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NOTKS ON THE MOI.LUSCA OF COUNTY 



KII^KENNY. 



BY P. H. GRIKRSON. 



I SEND some notes taken of the Mollusca of Co. Kilkenny 

 durin2[ the first half of each of the years 1902-1903. I had no 

 opportnnit}^ of exploiting the S.W. corner, near Piltown ; or 

 the vS.K- side, between New Ross and Waterford town. The 

 county is well drained by various rivers nearly all flowing in 

 a southerly or south-easterly direction. There are practically 

 no lakes ; the onh' one of any size — Lough CuUen — which 

 lies about five miles north of Waterford, I was unable to visit. 

 I am much indebted to Messrs. R. Welch and h- E- Adams, 

 for help, the former for naming various Hyalinm and Pisidia, 

 the latter for naming slugs, &c. 



In giving the following list I have followed Dr. Scharff's 

 nomenclature as given in h'ish Naturalist, 1892, I also give 

 the numbers of the sheets, one inch Ordnance Survey map, 

 where the specimens were taken, after the name of the nearest 

 town. The county comprises portions of eight sheets, viz. : — 

 136, 137; 146, 147. 156, 157' T67, 168. 

 Vltrlna pellucida. — This species is common, but not easy to find 



except in winter and early spring. 

 Hyalinia cellaria.— These shells are common, a large number being 



var. vitrina. Var. albina at Gowran (147). 

 H. alllaria. — Castlecomer (137); Kilkenny and Kilmanagh (146); 

 Ullard (var. viridula) (147); Callan (var. viriduia) (156); Inis- 

 tioge (157); near Waterford (var. viridula) (168). Fairly well dis- 

 tributed. 

 H. nitidula.— N.E. of Attauagh (var. Hclmil) (136); Freshford and 

 Ballyragget (136) ; Kilkenny, Kilmanagh, S.W. of Freshford, Callan 

 Road (146) ; Ruthstowu, Gowran, Ullard (147) ; near Stoneyford and 

 Callan (156); Inistioge (157) ; Silverspring and near Waterford (168). 

 Common. 

 H. pura,— N.E. of Attanagh, Freshford, Ballyragget (136); Castle- 

 comer (137); Callan Road (146); Kilkenny, Gowran, Povverstown, 

 (var. nitldosa) (147) ;' Callan (156); Thomastown (var nitldosa) 

 (157). Common. 

 H. radlatula.— Ballyragget, N.E. of Attauagh, Freshford (var. vlrl- 

 dcsccntr-altoa) (136) ; Clogh (137); 3 m. S.W. Freshford (var. vlrl- 

 dcscenti-alba) (146); Povverstown and N. of Graigueuamanagh 

 (147); Callan (156); Inistioge (157) ; near Waterford (168;. Common. 

 H. crystallina.— Johnstown, Freshford (136); Clogh (137) ; Kilmanagh 

 (146); Kilkenny (147) ; Callan (156); Thomastown (157)5 Silverspring 

 and near Waterford (168). Fairly common. 



