XEROPHILA ITALA. D7 
FOREIGN DISTRIBUTION. 
Germany—RKeported from Nieder Kaufungen near Cassel, by Mr. P. W. Munn; 
from Nassau by Prof. von Martens; and from the Eifel, South Rhineland, by 
Dr. Béttger. 
Belgium—Recorded from Namur at Hastitre by van den Broeck; and by M. 
Jules Colbeau from Rochefort. i 
Sub-var. minima is recorded from Biez, Brabant, by M. Colbeau. 
France—Reported from the Basses Pyrénées at St. Jean de Luz! and Hendaye! 
by Mr. F. H. Sikes; and from Eau Bonnes! by Dr. Scharff; In the Hautes 
Pyrénées it is recorded from Mont Péguere, Cauterets, by Dr. P. Fischer ; and 
from Gayvarnay, at 4,500 feet altitude, by Mr. F. H. Sikes ; from the Céte d’Or at 
Champdoétre by Capt. Wattebled ; from the Somme, near Amiens, by M. Vaniot ; 
from Chemilly, Nievre, by M. Breviere ; from Angers, Maine-et-Loire, by Dr. L, 
Germain ; from the ruins of Vendéme Castle ! and at Bury near Blois ! in Loir-et- 
Cher, as well as from Indre-et-Loir, at Loches ! and on banks of River Loire at 
Amboise, by Mr. F. H. Sikes ; from Champigny, St. Maur, ete., in department of 
the Seine by M. Pascal. It is also recorded from Morbihan by Taslé ; the Oise, by 
Dr. Bandon ; and by Dumont and Mortillet from Savoy. 
Sub-var. tardyi Bourg. is recorded only from St. Claude, Jura. 
Sub-var. ivtermedia Gassies is recorded from the Avenais. 
Switzerland—Recorded from cantons of Basel, Schwyz, Unterwalden, and Uri. 
Spain—Has occurred at Santander to Lieut.-Col. Parry, and was found by Dr. 
W. Eagle Clarke in May, 1889, at Canillo, Andorra, at an altitude of 5,700 feet. 
Algeria—M. Bourguienat records this from Cap de Garde, near Bone. 
Var. major Moquin-T'andon. 
Helix ericetorum var. major Moquin-Tandon, Hist. Moll. France, 1853, p. 253, 
Helix ericetorum var. mayor Dumont & Mortillet, Moll. Savoie, 1857, p. 59. 
/lelix ericetorum var. major Bourguignat, Mal. Alger., 1864, p. 257. 
felix ertcetorum var. mayor Locard, Mal. Lyon, 1877, p. 48. 
Helix ericetorum var. mtajor Westerlund, Faun. Palzarct., 1889, p. 338. 
Helix ericetorum var. major Caziot, Moll. Yonne, 1908, p. 216, pl. i, ff. 17, 23. 
The var. major Moq.-Tand. is described as much larger 
(25 mill. diam. by 12 mill. alt.) but of type form; the var. 
major Dum. & Mort. is not less than 18 mill. in diam. ; the 
var. major Bourgt. is of a dull whitish colour, and is 20 mill. 
in diam. and 12 mill. in altitude; the var. major Locard is 
17 mill. diam. ; the var. major Westerlund is 20-25 mill. ear 
diam. and 10-12 mill. in altitude ; and the var. major Caziot Ee aa Bae gc 
Se asf coe ant iG) arc Gk orn laceud Moquin-Tandon. 
is figured as about 19 mill. diam. and 8 mill. in altitude. Tenby, Mr.W. H. Boland. 
ENGLAND AND WALES. 
Sussex W.—Var. major D. & M. is recorded by Mr. W. Jeffery from Adsdean 
chalk pit and from roadside cuttings, though chalk, at Up Park and Kingly Vale. 
Sussex E.—Var. major Westl., Eastbourne (20 mill. diam.) J. H. A. Jenner. 
Kent E.—Dover, C. E. Wright, 1913. 
Surrey—Woldingham Chalk Downs, in bleakest situations, Kk. Mclean, 1883. 
Northampton—Var. major Westld., a specimen 22 mill. in diameter from lime- 
stone quarry, Blisworth, Oct. 27, 1894, L. EK. Adams. 
Salop—Porthywaen Quarries, 1863, W. Whitwell. 
Pembroke—VThe Burrows, Tenby ! W. H. Boland. 
IRELAND. 
Limerick—Common about Limerick, attaining a diam. of 20 mill., H. Fogerty. 
Kerry—A specimen (20 mill. in diam.), found at Ardport by Mr. A W. Stelfox. 
FOREIGN DISTRIBUTION. 
France—The var. major is recorded from the Oise by Dr. Baudon ; by Paseal 
from Mont Valerién, Seine-et-Oise ; by Locard from the Rhéne at La Caratte near 
Lyons, also from the Ain at Miribel and Volognat ; by Millet (25 mill. by 12 mill.) 
from Maine-et-Loire, and referable by their shape to the var. planorbis Picard ; ly 
Caziot for the department of the Yonne; from Chatillon-sur-Seine, Céte d@’Or, by 
Beaudouin; and as A. virgultorum var. major from Durtal, Maine et Loire, by 
Dr. L. Germain. 
Belgium—Recorded from Chokier by Piré; from Hastiere, Namur (20 mill. 
diam.) by M. van den Broeck; and from Lombaertzyde, West Flanders (20 mill. 
diam.) by M. Colbeau. 
Italy —Specimens, 18-20 mill. diam. recorded from Brescia, Lombardy, by Spinelli. 
