BY CHAS. T. MUSSON. 895 



It does not seem to occur at Brisbane. Neither Mr. Brazier nor 

 Mr. Hedley has ever seen it in Queensland, nor have I ever 

 observed it there. A curious fact. 



Helix nemoralis, Linne, 1758. 



A fine yellow-banded shell, very variable ; widely diffused 

 throughout Europe. Introduced into United States. 

 New Zealand : Auckland (Hutton), our only record. 



Helix virgata, Da Costa. 



Generally confined to the sea coast. N. France, Italy, Greece, 

 and N. Africa. 



Mr. E. A. Smith in his report on " Mollusca of Voyage of the 

 Erebus and Terror," 1843 and 1844, published in 1874, says, 

 " Two specimens of this species are marked as coming from Foul 

 Point, N.W. Coast of Australia (Richardson)," and adds that Mr. 

 Gwynn Jeffreys records a sinistral variety as coming from N.S.W. 



Nothing more is known about this species as inhabiting 

 Australia. 



It is figured in the volume quoted. Its belonging to the 

 Australian fauna must be considered doubtful. 



Helix caperata, Mont., 1803. 



Widely diflfused over th e greater part of central and southern 

 Europe, both inland and maritime ; not common in the north. 



Victoria : Melbourne, the typical form common in gardens for 

 ten years past (Kershaw). 



Tasmania : (Petterd teste Hedley). 



Helix pulchella, Mviller, 1774. 



Helix Alexandrce, Cox, Men. Aus. Land Shells, species 154, p. 61. 



Common in Europe and North America ; indigenous to both • 

 found also in Thibet. Introduced into Madeira, Azores, Cape 

 Town, Palestine, &c. 



N.S.W. : Eastern Creek, in flood refuse (Brazier) ; Sydney, 

 Petersham, Marrickville, Darling Point, Glebe, and other places. 



Tasmania : Hobart, in gardens. 



Norfolk Island ; in the old gaol yard, 1865 (Bi-azier). 



