86 TESTACELLID&. 



(L. maximus), for which it might be mistaken, by its 

 tentacles being much shorter, and its shell smaller, 

 flatter, and thinner ; its habitat is also different. 



8. L. MAX'IMUS,* LINN. PL. VI. bis. 



Body long, rather slender ; colour varying from ash to yellow- 

 ish-grey, or sometimes black, often streaked or spotted with 

 white or black, with close-set, coarse, oblong wrinkles ; mantle 

 considerably swollen, oblong, produced and pointed behind, 

 stricE regular, well-defined ; tentacles long ; back slightly keeled 

 near the tail ; foot bordered with white ; slime thick, whitish. 

 Length from 4 to 6 inches ; lingual ribbon with 160 rows of 

 181 teeth = 28,960. 



Shell oblong, somewhat convex above, flattish or very slightly 

 concave beneath, solid, moderately glossy, distinctly marked 

 with lines of growth, and microscopically striate as in L. agres- 

 tis; margin membranous ; nucleus small, nearly terminal. 



Inhabits all parts of the British Isles, in damp 

 cellars and outhouses, as well as in gardens, hedge- 

 rows, and woods, in crevices of trees, under fallen 

 timber, stones, &c. 



As its name implies, this is the largest of the British 

 slugs. It usually feeds during the night, and is very 

 partial to all kinds of kitchen refuse. 



These slugs are said to suspend themselves in pairs 

 during the breeding season by a slimy thread. 



FAMILY III. TESTACELLIDJE. 



Body cylindrical, considerably elongated, tapering in front; 

 mantle small, usually covered by the shell ; respiratory orifice 

 on the right side, below the mantle. 



Shell external, ear-shaped, placed towards the hinder part of 

 the animal ; spire small, terminal. 



* Largest. 



