356 Mr. R. Tate oti Terrestrial Molluscafrom San Lucia. 



XLIII. — Species of Terrestrial Mollusca collected on the Island 

 of San Lucia. By Ralph Tate, Assoc. Linn. Soc, 

 F.G.S., &c. 

 Mr. Bland, in his Catalogue of the Pulmouiferous Snails of 

 the West Indies (Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. New York, vol. vii.), 

 gives but two species [Helix orhiculata and Bulinius aulaco- 

 st^lus) as inhabiting San Lucia. About two hours' search on 

 the island, in the early part of this year, has enabled nie to 

 add ten species, making a total of twelve now known ; they 

 are as follows : — 



1. Helix orhiculata, Fer. This snail has much the same habit as H. 



aspersa in this country, and is tolerably abundant about the 

 town of Castries. 



2. Helix ierensis, Guppy, Proc. Sclent. Assoc. Trinidad, 1869, p. 242. 



This species belongs to a section of the genus represented by H. 

 JameUata in Europe and H. labijrinthica in North America ; the 

 tropical forms are H. aeca, Guppy, H. ierensis, Guppy, Trinidad ; 

 //. hactricola, Guppy, Trinidad and Venezuela, Guyana ; H. cce- 

 coides, Tate, Nicaragua ; and H. caratahnsis, Tate, n. sp., Vene- 

 zuela, Guyana. Inhabits, among rubbish of old walls and houses, 

 Castries. 



3. Bidimus tenuissimus, Fer. A few dead shells. 



4. Buliimis aulacostylus, Pfr. One dead shell, but with coloration. 

 o. Bulimus caracasensis, Reeve. Several individuals were obtained. 



6. Stenogijra plicatella, Guppy, var. Abundant with Helix ierensis. 



7. Stenogyra coronata ?, Guppy, with the last. 



8. Stenogyra octona, Chemnitz. Abundant in the woods around Cas- 



tries. 



9. Tornatellina lameUata, P. & M. With the last. 



10. Cylindrella costata, Guild. Upon damp walls and among stones 

 in shady places ; common. 



11. Succinea aj^proximans, Shuttl. Damp pastures. 



12. Helicina plicataJa, Pfr. Common in the woods about Castries. 



Bulinius aulacosfi/lus, Pfr., is the only species peculiar to 

 the island ; Helix orhiculata, Cylindrella costata, and Hclicina 

 plicafula are common to San Lucia and the islands to the 

 north ; whilst the remainder occur in Grenada, Trinidad, or 

 the northern coasts of South America. 



BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES. 



Notes on the Geology of North Shropshire. Small 8vo, pp. 88. 



London: Hardwicke, 1869. 



Tnis little book, by IMiss Charlotte Eyton, is well written and nicely 



printed, and must be a welcome companion to any intelligent 



inhabitant of Salop, or thoughtful tourist, if geologically inclined 



