88 The Irish Naturalist. 



occasional specimen. A dark lead-coloured specimen was obtained by 

 the Rev. A. H. Delap near Lough Caragh, Co. Kerry. 



Foreign Distribution. — Great Britain, Germany, northern Italy, 

 Switzerland, France, Norway, and the Azores. In New Zealand it also 

 occurs, but has probably been introduced. 



Genus— GEOMALACUS. 



Geomalacus maculosus, Allman. 

 I. II. — — — — — — — — — — 



This is one of the most interesting of land molluscs. It has only been 

 found among the lichens covering the huge boulders and rocks in the 

 counties of Kerry and Cork, where however, owing to its close re- 

 semblance to the plants it lives on, it is not easily discovered. 



Foreign Distribution. — Absent from Great Britain and the Con- 

 tinent of Europe, except northern Portugal, and the north-west of 

 Spain. 



Genus— TESTACELLA. 



Testacella maugei, Fer. 



This is undoubtedly a native, and has not been introduced. Messrs. 

 Taylor and Roebuck (14) record its occurrence in Waterford, and I have 

 had a number of specimens sent to me by Mr. F. W. Moore from the 

 Royal Botanic Gardens, Dublin. 



Foreign Distribution. — South-west England and Wales, western 

 France, Portugal, Morocco, Azores, Madeira, and Canaries. 



Testacella haliotidea, F. Big. 

 I. II. — — — — — — — — — — 



The occurrence of this species in the south of Ireland at Youghal, 

 Co. Cork, has been known for a great many years, and it is also said to 

 occur near Cork and at Bandon. 



Foreign Distribution. — Great Britain, central and southern France, 

 Corsica, Sicily, Italy } Madeira 1 Gibraltar } 



Testacella scutulum, Sow. 



The claims of this form to rank as a distinct species has been clearly 

 demonstrated by Mr. J. W. Taylor {Jomn. of Conch., v.), and although 

 it seems to have a somewhat more eastern range than the other two, 

 specimens from Co. Louth were sent to me by Miss S. Smith, and 

 from Waterford by Mr. Garnett, junr. 



F'OREiGN Distribution. — England and Scotland (chiefly east and 

 south), Channel Isles, France, southern Spain? Italy.? 



Genus — LIMAX. 



Limaa: maximus, L. 



I. II. — IV. V. — VII. VIII. IX. X. XL XII. 



Almost all the specimens I have met with belong to the variety ciner- 

 reus, the variety cinereo-niger being extremely rare. It seems to be a 

 fairly common species in most parts of the country. 



Foreign Distribution. — Great Britain, Scandinavia, Germany, Aus- 

 tria, Switzerland, Italy, Sicily, Corsica, Spain, Portugal, Azores, Algiers, 

 and east coast of North America (introduced }). 



