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Volume 25, 1892
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III.—Molluscan Fauna of the Pirongia Mountain, Kawhia.

Mr. A. T. Urquhart, of Karaka, Drury, has been collecting on part of this mountain, and I am indebted to him for the following molluscs:—

Fam. Testacellidæ.

Gen. Elæa, Hutton, 1884.
  • E. coresia, Gray.

Fam. Phenacohelicidæ.

Gen. Thalassohelix, Pilsbry, 1892.
  • Th. neozelanica, Gray.

Gen. Allodiscus, Pilsbry, 1892.
  • A. tullius, Gray.

  • A. adriana, Hutton.

  • A. mirandus, Hutton.

  • A. urquharti, n. sp.

Gen. Therasia, Hutton, 1884.
  • Th. celinde, Gray.

  • Th. tamora, Hutton.

  • Th. traversi, E. A. Smith.

Gen. Phenacohelix, Suter, 1892.
  • Ph. iota, Pfeiffer.

Gen. Suteria, Pilsbry, 1892.
  • S. ide, Gray.

Gen. Flammulina, Von Martens, 1873.
  • F. perdita, Hutton.

  • F. zebra, Le Guillou.

Gen. Laoma, Gray. 1849.
  • L. leimonias, Gray.

  • L. pœcilosticta, Pfeiffer.

  • L. marina, Hutton.

  • L. pirongiaënsis, n. sp.

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Sub-gen. Phrixgnathus, Hutton, 1883.
  • Ph. mariœ, Gray.

  • Ph. ariel, Hutton.

  • Ph. erigone, Gray,

  • Ph. microreticulatus, Suter.

  • Ph. allochroidus, Suter.

  • Ph. " " var. sericatus, Suter.

  • Ph. phrynia, Hutton.

  • Ph. glabriusculus, Pfeiffer.

Fam. Patulidæ.
Sub-fam. Charopinæ.
Gen. Endodonta, Albers, 1850.
  • E. varicosa, Pfeiffer (= timandra, Hutton).

Sub-gen. Ptychodon, C. F. Ancey, 1891.
  • P. pseudoleioda, Suter.

Gen. Charopa, Albers, 1860.
  • Ch. coma, Gray.

  • Ch. gamma, Pfeiffer.

  • Ch. tau, Pfeiffer (= sylvia, Hutton).

  • Ch. epsilon, Pfeiffer.

  • Ch. huttoni, Suter.

Fam. Bulimulidæ.
Gen. Carthæa, Hutton, 1884.
  • C. kiwi, Gray.

Fam. Cyclophoridæ.
Gen. Lagochilus, Blanford, 1864.
  • L. cytora, Gray.

  • L. pallidum, Hutton.

  • L. hedleyi, n. sp.

Fam. Hydrocenidæ.
Gen. Hydrocena, Parreyss, 1847.
  • H. purchasi, Pfeiffer.