TEfE LAND AXi) FRESHWATER MOLLT7SCA OF BOESETSIirRF. Ill 



obtusely keolod ; epidermis rather thick, sparse!}' covered wilh short 

 Whitehall's; whorls six to seven, the last scarcely occupying one- 

 half of the shell ; spire short and blunt ; suture deep ; mouth 

 obliquely semilunar. considerably higher than broad, furnished with 

 a sharp white rib inside; umbilicus broad and deep. L.0.2. B.0.4. 



Hab. Under s tones, at the roots of grass. Chapman's 

 Pool, Encombe (J.C.M.P.). 



9. H. HISPIDA, Linn., pi. 9. 



Pult. cat., p. 47. Rack. ed. p. 54, pi. 21, f. 10. 



Body blackish-brown or slate-colour above, greyish brown 

 beneath. 



Shell sub-conic, convex, more so above than below, thin, solid, 

 covered with curved stiff hairs, not glossy, semi-transparent, dark 

 yellowish-brown ; whorls six to seven, the last occupying about one- 

 third of the shell ; spire slightly raised, obtuse ; suture deep ; month 

 crescent-shaped, broader than high, with a reddish or whitish rib 

 inside ; inner lip slightly arched, reflected towards the umbilicus, 

 which is small and narrow. L.0.185. B.0.3. 



Hab. Under stones and logs of timber, among moss and 

 herbage in woods, gardens, and hedges. Generally distributed. 



10. H. SERICEA. Mullet', pi. 9. 



British Conch., vol. 1, p. 201. 

 Body brownish or yellowish-grey. 



Shell subglobose, thin, fragile, greyish- white, with transverse 

 streaks ot reddish-brown ; whorls six, very convex, the last occupy- 

 ing nearly one-half of the shell ; suture moderately deep ; spire 

 much raised ; peristome similar to H. hispida, excepting the outer 

 lip, which is slightly reflected ; umbilicus very small and deep. 

 L.0.2. B.0.3. 



Var. cornea. Shell horn-colour, very thin, glossy and transparert, 

 the labial rib perceptible on the outside. 



Hab. Mossy banks, damp meadows, under leaves and 

 stones, Langton Matravers ; meadows, Chamberlayne's, Bere 

 Regis (J.C.M.PJ. The variety was found at Lulworth (Gwyn 

 Jeffreys). 



11. H. FUSCA, Montagu, pi. 9. 



Body long, yellowish-grey, with a violet tinge, especially 

 the head. 



