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round the coast. Dr. Westerlund, in his large work, mentions that this 

 species occurs in the British Islands only in the south of Kngland, but it 

 is really common as far north as Scotland. 



Foreign Distribution. — Great Britain, Belgium, France, Portugal, 

 Corsica, Sardinia, Italy, Sicily, Malta, Cyprus, Algiers, Azores, Canaries, 

 Morocco, St. Helena, occurs also in southern North America, Hayti and 

 Chili, but is supposed to have been introduced. 



Genus— BULIMINUS. 



Buliminus obscurus, Mliller. 

 — — III. IV. V. — — — — — — XII. 



This species has only been found in the eastern counties of Ireland. 

 It is not uncommon in the neighbourhood of Dublin. 



Foreign Distribution. — Great Britain, throughout continental 

 Europe and Sicily. 



Genus— COCHLICOPA. 



Cochlicopa lubrica, Mliller. 

 I. II. III. IV. V. — VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. 



Thompson placed this species under the genus Bulivms, froin which, 

 however, it differs considerably. It is very common, especially in damp 

 places under stones. 



Foreign Distribution. — It has an enormous distribution, ranging 

 over Great Britain, throughout continental Kurope, Sicily, Corsica, 

 Azores, Madeira, Armenia, Tibet, Algiers, Morocco, Siberia, and through- 

 out North America. 



Genus — CCECILIANELLA. 



Coecilianella acicula, Mliller. 



— II. III. — V. VI. VII. _ — — — — 



Thompson, Jeffreys, and other authors, have placed this species under 

 the genus Achatina, a name which is now exclusively used for a number 

 of extra-European forms, C. acicula probably lives altogether under- 

 ground, and it has very rarely been obtained living. 



Foreign Distribution. — Great Britain, Sweden, Germany, France, 

 Italy, Portugal, Corsica, Madeira, Canaries, Switzerland, Austria, 

 Hungary, Caucasus, Greece, Palestine, and Florida. 



(TO BE continued). 



NOTICE. 



A series of papers on "The Earthworms of Ireland," will be 

 commenced in the Januar}^ number of the Irish Naturalist, by 

 Re:v H11.DERIC Friend, F.L.S., of Idle, Bradford, Yorkshire. 



Mr. Friend will be grateful for worms from all parts of the 

 country. They should be sent alive in damp earth or moss, in 

 metal boxes. Packages should be marked " Natural History 

 Specimens." 



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