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Show 606 MR. S. HANLEY ON NEW INDIAN SHELLS. [Nov. 16, The specimen described seems old, though in fine condition; of course its characters will be modified in less-mature examples. I state this because I suspect that some young fragile shells from the Naga hills may prove identical. 3. ACHATINA (GLESSULA) SENATOR, Haul. T. subovato-conoidea, nonnunquam angustior, tenuis, nitida, laevigata, chocolati colore tincta, vitta flavescente seu pallida conspicue ornata. Anfractus convexi, multo latiores quam alti (in exemplo imperfecto 6|), celeriter accrescentes, infra suturam valde impressam vitta perangusta, et supra suturam vitta lata (in anfractu ultimo paululum supra medium posit a) picti. Spira circiter dimidium testce occupans ; apex pallidior, subito obtusus. Columella brevis, pallidior, subito obtusus. Columella brevis, pallida, arcuata, late truncata. Long. 1. Hab. In India meridionaii. Mus. Beddome, M'Andrew. Only four specimens are known to me, all from the Cottyam Hills : two are young and rather narrow in proportion to the fine but broken-lipped example I have described, which once belonged to the celebrated Indian conchologist W . Benson ; it will be figured in the 'Conchologia Indica' (pl. 155. f. 4). 4. ACHATINA (GLESSULA) ISIS, Hani. T. turrito-subcylindracea, Icevis, tenuis, nitidissima, albida pallida, nonnunquam vitta angusta fulva, lineis perparvis fulvis confertis circumcincta : vitta variabilis seu scepius versum anfractuum superiorum et supra medium anf. ultimi posita. Anfractus circiter 10, convexi, sensim accrescentes, ad suturam profundam sub lente obsolete subcrenati, multo latiores (ultimo excepto) quam alti: apex obtusus. Apertura angusta, quartam partem totius altitudinis paululum superans. Columella brevis, arcuata, oblique contorto-truncata. Long, lj poll., lat. f- poll. Hab. Indiam meridionalem. Mus. Hanley. A figure of this will be found in the ** Conchologia Indica' (plate 155. f. 5). The hair-like lines and narrow fillet seem peculiar to the species: the fillet, however, is neither constant, nor fixed as to position. 5. UNIO VULCANUS, Hani. T. solida, incequilateralis, subovata, viridis, undique (nisi ad extremitatem anticam) plicato-rugosa ; plicee (seu tubercula elongata confluentia) undatim angulariter et oblique ordinatce. Margo dorsalis posticus et margo ventralis convexi, subparalleli. Costa umbonalis nulla ; area postica nequaquam concava. Lunula lata, haud multum impressa. Margarita alba, vix minime iridescens. Margo cardinalis latus ,° denies cardinales |