76 MALACOZOA. GASTEROPODA. PULMOBRANCHIATA. 



nior, altera veluti in oculum protuberans, sed dentibus fria- 

 bilis, ita ut in arenulas atteratur." 



" Eosdem limaces circa Mensem Junium in sylvis opacis 

 observavi ex arborum ramis demissos, singulos singulis funi- 

 bus bipedalibus, crassis et validis satis ; at e propria saliva 

 confectis. Est sane magna affinitas inter humorem ilium 

 e quo Araneorum Erucarumque fila fiunt, atque horum ani- 

 malium salivam." Martinus Lister. 



Not common. Plentiful in some places about Old Bridge 

 of Don. At Torry, on the soutli side of the Harbour of 

 Aberdeen. Occurs in thickets, pastures, hedges, and gardens. 



Limax cinereus. Muller, Verm. Terr. et. Fluviat. ii. 5. — 

 Limax cinereus. Drap. Venn. Terr, et Fluviat. 124. PI. 9. f. 10. 

 ■ — Limax antiquorum. Feruss. Hist. Moll. 68. T. 4. — Limax ci- 

 nereus, maximus, striatus et maculatus. List. Anim. Angl. 127. 

 PI. 2. f. 15. — Limax maculatus. Nunneley. Trans. Phil. Soc. 

 Leeds, i. 46. T. 1. f. 2. — Limax cinereus. Ferus. Hist. Moll. i. 

 65. T. 4. — Limax cinereus. Flem. Brit. Anim. 256. — Limax 

 maximus. Grey's Turt. 1 13. — Limax cinereus. Lamk. Syst. vi. 

 2.50. Ed. 2.Vii. 717. 



2. Limax variegatus. Variegated Slug. 



Shield short, broadly rounded behind, concentrically sul- 

 cato-granulate ; cloak with numerous longitudinal undulato- 

 granulate ridges ; the posterior fourth of the body with a 

 medial crenate keel; upper parts dull reddish-brown, thickly 

 spotted with blackish-brown. 



The form oblong, very convex above. The upper tenta- 

 cula nearly cylindrical, a little enlarged at the tip, and granu- 

 lato-rugose ; the lower very short ; the neck about the same 

 length as the shield, with a medial granulate ridge, and lateral 

 oblique, broad, convex, granulato-crenate ridges ; the shield 

 short, broadly rounded behind, marked with concentric granu- 

 late furrows ; the rest of the surface with numerous undulated 

 or granulate ridges ; the keel medial, crenate, occupying the 

 posterior fourth of the body ; the tail rather pointed ; the sur- 

 face of the foot with three longitudinal bands. The upper 

 surface thickly and irregularly spotted with blackish-brown 

 on a light dull reddish-brown ground ; the neck paler and 

 tinged with red ; the lower surface yellowish-grey. It varies 

 however in colour, individuals being darker or lighter. 

 Length about an inch and a half. 



It differs from Limax cinereus in having only the end of the 

 tail keeled, in its inferior size, different markings, and other 



