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Show 1875.J MR. G. F. ANGAS ON NEW SHELLS. 389 2. Descriptions of Two new Land-Shells from Madagascar and New Guinea. By H E N R Y ADAMS, F.L.S. [Eeceived April 27, 1875.]. (Plate XLV.) E U R V C R A T E R A F A R A F A N G A , sp. nov. (Plate X L V . figs. 1, la.) E. testa imperforata, depresso-ovata, solida, rugis obliquis irregularibus sculpta, pallide fulva, fasciis plurimis rufo-castaneis, nonnullisque latis ornata; spira brevi, subconoidea; anfr. 4, convexiusculis, rapide accrescentibus, ultimo infiato; apertura obliqua, ampla, ovali, intus margaritacea, fasciis perlucenti-bus; perist. albo, incrassato, breviter expanso, marginibus callo crasso junctis, columellari dilatato. Diam. maj. 60, min. 45, alt. 50 mill. Hab, Madagascar; on a sandy plain in the south-west, near the Farafanga river. P U P I N O P S I S ANGASI, sp. nov. (Plate X L V . figs. 2, 2a.) P. testa perforata, pupaformi, solida, rugoso-malleata, non ni-tente, rubida vel pallide fulva; spira medio tumida, in conum depressum terminata; anfr. 7, superis convexis, penultimo latere apertura planato, ultimo angustiore, antice descendente, basi juxta perforationem cristato; apertura verticali, circu-lari, bicanaliculata ; perist. incrassato, fiavido vel albido, reflexo, margine dextro sursum producto, canali levi a parietali separato, margine columellari medio inciso, canalem apertum extus dilatatum callo circumvallatum formante. Long. 20, diam. 12 mill. Hab. Louisiade archipelago, south-east of N e w Guinea. This species is closely allied to P. grandis, Forbes, but differs from it in being very much smaller, in having a narrow umbilicus or perforation, and in the first four whorls of the spire being more depressed. 3. Descriptions of Three new Species of Shells from Australia. By GEORGE FRENCH ANGAS, Corr. Mem. Z.S., F.L.S., &c. [Received April 27, 1875.] (Plate XLV.) 1. HELIX FORRESTIANA, n. sp. (Plate XLV. figs. 3, 3a.). Shell narrowly perforate, globosely trochiform, rather thin, obliquely striated, very finely transversely granulated ; from the apex to the middle of the last whorl fulvous chestnut, with an indication of a band of a lighter colour between the periphery and the suture of the last whorl, below the periphery pale yellowish brown; spire obtusely conical; whorls 5, slightly convex, the last rather inflated, |