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Limax marginatus. Drop. Moll. 124. t. 9. f. 7., not Mutter. 

 Milax Spwerbii. Gray, Cnt. B. M. 175. (Shell.) Lima- 

 cella unguieula. Brard, 116. t. 4. f. 3, 4. 11, 12. Lima- 

 cellus unguiculus. TUT/ON, Man. ed. 1. t. 3. f. 15. 



Inhab. gardens near London and Chelsea. (Leach, 

 1817.) 



The central band of the foot is broader than the 

 side ones ; and the keel, which is very prominent, ex- 

 tends the whole length of the back. (See fig. 30. 

 a. b. from Mr. Denson's paper.) 



Fig. 30. 



The eggs are oval, soft, elastic, nearly -f^ of an 

 inch long, as transparent as ground glass, but of a 

 yellowish hue ; the two coats of the egg are clouded 

 with very minute white freckles, producing the ap- 

 pearance of ground glass. 



They sometimes, like many of their congeners, feed 



^on animal food, and even devour the dead remains of 



each other, leaving only the skin of the back ; and 



they will also sometimes attack sickly individuals of 



their own species. 



23. 8. LIMAX gagates. Black Slug. Blackish grey ; 

 brown or greenish shield, rounder behind, granu- 



