Upon the examination of the types, the species Vaginula andreana Semper, 1885, Vaginula reinhardti Semper, 1885, and Vaginula trilineata Semper, 1885, are redescribed. They proceed from, respectively: Mauritius (Mascarene ls.; leg. Andrea); Macao, China (leg. Reinhardt): probably Mauritius (Mascarene ls.; leg. Andrea; found in a pot of plants in the Botanical Garden of Copenhagen). The synonymy of the species is discussed.