GEOMALACUS. 



Hab. Moist and rocky places. The only recorded 

 locality is at the side of the turnpike road, Westgatc 

 Hill. 



A. HORTENSIS. Ferussac. PL V, fig. 3. 



Slaty blue colour, streaked, elongated, shell rather concave. 



This pretty little slug is common in the north of 

 England, both in woods and gardens, in company with 

 A. empiricorum. It is variable both in size and colour, 

 but seldom measures more than an inch and a half in 

 length, and is always streaked along the upper part of 

 the body. 



Hab. Moist woods and gardens, where it should 

 be sought for immediately after a shower, in summer 

 weather. 



GEOMALACUS. Allman. 

 Shell Ovate, in a sheath similar to Arion. 

 Animal Elongated cylindrical, lanceolate ; four tentacles, 

 two of which are furnished with eyes. 



G. MA\CULOSUS. Allman. PL V, fig. 6. 



This genus is distinguished by the position of the 

 respiratory orifice, being at the right side of the disk at 

 the anterior margin, the caudal gland, and the position 

 of the reproductive orifice. It is by far the most beau- 

 tiful of the slug tribe, the body being spotted with 

 bright yellow. 



Hab. The south of Ireland, in damp rocky situations. 

 In many places plentiful. 



LIMAX. Linnczus. 

 Shell Oval, of a white or cream colour, and found embedded 



in an oblong disk. 



Animal Head furnished with four tentacles, two of which 

 have eyes, retractile like the former; tail lanceolate with- 

 out a mucous gland ; spiracle on the hinder margin ; 

 pulmonary cavity behind it ; orifice of the reproductive 

 system at the hinder side of the right tentacle. 



L. AGRESTIS. Midler. PL IV, fig. 9. 



Of a grey colour, mantle large, ovate and rounded behind ; shell 

 small ; keel short and always slanting. 



