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The Atoll of Funafuti, Ellice group : its zoology, botany, ethnology and general structure based on collections made by Charles Hedley of the Australian Museum, Sydney, N.S.W.

Glyphostoma aliceæ, M. & S., var. Tenera, var nov

Glyphostoma aliceæ, M. & S., var. Tenera, var nov.

This variety differs in sculpture from the preceding, having on the last whorl fifteen delicate costÆ, where the typical form bears eight, thick and prominent ribs. At the anterior termination of these ribs, the variety has a more decided angle, followed by a more hollow base, than the species in chief.

Five specimens from the lagoon beach.