222 The Irish Naturalist, [September-, 



coach road to the shores of the Upper Lake, Killarney. Plentiful in 

 Mucksna Wood, on dead oak leaves under fir trees. Mr. Welch here 

 picked up 24 living specimens from a space his hand could cover, whilst 

 I filled a small bag with dead leaves from which I afterwards picked about 

 200 examples in beautiful condition. 



H. hlspida, L. — Not common. Type, and a dark red form of var. £V7«- 

 cinna at Mucksna Wood. Type only at Sheen, a few very large specimens 

 at Roughty Bridge, Carrigacappeen, and a few in Lord Kenmare's demesne 

 at Killarney (Chaster). 



H. rufescens* Penn. — The roadside wall at Mucksna Wood yielded 

 some fine examples of vars. alba and rubens, together with typical specimens 

 of unusual size, 14 mills, across. The immature shells here were beauti- 

 fully hispid. Var. alba also occurred at Killowen, and near the Tunnel, 

 Killarney. Type at Loo Bridge, but few ; common at St. Finan's, along 

 with a few var. rnbens. Plentiful generally on the limestone about 

 Kenmare, and near Killarney (C. & C). 



H, serlcea, Drap. — In the old graveyard at St. Finan's well there is a 

 large colony of this very local species on the nettles and tall Heracleunu 

 It owes its discovery to the eutomologically inclined conchologists, from 

 whose sweeping nets the first specimens came. It was the first time 

 either I or my companions had taken this species in Ireland. 



H ■ f usca, Mont. — One specimen at Mucksna ; dead shells on the island 

 in Middle Cloonee Lake (Ragdale) ; one very large example at roots of 

 Wood Rush, near Loo Bridge, and another near Sheen Falls (Welch) ; very 

 common whilst sweeping for beetles in Derrycunihy Wood on Croma- 

 glaun Mountain (Chaster). 



H. Intersecta, Poir. ( = ^. caperata Mont.). — Very abundant on roadside 

 near the suspension bridge, Kenmare, but its headquarters appear to be 

 an old quarry near the stone circle, Cromwell's Bridge. All observed 

 were typical, without any marked variation. The occurrence of this 

 species is interesting, as it is one of the four xerophilous Helices 

 specially quoted by Dr. Scharff, in his " Origin of the European Fauna," 

 as being absent from this particular district. 



H. nemoralls, L.— Evidently not uncommon, but having retreated to 

 escape the heat, only occasional specimens were met with. All found 

 were highly coloured, large, and exceptionally thin-shelled, with ordinary 

 handing. Loo Bridge, Killowen cromlech, Sheen, Mucksna wood, 

 Kenmare demesne, and Cloonee ; also at Muckros Abbey and Aghadoe 

 Church (C. & C); and Moll's Gap— 700 feet above the sea level (Welch). 

 Var. rubella^ with white lip, at Mucksna wood. 



H. aspersa, Muller. — Common in the lower lying parts of the district. 

 In several places we found cavities in walls crowded with individuals of all 

 sizes, vainly endeavouring to escape the heat. In some cases the animals 

 had contracted themselves so far within the shells as to form two, of 

 even three, separate epiphragms. It is especially abundant at Cloonee; 

 on walls between suspension bridge and Mucksna ; and in Killmakilloge 

 graveyard (Bigger). Like the generality of Irish specimens, little varia- 

 tion was shown, except a few approaching var. zonata — very handsome 

 shells. 



