristome white, somewhat thickened, narrowly expanded and re- flexed, the margins joined by a whitish callus; columellar margin dilated, half-covering the umbilical chink. (D.) Alt. 43, diam. 18; aperture, alt. 11, width 13 mill. Alt. 37, diam. 17 ; aperture, alt. 10, width 12i mill. Sonson, prov. Antioquia, U. S. of Colombia (Wallis). Bulimus semperi DOHRN, Jahrb., D. M. Ges., ix, 1882, p. 103, pi. 3, f. 3-5. Described from two specimens in O. temper's collection. It stands rather isolated among the Colombian Eurytus species, and resembles most B. floccosus Spix, in general figure ; but it differs widely from all allied species in the unusually small aperture. Genus AURIS Spix, 1827. (== Pachyotus -j- Pelecychilus -f- Goniostomus -f- Anthinus of au- thors). Auris SPIX, Testacea Fluviatilia Brasiliensia, p. 13, (for A. melastoma == Bulimus melanostomus Auctt.) ; also, p. 17, for A. sig- nata ; and lower legend on pi. 12. — GRAY, List of the Genera of Recent Mollusca, their Synonyma and Types, in P. Z. S., 1847, p. 175 (type Bui. melanostomus). Not Auris Klein, Tent. Meth. Ostr., 175S,=Haliotis (pre-Linmean). Pachyotus (in part) BECK, Index Molluscorum, p. 56 (for alope- cotis = aurisvulpina, bilabiatm, melanostomus, rhodospira == ilhecola, iostomiC). — GRAY, List of Genera, etc., P. Z. S., 1847, p. 175 (type Vol. aurisvulpina). — HERRMANNSEN, Ind. Gen. Malac., ii, p. 187 (type B. melanostomus Swains.). — ALB., Die Hel., p. 148. — ALBERS- MARTENS, Die Hel., 1860, p. 190 (type B. melanostomus Swains.). Not "Pachyota Agas. in Charp., Cat. Moll. Suiss., 1837," so quoted in Nomencl. Zool., Moll., p. 64, but not to be found in Charpen tier's Catalogue. Otostomus BECK (in part) Index Moll., p. 55 (for signatus, myotis = aurismuris, lateralis and lagotis = aurisleporis, navicula).— GRAY, List of Genera of Rec. Moll., their Syn. and Types, P. Z. S., 1847, p. 174 (type .1. xijnata). — HERRMANNSEN, Ind. (Jen. Malac., ii, 1847-1849, pp. 179, 180 (type B. signatus~). Not Otostomus ALB., Die Hel., 1850, p. 152; ALB.-MART., Die Hel., 1860, p. 210 (type aurisleporis^). 90 AURIS. Gonyosiomus BECK (in part), Index Moll., p. 53, for gonyostoma (Fer.) Sowb., concolor Bk., centiquadrus Val., multicolor (Rang) King. — GRAY, List, etc., P. Z. S., 1847, p. 174 (type gonyostoma). Stenostoma SPIX (in part), Test. Bras., 1827, not of Latr., 1810, nor of Wagl., 1826. Anthinus ALB., Die Hel., 1850, p. 149; ALB.-MART., p. 189, type 7>. multicolor. Pelecychilus Gldg., ALB.- MART., Die Hel., p. 188, not Pleko- cheilus Guilding, 1828, see this volume, pp. 62, 64. For anatomy see SEMPER, Reisen in Arch. Phil., Landmoll., pp. 151, 155 (bilabiatus, egregius, distortns*). BINNEY, Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci., iii, p. 114 (glaber, multicolor, egregius). Shell ovate, oblong, or fusiform, Bulirnoid or Auricula-shaped, solid, of opaque, earthy texture and usually light color; rimate, perforate or umbilicate; always sculptured. Aperture about half the length of the shell, varying from ovate to ear-shaped and con- torted, often notched' or angular at base ; outer lip reflexed, evenly arcuate or sinuous, often with a flange along its inner edge ; colum- ella with a strong or weak entering fold. Nepionic shell very small. Mantle-edge with a long left body-lobe, or a small right and divided left lobe. Kidney short. Genital system without accessory organs, the spermatheca duct long, flagellum wanting (? or rarely present). Jaw plaited, the plaits few or many, and either almost completely soldered together and appearing merely striate, or less united and as in Plekocheilus. Dentition as in Plekocheilus, and showing the same variation. Type A. melastomus (Swains.) Spix. Ground snails, as far as known, ranging from Venezuela and Trinidad to southeastern Brazil, nearly all characterized by con- spicuously earthy texture and peculiar modification of the aperture. The genus is most nearly allied to Plekocheilus, the two groups being separated upon shell characters alone, the anatomy, so far as present information goes, affording no diagnostic differences. The conchological divergence, however, is so great between the two groups, that a union of them would seem a radical and uncalled-for measure; while their separation as distinct genera is obviously an aid to clear conceptions of the mutual relationships of the species involved. Al'RIS. '.'7 Most of the forms herein referred to the genus Yuri's have formed part of the heterogeneous "genus" Bulimus of authors. 1 have already shown the nucleus of that genus (j$trophocheihi8+ £orua - Dryptus -f Thaumostus Pils. nee auctt.) to belong to the family HELICID^E; while the genera Plekocheilus and Auris are now for the first time sundered from " Bulinnis," and transferred to their true family position in the BULIMULID^:. Regarding the content" of the genus Auris, we must not overlook the fact that although the component snbgenera have never hitherto been united in one com- prehensive group, yet even by Beck and Albers they are not far separated in the series ; while von Martens, whose genius for per- ceiving natural groups in Pulmonata we are so often compelled to admire, arranges the subgenera of Auris in uninterrupted order. The name Auris rests upon a basis precisely similar to that of of Strophocheilns (p. 4). It was proposed by Spix for two species, A. melastoma and A. signata, which are placed by Wagner under "Bulimus" melanostomus and "Auricula" signata. Spix's nomen- clature appears also on the plate illustrating these species. No more readily understood indication of the nature of Auris could be given ; for good illustrations are held to define as well as the more formal but frequently quite insufficient diagnosis. The later and better- known name Pachyotus becomes a synonym of Auris; a fate we deplore the less because the course taken by Gray in naming H. miris- vulpina as type of Pachyotus, complicates the question of its use for the South American group. Moreover, Gonyostomus and Otvxtomus both precede Pachyotus in Beck's work, and the former of these names would necessarily take precedence for the present genus were it not for the prior and valid claim of Auris. I have not seen specimens of A. spectrum or dillwyniana. The former of them seems to be merely a variety of A. miclas. Of the other species I have seen a good many specimens of all but A.perdix Pfr. and A. hauxwelli Crosse, of these but few have been examined- The species are illustrated on plates 38-44. Key to Snbgenera of Auris. I. Whorls of spire folded or plicate below sutures; form ovate. AURIS, p. 98. II. Whorls of spire not plicate. a. Surface wrinkled, striate, or with long diamond-granulation. b. Aperture two-thirds the alt., basin-shaped, lip with a 7 AURF8. wide concave flange, OTOSTOMUS, p. 107. Ib. Aperture oblong or sinuous, shorter, lips not concave or basin-shaped, EUDOLICHOTIS, p. 108. mi. Surface finely granulated spirally; lip narrow, not sinuous or calloused, GONYOSTOMUS, p. 121. Subgenus AURIS Spix (s. str.). (=Auris plus Pachyotus, Bulimus of authors). Shell umbilicate or rimate, ovate, rather stout, the whorls of the spire distinctly plicate or folded below the sutures, last whorl with or without oblique folds. Aperture ovate, the lip broadly reflexed, often bearing a callous flange. Columella with an oblique fold. Whorls 4 2 to 5-L Type A. melastoma Swains. Distribution, Province of Bahia, Brazil. The typical group of Auris consists of rather large ovate species with a series of folds below the' sutures, a structure not existing in the other subgenera. Aside from this, there is much in common with Eudolichotis and Otostomus, especially the flange within the outer lip, the tendency to form a basal notch or sinus, and the general coloration. Nearly every species of this subgenus occurs under two forms, usually identical in shape, but remarkably distinct in coloring of the mouth parts, and so far as my material shows, there are no in- termediate examples. It is not improbable that this is purely a case of dimorphism, and the forms have no truly varietal status; but as the question has not before been adequately discussed, and observa- tions bearing upon it by naturalists who have seen the species in their native forests are lacking, I have considered the interests of science best served by formal recognition of the several divergent forms, leaving open the question of their status, as one which I have no means of deciding. Compare, in this connection, Dohrn's re- marks in Jahrbiicher d. D. Malak.Gesellsch., x, pp. 348, 349 (1883). A study of well-preserved specimens of " Eu/liim*" aurisvulpina of St. Helena, convinces me that Fischer was entirely right in removing that species from the Pdvhi/otu* group. Its conchological features forbid any association of the St. Helena species with South American Bulimi. AURIS. 99 Key to species and varieties of Auris. I. Parietal wall and lip bearing an erect callous flange, a. Body-whorl with high, long oblique ridges separated by concave intervals, b. Peristome white and yellow ; columella white, bilabiata. bb. Peristome black and yellow ; colymella black, v. melanostoma. aa. Ribs on body-whorl shorter, subobsolete ; form more obese. b. Peristome and columella light, egregia. bb, Peristome and columella black, v. nigrilubris. II. No flange on parietal wall ; outer lip flattened or convex, a. Lip, columella and interior of mouth very dark ; a basal notch ; dark spots between ribs on spire, b. Groundcolor white; flange within outer lip long; a tooth at base of columella melastoma. bb. Ground color fleshy ; flange short, basal ; no tooth on columella v. brachyplax. aa. Interior of aperture and the lip white or partly white, b. Columella rather straight ; intervals between ribs on spire white or gray ; surface not distinctly and evenly granulate. c. A notch at base of columella ; columella and lip white, golden-brown toward outer edge, chrysostoma. cc. No notch ; columella and flange on lip black, v. sivainsoni. ccc. No notch ; columella and lip white ; sculp- ture peculiar, bernardii. bb. Columella twisted ; intervals between ribs on spire dark ; surface very distinctly, evenly granulate, illheocola. A. BILABIATA Broderip & Sowerby. PI. 39, figs. 10, 11, 12, 13. Shell perforate, ovate-conic, solid, opaque and calcareous. AVhite or pink, generally showing two dark clouds behind the lip, and often irregularly spotted with brown on the body- whorl. Sculptured with prominent obliquely descending ridges, generally seven to nine on last whorl, and not extending to suture above, more or less obso- 100 AUR1S. lete on the base, which is defined by a blunt keel ; earlier whorls with strong but short subsutural ribs ; the latter 2 whorls with a fine secondary sculpture of closely netted longitudinal wrinkles. Apex white, somewhat obtuse, with a terminal comma-shaped pit. Whorls 5. Aperture vertical, about half the shell's length, contracted, ear- shaped, white or white and brown within; lip broadly reflexed, sin- uous, white or ochraceous-brown ; the inner edge of lip and colu- mella produced fonvard beyond the reflexion in a callous flange which is continued upon the parietal wall to the upper angle of aperture, and surrounds the cavity except for a sinus at the upper curve of the outer lip. Columella ivhite, with a strong oblique fold ; parietal wall white, ivith a yellow or ocJiraceons outer border. Alt. 48, diam. 29-31 mill. Brazil, at Bahia (Castelnau) and Ilheos (Moricand). Bulinus bilabiatus BROD. & SOWB., Zool. Journ., v, p. 49, suppl. pi. 40, f. 1, 2 (1829). — Bulimus bilabiatus DESK, in Lam., An. s. Vert., viii, p. 261, (1838) ; and in Fer.,Hist., ii, p. 65, pi. 152, f. 6- 8.— PFR., Conchyl. Cab., p. 35, pi. 5, f. 10, 11 ; Monogr., ii, p. 91 ; iii, p. 371 (excl. var.); iv, p. 439 ; vi, p. 76. — REEVE, Conch. Icon., pi. 33, f. 201. — HUPE in Anim. Nouv. ou rares rec. pendant 1'Ex- ped. dans 1'Amer. du Sud, sous la direction du Compte F. de Castel- nau, Moll., p. 58, pi. 6, f. 1, la. — Helix maximiliana FER. in coll., and of MORICAND, Mem. de la Soc. de Phys. et d'Hist. Nat. de Geneve, vii, 1836, p. 431, ?pl. 2, f. 20, scalariform monstrosity (ex- clusive of var. minor~). — Partula maximiliana POT. & MICH., Gale- rie des Moll. Mus. de Douai, i, p. 198, pi. 20, f. 5, 6 (1838).— Pachy- otus bilabiatus BECK, Index, p. 56. One of the most remarkable Bulimoid snails, peculiar in the strong oblique ridges separated by concave intervals, and the erect callous flange around the aperture. The sculpture is far stronger than in the following species. Two forms occur, indistinguishable as to shape, but apparently different in color at all stages of growth. Whether these are real subspecies, or merely two phases of a single dimorphic stock, we have no certain means of determining at present. The differences are not due to age, the young shells also sharing them. A. bilabiate typical. PI. 39, figs. 10, 11. Flange around the mouth and across parietal wall yellow, ochra- ceous or white; outer edge of parietal wall yellow; columella and parietal wall within the ffange white. AURIS. 101 A. bilv\\g.=Adceon flammeus Gmel. Differs conspicuously from A. swainsoni, bernardii and illheocola in the dark lip and aperture. The flange within the outer lip is generally more conspicuous and prolonged upward further than in swainsoni, but there is great variation in this character. Moricand and Reeve have included swainsoni and illheocola as varieties of mel- anostoma. Typical A. melastoma Swains. PI. 39, fig. 17. Ground-color of shell white or whitish ; outer lip purplish, with a brown or yellow border ; flange long, extending to upper curve of the outer lip; a denticle at foot of columella. Var. brachyplax Pils. PL 39, fig. 18. Ground-color of shell flesh-colored or brownish ; flange much shorter, basal ; no denticle at foot of columella ; subsutural folds obso- lete on body- whorl. Size smaller. Alt. 44, diam. 28 mill. As in the case of A. bilabiata, I cannot decide on the merits of the above varietal form, but merely place the facts on record. A. CHRYSOSTOMA Moricand. PL 38, figs. 6, 7. Shell perforate, ovate-conic, solid and cretaceous; whitish with irregular or interrupted longitudinal brown stripes, a pale zone below the periphery, the spire pale fleshy without black spots between the subsutural folds. Surface superficially granular, more distinctly so 104 AURIS. on base, the whorls of spire strongly plicate below the sutures, folds wanting1 or reduced to ripples on body-whorl, which is faintly keeled at the subperipheral light band. Whorls 5-5-} ; suture margined. Aperture vertical, white within (or black toward peristome) ; a more or less obvious rounded notch or sinus at junction of colum- ella with basal lip ; outer lip broadly reflexed and recurved, white with a golden brown outer border its inner edge bearing a slight in- ward-projecting rim or flange, which may be either black or white ; outer margin of the basal lip usually produced downward in a lobe. Parietal wall white within, with a wide black outer band, the colum- ella heavy, slightly convex, white (or in specimens with black flange within outer lip, the columella and entire parietal wall are black). Alt. 60, diam. 38 mill. Alt. 53, diam. 33 mill. Environs of Bahia, Brazil (Moricand). Helix (Cochlogena) rhodospira var. chrysostoma MORIC., Mem. Soc. Phys. et Hist. Nat. de Geneve, vii, 1836, p. 428.—Bulimus swainsoniPFR., Zeitsch. f. Malak., 1845, p. 156; Conchy]. Cab., p. 193, pi. 56, f. 9; Monogr. ii, p. 92 ; iii, 371 ; iv, 439 ; vi,77.— DESH. Fer., Hist., p. H6, pi. 152, f. 1, 2. — B. melanostoma var. REEVE, C. Icon., pi. 33, f. 203a. — Balimus melanostomus var. SOWB., Conch. Illust., f. 88. — Bui. melanostomus #<-. 64, pi. 152, f. 15-18.— GRATELOUP, Actes Soc. Linn. Bord.,xi, p. 422, pi. 2, f. 13.— PFR., Conchyl. Cab., p. 145, pi. 18, f. 108 AURIS-EUDOLICHOTIS. 14, 1 •") ; Monogr., ii, p. 90 ; iii, 376 ; iv, 445 ; vi, 80. — REEVE, Conch. Icon., pi. •')•"), f. 200. — Otostomus aignatus BECK, Index, p. 55. A peculiarly isolated species, having somewhat the hunch-backed shape of some Auriculas. Its nearest allies are the forms included in the following subgenus. The apical whorls, when unworn, show an excessively minute and superficial grated sculpture, as in J)i->iu>(.Kii3. The anatomy is unknown. The form having longitudinal bands was called vittata by Spix, but it seems to be merely an extreme pattern formed by the interrup- tion of the irregular spiral bands of ordinary specimens. Subgenus EUDOLICHOTIS Pilsbry, 1896. Pelecycliilus Guildiug, ALBERS- MARTENS in Die Heliceen, 1860, p. 188 (exclusive of last species). Not Plekocheilus Guilding. Shell fusiform or long-ovate, umbilicate ; striped or variegated with brown on a light ground. Whorls 4$-5z, slightly convex, the last either pinched at base and behind the lip or rounded. Aperture about half the length of the shell, ear shaped, the outer lip reflexed, sinuous, usually thickened within ; columella with an oblique fold, often very strong. Surface sir late or diamond-granulate, never with spirally arranged granules, some whorls of spire rib-striate. Type A. distorta Brug. Distribution, Venezuela, Trinidad and some adjacent islands ; Para, Brazil. Living on trees. The shells of this group have much in common with the Auri* species, .4. (Eudolichotis) sinuata having the basal notch as in Auris melastoma, and ^4. (Eudolichotis') midas recalling Auris illheocola. Eudolichotis is also allied to Gonyostomus, but differs markedly in the style of sculpture and the sinuous or calloused peristome. The species are all excessively mutable, the range of individual variation almost connecting some species which are typically very unlike. In many cases strong variations occur indiscriminately among individuals from one locality, and are not correlated with geographic range ; thus the specimens of .4. sinuata or A. euryomphulus which I have figured are all from the same place. In A. distorta and A. glabra an attempt has been made to diagnose racial forms ; but series of specimens with geographic data which would ordinarily be held sufficient for satisfactory specific work, are in Emlolichotis comparatively inconclusive. The results recorded be- AURIS-EUDOLICHOTIS. 109 low are based upon a study of a large number of shells of nearly all the species ; but no very large portion of the area probably inhab- ited by these species is covered by my series, nor by the specimens studied by other authors. It is hardly necessary to state that the " key " here presented merely gives suggestions as to the identity of any given specimen. No key can be made which will open to us the labyrinth of varia- tions— more tortuous than King Minos' Cretan maze — which sur- rounds the " specific types " of this company. Key to species of Eudolichotis. I. Outer lip sinuous, contracted or straightened in the middle, a. Aperture long and narrow, produced at base. b. Lip narrow, not calloused ; brown with white zigzag hydrophanous lines ; papillose, hauxivelli, p. 120. bb. Lip wider, calloused ; no hydrophanous markings ; not papillose ; base of shell pinched, distorta (p. 109), aurissciuri, p. 112. act. Aperture shorter and wider, hardly produced below, ijlabra (p. 113), lacerta, p. 115. II. Outer lip arcuate, not contracted in the middle. a. Base decidedly pinched ; lip thickened within toward the base, where there is a notch. b. Large, solid, finely rugose ; striped and speckled, xitinata, p. 116. bb. Small, thinner, smoothisb ; zigzag-streaked, enryompluda, p. 116. aa. Base not distinctly pinched ; outer lip not distinctly cal- loused, with no basal notch, perdix (p. 118), dilhci/ii!8 (1895). — SEMPER, Reisen in Archipel der Philippine!!, Land-moll., iii, p. 153. — Bulimulus s. g. Orthotominm, FISCHER & CROSSE, Miss. Sci. Mex. Moll., i, p. 473 (1875). Shell varying from ovate-conic to oblong, columnar or lanceolate ; umbilieate or imperforate ; aperture with the lip thin, generally not expanded ; columella expanded, rather straight, sometimes with a caJlous fold within. Apical whorls either smooth, vertically costu- late or wrinkled, or with the wrinkles interrupted and broken into granules ; never sculptured with spiral and vertical raised strice form- ing a minute grating. Radula substantially as in the normal, terrestrial Helicid;i . Jaw composed of rather few plates with vertical, narrowly free lateral edges not sufficiently converging to form a triangular area of shorter plates in the middle. Genitalia without accessory organs or appendages. Type Bulimulus e.rili* (Gmelin). DISTRIBUTION : Warm temperate and tropical America, from Argentina and Chili north to Arkansas and Tennessee. No spe- cies of Bulimulus occur in the Eastern Hemisphere, although sev- eral genera, such as the Australian Liparn*, and Placostylus, a group of the Melanesian tract, are closely allied to American genera. The species of Bulimulus live by preference on the ground or on low herbage or shrubs. Hibernation or sestivation usually takes place in the soil, but they sometimes activate on bushes during dry weather. Bu/imn/us is here used in the sense in which it has been under- stood by von Martens in his several references to the genus since 1873. This is a narrower meaning than the ordinary usage, and practically equivalent to Orthotoiniinn of Crosse and Fischer. It is closely allied to DRYMJRUS (=0tostomus Martens, not of Beck as restricted by Gray and Herrmannseu), but differs in the Helicid character of the teeth, and to a less extent in the fewer, wider, less converging ribs of the jaw. The shells differ in the system of sculp- ture of the apical whorls, which in Drijma>us show a very fine grat- ing formed by the intersection at right angles of vertical and spiral 126 BULIMULUS. stritc, iu the vast majority of species; but in a few there are spirals, without distinct grated pattern. No BULIMULUS /ia* this type of apical sculpture. It is, therefore, possible to ascertain the generic position of any specimen in which the apex is unworn, from the shell alone, if a lens of high power be used in the examination. The exceptions to this statement being extremely few in number, so far as my obser- vations extend. On the other hand, it is frequently impossible to decide with certainty the position of species which one may know only by descriptions and figures, since these do not, in most cases, afford the requisite information upon the minute sculpture of the apices. In the grouping of such forms in this work, the general features of the shell have served as a guide, but it must be expected that further examination of specimens will result in a certain num- ber of transpositions and exchanges of species between the genera Bnlimulu* and Drymceas. Bulimnlm differs from Plekocheilus and Auris mainly in the simpler shell, without the modifications of lip and columella char- acteristic of those genera. CLASSIFICATION. Bulimulus has been subdivided into a large number of subordinate groups, based upon the contour and texture of the shell. The subgenera so formed are in many cases neither consistent geographic groups, nor are the characters of shell-contour upon which they are grounded, correlated with anatomical distinct- ions. It is here proposed to abandon the divisions founded upon these characters, and to substitute a classification based primarily upon the sculpture of the nep ionic or apical ichorls. This feature is in most species readily observable in adult specimens with a lens of ordinary power; and the examination of extensive series shows it to be remarkably and to an unexpected degree constant throughout large groups of species. The groups indicated by the several types of embryo sculpture are confirmed by the anatomical characters, so far as these are yet known, and they are in every case which has come under my observation, consistent geographically. In course of the development in this volume and the one to follow, of the system outlined below, it will be observed that in many cases a series of species " parallel " in contour, texture and general aspect recurs in each of the main divisions of the genus. Thus the groups Perona'tix (Chili, Peru), Plcuropyryii* (Galapagos) and Plicolidiuui, (Lower California) are very similar in their narrow, long contour, BULIMULUS. 127 and were formerly brought together ; but a study of the apical whorls shows that each of these groups is a special " parallel " modi- fication of different Bulimulus stocks of ordinary form inhabiting each of these regions, and it becomes clear that they are totally indepen- dent and unrelated groups, with an origin and past history different in each case. Again, an adequate study of specimens will, in my opinion, convince conchologists that the similarity in appearance between Chili-Peruvian and northern Mexican forms of the B. pro- tens, erythrostomus, schiedeanns and montezuma groups, is not evi- dence of close relationship but merely of similar environments. It is unnecessary in this place to multiply instances of such parallelism in the Bulimi. Primary divisions of JBulimulus. I. Apical whorls smooth, not wrinkled, costate or granular. Spe- cies of Ecuador, Peru, Chill, Bolivia and Argentina. II. Apical whorls irregularly wrinkled subvertically, or with the wrinkles wavy, dislocated or variously broken into granules. Species of Tropical America, West Indies and Galapagos Is. III. Apical whorls with regular, straight vertical riblet*. Species of northern Mexico, Lower California and the southern United States. The jir4 of these groups consists of the single subgenus BOSTRYX, including several "sections " of little systematic worth. The second contains several subgenera (see Nautilus ix, 114, and the next volume of this work). The third forms the subgenus ORTHOTOMIUM, with two " sections," Sonorina (n. n. for Leptobyrsus) and Plicolumna. I. Subgenus BOSTRYX Troschel, 1847. =Bostryx Trosch. -f- Peroineus Alb. -f- Ataxus Alb. -f- Pyrgti* Alb. -f- Scutalus Alb. (larger part), + Temesa Ads. Shell varying from obese (or Helicoid) to slender and columnar or subulate ; umbilicate or imperforate, more or less opaque and cal- careous, sometimes corneous-streaked. Apical whorls smooth and glossy, without sculpture of any kind. Aperture ovate or angular, 128 BUL1MULUS-BOSTRYX. the outer lip unexpanded or expanded, colurnellar lip dilated above. Distribution of typical form?, Chili, Peru, adjacent part of Bolivia and Ecuador, the Andean highland and the Pacific slope ; a group of thin-shelled specie*, part of them doubtfully referable to this genus, extends eastward across Bolivia and Argentina. Boxtri/.i; in the enlarged sense herein proposed, forms a compact, readily recognized subgeneric group, well distinguished by the smooth and frequently rather teat-like apex, more or less calcareous texture, and unexpanded or but little expanded lip. It is an equally compact group geographically, being confined to the elevated Andean region of Peru, Bolivia and Chili and its western slope to the Pacific, with some species in Argentina. To the north and northeast other and distinct groups of JBulimulidce completely re- place Bo-ftry.r. Although the variation of contour is greater within this subgenus than in any olher group of Bulimulidce, the series of species is really not markedly discontinuous, as intermediate forms still existing largely bridge the spaces between the several extremes of divergence. The subdivisions used below are, therefore, t/roiijt* of but xJiyht xyde- matic value, and might well be dispensed with were it not that it seems convenient to divide a subgenus so numerous in species. Key to sections of Eostryx. I. Shell wider than high, with depressed spire and broad, conic umbilicus Platybostryx, p. 129. II. Shell higher than wide, the spire elevated. a. Umbilicus large and tubular, Ata.nts, p. 130. aa. Umbilicus small or imperforate. b. Dextral ; sutures very deep ; last whorl free from preceding, or only in contact for a short distance at aperture ; whorls somewhat angular, Boxtrip; p. 133. bb. Sinistral ; slender and elongated, Tcmexa,p. 134. bbb. Dextral ; whorls not angular, nor with a tendency to become free. c. Column-shaped, narrow ; whorls 15-20, Geoceras, p. 136. cc. Whorls 11 or fewer. BULIMULUS-BOSTRYX-PLATYBOSTRYX. 129 d. Shell narrow, Melania-shaped, regu- larly tapering; subimperforate ; colu- mella subtruncate, Geopyryu*, p. 135. '/'/. Shell narrow and elongated, convexly tapering, perforate, Peroim'tix, p. 138. ddd. Shell with obese body-whorl, unibili- cate or perforate, Ll-^oncme, p. Section 1. PLATYBOSTRYX Pilsbry, 1896. • Wider than high, with broad, crater-shaped umbilicus ; the top flattened with mamillar apex, the last whorl acutely keeled at periphery and base. B. EREMOTHAUMA Pilsbry, n. n. PI. 44, figs. 83, 84, 85, 86. Shell wider than high, with a broad crater-shaped iunh!/irn.«, acutely carinated periphery and bate, low spire, and descending last whorl. White, or with flesh-colored suffusion in places ; solid but thin, calcareous. Surface lusterless, rudely wrinkle-striate above, the wrinkles cut and festooned by a group of spiral incised striae ; the lower surface vertically, irregularly plicate, and often with some short transverse wrinkles. Spire low-convex, the apex mainill«i\ projecting, smooth. Whorls 4-1, rapidly widening, the latter two concave above ; last whorl with very acute, pinched peripheral and basal keels; its latter third or half deeply descending. Aperture white or brownish inside, subtriangular, oblique, angular above, and acutely so at positions of outer and basal keels ; peri- stome continuous, in contact with preceding whorl at its upper angle only ; upper margin simple, outer slightly expanded, columella mar- gin arcuate and expanded. Alt- 10, diam. 14 mill. (type). Alt. 11, diam. 12 mill. (Hidalgo). Cachinal de la Costa (Phil.) ; Paposo (Phil., Paz.), Desert of Atacama, Chili, under stones and among the roots of plants. Helix reent*)'! PHIL., Anales de la Univ. de Santiago, 1855, p. 213; Malak. Bl.,1856, p.52, 152; Reisedurch die Wiiste Atacama, 1860, p. 182, pi. 7, f. 8.— PFR., Monogr., iv, p. 182.— HIDALGO, Moluscos del Viaje al Pacifico, p. 22, pi. 1, f. 4-5. — Not Jiu/!iin<« reentd Phil., 1851. Hidalgo records a form measuring, alt. 9, greater diam. 15, lesser 13 mill. ; spire flat, last whorl less descending, umbilicus wider, peristome more adnate. 9 130 BULIMULUS-BOSTRYX-ATAXUS. This species is so excessively peculiar that comparisons with other forms would be superfluous. The specific name given by Philippi is preoccupied for another species belonging to Lissoacme, a closely allied section of this genus. This duplication arose from the refer- ence of the present form to the genus Helix. Section 2. ATAXUS Albers, 1850. Ataxus ALB., Die Hel., p. 164 (only species B. umbilicaris Soul.). Shell elongated, ovate-conic or subfusiform, with numerous (7-9) rather flattened whorls ; umbilicus very large, deep and well-like, with subperpendicular walls ; aperture small. Type B. umbilicaris Soul. Distribution, northern Chili and Andean plateau of Peru. Key to species of Ataxus. a. Shell smooth or nearly so, conic ; umbilicus extremely large, umbilicaris. aa. Shell striated, fusiform ; umbilicus smaller. b. Aperture over one-third the alt. of shell, infundibulum. bb. Aperture less than one-third the alt. of shell, umbilicatellus, aaa. Surface of shell ribbed. b. Surface costulate, tubulatus. bb. Surface distantly ribbed, like a Scalaria, scalaricosta. B. UMBILICARIS Souleyet. PI. 44, figs. 87, 88. Shell with ample, well-like umbilicus, long-conic; thin but rather solid ; opaque, white or flesh-tinted ; smooth except for slight growth-lines usually indistinctly crimped in spiral order, shining. Spire attenuated above, the earlier whorls smooth, corneous, mamil- lar. Whorls 7, slightly convex, regularly widening, tfte last not de- flexed, narrowed toward the base, forming a narrowly rounded ridge around the very large umbilicus, which penetrates well-like to the apex. Aperture small, oblique, narrowly oblong ; peristome white, sub- continuous, in contact with the body-whorl only for an extremely short distance above ; outer and basal lips narrowly expanded, col- umellar lip straighter, dilated. Alt. 15, diam. 7 mill. ; alt. of aperture 6'6 mill. Alt. 14'3, diam. 6 mill.; alt. of aperture 5 mill. Alt. 12'7, diam. 7 mill. ; alt. of aperture 5 mill. Cobija, northern Chili. BULIMULUS-BOSTRYX-ATAXUS. 131 Bulimus umbilicaris SOUL., Rev. Zool., 1842, p. 102 ; Voy. Bonite, Zool., ii, p. 513, pi. 29, f. 12-15.— PHIL., Abbild. u. Beschreib., ii, p. 11, pi. 3, f. 7.— REEVE, C. Icon., pi. 66, f. 460.— DESK, in Fer., Hist., p. 74, pi. 145, f. 7-9.— PFR., Conchyl. Cab., p. 84, pi. 30, f. 21, 22 ; Monogr., ii, p. 97 ; vi, 80. — B. infundibuliformis JAY, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. New York, iv, p. 169, pi.' 10, f. 7 (1848). Tbe very large, well-like umbilicus, is the most striking feature of this well known species. * B. INFUNDIBULUM Pfeiffer. PI. 44, figs. 89, 90, 91, 92. Shell umbilicated, ovate-conic, somewhat fusiform ; closely striated, opaque ; white (either uniform, or streaked with tawny, or one- banded with ashen). Spire convex-conic, the apex attenuated, rose- ate, rather acute ; suture linear. Whorls 9, nearly flat, the last about three-sevenths the length of shell, attenuated at base, com- pressed around the broad, penetrating, funnel-shaped umbilicus. Aperture subvertical, narrow, oblong ; peristome simple, the mar- gins approaching above; right margin narrowly expanded, col- umellar margin rather dilated. Alt. 18, diarn. 7 mill. ; aperture 8 mill, long, 3 wide. (Pfr.). Huanta and Pacra, Prov. of Ayacttcho, Peru. Bulimus infundibulnm PFR., P. Z. S., 1851, p. 255; Conchyl. Cab., p. 85, pi. 30, f. 19. 20 ; Monogr., iii, p. 375 (1853).— MORELET, Ser. Conch., iii, p. 204, pi. 11, f. 6. This curious species, allied to B. umbilicaris of Bolivia, inhabits the elevated country between the vallies of Abancay and Ayacucho, occurring on grass in stony places. The specimens collected at Huanta are generally 18 mill, long, corresponding to Pfeiffer's de- scription. Those from Pucra, a colder locality, attain the size of 23 by 5? mill. The form streaked with tawny also occurs at this place. (Morelef). Var. umbilicatcllus Pilsbry. PI. 44, figs. 93, 94. Allied to B. infundibulum, but form slenderer, umbilicus decidedly narrower, and aperture shorter. White, becoming bluish on the spire, several of the earlier whorls deep purple-brown. Surface sculptured ivith rather close, distinct strict, which become more sep- arated and irregular on the last whorl, and are absent on the first two. Whorls 8i, rather convex, the last compressed at base, angular around the narrowly funnel-shaped umbilicus. 132 BULIMULUS-BOSTRYX-ATAXUS. Aperture somcivhat less than one-third the length of shell, light brown within, twice as high as wide, narrow, and angular at both ends; peristome sharp and simple, the outer lip unexpanded, col- uraellar lip long, slightly dilated above. Alt. 17j, diara. 6 mill. Peru. B. TUBULATUS Morelet. PI. 44, figs. 95, 96. Shell umbilicated, conoid-turrited, solid, arcuately and distantly costnlate, scarcely shining, white. Whorls 9, slightly convex, the last slightly over one-third the length of shell, much compressed at base, angnlated around the wide, perspective umbilicus. Aperture narrow, oblong, biangular, pale tawny within ; margins simple, approaching aud joined by a callus, the upper straight, col- umellar narrowly spreading. Alt. 19, diam. 6 mill. (I/or.). Valley of Andahuaylas, Peru, on grassy slopes (Angrand). Bulimus tubulatus MOREL., Journ. de Conch., viii, 1860, p. 375.— PFR., Monogr., iv, p. 121. — B. tnbulatus MOREL., Ser. Conch., iii, p. 204, pi. 11, f. 4. This shell looks like B. infundibulum, but is at once distinguished by the sculpture. Instead of being smooth like umbilicaris, or densely covered with stride as in infundibulum, it is ornamented with little projecting, regular, spaced ribs, with no stride in the intervals. The amplitude of the umbilicus and shortening of the aperture separate it moreover from the second of these species, with which its relationship is more intimate. The shell is solid, whitish, with- out luster, the earlier whorls corneous and transparent. (Morel.*). B. SCALARICOSTA Morelet. PI. 44, figs. 97, 98. Shell umbilicated, fusiform-turrited, rather solid, strongly and dis- tantly ribbed; lusterless, dull white. Spire turriculated, pale corneous toward the apex. Whorls 9, nearly flat, lightly coarctate in the middle, the last whorl nearly a third the total length, com- pressed at base, with a crenulated angle around the wide and deep umbilicus. Aperture narrow, oblong, pale tawny inside ; peristome continu- ous, simple, the upper margin unexpanded, columellar margin slightly spreading. Alt. 15, diam. 5 mill. (Morel."). Plateau of Andamarca, Prov. Cuzco, Pent (Angrand). Bidiiims scalaricosta MOREL., Journ. de Conch., viii, 1860, p. 375 ; Ser. Conch., iii, p. 205, pi. 11, f. 8.— PFR., Monogr., vi, p. 139. BULIMULUS-BOSTRYX. 133 This shell belongs to the same group as the preceding, but differs in certain particulars. The most noticeable is the ornamentation of the surface, which consists of elevated distant, curved ribs, like those of a Scala. These ribs begin on the third whorl, the summit being smooth and corneous. Very pronounced at the beginning, the ribs enlarge and become wider spaced with the increase of the shell, are continued into the umbilical cavity and persist to the extreme limit of the shell. The intercostal spaces have lower, finer riblets. An- other differential character is the form of the aperture. Not only is the cavity narrower than in other species of this group, but the margins are united above, as though the peristome were continuous. The outer lip is narrow ; it surpasses the columellar margin, the dilation of which is very weak, sometimes almost absent. Umbilicus strictly analogous to that of tubulatus and infundibulum. The whorls of the spire also have a peculiarity ; the earlier are rounded, but little by little the convexity diminishes, and toward the middle a contraction becomes quite noticeable. This causes a sort of indis- tinct bulging below the sutures, which gives the spire a turriculate appearance. {Morel.}. Section 3. Bostryx Troschel (s. str.), 1847. Bostryx TROSCH., Zeitschr. f. Mai, 1847, p. 49 (April, 1847), type and sole species B. sohitus. Shell turrited, higher than wide, rugose, the last whorl or two either free, not in contact, or separated by very deep sutures. Aperture small, squarish-oval, subvertical ; umbilicus inconspicuous. Type B. solutus Troschel. B. SOLUTUS Troschel. PI. 44, figs. 99, 1, 2. Shell turrited, rather thin, rugose ; ashen, usually two-girdled with chestnut. Spire turrited, the apex rather obtuse. Whorls 6, the upper four regularly in contact, the latter two completely free, not in contact, the right side above and the base keeled, the keel bordered by an impressed line on each side. Aperture subvertical, oblong-tetragonal (or quadrangular), the angles of left side rounded ; peristome simple, straight, continuous. Alt. 12, diam. 5? mill.; aperture, alt. 4, width 3 mill. (P/V.). Peru (Dr. v. Tschudi). Bulimns (Bostryx} solutus TROSCH., Zeitschr. f. Mai., 1847, p. 49 ; Archiv fur Naturg., 1849, i, p. 233, pi. 4, f. 5 (dentition) ; and 1852, 134 BULIMULUS-BOSTRYX-TEMESA. i, p. 195, pi. 5, f. 6 (shell). — PFR., Monogr., ii, p. 161 ; iii, 403 ; iv, 462 ; vi, 101.— B. solutus REEVE, Conch. Icon., pi. 75, f. 540. About twenty specimens collected, all of the same form. The young shells with four whorls resemble an obese Bulimus with nar- row umbilicus; subsequent whorls become free and two-keeled. With the exception of the first smooth whorls, the shell is roughened by rather coarse and irregular longitudinal wrinkles. B. HOLOSTOMA Pfeiffer. PI. 44, fig. 3. Shell small, rimate-umbilieate, very narrowly cylindric*tapering, rather thin ; fleshy-ashen. Surface lusterless, sculptured with very coarse unequal and irregular fold-like ribs. Spire slowly tapering, the apex very obtuse, upper 1? whorls rounded, glossy, corneous and smooth ; following whorl weakly plicate, becoming somewhat shouldered ; the remaining whorls more or less flattened at periphery, subanyular above and below ; the sutures very deeply constrict in (/. Aperture small, contained about 4? times in length of shell, squarish-oval ; perixtome continuous, very shortly free, slightly thick- ened at position of contact with preceding whorl, and with the col- umellar margin a trifle expanded. Alt. 8, diam. 2-8 mill. (Specimen). Alt. 9, diam. 21 mill. (Pfr.). Cobija, Cltili (Paz). Bulimus holodoma PFR., P. Z. S., 1846, p. 28 ; Monogr., ii, p. 161. — REEVE, Conch. Icon., pi. 69, f. 490. — HIDALGO, Journ. de Conch., 1870, p. 56. This form differs from B. xcalaricosta and tubulates in the restric- tion of the umbilicus to a narrow perforation, and in the very deep sutures. This last character, with the blunt angulation of the whorls, allies it to B. solutus. Section 4. Temesa H. & A. Adams, 1855. Temesa ADS., Genera Recent Moll., ii, p. 175, for austmlis Forbes, clausilioides ~Rve.,J'i- pressed columellar lip ; outer lip not expanded. Type B. tiirritii* Brod. B. TURRITUS Broderip. PI. 45, fig. 5. Shell turrited, Melania-shaped, solid, opaque and calcareous ;. whitish, often pinkish above, with four *j>!ni/ <• Inbuilt land*, one bordering the suture, two peripheral and one basal, the latter con- cealed on the spire; apex purplish. Surface shining, smooth, growth-lines rather faint. Spire regularly tapering, the apex ob- tuse. Whorls 9-10, weakly convex, very regularly and slowly widening, the last convex. Umbilicus a mere chink. 136 BULIMULUS-BOSTRYX-GEOCERAS. Aperture small, oblique, irregularly oval, the outer lip regularly arcuate, simple; columellar lip /vf/r.ivW, l^ltfl* near TnijiUo, Pern (Cuming). Bitlliin* fnrr!f n* BROD., P. Z. S., 1832, p. 106. — SOWB., Conch. Illustr., f. 31. — Bitlimu* tnn-lt.ii* DESK., in Lam. An. s. Vert., viii, p. 275. — REEVE, Conch. Icon., pi. 20, f. 124. — PER., Monogr., ii, p. 178 ; vi, p. 118. The closely reflexed and appressed columellar margin leaving but a narrow chink-like perforation, and the regularly tapering spire are characteristic. In young shells the columellar reflexion is shorter. The bands are often more or less interrupted into spots ; the basal band is wider; and there is occasionally a short fifth band immediately at the base. Some specimens are larger than above indicated, alt. 26, diam. 7J mill. The only known locality for this species lies considerably north of the range of other slender Bostryx forms. Section 6. Geoceras Pilsbry, 1896. Shell cylindrical or column-shaped, long (the diam. less than one- fifth the alt. in known species), imperforate or nearly so, with many (16-19) narrow whorls, the base of the last defined by an angle or keel. Aperture small, the outer lip unexpanded, columellar lip somewhat dilated, appressed. Type B. colnmeHarl* Reeve. A group of the Peruvian Andes, somewhat resembling Holospira in the narrow and numerous whorls. B. COLUMELLARIS Reeve. PI. 45, fig. 6. Shell imperforate, ci/f!n•!<•ie//i*i>iitn»tri>ti* corneous or corneous-brown rugged, irregular streaks, as wide as the white streaks or wider; smooth, but slightly puckered under the sutures. Last whorl compressed below, subangular around the small umbilical per- foration. External coloration visible within the aperture, which is contained 03 times in altitude of shell, and is rather more expanded than in B. atacamensis ; peristome thin, ro;y narrotvly expanded; columellar margin dilated and subreflexed. Alt. 15, diam. 4*8 mill. (Specimens). Alt. 16J-17, diam. 4f mill. (Pfr.). Cobija, Chili (Paz; Coll. A. N. S. P.). Bulimus lactifluus PFR., P. Z. S.. 1856, p. 330; Monogr., iv, p. 407 ; Novit. Couch., p. 425, pi. 96, f. 13, 14.— HIDALGO, Journ. de Conchyl., 1870, p. 56. Some specimens are albino with orange-black apical whorls; in others the apex is either dark or corneous. The species is very near to B. atacamensis, but smaller, more variegated than is usual in that form, and with the outer lip a trifle expanded. These differences, however, may be merely varietal. Pfeifter's specimens were a little larger than those before me, and had 10 to 11 whorls. B. ATACAMENSIS Pfeiffer. PL 45, figs. 17, 18, 19, 20. Shell rimate-perforate, long, tapering, the last two whorls of about equal diameter ; rather thin ; opaque-white, with irregular brown or corneous stripes, sometimes the white predominating ; apical whorls corneous or dark. Surface slightly shining, smooth, faintly or not puckered below the sutures. Whorls 10-11, a little convex, the last compressed below, subangular around the small umbilical excava- tion. Aperture narrow-ovate, contained about 3? times in length, but slightly oblique; peristome thin, acute, the outer lip not expanded, columellar lip dilated above; parietal callus very slight. Alt. 19, diam. 5£ mill.: alt. aperture 5'2 mill. (Specimen). Alt. 19, diam. 5£ mill.; alt. aperture 5t mill. (Pfr.). Paposo, Atacama Desert, Chili (Philippi). But! »> it* atacamensis PFR., Malak. BL, iii, 1856, p. 207 ; Monogr., iv, p. 486.— HIDALGO, Journ. de Conch., 1870, p. 57; 1875, p. 128, pi. 7, f. 5. — Bit/linn* /oiiyitrio CROSSE, Journ. Conch., 1869, p. 184. BULIMULUS-BOSTRYX-PERON.EUS. 141 The aperture is narrower than in B. pupiformis, and the outer lip is acute and not expanded. Hidalgo thinks that Reeve's figure 85 represents this species and not the true pupiformis. B. NANUS Reeve. PI. 45, fig. 22. Shell rather elongated, umhilicated. Whorls 8, convex, very finely striated, strice slightly plicated beneath the sutures. Columella vertical ; aperture small ; lip simple. Pale ash color, obscurely marked here and there with light brown streaks, apex brown. Alt. 10 mill (Reeve). Chili. Bnlimu* iianus REEVE, Conch. Icon., pi. 79, fig. 585 (Sept., 1849). — ? PER., Monogr., iii, p. 344. PfeifFer's description must be consulted with hesitation, for it was probably based upon another species. B. nanus is not known to me by specimens. It seems very closely allied to B. lactifluns and atacamensis. B. LEUCOSTICTUS Philippi. PI. 45, figs. 23, 24. Shell subumbilicate, fusiform-turrited, thin, rather smooth ; brownish, maculate and guttate with milky in scattered pattern. Whorls 8-9, moderately convex, the last one-fourth the length. Aperture oblong-ovate, little oblique ; peristome simple, thin, sub- reflexed ; columellar margin broadly expanded ; margins approach- ing, joined by a delicate parietal callus. (Phil.). Alt. 61, diarn. 2 lines; aperture, alt. 2} lines. (Phil.). Alt. 14*, diam. 4£ mill.; aperture, alt. 4} mill. (Pfr.). Paposo, desert of Atacama, Chili (Phil.). Bulimus leucostictus PHIL., Malak. Bl., 1856, p. 53; Reise durch die Wiiste Atacama, p. 184. — PER., Mouogr., iv, p. 411; Novit. Conch., iii, p. 413, pi. 94, f. 17, 18.— HIDALGO, Journ. de Conch., 1870, p. 56. This species shows sometimes a whitish, sometimes an almost rose- red color. It differs from B. lichenum in the smaller size, thinner shell and different coloration ; the peristome is more strongly ex- panded, especially toward the columella, and the ends approach more. It differs from B. terebralis in being umbilicated, less slender, and with more approaching ends of the peristome. (Phil.). Pfeiffer describes it as " striatulate, pale corneous, variegated with dots and little lines of opaque white." 142 BULIMULUS-BOSTRYX-PERON.EUS. B. SCABIOSUS Sowerby. PI. 45, fig. 21. Shell rimate-perforate, oblong-acuminate, closely and distinctly striate, rather solid ; variegated corneous and white, the apex black- ish. Whorls 8, rather flat, the last one-third the length of shell. Columella obliquely receding. Aperture oblong-oval, the peristome simple, unexpanded, columellar margin broadly dilated. Alt. 16, diam. 4£ mill.; aperture, alt. 5z mill. (Pfr.*), Cobija, Chili, under stones (Cuming, Orb.). Bulinus scabiosus SOWB., P. Z. S., 1833, p. 74 ; Conch. Illustr., f. 24. — Bulimus scabiosus ORB., Voy. dans 1'Amer. Merid., p. 263 ; POT. & MICH., Galerie, i, p. 154, pi. 15, f. 7, 8. — REEVE, Conch. Icon., pi. 14, f. 84. — PER., Monogr., ii, p. 210; vi, p. 139; Conchyl. Cab., p. 232, pi. 62, f. 34-36. B. TEREBRALIS Pfeiffer. PI. 45, fig. 30. Shell rimate perforate, with the large umbilical area defined by an angle; subulate; whitish, becoming bluish-brown above. Surface lusterless, irregularly wrinkle-striate, the strife somewhat cut into granules by spiral impressed lines which are generally more prom- inent above. Spire tapering from the last whorl to the blunt, smooth, brownish-corneous apex. Whorls about 10j, nearly flat, the last cylindrical, obliquely truncated below by a blunt but project- ing angle, oner which the riblets do not pass, and which defines the umbilical tract. Aperture one-fourth the altitude, oblique, ovate, white inside. Outer lip acute, expanded and thickened within ; columellar lip dilated above, vaulting over the minute perforation. Alt. 19-5, diam. 5'2 mill. Alt. 20-3, diam. 4-2 mill. Coquimbo, Chili, under stones and on plants by the shore (Bridges). Bui hit it* terebralis PFR., P. Z. S., 1842, p. 187 ; Symbols, ii, p. 51 ; Monogr., ii, p. 114; 5v, p. 55. — HUPE in Gay, Hist. Chile, viii, p. 115, pi. 3, f. 9.— REEVE, Conch. Icon., pi. 14, f. 79. Varies somewhat in width, but not much in other characters. The sculpture and the basal keel are characteristic. It is allied to the smoother and stouter B. piipi/ormis, but the basal carina also suggests relationship with the group of B. columellaris. B. BISCULPTUS Pfeiffer. PI. 45, figs. 25, 26. Shell subperforate, obloug-turrited, rather solid ; lightly plicate- striate above, smooth below the middle ; slightly shining ; white, BULIMULUS-BOSTRYX-PERON^EUS. 143 Irregularly ornamented with longitudinal reddish lines, interrupted into dots, sometimes in pairs. Spire turrited, the apex a little acute, pale. Whorls 8J, convex, the last not attaining one-third the entire altitude, and somewhat attenuated at base. Aperture slightly oblique, auriform-oval, white within ; peristome simple, not expanded, acute ; columellar margin very much dilated above, reflexed, almost closing the perforation. Columella somewhat twisted. Alt. 18, diam. 6 mill. ; aperture 6 mill, long, 3 wide. Province of Huancayo, Peru. B. bisculptus PFR., Malak. BL, xvi, 1869, p. 89 ; Novit. Conch., iii, p. 492, pi. 106, f. 7, 8 ; Monogr., viii, p. 156. Similar to B. emaciatus Morel., but differing in the regularly turrited spire and form of the aperture. It differs from B. elatus Phil, in the more convex, shorter whorls, nearly closed perforation, etc. (P/V.). B. EMACIATUS Morelet. PI. 45, figs. 27, 28. Shell subimperfomte, turrited-subulate ; rather solid, obsoletely ribbed-striate ; opaque, hardly shining, white. Suture impressed. Spire lengthened, the apex pale corneous. Whorls 10, convex, the last not reaching one-fourth the total length of shell. Aperture oblique, oblong-oval, attenuated at base, brownish-yellow inside ; peristome simple, not expanded, the columella margin nar- rowly dilated and appressed. Alt. 22, diam. 5£ mill. A variety is striated longitudinally with reddish. Interior vallies and plateaux in the Sierra, from Ayacucho to Cuzco, Peru (Angrand). Bulimus emaciatus MOREL., Ser. Couch., iii, p. 201, pi. 11, f. 10 (1863).— PFR., Monogr., vi, p. 119. This species, belonging to the group of B. lic/inium, hamiltoni, rhodacme, etc., is a very much elongated shell, solid, white, moder- ately shining, with rare traces of punctation. The two or three earlier whorls of the spire are smooth and corneous; the following are engraved with oblique and rather wide but superficial stria* ; the last whorl has a moderate aperture, noticeably angular at the base and fawn-colored inside. The columella is nearly vertical, dilated feebly above, forming a triangular lamina which is applied to the umbilical region. When this expansion does not adhere quite 144 BUL1MULUS-BOSTRYX-PERON/EUS. exactly to the part of the whorl-wall there is a narrow chink left, which must not be confused with a real perforation. B. emarintiiK is not without analogy with B. hamiltoni, but is dis- tinguished by the lengthened spire with three more whorls, by the form of the aperture and the absence of an umbilical perforation. Moreover, the shell is less rudely and less deeply striate. (Morel.). B. SPICULATUS Morelet. PI. 45, fig. 29. Shell r-imate, subulate, slightly solid, pale brownish ashen, some- times with faint oblique brown streaks, the apical whorls either corneous, purplish or reddish. Surface lusterless, closely, finely and rather regularly rib-striate. Spire slowly tapering with slightly con- vex outlines to an obtuse apex. Whorls about 1(H, the earlier smooth and convex, the rest nearly flat ; last whorl gently rounded below, the rib-striae extending into umbilical rimation. Aperture small, contained about 4j times in altitude of shell,. chestnut-brown within, oblique. Outer lip acute, slightly ex- panded below ; columella rather long, its inner edge with a convex fold; outer margin dilated above; parietal callus slight. Alt. 19-24, diam. 4-5 mill. Valley of Ollantaitambo, Peru, in arid places among cacti (An- grand). Bulimus spiculattis MOREL, Journ. Conch., 1860, p. 375; Ser. Conch., iii, p. 203, pi. 11, f. 3. — PFR., Monogr., vi, p. 55. This is even more slender than most specimens of B. terebralis, with smaller and colored aperture, no basal keel, and lacking spiral sculpture. B. ACROMELAS Morelet. PL 45, fig. 31. Shell subimperforate, subulate-turrited, rather solid ; irregularly flexuously striate, somewhat shining. White, marked with rare corneous dots, bluish-black above. Spire lengthened, perceptibly tapering, rather acute. Whorls 11, a little convex, the last slightly exceeding one-fourth the length. Aperture oblique, small, attenuated at base, irregularly semioval ; peristome simple, not expanded, thecolumellar margin dilated above and appressed. Alt. 17, diam. 5 mill. (Morel.). Vallies of Ayacucho and Urubamba, Peru (Angrand). B. acromelas MOREL., Ser. Conch., iii, p. 202, pi. 11, f. 1. — PFR., Monogr., vi, p. 1 19. BULIMULUS-BOSTRYX-PERONJEUS. 145 Distinguished from other species of the same group, by the insen- sible tapering of the spire toward the apex, and cylindrical form toward the base. The earlier three whorls are of a brownish-violet, which fades out below, the latter two whorls being nearly pure white. The umbilical region ordinarily has a trace of a russet zone. The surface is engraved with irregular, flexuous stria?, more pro- nounced toward the sutures; and there is a small number of brown or corneous dots, scattered at random over the surface. • B. LICHENORUM d'Orbigny. PI. 46, figs. 34, 35. Shell elongated, turriculate, umbilicated ; striate or subrugose ; whitish, longitudinally marbled with grayish-yellow, a reddish spot on the last whorl near the mouth. Spire lengthened, subconic, the apex obtuse. Whorls 8, equal, suture fiat. Aperture oblong, nar- row, whitish, the lip thin, sharp ; columella thick, a little dilated, in part covering the narrow and rather shallow umbilicus. Alt, 15, diam. 5 mill. (Orb.). Plains at the foot of the mountains of Cobija, on lichen-covered rocks exposed to the sun. (Orb.). Helix lichnorum d'ORB., Mag. cle Zool., 1835, p. 20. NotBulimis lychnorum d'Orb., SOWB., Conch. Illustr., f. 81, 82. — Bulimus lich- enorum d'ORB., Voy. dans 1'Amer. Merid., p. 264, pi. 41, f. 9-11. — Cochlicellus lichenum BECK, Index, p. 63. — Bulimus lichenum PFR., Monogr., ii, p. 112 ; iii, 346. Allied to B. scabiosus, but distinguished by the white color mar- bled with gray instead of brown, the less elongated form, and the whorls of the spire are not swollen. B. SUBCACTORUM Pilsbry, n. n. PI. 46, fig. 36 (enlarged). Shell oblong-turrited, umbilicate ; whorls 7, somewhat rounded, smooth or finely striated ; columella reflected. Aperture rather small, lip simple. Bluish-white, with a few oblique ashy streaks, apex blackish. (Reeve). Chilon, Bolivia, under dead trunks of cacti (Bridges). Bulimus lichenorum REEVE, Conch. Icon., pi. 14, f. 83, not of d'Orbigny. The dark apex, regular oblique streaks and apparent lack of a brown spot behind the peristome, indicate that Reeve's shell is not the true B. lichenorum of d'Orbigny. The localities, moreover, are widely separated. 10 146 BULIMULUS-BOSTRYX-PERON^EUS. B. TSCHUDII Troschel. PI. 45, figs. 32, 33. Shell perforate, oblong, the apex attenuated, rather acute; some- what smooth or striate, opaque, whitish, sometimes with brown bauds of dots. Whorls 7-8, convex, the last somewhat compressed in the middle, one-third the entire length. Aperture oval-oblong ; peristome simple, not expanded, the mar- gins converging ; right margin curved above, produced forward ; columellar margin short, subvertical and dilated. Alt. 9, diam. 3J mill. ; aperture, alt. 2f mill. (Pfr.). Huaura and Huacho, Peru, on walls (Ttehudi). B u limns tschudii TROSCHEL, Archiv fur Naturg., 1852, i, p. 195, pi. 5, f. 7.— PFR., Monogr., ii, p. 163 (1848) ; vi, p. 103. This species is especially distinguished by the compression of the last whorl. All of the specimens collected, about 30 in number, were so characterized ; and in most of them the compression was so great that the whorl could not be called convex, and an indication of two faint keels was meutionable. Most of the specimens were weathered and had lost their color, wholly or in part. On some could be seen that on a yellowish translucent ground, there are very irregular, white, opaque flecks ; that further, a few irregular longi- tudinal brown streaks occur ; and that there are narrow, brown interrupted spiral bauds, three on the upper, six on the last whorl. (Troschel). Group of B. williamsi. B. WILLIAMSI Pfeiffer. PI. 46, figs. 37, 38, 39. Shell im perforate, subulate, rather solid, striatulate ; white, painted with deep chestnut streaks, darker and closer below ; spire turrited, the apex obtuse. Whorls 8, rather flat, the last not one- third the entire length, compressed at base. Aperture slightly oblique, oblong ; peristome simple, not ex- panded, the margins subparallel, columellar margin thin, adnate. Alt. 24, diam. 6$ mill.; aperture 7s mill, long, 3 wide. (Pfr^- Catamarca, Andes of Peru (Williams). Bui. williamsi PFR., P. Z. S., 1858, pi. 257, pi. 42, f. 1 ; Malak. Bl., 1859, p. 44 ; Monogr., vi, p. 108 ; Novit. Conch., iii, p. 467, pi. 101, f. 24, 25. Judging from what I have seen, this species is sometimes decol- late and plugged like a Cylindrella. Such a specimen before me BULIMULUS-BOSTRYX-PERON^EUS. 147 has 6| whorls remaining. There is an umbilical rimation, and the aperture is dark-streaked within, with a faint trace of a spiral light median band. B. PELIOSTOMUS Philippi. PI. 46, figs. 40, 41. Shell compressed-umbilicate, oblong-turrited, solid, rather roughly striate, a little shining, white. Spire long, somewhat regularly tur- rited, the apex acute ; suture slight, irregularly crenulated. Whorls 7, the embryonic convex and glossy, the rest rather flat ; last whorl about three-sevenths the shell's length, compressed and narroived at base. Aperture subvertical, narrowly oblong, rounded at base, black- brown inside ; peristome simple, the margins subparallel, outer mar- gin very gently ascending above, the columellar margin dilated and wide above, black-brown. Alt. 21, diam. 7 mill. ; aperture, alt. 9, width 3$ mill. (P/V.). Between Joco* and the Maranon River, Peru (Raimondi) ; Pataz, Peru (Paz). B. peliostmmis Phil, in letter, PFR., Malak. Bl., xiv, 1867, p. 77 ; Mouogr., vi, p. 136 ; Novit. Conch., iii, p. 466, pi. 101, f. 22, 23.- HIDALGO, Jouru. de Conch., 1875, p. 131. Shorter than B. ivilliamsi, umbilicate, and white outside. B. ANDOICUS MoreleL PI. 46, figs. 42, 43, 44. Shell narrowly umbilicated, rather solid, oblong-turrited, sub- fusiform, obsoletely striated, little shining ; whitish, striped with nar- row, pale reddish streaks, fajnter on last whorl. Spire sensibly attenuated, the apex rather acute. Whorls 8, slightly convex, the last attenuated at base, compressed around the wnl>Ui<-nx, three- sevenths the length of the shell. Aperture oblong, little dilated, subangular beneath, tawny wine- color within ; peristome simple, uuexpanded, the basal margin a trifle expanded; margin* approaching, the outer regularly arcuate, columellar nearly straight, dilated and somewhat reflexed. Alt. 26-30, diara. 9-10 mill. (Morel.}. Variety : smaller, whitish or ashen, unicolored or irregularly banded. Alt. 22, diatn. 7* mill. Valley of Ayacucho, Peru, in arid places (Angrand). B. andoicu* MOREL., Jouru. de Conch., 1860, p. 373 ; Ser. Conch., iii, p. 198, pi. 11, f. 13.— PFR., Mouogr., vi, p. 120. 148 BULIMULUS-BOSTRYX-PERON^EUS. Variable in size. The last whorl is compressed around the um- bilicus, which is generally narrow and not deep. In some individ- uals the umbilicus is very narrow, and the basal angle tends to dis- appear. It is wider than the somewhat allied B.williaind Pfr. B. PRODUCTUS Philippi. PL 4G, figs. 46, 47, 48. Shell compressed-perforate, oblong-turrited, rather solid, irre- gularly striate or subrugulose, little shining, flesh-whitish, sometimes marked with pale brownish linear streaks. Spire turrited, the apex rather acute, suture impressed. Whorls 7-7 5, the embryonal whorls glabrous and subcorneous, the rest moderately convex, last whorl scarcely two-fifths the length of shell, a little compressed at base. Aperture subvertical, oblong, brownish-fleshy inside ; peristome simple, thin, the outer lip unexpanded, slightly arcuate above ; col- umellar lip dilated above, reflexed, spreading over the perforation. Alt. 21 i, diam. 7£ mill. ; alt. of aperture 8§ mill. (Pfr.). Sierra Cotahuasi, Peru (Raimondi). B. productus Phil., PFR., Malak. BL, xiv, p. 77, 1867; Novit. Conch., p. 353, pi. 82, f. 23-25 ; Monogr., vi, p. 140. Very similar to the figure of B. andoicus Morel., but the aperture is not angular at base. B. ALBICOLOR Morelet. PL 46, figs. 49, 50. Shell rimate, rather solid, oblong-turrited, irregularly and deli- cately striatulate, shining, whitish. Spire turrited, the apex acute, corneous, sometimes violaceous. Whorls 8, convex, the last shortly attenuated at base, somewhat compressed around the narrow rima- tion, and nearly three-sevenths the length of shell. Aperture oblong oval, tawny inside ; peristome simple, acute, un- expanded, the outer margin lightly arcuate, columellar margin very narrowly dilated above, reflexed. (il/ore/.). Alt. 28, diam. 9 mill, (typical). Alt. 18, diam. 7 mill, (small form). Huunta, and valley of Apurimac R., Peru (Angrand). B. albicolor MORELET, Journ. Conch., 1860, p. 374; Ser. Conch., iii, p. 199, pi. 11, f. 9.— PFR., Monogr., vi, p. 135. A shell of variable size, uniform white outside, russet fawn color within, with the margins of the peristome darker and the earlier two whorls of a fawn or purple shade. It is engraved with superficial, irregular strue, and marked with a very small number of black is-h BULIMULUS-BOSTRYX-PERON^EUS. 149 dots, scattered at random, as in B. andoicK*. It differs from a/ndoicus in the contraction of the umbilical cavity, the form of the aperture, which is less elongated, and by the quite considerable separation of the ends of the peristome. B. LESUEUREANUS Morelet. PL 46, fig. 45. Shell ri mate-perforate, turrited ; a little shining, opaque, whitish, unicolored or banded with ashen. Apex acute and pale corneous. Whorls 7, little convex, the uppermost smooth, the rest eostulate- striate ; last whorl usually somewhat rugose, shortly attenuated at base, rounded, compressed around the rimation, not attaining one- third the length of shell. Aperture subvertical, oblong, pale fulvous within ; peristome simple, acute, unexpanded, the columellar margin narrowly dilated and reflexed. Alt. 22, diam. 7 mill. (Morel.). Pomacocha and Cocharcas, Andean Plateau, Peru (Angrand). i B. lesueureanus MOREL., Journ. Conch., viii, 1860, p. 374 ; Ser. Conch., iii, p. 200, pi. 9, f. 4.— PFR., Monogr., vi, p. 137. This Bulimus is white with a perceptible tint of fawn at the base, and some sparse vestiges of punctation. Certain individuals are unicolored, others ornamented with gray bands which are more or less numerous, sometimes confluent, and visible within the aper- ture. The earliest whorls of the spire are smooth and corneous ; the rest sculptured with small, low, sinuous and close riblets, progres- sively enlarging and then becoming unequal and confused ; the last sometimes with cracks and irregular rugosities. It is narrower than B. albicolor. This species lives at Pomacocha and Cocharcas, tem- perate vallies of the plateau of the Cordillera, where the culture of wheat reaches its extreme limit. B. HAMILTON! Reeve. PI. 46, fig. 51. Shell umbilicate, turrited ; rather solid, rudely plieate-striate ; opaque, white; spire elongated, slender, the apex red. Whorls 8, convex, the last not attaining one-third the length, somewhat com- pressed around the narrow umbilicus. Columella receding. Aperture little oblique, oval ; peristome simple, unexpanded, the margins ap- proaching, columellar margin widely reflexed above. Alt. 18, diam. 6 mill. ; aperture 5J mill, long, 3 wide. (-P/V.). Mountain* near Lake Titicaca, Bolivia, 14000 ft. alt. (Pentland). 150 BULIMULUS-BOSTRYX-PERON.EUS. Bulimu* hamiltoni REEVE, Conch. Icon., pi. 83, f. 610 (Dec., 1849).— PFR., Monogr., iii, p. 429; iv, p. 493; vi, p. 140.— HUPE, in Castelnau's Exped., Moll., p. 49, pi. 9, f. 5. — MORELET, Ser. Conch., iii, p. 201. M. Angrand collected this species in Peru, between Aguas Calientes and Andahuaylas, on the slopes of the temperature vallies of the Cordillera, and in the cold regions of Argama and Huan- carama. It is found in dry places, on herbaceous plants. B. ELATUS Philippi. PI. 46, figs. 52, 53. Shell perforate, conic-turrited, irregularly striatulate, often pli- catulate towards the apex, a little shining. White, unicolored or ornamented with pale brown streaks. Spire turrited, the apex rather acute, pale corneous. Whorls 9 to 10, a little convex, the last not attaining one-third the altitude, rarely begirt with a brown line below the middle; base rounded. Aperture little oblique, oblong; peristome simple, unexpanded, acute ; columellar margin membranous, reflexed above, nearly covering the perforation. Dimensions of largest specimen: alt. 21 1 diam. 6 mill. ; aperture, alt. 6, width 3? mill. (Pfr.). Between Mayoc and Huanta, Peru (Raimondi). B. claim PHIL., Malak. Bl., xvi, 1869, p. 33.— PFR., t. c., p. 89; Novit. Conch., iii, p. 469, pi. 102, f. 5, 6 ; Mongr., viii, p. 173. Similar in form to B. hamiltoni Reeve, but the perforation is nar- row ; whorls striatulate, not plicate ; and the aperture narrower, and oblong. B. CERATACME Pfeiffer. Unfigwed. Shell deeply and narrowly rimate, subfusiform-oblong, rather solid, irregularly striatulate, little shining; fleshy-whitish. Spire elongate, the apex corneous, rather obtuse. Whorls 7 3-, little con- vex, the median ones remotely and obsoletely streaked with corneous,, last whorl slightly exceeding a third of the total alt., somewhat attenuated at base. Columella receding, lightly folded. Aperture slightly oblique, oblong-oval ; peristome acute, somewhat lipped within, the margins approximating, joined by a thin callus, right margin expanded, arcuate above, columellar margin widened. Alt. 18-1, diam. 6 mill. ; aperture 7 mill, long, 4 wide. (-P/V.). Peru f B. ceratacme PFR., P. Z. S., 1855, p. 8 ; Monogr., iv, p. 424. BULIMULUS-BOSTRYX-PERON.EUS. 151 Similar to Buliminus sidoniensis Fer., differing in the oblong aperture, columellar fold, etc. (Pj '/-.). Locality and systematic position very doubtful. B. BIFORMIS Pfeiffer. PI. 46, figs. 61, 62. Shell profoundly rimate, ovate-oblong, rather solid, rather rugosely striatulate. Spire ovate-conic, the apex obtuse ; suture subcrenate. Whorls 6, the earlier 3 corneous and convex, the rest a little con- vex, whitish ; last whorl about equal to two-fifths the total alt., a little compressed at base. Aperture little oblique, truncate-oblong, the columella very slightly folded ; peristome white-lipped, margins joined by a thin callus, the outer margin uuexpanded, a little expanded below ; col- umellar margin dilated, flat, wide. Alt. 14, diam. 6 mill. ; aperture, alt. 6, width 3 mill. (P/r.). Peru .' B. biformis PFR., Malak. Bl., i, 1854, p. 223 ; Monogr., iv, p. 498 ; Novit. Conch., iii, p. 492, pi. 106, f. 5, 6. A very doubtful member of this group. It may prove to be an Old World species of the genus Buliminus. B. WOODWARDI Pfeiffer. Unfigured. Shell perforate, ovate-turrited, rather solid, striatulate and sub- malleate, rather shining, tawny-white. Spire long-conic, rather acute. Whorls 8, a little convex, the last little shorter than the spire, subattenuated at base. Columella receding. Aperture ob- lique, oval-oblong ; peristome simple, unexpanded, the right margin slightly arcuate ; columellar margin dilated above, vaultingly re- flexed, half covering the narrow perforation. Alt. 31, diam. 13-j mill. ; alt. of aperture 15, width 7 mill. (P/V-). Andes of Peru (Cuming Coll.). B. woodwardi PFR., P. Z. S, 1856, p. 332 ; Monogr., iv, p. 488 ; Nomencl. Hel. Viv., p. 256 (Pero/tceus*). B. CALCHAQUINUS Doering. Shell rimate, fusiform-turrited, thin, irregularly and closely rugose- striated ; corneous or corneous-buff, variegated with whitish, raised, rugose, irregular streaks. Spire long, rather obtuse. Whorls 8, moderately convex, the first corneous, smooth ish, the rest varie- gated ; last whorl convex, about one-third the total alt. 1 52 BULIMULUS-BOSTR YX-PERON^EUS. Aperture oblong-oval; peristome simple, acute, straight; col- umellar margin reflexed, half covering the perforation. Alt. 17-19, diam. 6$-7 mill.; aperture, length 6£, width 82 mill. (Doer.}. Sierra de Belen, prov. Catamarca, Argentina (Dr. Hieronymus). Peronceus calchaquimis DOER., Bol. Acad. Nac. Cien. Rep. Ar- gent., iii, p. 64 (1879). Readily distinguished from famcttinus by the color and size; the aperture is relatively smaller, columellar margin a little more nar- rowly reflexed, whorls more convex, etc. B. FAMATINUS Doering. Shell rimate, thin, fusiform-turrited, longitudinally rather closely costulate, opaque whitish (or rarely with a few corneous streaks) ; spire long, the apex a little attenuated, slightly obtuse. Whorls 7, the earlier yellowish, smooth ; last whorl slightly exceeding one- third the length. Columella simple; aperture oblong, oval ; per- istome simple, straight; columellar margin narrowly reflexed, partly closing the perforation. Length 19, diam. 6 mill.; length of apert- ture 6-65, width 4 mill. (Do&ring). Sierra de la Rioja, at about 2000 meters alt., betiveen Rioja and Ckilecito, Prov. Rioja, Argentina (Stelzner). Peronceus famatinus DOER., Bol. Acad. Nac. Cien. Rep. Argent., iii, p. 63. The jaw has 12 narrow plaits. Teeth in straight transverse series. It is thus a true Bulimulii*. Group of r hod acme. B. RHODACME Pfeiffer. PI. 46, fig. 54. Shell openly rimate, narrowly long-ovate, rather solid. Wliitr, with irregular pellucid or pink mani/ation, often suffused irit/i « >•»*<- ate blush on the spire, sometime* unicnlorcd white. Surface lusterless, with rude, irregular growth-stride, sparsely decussated, or bearing gran- ule* in spiral series. Spire conic, with slightly convex outlines, the apex obtuse. Whorls 6, the IIJIJHT ones very conir.c with deep sutures, the lower two less convex, suture slightly and irregularly crenulate ; the apical li whorls smooth, corneous or roseate. Last whorl not compressed below. BULIMULUS-BOSTRYX-PERON^TJS. 153 Aperture over one-third the altitude of xhell, long-oval, white within ; perixtoine not expanded, *li, Chili (Bridges), under low cacti. Sulimus rhodacme PFR., P. Z. S., 1842, p. 187 ; Symbolic, ii, p. 50; Mpnogr., ii, p. 211 ; Conchyl. Cab., p. 230, pi. 62, f. 25-27.- HUPE in Gay, Hist. Chile, p. 113. — REEVE, Conch. Icon., pi. 14, f. 77. The rose color is variable in amount, and nearly absent on some specimens. The sculpture is quite characteristic, although also variable in degree of development. B. PUSTULOSUS Broderip. PI. 46, fig. 58. Shell umbilicate-rimate, oblong-conical, rather solid, calcareous. White or pale brownish, often with some scattered corneous-brown dots, the earlier two whorls corneous. Surface lusterless, rudely closely and irregularly plicate-striate, irith stronger folds at rat her wide but unequal interval*; the longitudinal folds and strioj cut into rather coarse granule* by incited spiral*, unequally developed ; the sculpt- ure weaker above, absent on the smooth apical whorls. Spire conic ; whorls 6-65, convex, the last with an ample umbilical excava- tion, but only a minute perforation. Aperture subovate, contained 2£ to 2J times in altitude of shell, whitish or brown inside ; peristome slightly thickened within, the outer lip regularly arcuate, not expanded, columellar lip dilated above, ends of the lip approaching. Alt. 14, diam. 7; mill. Alt. 13-2, diam. 6'8 mill. Huaxco, Chili (Cuming, Paz and Martinez), under stones in sandy situations. Bill-in a* /mxtiilosn* BROD., P. Z. S., 1832, p. 105. — SOWB., Conch. Illustr., f. 23 (not good). — ftulimn.* j>ii*tii/oanx DH. in An. s. Vert., viii, p. 273. — PFR., Monogr., ii, p. 217 ; vi, 140 ; Conchyl. Cab., p. 227, pi. 62, f. 13-15.— REEVE, Conch. Icon., pi. 20, f. 127.— HUPE in Gay, Hist. Chile, viii, p. 112, pi. 2, f. 4.— HIDALGO, Mol. Viaje al Pacif, p. 90 ; Journ. de Conch., 1870, p. 53. Very much stouter than B. rhodacme, and more irregularly and roughly sculptured, but evidently allied. There is a wide range of 154 BULIMULUS-BOSTRYX-LISSOACME. variation in the development of the sculpture, some specimens beingp conspicuously granulate, others very obsoletely so. The compara- tive width also varies. B. SCALARIOIDES Philippi. PI. 46, figs. 59, 60. Shell perforate, oblong-turrited, solid, striatulate and sculptured with rather remote strong folds (about 10 on the last whorl). Opaque, white. Spire turrited, the apex rather obtuse; suture profound. Whorls 6, convex, the last nearly equalling two-fifths the length of the shell. Aperture subvertical, oblong, flexli-colored Inside ; jieristome simple, the right margin unexpanded, arcuate above ; columella brownish, shining, dilated above, nearly appressed. Alt. 12i, diam. 5 mill. ; aperture, alt. 5 mill. (Pfr.~). Pataz (Paz), and Province of Conehucos, Pern. B. scalarioides Phil, in sched., PFR., Malak. Bl., xiv, 1867, p. 77 ; Monogr., vi, p. 140. — HIDALGO, Journ. de Conchyl., 1870, p. 53; xxiii, 1875, p. 128, pi. 7, f. 4. Hidalgo gives the number of longitudinal folds as 10 to 14 on the last whorl. Section 8. Lissoacme Pilsbry, 1896. Lissoacme PILS., Nautilus, ix, p. 114 (Feb. 1, 1896). — Scutahis Thaumastm and Ehabdotus in part of authors. Bulimuli of rather stout, ovate contour, with the smooth, glossy first whorl and initial dimple of Bostryx. Aperture over a third, usually about one half the total length, the outer lip simple and uu- expanded (with very few exceptions), the columellar lip dilated, col- umella foldless or nearly so ; umbilicate or perforate. Type B. ery- tlirostomus, The forms included in this section (which like the foregoing sec- tions of Bostryx is a division for convenience rather than a sharply defined group) are especially characteristic of Chili, Peru, and the adjacent portion of Bolivia. Few occur so far north as Ecuador. Eastward, the group extends entirely across Argentina, but here the species are conspicuously thin-shelled, while the trans-Andean types are of solid and earthy texture. North American Bulimuli of the B. dealbatus and schledeanus group closely resemble the Lissoacme species in form and texture,, but the characters of the earliest whorls are completely different. BULIMULUS-BOSTRYX-LISSOACME. 155- The smooth apex is a perfectly constant and reliable diagnostic feature ; but as few descriptions mention the minute sculpture of the apex, it is impossible at present to classify with any degree of cer- tainty, those forms not known to me 'by specimens. It will be necessary to reexamine the types of a large number of species, in order to discriminate between some forms of Scutalux, Lissoacme,. Leptomerus and even Drymceus. Some thin species of Argentina and Boliviat in particular are of doubtful position, and will remain so until the characters of their apices are made known. The species are very numerous, and for the present may be thrown into groups as follows : a. Adult shell strongly keeled ; surface malleated, Group of B. reentsL aa. Adult shell with rounded periphery. b. Outer lip expanded, Group of B. derelictus* bb. Outer lip not expanded. c. Surface wrinkled or striate, with no spiral lines, Group of B. henna hL cc. Surface wrinkled or striate, with spiral lines, Group of B. erythrostomus* cec. Shell thin, unicolored or streaked, species of Argentina and Bolivia, Group of B. apodemetes. Group of B. reentsi. B. REENTSI Philippi. PL 48, figs. 89, 90. Shell umbilicated, ovate-conic, keeled, solid and calcareous. Dull white. Surface roughly sculptured with very irregular longitudinal and short transverse wrinkles, having a crinkled or shrivelled aspect. Spire conic ; apex mamillar, smooth and corneous, or some- times eroded. Whorls 7, slightly convex, the last carinated at the periphery, but slightly convex below, not excavated around the rather narrow but deep and well-? ike umbilicus. Aperture less than half the length of shell, very oblique, subrhom- boidal ; peristome white, sharp, the outer and basal lips expanded ; columella straight, reHexed, the recurved margin wider above, partly closing the umbilicus ; parietal wall calloused. Entire interior of aperture deep purple and rose. Alt. 25, diarn. 18 mill. Top of a lofty sand hill near Chala, Peru (Erneste Denicke), 156 BULIMULUS-BOSTRYX-LISSOACME. Bulimus reentn PHILIPPI, Zeitschr. f. Mai., viii, p. 30, no. 1, June, 1851.— PFR., Monogr., iii, p. 372 ; Conchyl. Cab., p. 124, pi. 36, f. 22, 23. — Bodryx reentzi SCHAUF., in Paetel's Catal., p. 81. — Bufimus denickei GRAY, P. Z. S., 1.851, p. 92 (published Dec. 7, 1852 ; see P. Z. S., 1893, p. 439).— REEVE, t. c., p. 93.— PFR., Monogr., iv, p. 440. — Orthalicus (Rabdotus) denekei H. & A. AD., Gen. Rec. Moll., p. 158. Slightly like B. binneyanus Pfr., but differs markedly in sculpture, and in the absence of a keel on the whorls of the spire. Reeve very justly compares it to .B. lemnixcatus Desh., a species which is not keeled, but is certainly nearly allied. Pfeiffer restored Gray's name to this species in the later volumes of the Monographia because the date of presentation of Gray's de- scription before the Zoological Society of London was prior to Philippi's publication. Philippi's description, however, was actually jniblished in the sense of being printed and distributed, first ; so that under existing rules, which disregard the mere date of reading, the name reentsi has precedence. Group of B. hennahi. B. STYLIGER Beck. PI. 47, fig. 64. Shell openly umbilicated, ovate-conic, with suddenly attenuated apex ; thin, smooth ; whitish, encircled with wide brown bands, often interrupted. Whorls 7, convex, the last a little longer than the spire, ventricose; columella rather straightened, roseate. Aperture oval, the peristome simple and acute, right margin arcuate, col- umellar margin spreading above in a triangular lamina. Alt. 29, '. limonoicii* PFR., Monogr., iii, p. 425. — B. cinereus REEVE, Conch. Icon., pi. 56, f. 372. This species has some resemblance to B. scutulatus ; but it is dis- tinguished by the visibly swollen spire, more elongated, by the nar- rower and angular aperture, smoother texture, and finally the com- pletely different tint. However, it should be placed near B. scutida- tus. (Orb.). 1 66 BULIMULUS-BOSTRYX-LISSOACME. B. FLAGELLATUS D. Sp. PI. 50, figS. 44, 45. Shell umbilicated, ovate-oblong, solid opaque and earthy, white with irregularly spaced dull reddish or purplish longitudinal streaks, sometimes wanting. Surface lusterless, with weak, coarse indistinct growth-wrinkles. Spire long, the apex obtuse and smooth. Whorls 7?, quite convex, the last very convex. Sutures deeply impressed. Umbilicus rather narrow, often purplish inside. Aperture contained about 2J times in length of shell, short, oval, rose-purple or white within ; peristome simple and unexpanded, the columellar margin dilated above, white, fleshy or purplish ; parietal callus thin. Alt. 25, diam. 12, alt. of aperture 10 mill. Alt. 20, diam. 9, alt. of aperture 7i mill. Balsas, valley of Maranon R., Peru (H. W. Webb). A very solid, earthy shell, irregularly streaked with light reddish, and often with some purplish streaks. Besides the tray of 5 typical specimens from Balsas, we have a series of 7 without other locality than "Peru." These are white, a few showing some streaks just behind the lip ; the apertures dull purplish or nearly white. With the general figure of B. limonoicus Orb., this is a much more solid species, larger, and with more whorls. B. scutulatus is closely allied, but in that the aperture is much narrower in proportion to its length, and the columellar lip of a very different shape. B. andicola Pfr., a similarly marked species, has the spire more slender and is said to be sculptured with close concentric lines. B. ANDICOLA Pfeiffer. PI. 50, fig. 46. Shell perforate, turrited-conic, solid; seen under the lens to be sculptured with close concentric lines ; opaque, shining ; white, irre- gularly ornamented with brown linear streaks. Spire lengthened, rather acute. Whorls 7, a little convex, the last about equal to three-sevenths the shell's length, rotund at base. Columella a little receding below. Aperture oval-oblong, the peristome simple, acute, columellar margin vaultingly reflexed above, forming a narrow per- foration. Alt. 24, diam. 11 mill. ; aperture, alt. 11, width 5k mill. - Andes of Bolivia (Cuming coll.). Bulimus andicola PFR., P. Z. S., 1846, p. 115 ; Monogr., ii, p. 214 ; vi, 143. — REEVE, Conch. Icon., pi. 55, fig. 364. BULIMULUS-BOSTRYX-LISSOACME. 167 Very similar to B. albatus, mainly differing in the punctiform per- foration (P/V.). A variety with more or less distinct transverse bands is mentioned by Pfeifter. Reeve gives an erroneous local- ity. B. RAIMONDIANUS Pilsbry, n. n. PI. 50, fig. 40. Shell openly perforate, oblong-conic, solid, irregularly striate, white (rarely with one or more rufous lines) ; spire turrited-conic, acute^ Whorls 7, convex, separated by deep sutures, the last about three-fourths the length of the spire. Columella slightly arcuate. Aperture oblong-oval ; peristome simple, unexpanded, the columellar margin dilated, not closing the perforation. Alt. 20*, diam. 10* mill. ; aperture 10 mill, long, 5-5i wide. (Phil.). Between Mayoc and Huanta, Peru (Raimondi). Bulimus spretus PHIL., Malak. BL, xvi, 1869, p. 34. — PFR., ibid., p. 89 ; Novit. Conch., iii, p. 471, pi. 102, f. 11 ; Monogr., viii, p. 171. Not Bulimus spretus Reeve, 1850. Differs from B. confusus Reeve in the smaller size, more conic form, lower whorls, and less oblique sutures ; from B. turritella Orb. by the solid shell. B. turritella is a species of the " caliente " region, spretus of the frigid " Sierra " (Phil.). B. ULLO^E Philippi. PI. 50, fig. 41. Shell covered-perforate, oblong pyramidal, somewhat roughened by longitudinal strife; white. Spire conic. Whorls 6, a little con- vex, separated by moderately deep sutures, the last about equal in length to the spire. Columella subvertical. Aperture patulous, oblong-ovate ; peristome simple, thin, the right margin unexpanded, columellar margin a little expanded, covering the perforation. Alt. 16*, diam. 6*-7* mill. ; aperture 8 mill, long, 4-4* wide. (Phil.). " Quebrada caliente" betiveen Mayoc and Huanta, Peru. Bulimus ulloce PHIL., Malak. Bl., xvi, 1869, p. 34.— PFR., Novit. Conch., iii, p. 471, pi. 102, f. 9, 10; Monogr., viii, p. 155. The three specimens seen by Philippi differ a little in diameter but are of the same length ; all are rugulose, destitute of epidermis, with the apices roseate. In size and form they agree pretty well with B. limonoicus Orb., but they lack brown longitudinal lines, the whorls are neither "etroits" nor " separes par <8 scalariformis ORB., Voy., p. 282. — DESK, in An. s. Vert., viii, p. 272 ; in Fer., Hist., p. 87, pi. 157, f. 29-31.— REEVE, Conch. Icon., f. 129. -PFR., Monogr., ii, p. 217 ; vi, p. 140 ; Conchyl. Cab., p. 229, pi. 62, f. 19-21.— HIDALGO, Journ. de Conch., 1870, p. 54; Viaje al Pacif., p. 91. B. scalariformis is well-named, having much the aspect of a stout, fine-ribbed Scalaria. It varies to an extraordinary degree in form, specimens from some localities being far wider in proportion to their length than others. To a less extent it varies in coloring. The sculpture of close, regular, rounded riblets is characteristic of all specimens, however, so that it is readily identified. B. scalar if or mi* is a common species in collections. B. RUSTICELLUS Morelet. PI. 49, figs. 23, 24. Shell umbilicated, ovate-acuminate, rather solid, irregularly rug- ulose-striate, here and there subgranulate, scarcely shining, white ; the spire projecting, acutely conical, apex smooth, pale corneous. Whorls 6, convex, the last inflated, rounded at base, a little longer than the spire ; aperture little oblique, acutely ovate, fulvous within ; peristome simple, unexpanded, the margins converging, joined by a callus ; columellar margin narrowly dilated above and reflexed. Alt. 20, diam. 10 J mill. (Morel.). ' On the ruins surmounting the hills around the valley of Jauja, and (somewhat smaller and slightly more elongated specimens) from Pomacocha, Peru (Angrand). Bulimus rusticellus MOREL., Journ. de Conch., viii, p. 373 (1860) ; Series Conchyl., iii, p. 185, pi. 8, f. 5. — PFR., Monogr., vi, p. 124. In form, this species has some resemblance to B. scalariformis, which inhabits the same country, but not the same tract. It is a larger species. The whorls of the spire, 6 in number, enlarge gradu- ally, producing an acute and long cone, the last whorl, however, en- larges considerably, so as to constitute two-thirds of the shell. The suture is distinct, the umbilicus narrow, not deep, half covered by the columellar expansion. B. DEVIANS Dohrn. Un figured. Shell covered-perforate, oblong-turrited, rather thin, sculptured with growth-stri»3, shining, bluish. Spire turrited, the apex rufous- BULIMULUS-BOSTRYX-LISSOACME. 171 or blackish-brown, obtuse. Suture impressed. Whorls 5, moder- ately convex, rapidly increasing, the last not descending in front, more convex, inflated, rotund. Aperture slightly oblique, acumin- ate-oval, brown within ; peristome acute, unexpanded, margins joined by a thin callus, the right margin simple, columellar margin reflexed, half-covering the perforation. Alt. 15, diam. 6 mill.; aperture 7 mill, long, 4J wide. (Dohrn). Peru. Buliimilus devians DOHRN, Malak. Bl., x, 1863, p. 155. — PFR., Monogr., vi, p. 118. The three examples examined agree in the main, but one has the spire somewhat stouter and the last whorl less conspicuously inflated. It is not closely allied to any species known to me. The aperture hap- pens to be formed as in B. stenacme Pfr., which, however, is similar neither in form nor color. The apex is quite obtuse, earliest whorls blue-black or brown, beyond these the rapidly increasing whorls are gray-blue somewhat streaked, the dark brown underlying layer show- ing through in a few places. The suture is rather deeply impressed, so that the spire seems somewhat convex. As far as the middle of the last whorl the breadth increases regularly ; then the whorl becomes swollen and decidedly more convex, giving the shell the appearance of being obliquely produced to the right. The aperture is simple, with sharp lips, dark brown inside, columellar margin narrowly re- flexed, so that the umbilicus is half covered (Dohnt). B. EXORNATUS Reeve. PI. 50, fig. 55. Shell subperforate, ovate-conic, thin, irregularly striate, painted with narrow, denticulate streaks of rufous-corneous and whitish. Spire long-conic, reddish above, the apex rather acute. Whorls 7, moderately convex, the last about three-sevenths the alt., a little compressed at the base. Columella vertical. Aperture slightly oblique, oblong ; peristome simple, acute, the columellar margin nar- rowly reflexed. Alt. 15, diam. 6:1 mill.; aperture lij mill, long, 3 wide. (-Pfr.). Chilon, Bolivia, under dead trunks of cacti (Bridges). Bulimus exornatus REEVE, Conch. Icon., pi. 77, f. 560 (August, 1849). — PFR., Monogr., iii, p. 410. — Otostomus (Mormui) exortwtii* H. AD., P. Z. S., 1866, p. 442. " Of transparent horny texture, neatly marked with opaque white longitudinal lines." Reported from eastern Peru by H. Adams, Bartlett coll. 1 72 BULIMULUS-BOSTRYX-LISSOACME. Group of B. derelictus. Outer lip well expanded. Surface more or less decussated. B. DERELICTUS Broderip. PI. 48, figs. 91, 92. Shell with ample and deep umbilicus, ovate-conic, solid, opaque, whitish with fleshy narrow streaks or conspicuous, corneous-brown streaks interrupted with white flecks and strise, the brown sometimes much predominating. Surface with growth-wrinkles and some decussating spiral incised stria? ; lusterless. Spire conic, concave above, the apex mamillar, white or roseate, smooth. Whorls 6, con- vex, the last subangular around the large umbilicus. Aperture ovate, oblique, over half the total length of shell, white or fleshy within ; outer lip broadly expanded, somewhat flattened, white. Columella concave, columellar lip broadly dilated above ; terminations of peristome much converging, Alt. 25, diam. 16 mill. Alt. 22J, diam. 16 mill. Alt. 20£, diam. 12i mill. Cobija, Chili (Cuming, Orbigny, Paz). Bulinus derelictus BROD., P. Z. S., 1832, p. 107. — SOWB., Conch. Illustr., f. 38. — Bulimus derelictus ORB., Voy. dans 1'Amer. Merid., p. 306.— PFR., Monogr., ii', p. 63 ; vi, 43.— DESK, in Fer. Hist., p. 69, pi. 139, f. 4, 5. — REEVE, Conch. Icon., f. 151. — HIDALGO, Mol. Viaje al Pacif., p. 88.— POT. & MICH., Galerie, i, p. 139, pi. 14, f. 13, 14. — Bulimus curtus KOCH, in Philippi, Abbild. u. Beschreib., i, p. 158, pi. 2, f. 8. Well distinguished by the oblique aperture, flaring, subreflexed outer lip and mamillar apex. The latter is smooth, showing the species to be a Lissoacme, not a Scutalus. B. UMBILICATUS Miller. PI. 48, figs. 93, 94, 95, 96. Shell umbilicated, ovate-conic or oblong-conic, thin, closely wave- striate, with obsolete spiral lines, sometimes obsoletely carinated ; pale tawny, sometimes obscurely three-banded. Spire convex-conic, attenuated above, the apex acute. Whorls 85, planulate, the suture slight, at the last whorl crenulated and more distinctly separating ; first whorl glabrous, the last whorl three-sevenths to one-half the length of shell ; umbilicus perforated, columella straight, white. Aperture suboval, slightly oblique, white inside ; peristome simple, thin, acute, the right margin narrowly expanded and reflexed, arcu- BULIMULUS-BOSTRYX-LISSOA< M 1C. 173 ate, protracted above ; columellar margin broadly and triangularly dilated, adnate above; parietal callus almost lacking. (Miller^). Alt. 34, diarn. 14; aperture 15-16 long, 8 wide (inside); whorls 8*. Alt. 30, diam. 14 ; aperture 15 long, 7 wide (inside) ; whorls 8. Dry Mountains on Catamayo R., Prov. Loja, Ecuador, 2000-3000 ft. above sea-level (Wolf). Thaumastus umbilicatus MILL., Malak. El. (n. F.), i, p. 122, pi. 12, f. 5; pi. 13, f. 1. Group of B. erythrodomus. B. ERYTHROSTOMUS Sowerby. PI. 48, figs. 1, 2, 97. Shell with large umbilicus, obesely ovate, solid, opaque au/'hite, with irregular indistinct fleshy or gray-blue streaks and small scat- tered dots, the latter translucent by transmitted light, these markings often inconspicuous; earliest whorls fleshy or corneous, smooth. Sur- face dull or slightly shining, with irregular wrinkles of growth, and seen under the lens to be cut by superficial incised spiral lines into series of long yramiles, often absent on middle and base of last whorl. Spire short, conic, composed of SJ-Sf very convex whorls, separated by deep sutures. Last whorl rotund. Aperture slightly oblique, round-ovate, over half the shell's length, crimson, rose or red-brown within, becoming light brown in the throat ; lip moderately thick but sharp, not expanded, the edge light. Columella broadly dilated its inner edge straight or lightly concave ; parietal callus thin, colored. Alt. 24, diam. 17 ; alt. of aperture 14 mill. Alt. 19?, diam. 13; alt. of aperture 10 mill. Alt. 18, diam. 15 ; alt. of aperture 10^ mill. Huasco (Cuming) and Coquimbo (Paz), Chili. Bulinus erythrostoma Sows., P. Z. S., 1833, p. 37 ; Conch. 111., f. 50. — Bulimus erythrostoma Sow., DESK, in Lam. An. s. Vert., viii, p. 278.— REEVE, C. Icon., f. 75.— GAY, Hist. Chile, viii, p. 109, pi. 3, f. 3.— PFR., Monogr., ii, p. 190 ; vi, p. 128 ; Conchyl. Cab., p. 199, pi. 55, f. 9, 10. — Bnliiitnlus erythrostoma Sowb., BF.CK, Index, p. 68. — Bulimus erythrostomus HIDALGO, Journ. de Conchyl., 1870, p. •"> 1. Very variable in size, width of umbilicus, and intensity of the aperture coloring. Fig. 97 is a stunted, blue-tinged form from Huasco, with very wide, deep umbilicus. 174 BULIMULUS-BOSTR YX-LISSOACME. Var. ALBUS Sowerby. PI. 48, figs. 98, 99. Form, size and sculpture as in erytlwostomus ; but the spirals are less developed than in average erythrostomus, often almost obsolete. White, with faint bluish streaks, or longitudinally striped with cor- neous. Interior of aperture, the columellar expansion and parietal callus yellowish-white or light brown. Copiapo (Cuming) ; Questa de Arenas, near Huasco (Bridges) Chamarcillo and Coquimbo (Paz) in sandy places, Chili. Bulinus albus Sows., P. Z. S., 1833, p. 73 (published Sept. 20, 1833); Conch. Illustr., f. 52. — Bulimus albus DESH. in Lam., A.n. s. Vert., p. 269.— ORB., Voy. dans PAmer. Mcrid., p. 280.— HUPE, in Gay, Historia de Chile, viii, p. 108, pi. 3, f. 5. — PFR., Monogr., ii, p. 190; vi, p. 125; Conchyl. Cab., p. 199, pi. 55, f. 11-14.- HIDALGO, Journ. de Conchyl., 1870, p. 54 ; Yiaje al Pacif., p. 83. — Bulimus olorinus DUCLOS, in Guerin's Mag. de Zool., 1833, pi. 24. — Helix olorinus Orb., olim. — Bulimulus albus BECK, Index, p. 68. —f Bulimus albicans REEVE, Conch. Icon., pi. 22, f. 141. The coloring of the aperture, upon which alone this species was based, is not likely to prove a character of specific value, in view of the wide variation observable in the numerous specimens of B. erythrostomus before me. B. HUASCENSIS Reeve. PI. 48, fig. 3. Shell long-ovate, umbilicated, solid, opaque and Avhite, with indis- tinct grayish streaks, or faintly pink with fleshy streaks. Surface with irregular, fine growth-wrinkles and subobsolete spiral incised lines above. Spire long, apex pink or corneous, obtuse, smooth. Whorls 6, convex, sutures deep. Aperture half as long as shell, ovate, light yellowish-brown inside ; lip thin and acute. Columella broadly dilated, whitish, its inner edge straightened. Parietal wall with a light wash of white callus. Alt. 20, diam. 12 i mill. Huasco, Chili (Bridges). Bulimus huascensis REEVE, Conch. Icon., pi. 23, f. 147 (June, 1848).— DESK, in Fer., Histoire, ii, p. 85, pi. 150, f. 5, 6.— PFR., Monogr., iii, p. 431 ; vi, 143. Like B. albus in texture, color, sculpture and umbilicus, but with the aperture smaller and form more slender. It will probably prove a varietal form. BULIMULUS-BOSTRYX-LISSOACM K. 175 B. ALBICANS Broderip. PI. 48, figs. 4, 5. Shell umbilicated, obese-ovate, rather thin ; white with indistinct grayish streaks or closely speckled and streaked throughout with brown, the markings translucent by transmitted light, apex roseate or corneous. Surface with rather coarse, irregular growth-wrinkles, more or less plicate below sutures, and decussated above the middle by spiral incised lines, rather few and sometimes subobsolete. Spire conic, apex rather obtuse, smooth. Whorls 5%, convex. Aperture over half the alt., ovate, brownish inside ; outer lip thin, sharp, unexpauded, often pinkish within. Columella dilated above, nearly straight, brownish or rose ; parietal wall with almost imper- ceptible glaze. Alt. 16, diarn. 11 mill. Chili : Copiapo (Cuming) ; Huasco (Paz & Martinez) ; San Lor- enzo (U. S. Expl. Exped.). Bidinus albicans BROD., P. Z. S., 1832, p. 105 (published July 31, 1832) SOWERBY, Conch. Illustr., f. 22, 22*.—Bulimus albicans DESK, in Lam., An. s. Vert, viii, p. 274. — POT. & MICH., Galerie, i, p. 135, pi. 14, f. 7, 8.— HIDALGO, Journ. deConchyl., 1870, p. 52; 1875, p. 128.— PFR., Monogr., ii, p. 191 ; vi, p. 125.— HUPE in Gay, Historia de Chile, viii, p. 109, pi. 3, f. 6.— B. spixii P.& M., t. c., p. 155, pi. 15, f. 13, 14. — B. conspersus P. & M., t. c., in index, p. 19. — B. albus var. albicans HIDALGO, Viaje al Pacif., p. 84. — Not B. albicans Reeve. — B. conspersm var. ,? PFR., Monogr., ii, p. 191. Decidedly smaller and thinner than well developed B. albns or erythrostomus, but some specimens of the latter I have seen approach albicans in stature. Hidalgo unites it with B. albus as a small variety. See remarks on the species of this group, above. The shell may be either almost white or much streaked and angu- larly speckled, and the rose color of the mouth is often lacking, and when present not very strong. B. PRUINOSUS Sowerby. PI. 1, figs. 4, 5. Shell umbilicated, ovate-conic, rather solid but thin ; corneous, flecked and streaked with white, or opaque white flecked and streaked with corneous, the latter predominating on spire, earlier whorls smooth, corneous. Surface smoothish, with wrinkles of growth, and above the periphery cut into spiral series of long granules by spiral lines. Spire conic, the apex obtuse, smooth. Whorls 5*, slightly convex, the sutures more or less creuulated. 176 BULIMULUS-BOSTRYX-LISSOACME. Aperture half the total length (more or less), slightly oblique, ovate, white within ; outer lip unexpanded, arcuate ; columellar lip well dilated above. Alt. 14j, diara. 7% mill. Cobija (Cum ing), Chili. Bulinw pruinosus SOWB., P. Z. S., 1833, p. 36. — Bulimus pruinosus PFR., Monogr., p. 198.— REEVE, Conch. Icon., pi. 20, f. 120. The contour varies considerable, and sometimes opaque white, sometimes corneous is the prevailing color. Part of the specimens before me are marked " Peru," but it is doubtful whether they are from localities now in that State. Others are from Coquimbo. B. ROUAULTI Hupe. PI. 48, figs. 6, 7. Shell perforate, ovate-conic, rather solid, slightly shining, closely striate, and very obsoletely decussated with some rather remote spiral lines. Dull opaque whitish, more or less irregularly macul- ated with pellucid-corneous, or corneous-pellucid with copiously scattered spots and streaks of opaque whitish. Spire conoid, the apex rather acute, corneous, smooth ; suture simple. Whorls 5 to 6, slightly convex, moderately increasing, the last obliquely descend- ing. Aperture oval, colored within like the outside, about one-half the shell's length ; peristome simple, acute, the ends joined by a very thin callus; right margin regularly arcuate, columellar margin dilated and reflexed above, partly closing the perforation ; columella little oblique, lightly arcuate. Alt. 14, diam. 7 mill. (Hidalgo'). Chili, at Copiapo (Gay), and Coquimbo, among plants in sandy places (Paz). Bulimus rouaulti HUPE in Gay, Historia de Chile, viii, p. 110, pi. 3, f. 8 (1854).— PER., Monogr., iv, 478.— HIDALGO, Journ. de Conch. 1870, p. 54; Viaje al Pacifico, p. 86. The more lengthened form and the shape of the aperture distin- guish this from B. albicans, which is closely allied. B. SIMPLICULUS Pfeiffer. Unfigured. Shell perforate, conic-ovate, solid, rugulose-striate, obsoletely de- cussated with spiral lines, when seen under a lens, somewhat shin- ing ; white, with generally scattered pellucid dots. Spire convex- conic, the apex corneous, rather obtuse ; suture minutely crenulated ; whorls 6, moderately convex, the last a little shorter than spire, somewhat rounded at base. BULIMDLUS-BOSTRYX-LISSOACME. 177 Aperture slightly oblique, oblong-oval ; peristome simple, unex- pauded, the right margin lightly arcuate, columellar margin dilated, reflexed partly over umbilicus ; columella somewhat straightened, subplicate above. Alt. 19s, diam. 9£ mill. ; alt. of aperture 9, width 5 mill. (P/V.). Hubitnf unknown. Bulimus simpliculus PFR., P. Z. S., 1854, p. 124; Monogr., iv, p. 490. • This unfigured species seems to belong to the Chilian group of B. albicans, but it is slenderer than the other described species. B. MEJILLONENSIS Pfeiffer. PI. 48, figs. 11, 12, 13, 14. Shell narrowly unibilicate, oblong-ovate, solid; opaque-white, with irregular, interrupted corneous streaks, or uniform white. Surface lusterless, with irregular growth-wrinkles (and sometimes showing some faint incised spirals, or coarse malleation). Spire conic, with convex outlines, apex somewhat mamillar, whorls 6, convex. Aperture slightly less than half the length of shell, long ovate ; outer lip sharp, with a broad and rather heavy internal thickening. Columella slightly concave, columellar lip dilated ; parietal callus moderately heavy, white. Alt. 25, diam. 12 ; aperture 12? mill. long. Alt. 22, diam. 10 ; aperture 10 mill. long. MejiUones, Chili, on arid hills destitute of vegetation (Phil.) ; Paposo (Paz). B. mejillonensis PFR., Malak. Bl., iv, p. 230 (1857) ; Monogr., iv, p. 489 ; vii, 170. — PHILIPPI, Reise durch die Wiiste Atacama, p. 183, pi. 7, f. 10", b, c.— HIDALGO, Viaje al Paoif. Mnl., p. 83.— B. callosus PHIL., olim. — B. mezilloensisScHAUF., Paetel's Catal., p. 81. The internal thickening of the lip is heavier than in allied species. The upper portion of the spire is not so attenuated as in B. affinis, and there is no such excavation of the base of columella as in that species. B. AFFINIS Broderip. PI. 48, figs. 8, 9, 10. Shell narrowly unibilicate, rather solid or thin, lengthened ovate. Opaque white with interrupted, denticulate corneous streaks, or corneous with white streaks and flecks; slightly shining. Surface with growth-wrinkles, more or less transverse wrinkling or mallea- tion, and in places, traces of spiral incised lines. Spire elevated, 12 178 BULIMULUS-BOSTRYX-LISSOACME. decidedly attenuated above, apex mamillar, smooth. Whorls 7, mod- erately convex. Aperture less than half the length of shell, long ovate ; outer lip slightly obtuse, with no perceptible lip-rib within ; columella slightly concave, attenuated at base ; columellar lip dilated above ; parietal callus a transparent glaze. Alt. 27,diam. 12 mill.; alt. of aperture 12, width 7 mill. Alt. 26, diam. 11 mill.; alt. of aperture 12, width 6 mill. " Mexillones," desert of Atacama, Chili (Cuming). Bulinus affinis BROD., 1832, p. 106.— SOWB., Conch. Illustr., f. 30. — Bulimus affinis DESH. in Lam., An. s. Vert, viii, p. 273. — REEVE, Conch. Icon., pi. 23, f. 154.— PFR., Monogr., ii, p. 207 : vii, p. 172 ; Conchyl. Cab., p. 221, pi. 61. f. 7, 8. — HIDALGO, Journ. de Conch., 1870, p. 60.— B. paposensis PFR., Malak. Bl., iii, 1856, p. 207 ; Monogr., iv. p. 480. B. affinis is more slender than B. mejillonensis, with the apical whorls and base of columella attenuated, and with an additional whorl. B. paposensis Pfr. is considered by Hidalgo a synonym. I consider it as at most a slight variety. Var. ? paposensis Pfr. Shell compressed- umbilicate, ovate-conic, thin, closely striate and subdecussated-granulate ; diaphanous varie- gated and submaculated with white and corneous lines. Spire convex- conic, the apex acute ; suture subcrenulated. Whorls 6 to 6 J-, some- what convex, the last about as long as spire, a little attenuated at base. Columella somewhat straightened, slightly receding. Aper- ture oblique, oval-oblong; peristome simple, the right margin un- expanded, lightly arcuate, columellar margin dilated and spreading above. Alt. 18, diam. 9J miH. ; aperture 10 mill, long, 5i wide Paposo, Atacama desert (Phil.). B. CALLOSUS PfeifFer. Unfigured. Shell perforate, ovate-conic, rather solid, opaque, dull whitish, ornamented with irregular pellucid streaks. Spire conic, rather acute. Whorls 7, rather flat, the last a little longer than spire ; col- umella shortly receding. Aperture acuminate-oval ; peristome acute, lipped with a thick callus within, which does not extend to the margin. Columellar margin vaultingly reflexed. Alt. 21, diam. 11 mill. ; aperture 12 mill, long, 6 wide. (P/ V.). Habitat unknown (coll. v. d. Busch) B. callosus PFR., Zeitschr. f. Malak., 1846, p. 128 ; Monogr., ii, p. 222. This may be allied to B. mejillonensis, or it may be a Buliminus. BULIMULUS- BOSTRYX-LISSOAOM E. 179 B. LITHOICUS Orbigny. PL 1, figs. 2, 3 ; pi. 51, figs. 14, 15, 23. Shell subperforate, ovate-conic, rather solid, striatulate and very obsoletely decussated, shining, tawny. Spire convex-conic, rather acute. Suture subcrenulated. Whorls 6, a little convex, the last a little longer than the spire, rotund at base; columella subplicate, receding. Aperture little oblique, oblong-oval, fleshy-whitish inside ; peristome unexpanded, acute, the columellar margin dilated, reflexed and subappressed. Alt. 31, diam. 15 mill.; aperture 17 mill, long, 8 wide. (Pfr.). " Los Obrages " near La Paz, Bolivia, at 3300 meters alt. (Orb.). Helix lithoica Orb., Mag. de Zool., 1835, p. 13. — Bulimus lithoicus ORB., Voy. dans 1'Amer. Merid., p. 288, pi. 33, f. 10, 11.— PFR., Monogr., ii, p. 167 ; iii, 408 ; iv, 467 ; vi, 109.— B. culminant EEEVE, Conch. Icon., pi. 17, f. 98. The types measure 35 mill, alt., 15 diameter. Fig. 23 is Reeve's culminans. Group of B. striatus. B. STRIATUS King. PI. 47, figs. 74, 75. Shell perforate, ovate-conic, thin ; immature shells keeled or sub- angular at the periphery. Whitish, more or less tinged with tawny, with numerous oblique chestnut and blackish streaks, and a dark cres- cent within the umbilicus (which is often surrounded by a white band); periphery often with a light line ; apex purple, smooth. Sur- face sculptured with fine rib-strice (sometimes subobsolete on body- whorl). Spire conic; whorls 6 to 6?, but slightly convex. Aperture oblong, half the length of shell, quite oblique, light brownish, slightly streaked within. Outer lip thin, dark-edged within ; columellar lip somewhat concave, dilated above. Alt. 18.} diam. 9* mill. Alt. 16, diam. 9 mill. Santos (Cuming) ; valley of Ollantaitambo (Angrand), Peru. Bulinus striatus KING in Sowb., Conch. Illustr., f. 56 (July, 1833). — Bulimus striatus PFR., Symbols, ii, p. 51 ; Monogr., ii, p. 209 ; Conchyl. Cab., p. 225, pi. 62, f. 5, 6.— REEVE, Couch. Icon., f. 139. Not Clausilia striata Spix. — Bulimixus striatellus BECK, Index Moll., p. 70 (refers to Sowerby's figure). — PFR., Monogr., iv, p. 491 ; vi,p. 139. The striped color pattern and the striation are characteristic. The name striatus was not preoccupied in either Bolimux, Bulinus or Bulimulus, so the change proposed by Beck was unnecessary. 1 80 BULIMULUS-BOSTRYX-LISSOACME. B. PIURANUS Alhers. PL 50, figs. 56, 57, 58. Shell perforate, acuminate-ovate, rather thin, closely costulate-plic- ate; dull fulvous, with two encircling brown bands, frequently inter- rupted, and irregularly scattered spots. Spire conic, the apex corneous, acute, smooth. Whorls 7, suture distinct, the earlier con- vex, the last a little shorter than the spire, subangulated around the perforation. Columella straight, slightly receding. Aperture ob- long-ovate, the peristome simple, acute; right margin arcuate, col- umellar margin reflexed and free. Alt. 20, diam. 9 mill. ; aperture 7 mill, long, 4 wide. (Albers). Piura, northwestern Peru. Bulimus piuranus ALB., Malak. BL, i, 1854, p. 31. — PFR., JVlon- ogr., iv, p. 491. — MOUSSON, Malak. BL, xvi, p. 177. — Orth aliens per- icanus H. *-)- Chachapoyas (Lobb), and Chota (Stolzmann) Peru. Bulimus nigropileatus RVE., P. Z. S., 1849, p. 97 ; Conch. Icon., pi. 73, no. 525, f. 524. — PFR., Mouogr., iii, p. 427 ; vi, 137. — LUBO- MIRSKI, P. Z. S., 1879, p. 723. B. STENACME Pfeiffer. PI. 49, figs. 32, 33. Shell umbilicate, ovate-turrited, rather solid, rugulose striate ; whitish, generally variegated with narrow, pale corneous streaks. Spire long, attenuated toward the somewhat acute apex. Whorls 7-8, slightly convex, the last about equal to two-fifths the alt., some- what compressed around the narrow umbilicus. Aperture oblique, oblong-oval, brown-fleshy inside; peristome simple, unexpanded, the columellar margin dilated above, vaulted and reflexed. Alt. 202-28, diam. 9-11 mill.; length of aperture 9-11, width 5-7 mill. (Pfr.). Patas (Farris), and Tarma (Isern), Peru. BuUmm stenacme PFR., P. Z. S., 1856, p. 333; Monogr., iv, p. 492; Novit. Conch., iii, p. 464, pi. 101, f. 12, 13 ("steuaeme" on plate). — HIDALGO, Journ. de Conchyl., 1875, p. 130 ; Viaje al Pacif. p. 131. The figures do not well show the character of the spire, attenuated toward the apex. B. RADIATUS Morelet. PI. 49, figs. 25, 26. Shell rimate, ovate-turrited, thin, little shining, obsoletely and irregularly costulate-striate ; whitish with isolated reddish streaks and a very few blackish dots. Spire elongated, the apex acute, BULIMULUS-BOSTRYX-LISSOA< ME. 183 corneous. Whorls 7, a little convex, at the base the last is rotund, rugose and brownish. Aperture a little exceeding two-fifths the total alt., slightly oblique, oval, brown inside ; peristome simple, thin and unexpanded ; col- uraellar margin straightened, dilated and reflexed. Alt. 24-29, diam. 10-10* mill. (Morel.}. Valley of Jatija and slopes of Cuzco, Pern (Angrand). Bulimus radiatus MOREL., Ser. Conch., iii, p. 188, pi. 9, f. 2. — PFR., Monogr., vi, p. 136. We come now to a series of Bulimus of which B. striatiis mav be J considered, if not the type, at least the earliest known representative. The present form is distinguished at first sight by the tawny lines, always quite distinct though more or less dark, which zebra-stripe its surface. Toward the termination of the last whorl, the irregularly spaced lines become wider, diminish in intensity, and little by little merge into a uniform violaceous tint, the strise becoming more pro- nounced, giving the surface a rugose appearance. The spire is longer than in B. munsteri Orb., the shell more solid, rougher, and the color of the aperture is different. The habits also are diverse, B. munsteri living under stones or moss, while B. radiatus lives in the open air, on cacti, etc. B. nigropileatus Reeve, an umbilicated shell, has the aperture wider and the last whorl more ventricose. Finally, the absence of an umbilicus and the feebleness of the col- umellar dilation are the principal characters separating it from />'. stenacme Pfr. (Morel.). B. OROPHILUS Morelet. PI. 46, figs. 55, 56, 57. Shell umbilicated, oblong-turritecl, rather solid, somewhat shining, irregularly and obsoletely costulate-striate ; whitish, marked with a few blackish dots ; spire elongated, attenuated toward the corneous and rather acute apex. Whorls 7, a little convex, the last usually streaked with rufous, sometimes banded, compressed around the um- bilicus, a little shorter than the spire. Aperture oblique, oblong-oval, fleshy-fulvous inside ; peristome simple, unexpanded, the margins somewhat converging, colmnellar margin dilated above, and reflexed. Alt. 22, diam. 9 mill. (Morel.). Temperate vallies of the plateaux of Cuzco, Peru, notably at Tala- vera, Silqite, Incahuasi and Mollepata, on cacti of the genus Cereiis (Angrand). 184 BULIMULUS-BOSTRYX-LISSOACME. Biilimus orophilns MOREL., Ser. Couch., iii, p. 189, pi. 9, f. 6 (1863).— PFR., Monogr., vi, p. 137.— HIDALGO, Mol. Viaje al Pacif., p. 118; Journ. de Conch., 1870, p. 63. There are three color-forms ; unicolored white, longitudinally striped with reddish, and banded with reddish or violaceous. Two Bulimi, stenacme Pfr. and nigropileatns Reeve (to which re- conditusReeve may be united as a variety), are extremely close allies of B. orophilns. Although often banded, like nigropileatus, it never has the apex colored like that. It is a more elongated shell, with more acute spire, the aperture narrower, more oblique, the columellar margin a little less dilated. B. stenacme differs in coloration, pro- portions of aperture to spire, and the form of the aperture. Morelet's comparisons, the substance of which is given above, are based upon the descriptions and figures of nigropileatus and sten- acme, not on comparison of specimens. B. BALSANUS Morelet. PL 50, fig. 62. Shell narrowly umbilicated, oblong-conic, delicate, costulate-stri- ate, shining ; whitish-fleshy, sparsely streaked with reddish toward the base, and marked with a few blackish dots. Spire tapering, the apex acute, deep reddish. Whorls 6, a little convex, the last a little shorter than the spire. Aperture a little oblique, oblong oval, scorched-fulvous inside ; peristome unexpanded, thin, the columellar margin dilated above, reflexed. Alt. 19, diam. 8£ mill. (Morel.'). Balsa de Cocharcas, Mountains of Peru (Angraud). Bulimi is balsanus MOREL., Ser. Conch., iii, p. 192, pi. 9, f. 8. — PFR., Monogr., vi, p. 138. Smaller than B. orophilns, less elongated, and with a shining sur- face. The surface is engraved with oblique, visibly sinuous, spaced and shallow stria;, producing a more or less regular costulation, which dis- appears on the latter moity of the last whorl, where it is ornamented with very few, inconspicuous longitudinal reddish lines, as in the ma- jority of the species of this group. Not one is banded. The apex is corneous, glossy, bright red, sometimes brownish. The umbilicus is a little narrower than in B. orophilns. It is dotted like B. orophilns. B. CEREICOLA Morelet. PL 46, fig. 63. Shell scarcely perforated, oblong-conic, delicate, shining, costulate- striate; whitish, radiated with narrow tawny streaks, and marked BULIMULUS-BOSTRYX-L1SSOACME. 1 N.'i with a very few corneous dots. Spire visibly attenuated, the apex acute, usually violaceous-blackish. Whorls 6, a little convex, the last shorter than the spire, slightly attenuated at base ; coluinella rather straight or receding. Aperture slightly oblique, reddish-bordered, irregularly oval ; the right margin thin, unexpanded, columellar margin dilated above, appressed, nearly closing the perforation. Alt. 20, diam. 9 mill. (Morel.}. There is a unicolored white form. Peru, in the Vallies of Abancay and Acostambo, west of Cnzco in the interior of the Sierra, on cacti of the genus Cerens (Angrand). BuHiiiux cercicola [typog. err.] MOREL., Ser. Conch., iii, p. 192, pi. 9, f. 7 ; B. cereicola MOREL., t. c., p. 193. — PFR., Monogr., vi, p. 138. This species differs from B. balsanus in the absence of an umbil- icus, which is reduced to an extremely narrow chink partly by the reflexion of the columellar lip. Moreover, it is larger, with a wider and at the same time less regular aperture, the coluinella being in some specimens nearly vertical, and the outer lip very markedly curved toward its insertion. The interior of the aperture is not en- tirely fallow colored, as in the foregoing species, but only colored at the edges, comprising all the visible part of the columella ; finally the lines which ornament the exterior are fine and quite regularly spaced. B. MUNSTERI Orbigny. PI. 51, figs. 9, 10, 11. Shell narrowly umbilicated, ovate-conic, rather thin, striatulate, subpellucid; corneous-whitish, ornamented with reddish streaks; spire conic, the apex rather acute; suture profound. Whorls 7, convex, the last a little shorter than the spire. Aperture subvertical, oval ; columella somewhat receding ; per- istome simple, unexpanded, the right margin very much arched above, columellar margin dilated, wide. Alt. 22, diam. 11 ; aper- ture 10 mill, long, 5 wide inside. (Pfr.~). Bolivia : Eastern foot-hills of the Cordillera ivest of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Orb.) ; (.'luuir/inixti/it, prov. Tangos, 1440 meters alt. (Stii- bel). Helix camba ORB., Voy., pi. 34, f. 4-7 (legend on plate), not Bul- imiis camba Orb., Voy., p. 263. — Btilimiis mntisteriiORB., Voy. dans 1'Amer. Merid., p. 278. — PFR., Monogr., ii,p. 109. — Bulimus 186 BULIMULUS-BOSTRYX-LISSOACME. M. E. GRAY, Figs. Moll. Anim., pi. 73, f. 1. — Bulimulus (Scutalus) munsteri Orb., MARTENS, Conchol. Mittheil, i, p. 162. B. DENDRITIS Morelet. PI. 50, fig. 63. Shell covered-perforate, turrited-conic, thin, shining, delicately plicate-striate. Whitish or pale straw-color, marbled irregularly with brownish-purple or chestnut, the spots confusedly arranged in decurrent series, the base with a band of the ground-color circum- scribing the umbilical region. Spire tapering, the apex corneous and rather acute. Whorls 7, little convex, the last scarcely half the length of the spire, banded around the perforation. Aperture oval ; peristome simple, thin, the right margin arcuate, columellar margin dilated above, vaultiugly reflexed. Alt. 20, diam. 8 mill. (Morel}. Near Hxiro, Valley of Santa Ana, Peru, (Angrand), in axils of maize leaves and on reeds. B. dentritis (typog. err.), MOREL., Ser. Conch., iii, p. 206, pi. 9, f. 5 (1863). — B. dendr it-is MOREL., t. c., p. 207.— PFR., Monogr., vi,p. 137. The largest specimens are 22 mill. long. It is a thin and fragile species, recalling Coclilicella acuta in form, but larger and more prettily colored. The umbilical perforation is narrow and masked by the reflexion of the columellar lip ; the aperture is medium sized, and partakes of the external coloring, by transparence. It is sculpt- ured with fine, regular, perceptibly sinuous folds, which show as yellowish lines. There is a buff form of this species, broadly streaked with brown. The sculpture of the apex is not known, and the delicacy of the shell raises a doubt of the generic position of the species. It may prove to be a Mesembrinus. B. DENDRITOIDES Pilsbry, n. n. PI. 50, figs. 60, 61. Shell openly umbilicate, oblong-turrited, thin, substriate, rather shining. Whitish, ornamented with rufous-ferruginous interrupted bands or dots in transverse series. Spire turrited, the apex rather acute, blackish-corneous. Whorls 8-9, very convex, the last about i the length of shell, attenuated at base. A pert u re little oblique, oblong, fleshy-brownish within ; peristome simple, slightly expanded, the right margin narrowly arcuate, col- BULIMULUS-KOSTRYX-LIS^OACME. 1 87 umellar margin dilated, wide, reflexed. Columella rather straight- ened. Alt. 18, diarn. 6£ mill. ; aperture 6* mill. long. (P/V.). Between S. Fernando and Patipampa, Peru, 30 leagues east of Huancayo, in " La Sierra." Bulimus monticola PHILIPPI, Malak. Bl., xvi, 1869, p. 33. — PFR., ibid., p. 88 ; Novit. Conch., iii, p. 470, pi. 102, f. 7, 8 ; Monogr., viii, p. 172. Not B. monticola Roth, Mai. Bl., iii, 1856, p. 3. Very< similar to the illustration of B. dendriti* Morel., but that species is said to be plicate-striate, and with a length of 20 mill, has only 7 whorls. (P/iiV.). B. BILINEATUS Sowerby. PL 50, fig. 64. Shell narrowly umbilicate, oblong-conic, rather thin ; pale brown- ish, with tiro darker brown spiral bands bounding a median irliitr band. Surface with indistinct fine growth-lines, and faint traces of minute, close, spiral stride above. Spire slightly convex conic, the apex smooth, obtuse, brownish. Whorls 6-}-7, moderately convex. Aperture slightly over one third the total length, ovate, showing the bands within. Outer lip arcuate, sharp. Columellar lip dilated above. Alt. ISs, diam. 6; alt. of aperture 5 mill. (Specimen). Alt. 14, diam. 65 ; alt. of aperture 6 mill. (P/V-). Western U. S. of Colombia, and Island of St. Elena (Cum ing) ; Las Cruces, Savane, near Manta, canton of Montecristi, prov. Manabi, Ecuador (Cousin). Bulinu* bilineatus Sows., P. Z. S., 1833, p. 37 ; Conch. Illustr., f. 29. — Bulimus bilineatus DESH. in Lam., An. s. Vert., viii, p. 277. -PFR., Conchyl. Cab., p. 231, pi. 02, f. 31-33 ; Monogr., ii, 211 ; vi, 132. — Thatnnastus bilineatus COUSIN, Bull. Soc. Zool. France, xii, 1887, p. 223. As in B. striatus, the young are angular at the periphery. The small size and mouth, smpothish surface, and the coloration, distin- guish the species. It extends further northward than any other member of the subgenus. Group of B. apodemetes. B. APODEMETES Orbigny. PI. 51, figs. 1, 2, 3, 4. Shell obliquely perforate or closed, ovate, thin, corneous with oblique stripes of chestnut and opaque-white (sometimes lacking the 1 88 BULIMULUS-BOSTRYX-LISSOACME. brown), spire reddish or corneous-brown ; sculptured with incon- spicuous growth-wrinkles. Spire conic, apex smooth ; whorls 6, convex. Aperture ovate, over half the length of shell, colored within like the outside. Outer lip thin, sharp, regularly arcuate ; columellar lip dilated above and reflexed over, closing or nearly closing the per- foration. Alt. 28, diam. 18 mill. (Orb.). Alt. 22 J, diam. 13* ; alt. of aperture 12* mill. (Specimen). Alt. 23, diam. 13 ; alt. of aperture 12i mill. (Specimen). Argentina, provinces of Santa Fe, Entre-Rios, Cordoba, 8. Luis Catamarca, Titcuman, Safta, etc.; Bolivia, Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bridges) and Llanos de Chiqnitos (Orb.). Helix apodemetes ORB., Mag. de Zool., 1835, p. 10. — Bulinus apo~ demetes Sows., Conch. Illustr., f. 64, 64*. — Bulimus apodemetes ORB., Voy. dans 1'Amer. Merid., p. 279, pi. 30, f. 5-8.— REEVE, Conch. Icon., f. 142 (bad).— PFR., Monogr., ii, p. 173 ; viii, p. 160.— HIDALGO, Viaje al Pacif., Mol., p. 85. — PARAVICINI, Boll. Mus. Zool. ed Anat. Comp. R. Univ. Torino, ix, no. 181, p. 6 (1894).- Bulimulus apodemetes, BECK, Index, p. 68. — STROBEL, Mater. Malac. Argeutinia, p. 26. — DOERING, Bol. Acad. Nac. Ciencias Rep. Argent. (Cordoba), iii, p. 68 (1879). — Bulimus pessulatu* REEVE, Conch. Icon., pi. 23, f. 153 (June, 1848).— PFR., Monogr., iii, p. 409. — Pledosiylus pessulatus FFLD., Verh. Zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, xix, p. 875, 1869. The inflated form, thin, light texture and conspicuous striping render this an easily recognized form. In some places, such as Cordoba de Tncuman, specimens occur without the chestnut stripes. Doering has shown the jaw and teeth to be of the usual type in Bulimulus. It is a widely distributed species. I fail to see any differential characters, whatever, in Reeve's B. pessidatus, collected by Bridges in Bolivia (fig. 4). B. CENTRALIS Doering. Shell perforated, ovate-conic, thin, rather smooth, slightly shin- ing; opaque whitish, more or less variegated with very irregular pellucid corneous streaks. Spire oblong-conic, the apex corneous- buff. Whorls 6, a little convex, the last about one-half the total length, not descending. Columella subplicatulate. Aperture oblong- ovate ; peristome simple, acute, the right margin reflexed, half clos- BULIMULUS-BOSTRYX-I.lsso.U ME. 189 ing the perforation. Length 16-20, diani. 9-10 mill. ; aperture 9- 10 2 mill, long, 5-6 wide. (Doer.). Sierra de Cordoba, Aryentiitfi. Bulimtiliis centralis DOER., Bol. Acad. Nac. Cien. Rep. Argent., iii, p. 69 (1879). Has much affinity with B. apodemetes, with wlm-h it lives associ- ated, the form being a miniature of that species; but last whorl longer? its surface smooth. Differs from B. album in the longer con- tour, and from B. rouaulti in not having the last whorl obliquely descending. Jaw with 13-14 slightly curved riblets, those toward the median part much narrower; basal margin serrate. Teeth in nearly straight transverse series. B. VENTANENSIS n. Sp. PI. 1, fig. 8. Shell narrowly perforate, ovate-conic, thin ; closely and obliquely streaked with blackish, brown and pale olive-brown, the earlier whorls lighter ; shining. Surface sculptured with rather coarse and unequal growth-wrinkles. Spire short conic, the apex smooth, white, and obtuse at the rather small tip. Whorls 5£, slightly convex. Aperture oblique, about half the shell's length, whitish and show- ing the streaks within ; peristome thin, unexpanded and acute, the outer lip regularly arcuate ; columella straightened, descending to- ward the left, the columellar margin reflexed and triangularly ex- panded, flattened, and applied closely over the umbilical area, leav- ing a narrow chink open. Alt. 21, diam. 10-j ; alt. of aperture 11 mill. Alt. 22, diam. 11 ; alt. of aperture 10J mill. Alt. 19-}, diam. 10* ; alt. of aperture 10 mill. Sierra de la Ventana, prov. Buenos Ai/re*, Arynititm. As thin a shell as the allied B. npmli nn /»•>•, but very much more slender and with darker coloring. B. CONOSPIRUS Doeriug. Unfiyured. Shell perforate, ovate-conic, rather solid ; whitish, opaque ; nearly smooth, densely and irregularly striated. Spire perfectly conical, the apex obtuse. Whorls 5, rather flat, the last more convex, a little longer than the spire ; columella obsoletely folded. Aperture subvertical, oval, pale brown within, shining; peristome simple, obtuse, very narrowly subexpanded, columellar lip somewhat dilated, 1 90 BULIMULUS-BOSTRYX-LISSOACME. expanded. Length 21-24, diam. 13-16£; aperture 12-14 mill, long, 8-9 wide. (Doer ing}. Sierra of Tucuman, Argentina (Hierouymus). Scutalus conospirus D., Bol. Acad. Nac. de Cien. Rep. Argent., iii, 1879, p. 67. Jaw with 12 riblets, those at the ends wider, all somewhat prom- inent at the lower edge. Teeth of radula in approximately straight series, as in the typical Bulimuli. Var. fasciata. With obsolete and interrupted pale brown, trans- lucent spiral bands. B. OXYLABRIS Doering. Shell rimate, conic-oblong, subfusiform, irregularly rugose-striate, rather smooth ; opaque-whitish ; spire oblong-conic, the apex pale corneous, rather obtuse. Whorls 6, moderately convex, the last about four-ninths the total alt. Columella obsoletely plicatulate. Aperture subvertical, oval, slightly yellowish inside, shining ; per- istome simple, uuexpanded, acute; columellar margin reflexed, broad, half closing the perforation. Length 17-20, diam. 9-10 ; aperture, length 9-10?, width 43-5 mill. (Doer.}. First Sierra of Cordoba, particularly in the calcareous regions at la Calera, San Antonio, Maldonado, Alta Gratia, Argentina. Scutalus oxylabris DOERING, Bol. Acad. Nac. Cien. Rep. Argent., iii, p. 65 (1879). Jaw with 12-15 riblets. B. oxylabris differs from B. peristomatus in the smaller size and elongate shape, the unexpanded peristome, more acute and not reflexed. B. STELZNERI Dohrn. PL 51, figs. 20, 21, 22. Shell profoundly rimate, ovate-conic, rather thin, densely and irre- gularly rugose-striute ; dull whitish; apex minute, smooth; spire conic ; whorls 5-6, moderately convex, the last longer than the spire, effuse in front ; columella deeply and obsoletely folded. Aperture subvertical, oval, whitish within and shining; peristome simple, the right margin slightly expanded, basal margin dilated, narrowly ex- panded; columellar margin dilated, wide. Length 23-28, diam. 14-20; alt. of aperture 13-18, width 8-11 mill. (Dohrn}. Argentina, at " Cerro de Chepe " (Stelzner) ; Sierra de Catamarca (Jacotula) at about 2000 meters alt. (Doring). BULIMULUS-BOSTRYX-LISSOACME. 191 Bulimulus (Scittahts) stelzneri DOHRN, Malak. Bl., xxii, p. 202 (1875); again iu xxiv, 1877, p. 157.— KOBELT, Jahrb. D. M. Ges., y, 1878, p. 149, pi. 6, f. 7.— PFR., Monogr., viii, p. 58 ; Novit. Conch. »v, p. 164, pi. 137, f. 8-10.— DOERING, Bol. Acad. Nac. Cien. Rep. Argent., iii, 1879, p. 66. Nearest to B. proteus and derelictus in form, and showing the same range of variation in size and shape, but differing from both in sculpture, thinness, and formation of the umbilical region. (Dohni). * B. MONTICOLA Doering. Shell perforate, ovate-conic, thin, little shining, pellucid-corneous or reddish-corneous (sometimes ornamented with obscure, brownish longitudinal bands), variegated with close, opaque-whitish, wrinkled, elevated and very irregular stria?. Spire conic, apex rather acute. Whorls 6, a little convex, the first buff, smoothish, the last more swollen, over one-half the entire length. Aperture oblong-ovate ; peristome simple, thin, acute ; right mar- gin regularly arcuate ; columellar margin reflexed, half closing the perforation. Alt. 13-17, diam. 7-9 mill.; aperture 7-9 mill, long, 4-5 wide. (Doer.'). Sierra de los Granadillos, prov. Catamarca, and on the styles of Tocina, Sierra de Famatina, at 3300-4000 meters alt. ; darker form from la Quebrada de S. Isidro, prov. Mendoza, Argentina (Stelzner). Bulimulus monticola DOER., Bol. Acad. Nac. Cien. Rep. Argent., iii, p. 69 (not Bnlimus monticola Phil., Mai. Bl., 1863, p. 33, see p. 187, nor Bulimus monticola Roth a Buliminus). Jaw with 8 thick riblets, the median ones much narrower. Teeth in straight transverse series, relatively large and separated, and com- paratively few in number. The species lives only at considerable altitudes. B. CORDILLERA Strobel. PI. 51, figs. 5, 6, 7. Shell covered-perforate, oblong-turrited, rather thin ; spire turrited, the apex rather obtuse, suture impressed. Whorls 6, moderately con- vex, the first smooth, shining, violaceous, brown or tawny, the rest sculptured with delicate growth-stride, somewhat shining, whitish with longitudinal corneous rays ; last whorl not descending, more than a third the shell's length. Aperture slightly oblique, oval ; peristome simple, acute, the mar- gins remote, outer margin unexpanded, columellar reflexed, almost 192 BULIMULUS-BOSTRYX-LISSOACME. wholly closing the perforation ; parietal wall glossy ; throat uni- colored brown or marked like the outside. Alt. 14-15, diam. 6-7; aperture, length 6-7, width 4-5 mill. (Strob.*). Villa Vicencio and Casa de Piedra, Sierra de Mendoza, Argentina. Bulimulus (Mesembrinus) cordt fierce STROB., Mater. Malac. Ar- gent., p. 22, pi. 1, f. 3 (1874).— B. cordillene DOERING, Bol. Acad. Nac. Cien. Rep. Argent., iii, p. 72. — PFR., Monogr., viii, p. 156. This species is compared by Strobe! with B. devians Dohrn, which has fewer whorls and different coloration. Doering believes it allied to his B. monticola. B. TORTORANUS Doering. Shell covered-rimate, conic-oblong, subfusiform, thin, striatulate, subdiaphanous, a little shining, rather smooth ; brown or buff-cor- neous, closely ornamented with very irregular longitudinal opaque- whitish marbled streaks. Whorls 7, rather flat, the first corneous or corneous-buff, the rest variegated, last whorl oblong- ventricose, about four-ninths the total length. Columella plicatulate. Aper- ture oblong-oval ; peristome simple, thin, acute, the basal margin a little expanded, the columellar margin shortly reflexed. Alt. 26- 27, diam. 10 mill.; aperture 12 mill, long, 6-62 wide. (Doer.). Sierra de Pocho (Totoras, Yatan, Cerro Salado, etc.~), Argentina. Bulimulus tortoranus DOER., Bol. Acad. Nac. Cien. Rep. Argent., iii, p. 71. Has some affinity with B. cordillerce, but is more conic, not so pupiform, the whorls are less convex, and the aperture is more pro- longed and a little reflexed at the base. Jaw of 10-12 large riblets, the median ones narrower. B. FAYSSIANUS Petit. PI. 51, fig. 8. Shell ovate-oblong, brown, a little paler toward the sutures, shin- ing, somewhat translucid, longitudinally very delicately striated. Whorls 7, somewhat convex. Spire conic, slightly longer than the aperture. Aperture pale purple-brown inside; columella oblique above, straight below, white and dilated over the umbilicus which it in large part covers; right margin very thin, acute. Alt. 31, diam. 16 mill. (Petit). . 1 ryentina. B'uliniiix fayssianus PETIT DE LA SATJSSAYE, Journ. de Conch., 1853, p. 250, pi. 8, f. 7.— PFR., Monogr., iv, p. 500. BULIMULUS-BOSTRYX-LISSOACME. 193 Remarkable for its regular, symmetrical form, its coloration and transparence. B. HELOICUS Orbiguy. PI. 51, figs. 12, 13. Shell narrowly umbilicated, oblong-conic, thin, substriatulate, as if frosted, corneous- or whitish-yellow. Spire conic, the apex obtuse. Whorls 6j-7, scarcely convex, the last a little shorter than the spire, rotund at base. Columella receding. Aperture little oblique, oval ; peristome simple, thin, the columellar margin dilated above, vault- ingly reflexed. Alt. 24, diam. 10-i mill.; aperture 12£ mill. long. 6 wide. (Pf >'.*). Alt. 25, diam. 12 mill. (Orb.-). Mission of Bidosi, Prov. Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia (Orb.). Helix heloica ORD., Mag.de Zool., 1835, p. 11. — Bulim/is heloicus ORB., Voy., p. 272, pi. 30, f. 9-11.— PFR., Monogr., ii, p. 204; iii, 439 ; iv, p. 504 ; vi, 152. — Bulimulus heloicus BECK, Index, p. 67.— B. heloecus ALBERS. — Otostomus heloicus H. ADAMS, P. Z. S., 1866, p. 442. It is also recorded from eastern Peru. Subgeneric position un- certain. B. TURRITELLATUS Beck. PI. 50, figs. 65, 66. Shell openly perforate, ovate-conic, rather thin, smooth, subdia- phanous; corneous gray, ornamented with close white lines. Spire conic and rather acute, the apex pale corneous or roseate. Whorls 6, slightly convex, the last slightly shorter than the spire. Col- umella very slightly arcuate. Aperture oblong-oval, the peristome simple, unexpanded, columellar margin dilated, somewhat vaultingly spreading. Alt. 21, diam. 10 mill. ; alt. of aperture 11, width 5 mill. Province of Chiqulios, Bolivia, near the mx-intl Minion of Juan (Orb.). Helix tntritella ORB., Mag. de Zool., 1835, p. 13. Not H> //./• tur- ritella For.— Bulhmt* tm-rlfr//,, ORB., Voy., p. 274, pi. 33, f. 12-14. -REEVE, Conch. Icon., pi. 70, fig. fill.— Pi i:., Monogr., ii, p. 208. — Jitiliin.ulus turritellatus BECK, Index Moll., p. 67. Differs from B. sporadicus in the smaller size, more pu pi form shape, and line ornamentation. 13 194 APPENDIX. Species of uncertain position. B. LURIDUS Pfeiffer. Shell umbilicated, conic-ovate, solid, striatulate, lurid-flesh colored. Spire conic, the apex acute, submamillate. Whorls 6, a little convex, the last slightly longer than the spire, rotund at base. Aperture subvertical, oblong-oval ; peristome unexpanded, the right margin white-lipped within, columellar margin dilated, spreading. Alt. 22, diam. 11 ; aperture length 11 5, width 7 mill. (Pfr.'). Habitat uncertain. Bulimus luridus PFR., P. Z. S., 1862, p. 274 ; Monogr., vi, p. 145. Compare Crosse, Journal de Conchy]., 1871, p. 183, and 1894, p. 172 (1895). Said by Pfeiffer, on the authority of the label in Cuming's collec- tion, to be from New Caledonia ; but according to Crosse it does not seem to exist in that island. The species has not been figured, and may prove to belong to this South American group. APPENDIX. Genus STROPHOCHEILUS Spix (page 1). S. PUDICUS Miiller (p. 6). Reported from Rodersburg by Hensel (Martens, Malak. Bl., xv, p. 178). S. PLANIDENS Mich. (p. 7). Found by Paz at Corcobado, near Rio Janeiro (Journ. de Conch. 1870, p. 46). S. UNIDENTATUS Sowerby (p. 9). Collected at Theresopolis, Prov. Sta. Catharina, Brazil, by H. Fruhsdorfer (Bttg., Nachrbl., 1889, p. 30). Subgenus Bonus Albers (p. 10). Add the synonym : Megalobulimus MILLER, Malak. Bl., xxv, p. 172, type B. garcia-moreni (==popelairictnus var. thfimmianus). The jaw in this species is smooth, as I have found it to be also in Borus Intewn-x var. australis. Lubomirski reports popelairianus from J^i/inn/ (* 17. Strophocheilus jaspideus Morel. Ser. Conch., (il 18. Strophocheilus porphyreus Pfr. Sheppard, del 60 19. 20, 21. Strophocheilus porphyreus Pfr. C. Mittlu-il., . . 60 PLATE 30. 22. Strophocheilus salteri Sowb. P. Z. S., 52 23. Strophocheilus capillaceus v. seneri JOUSP. Bull. Soc. Z. Fr., . 31 24. Strophocheilus tatutor Jouss. Le Nat., 47 25. 26. Plekocheilus guildingi Dohrn. Jahrb. D. M. Ges., . 71 27, 28. Plekocheilus speciosus Pfr. Novit. Conch., 70 29, 30. Plekocheilus guentheri Sowb. P. Z. S., 72 PLATE 31. 29, 30, 31. Plekocheilus blainvilleanus Pfr. Pil-bry. del., . . 67 32. Plekocheilus fulminans v. lintn;i' Sowb. P. /. S C.7 33. Plekocheilus fulminans Nyst. C. Icon., (il! 34. 35. Plekocheilus appuni Dkr. Jahrb. I). M. ( "J«-s.. . r,.s 36, 37. Plekocheilus blainvilleanus v. loveni Pfr. Abbild., . ii7 206 REFERENCE TO PLATES, VOL. X. PLATE 32. 38. Plekocheilus laraarckianus Pfr. C. Icon., 75 39, 40. Plekocheilus ampullaroides Mouss. Novit. Conch., . 75 41, 42, 43. Plekocheilus coloratus Nyst. Sheppard, del., . . 74 44. Plekocheilus plectostylus Pfr. Abbild., 70 45. Plekocheilus plectostylus Pfr. C. Icon., 70 PLATE 33. 46. Plekocheilus gibboni us Lea. Pilsbry, del., 75 47. 48. Plekocheilus (?) victor Pfr. Novit. Conch., 82 49. Plekocheilus corydon Crosse. Journ. Conch., 80 50,51. Plekocheilus tetensi Dkr. Jahrb. D. M. Ges., . ... 77 52, 53. Plekocheilus cardinalis Pfr. Conchyl. Cab., .... 77 PLATE 34. 54,55, Plekocheilus jucundus Pfr. Novit. Conch., 82 56, 57. Plekocheilus quadricolor Pfr. Abbild., 83 58, 59, 60. Plekocheilus veranyi Pfr. Abbild., 83 61. Plekocheilus veranyi Pfr. Sheppard, del., 83 62. Plekocheilus veranyi Pfr. C. Icon., 83 63. 64. Plekocheilus scytodes Pfr. Conchyl. Cab 84 65, 66. Plekocheilus succinoides Petit. Mag. de Zool 84 67, 68. Plekocheilus latilabrisPfr.=succinoides. Novit. Conch., 85 69, 70. Plekocheilus calliostoma Dohrn. Jahrb. D. M. Ges., . 85 PLATE 35. 69,70. Plekocheilus jimenezi Hid. Viaje al Pacif., 86 71, 72. Plekocheilus elaeodes Pfr. Conchyl. Cab., 86 73. Plekocheilus castaneus Pfr. C. Icon., 85 74, 75. Plekocheilus tricolor Pfr. Conchyl. Cab., .... 87 76. Plekocheilus pseudopiperatus Moric. Rev. et Mag. Zool., 89 PLATE 36. 77. Plekocheilus piperitus Sowb. Sheppard, del., 89 78. Plekocheilus taylorianus Rve. Conchyl. Cab. (for this fig- ure Miller proposed the name " taylorioides "), .... 90 79 Plekocheilus taylorianus Rve. Sheppard, del., 90 80. Plekocheilus superstriatus Sowb. P. Z. S., 91 81. Plekocheilus superstriatus v. prodeflexus Pils. Pilsbry, del., " . 91 82. 83. Plekocheilus lynciculus Hupe. Casteln. Exped., . . 94 84, 85. Plekocheilus pintadinus Orb. Voy. Amer. Merit!., . 93 REFERENCE TO PLATES, VOL. X. 207 PLATE 37. 86, 87. Plekocheilus floccosus Spix. Viaje al Pacif., .... 92 88. Plekocheilus floccosus Spix. Sheppard, del., 92 89, 90, 91. Plekocheilus onca Orb. Voy. Amer. Merid., . . . 93 92, 93, 94. Plekocheilus semperi Dohrn. Jahrb. 1). M. Ges., 94 95, 96. Plekocheilus lugubris Dkr. Jahrb. D. M. Ges., ... 68 PLATE 38. 97. Plekocheilus roseolabrum Smith. P. Z. S., 73 98, 99. Plekocheilus eros Angas. P. Z. S., 74 1,2, 3, 4. Plekocheilus glandiformis Lea. Pilsbry, del., . . 78 5. Plekocheilus aureonitens Mill. Mai. Bl., 91 6. Auris chrysostoma Moric. Pilsbry, del., 103 7. Auris chrysostoma var. swainsoni Pfr. (J. Icon., . . . .104 8. 9. Auris bernardii Pfr. Pilsbry, del., 105 PLATE 39. 10, 11. Auris bilabiata Brod. & Sowb. Sheppard, del., ... 99 12, 13. Auris bilabiata v. melanostoma Moric. Pilsbry, del., . 101 14, 15. Auris egregia Jay. Sheppard, del., 101 16. Auris egregia v. nigrilabris Pils. Sheppard, del., . . . . !'>•_' 17 Auris melastoma Swains. Sheppard, del., 102 18. Auris melastoma v. brachyplax Pils. C. Icon., ... 103 19. Auris illheocola Moric. Fer., Hist., 106 PLATE 40. 20. Auris (Otostomus) signata Spix. C. Icon., 107 21. Auris (Eudolichotis) guairensis Jouss. Mem. Soc. Z. Fr., Ill 22,23. Auris (Eudolichotis) guairensis Jouss. Sheppard, del., Ill 24, 25, 26. Auris (Eudolichotis) distorta Brug. Sheppard, del., .109 27, 28, 29, 30. Auris (Eudolichotis) distorta v. subkovis Pils. Sheppard, del., .111 31. Auris (Eudolichotis) distorta v. gracilis Pils. Sheppard, del., .111 32. Auris (Eudolichotis) distorta Brug. Sheppard, del.. . .110 PLATE 41. 33-37. Auris (Eudolichotis) glabra Grael. Sheppard, del., 113 38, 39. Auris (Eudolichotis) glabra v. grenadensis Pils. Shep- pard, del., 114 40,41. Auris (Eudolichotis) lacerta Pfr. Sheppard, del., . . 115 42,43,44. Auris (Eudolichotis) aurissciuri Guppy. Shep- pard, del., 208 REFERENCE TO PLATES, VOL. X. 45, 46. Auris (Eudolichotis) perdix Pfr. Conchy!. Cab., . . 118 47, Auris (Eudolichotis) perdix Pfr. Sheppard, del., . . .118 48, 49. Auris (Eudolichotis) perdix Pfr. Abbild., 118 PLATE 42. 49, 51. Auris (Eudolichotis) siuuata Alb. Novit. Conch., .116 50, 52, 53, 54. Auris (Eudolichotis) sinuata Alb. Shep- pard, del., 116 55, 58, 59. Auris (Eudolichotis) euryomphala Jouss. Shep- pard, del., 116 56, 57. Auris (Eudolichotis) otostorua Pfr. ( = euryom- phala). Novit. Conch., 117 60. Auris (Eudolichotis euryomphala Jonas. Abbild., . . .116 61. Auris (Eudolichotis) euryomphala Jonas. C. Icon., . . 116 62. 63. Auris (Eudolichotis) dillwyniaua Pfr. Conchyl. Cab., 118 PLATE 43. 64,65. Auris (Eudolichotis) midas Alb. Conchyl. Cab., . . 119 66, 67, 68. Auris (Eudolichotis) midas Alb. Sheppard, del., 119 69, 70. Auris (Eudolichotis) spectrum Alb. Novit. Conch., 119 71, 72. Auris (Gonvostomus) miersii Sowb. Sheppard, del., . 124 73, 74. Auris (Gonyostomus) multicolor Rang. Sheppard, del., 123 75. Auris (Gonyostomus) hybrida Gld. C. Icon 123 76. Auris (Gonyostomus) goniostoma Fer. C. Icon., .... 122 PLATE 44. 75, 76. Auris (Eudolichotis) hauxwelli Crosse. Journ. Conch., 120 77. 78. Auris (Eudolichotis) hauxwelli Crosse. Sheppard, . 120 79, 80. Strophocheilus yanamensis Morel., young. Ser. Conch, . 198 81, 82. Auris (Eudolichotis) distorta v. bisuturalis Pils. Sheppard, del., 112 83, 84. Bulimulus (Platybostryx) eremothauma Pils. Viaje al Pacif., ." 129 85, 86. Bulimulus (Platybostryx) eremothauma Pils. Shep- pard, del., * 129 87, 88. Bulimulus (Ataxus) umbilicaris Sowb. Sheppard, del., 130 89, !MI. Bulimulus (Ataxus) infundibulum Pfr. Ser. Conch., 131 91,92. Bulimulus (Ataxus) infundibulum Pfr. Condi. Cab., 131 93, 94. Bulimulus (Ataxus) umbilicatellus Pils. Sheppard, del., 131 95, !>(i. Bulimulus (Ataxus) tubulatus Morel. Ser. Conch., . 132 97, 98. Bulimulus f Ataxus) scalaricosta Morel. Ser. Conch., 132 REFERENCE TO PLATES, VOL. X. 209 99. Bulimulus (Bostryx) solutus Trosch. 0. Icon., .... 133 1, 2. Bulimuius (Bostryx) solutus Trosch. Arch. Naturg., 133 3. Buliraus (Bostryx) holostoma Pfr. Pilsbry, del., . . . l.'U PLATE 45. i 4. Bulimuius (Temesa) clausilioides Rve. C. Icon., . . . .135 5. Bulimuius (Geopyrgus) turritus Brod. C. Icon., . . . .135 6. Bulimuius (Geoceras) columellaris Rve. C. Icon., . . . 136 7. Bulimuius (Geoceras) cuspidatus Morel. Ser. Conch., . .137 8. 8: Bulimuius (Geoceras) veruculum Morel. Ser. Conch., 137 9. 10. Bulimuius (Peronseus) pupiformis Brod. Ross, del., . 138 11,12. Bulimuius (Peronseus) anachoreta Pfr. Novit. Conch., 139 13, 14. Bulimuius (Peronteus) anachoreta Pfr. Atacama Reise., 139 15, 16, Bulimuius (Peronaeus) lactifluus Pfr. Novit. Conch., 140 17, 18. Bulimuius (Peronseus) atacamensis Pfr. Ross, del., . 140 19, 20. Bulimuius (Peronseus) atacamensis Pfr. Journ. de Conch., 140 21. Bulimuius (Peronseus) scabiosus Sovvb. C. Icon., . . . 142 22. Bulimuius (Peronseus) nanus Rve. C. Icon., 141 23. 24. Bulimuius (Peronseus) leucostictus Phil. Novit. Conch., 141 25,26. Bulimuius (Peronseus) bisculptus Pfr. Novit, Conch!, 142 27,28. Bulimulus (Peronseus) emaciatus Morel. Ser. Conch., 1-J.'! 29. Bulimulus (Perouseus) spiculatus Morel. Ser. Conch., . 144 30. Bulimulus (Peronseus) terebralis Pfr. C. Icon 142 31. Bulimulus (Peronseus) acromelas Morel. Ser. Conch., . . 144 32. 33, Bulimuius (Peronseus) tschudii Trosch. Arch. Naturg., 146. PLATE 46. 34, 35. Bulimulus (Peronseus) lichenorum Orb. Voy. A HUT. Merid 145 36. Bulimulus (Peronseus) subcactorum Pils. C. Icon., . . . 145 37, 38. Bulimulus (Peronseus) williamsi Pfr. Novit. Conch., 1 Hi 39. Bulimulus (Peronseus) williamsi Pfr. P. Z. S., . . . .146 40,41. Bulimulus (Perbnseus)peliostomus Pfr. Novit. ( 'mich., 147 42, 43, 44. Bulimulus (Peronseus) andoicus Morel. Ser. Conch., 147 45. Bulimulus (Peronseus) lesueureanus Morel. S'r. ( 'oiidi., . 149 46, 47, 48. Bulimulus (Peronseus) productus Phil. Novit. Conch., 148 49, 50. Bulimulus (Peronseus) albicolor Morel. Ser. ( Hncli., 148 51. Bulimulus (Peronseus) hamiltoni Reeve. C. Icon., . . . 149 52,53. Bulimulus (Peronseus) elatus Phil. Novit. Conch., . 150 54. Bulimulus (Peronseus) rhodacme Pfr. Ross, del., . . . 152 55, 56, 57. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) orophilus Morel. S.'r. Couch., 183 14 210 REFERENCE TO PLATES, VOL. X. 58. Buliraulus (Peronseus) pustulosus Brod. Hist. Chile., . . 153 59, 60. Bulimulus (Peronseus) scalaroides Phil. Journ. de Conch., ... 154 61, 62. Bulimulus (Peronreus) biformis Pfr. Novit. Conch., 151 63. Bulimulus (Lissoacrae) cereicola Morel. Ser. Couch., . .184 PLATE 47. 64. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) styliger Beck. C. Icon., .... 156 65. 66. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) hennahi Gray. Ross, del., . 156 67, 68. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) hennahi Gray, Voy. Amer, Merid., 156 69. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) striatulus (=modestus). C. Icon., 161 70. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) orbignyi (=modestus). C. Icon., 161 71,72,73. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) scutulatus Brod. Hist. Chile., 165 74, 75. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) striatus King. Ross, del., . . 179 76. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) guttatus Brod. C. Icon., . . .163 77. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) guttatus Brod. C. Illustr 163 78. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) guttatus Brod. Hist. Chile., . .163 79. 80. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) scalariformis Brod. C. Icon., 169 81. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) scalariformis Brod. Ross, del., . 169 82. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) modestus Brod. C. Icon., . . .161 83. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) sordidus Less. C. Icon., .... 163 84. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) nigropileatus Rve. C. Icon., . . 182 85. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) depstus Rve. C. Icon., 181 86. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) reconditus Rve. C. Icon., . . . 181 87. 88. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) delicatulus Phil. Novit. Conch., 162 PLATE 48. 89, 90. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) reentsi Phil. Ross, del., . .155 91. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) derelictus Brod. Abbild., . . . 172 92. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) derelictus Brod. C. Icon., . . . 172 93 94, 95, 96. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) umbilicatus Mill. Mai. Bl., 172 97, 1, 2. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) erythrostomus So\vb. Ross, del., 173 98, 99. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) albus Sowb. Couchyl. Cab., 174 3. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) huascensis Rve. Ross, del., . . . 174 4,5. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) albicans Brod. Ross, del., . . 175 6, 7. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) rouaulti Hupe. Hist. Chile., . 176 8, 9. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) affinis Brod. Conchyl. Cab., . 177 10. Bulimulus (Lissoacrae) affinis Brod. Ross, del., . . . .177 11, 12, 13. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) mejillonensis Pfr. Atacama Reise., • 177 14. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) mejillonensis Pfr. Ross, del., . . 177 REFERENCE TO PLATES, VOL. X. 211 PLATE 49. 15-22. Buliraulus (Lissoacme) virgultorum Morel. Ser. Conch., 168 23, 24. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) rusticellus Morel. Ser. Conch., 170 25, 26. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) radiatus Morel. Ser. Conch., 182 27. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) conspersus Sowb. Conch. 111,. . 160 28, 29. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) tumidulus Rve. C. Icon., . .168 30. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) coagulatus Rve. C. Icon., . . . 161 31. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) coagulatus Rve. Ross, del., . . 161 32,33. Buliraulus (Lissoacme) stenacmePfr. Novit. Conch., 182 34. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) erosus Brod. C. Icon., 160 35. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) erosus Brod. Conch. Cab., . . . 160 36. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) erosus Brod. Conch. Cab., . . . 160 PLATE 50. 37. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) limensis Rve. C. Icon., . . . .158 38. 39. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) ceroplasta Pils. Ross, del., . 159 40. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) spretus (=raimondianus). Novit., 167 41. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) ulloje Phil. Novit., 167 42. 43. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) limonoicus Orb. Voy. Amer. Merid., 165 44, 45. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) flagellatus Pils. Ross, del., . 166 46. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) andicola Pfr. C. Icon., .... 166 47. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) laurentii Sowb. C. Icon., . . .164 48-50. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) laurentii Sowb. Ross, del., . 164 51, 52. Plekocheilus lacrimosus Heimb. Jahrb. D. M. Ges., 53, 54. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) acalles Pfr. Conch. Cab., . . 160 55. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) exornatus Rve. C. Icon., . . .171 56, 57, 58. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) piuranus Alb. Ross, del., 180 59. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) alausiensis Cousin. Bull. Soc. Z. Fr., 180 60, 61. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) monticola (=deudritoides). Novit., .186 62. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) balsanus Morel. Ser. Conch., . . 184 63. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) dendritis Morel. Ser. Conch., . .186 64. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) bilineatus Sowb. Ross, del., . . 187 65. 66. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) turritellaOrb.=(turritellatus.) Voy. Amer. Merid., ... .193 PLATE 51. 1, 2, 3. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) apodemetes Orb. Voy. Amer. Merid., .... 4. Bulimulus pessulatus (=apodemetes). C. Icon., . .187 5, 6, 7. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) cordillene Strob. Mai. Ar- gent., 191 212 REFERENCE TO PLATES, VOL. X. 8. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) fayssianus Petit. Journ de Conch., . ... 192 9, 10, 11. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) munsteri Orb. Voy. Amer. Merid., 185 12, 13. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) heloicus Orb. Voy. Amer. Merid., 193 14, 15. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) lithoicus Orb. Voy. Amer. Merid., 179 16, 17, 18, 19. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) quitensis Rve. Viaje al Pacif., 158 20, 21, 22. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) steltzneri Dohrn. Novit. Conch., 190 23. Bulimulus (Lissoacme) culmineus Rve. (=lithoicus). C. Icon., 179 INDEX TO GENERA, SUBGENERA, ETC., VOL X. NOTE. — An Index to the species of Bulimoid snails will be given upon the completion of the monograph ; the present index includes generic, subgeuerie and sectional groups and their synonyms only ; the latter being printed in Italic type. Anthinus Alb., . Ataxus, Alb., AURIS Spix, Borus Alb., Bostryx Trosch., BULIMULID.E, . BULIMULUS Leach, B a limits Scop., . Bulinus Sowb., . Caprella Gldg., . Co nidus Alb., . . 96, 121 . 128, 130 . 95 5, 10, 194 . 127, 133 . 62 . 125 . 1, 10 . 2, 10 64 6 Dryptus Alb., . 5, 37, 198 Eudolichotis Pils., . 98, 108 Eurytus Alb., . . 64, 69 Geoceras Pils., . . 128, 136 Geopyrgus Pils., 129, 135, 200 Gonyostomus Beck, . 98, 121 Megalobulimus Mill., . . 194 Orphaicus Schauf., . . J98 Orphnus Alb., ... 43 Orthalicidce, . . .62 Otostomus Beck, 95, 98, 107 Pachyotns Bk., . Pelecocheilus Alb., Pelecycheilm Mts., Pelekocheilus Bk., Peronseus Alb., Platybostryx Pils., Plecocheilus Ads., . 95 . 64 64, 96 . 64 129, 138 . 129 64 PLEKOCHEILUS Guild., 62, 198 Pleocheilus Gray, . . 64 Pyrgu* Alb., " . . 135, 200 Rhabdotm Auct., 154 Lissoacme Pils., 154 Stenostoma Spix, . . 96 STROPHOCHEILUS Spix, 1, 5, 194 Tatutor Jouss., . . .43 Temesa Ads., . 128, 134, 200 Thaumastus Alb., 5, 43, 198 Thaumastus Auct., . .154 (213) Q/? HELICID^E 1 ^ 4 !f • H ELIGIBLE. PLATE 3. HELIC1D>E PLATE 4 . i • "' ' '.% rv: ri~- r-io^'r HELICID>E PLATE at, 28 - 26 PLATE 6 33 %';^ 32 HELICID^E. PLATE 7 \ PLATE 8 42 >\-C 43 - H ELIGIBLE. PLATE 9. OTr.UUVV.\V ffi flliUHl \ • • |i| || v|Hl i % iililMinil i .',••' IV illiU y HvS'W- :II 48 HELICID^E PLATE -10 If m 52 . HELICID^E. PLATE 12 HELICID^E. PLATE 13 .:' ! 65 " PLATE 14 * 73X4| PLATE 15 -- ;.-• HELICID^E. PLATE 16 H ELIGIBLE. PLATE 17 >• : • -•• 1 ' ""•••••• ^ • ' .'31 29 HELICID^E. PLATE 18 HELICID^E. PLATE 19 40 H ELIGIBLE. PLATE 2O f •• < ! I ill " ^y% •• •• ' ' '>;J|- $$„'•• •". HELICID^E. PLATE 21 ; :' HELICID^E. PLATE 22. HELICID^E. PLATE 23 63 HELICID^E. PLATE 24 • ..'• ^~~ ' ' ' 08 - (37 71 • 7,'J 70 7L> H ELIGIBLE. •' -v HELICID./E. PLATE 26 s •,- . \ \\\i 83 PLATE 27 93 98 99 HELJCIDyE. PLATE 28. HELICID^E. PLATE 29. PLATE 30 29 30 PLATE 31 BULIMULID^E. J BULIMULID^E. PLATE 32. . 41 %>#£<$: ^ '«P '^f!& '~ ' ,i£&" • ' i v *'i JS^.w^EfSiKcv ;^ffili ' -bi^ :»,#!»>• ,a»^^ ."^ •' • ^ ' ^.:^ ( . •.'- ..«*** - \ TO • ^^Q*- .^ ^:i^^S*S?.j 40 BULIMULID^E PLATE 33. \ X 50 v . 49 4-0 - \\\\\\B 48 - 1 •<•-'' •'""• 51 53 BULIMULIDyE. /x PLATE 34. iffi i , '•• v 1 .*-' 69 ,. .' '• 70 I 67 66 BULIMULID^-E PLATE 36 74 75 76 PLATE 36 -,,•_* --. ww - - <*• • " " K** -~J ' »«>•,'.•' ••_--* . - ^ - • «* . ? -r 77 \ 70 / C) \ • ' -\\ 84 m 82 85 BULIMULID^E. PLATE 37 , s , 89 90 91 92 PLATE 38. 5 , < . w&\ ^Oo"jn .•' •.•'•• Ho ° ,o^ nH i. PLATE 39. 17 ' 15 \ 18 16 19 BULIMULIDyG. PLATE 4O. 30 32 BULIMULTD>E PLATE 41. 45 BULIMULID>E. PLATE 42. BULJMULIDyE. PLATE 43. BULIMULID>E PLATE 44. BULIMULID^C. PLATE 46. , \ X 17 22 ^ *•-: 21 23 24 30 25 26 27 BULIMULIDvE. PLATE 46. 59 60 61 62 BULIMULID^E. PLATE 47. 79 BULIMULID>E. PLATE 48. BULIMULID^:. PLATE 49. 20 21 22 BULIMULID^E. PLATE 8O. PLATE 81.