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there are two black bands about one-eighth of an inch in 

 width, leaving a white mark down the middle, and by this it 

 can be readily distinguished. There is only one locality for 

 this in the South of England. 



South Hants. — This, the western extent of the district, is 

 mainly situated on clay and London clay, with, in the forest 

 district, sand and gravel ; and is the home of those species 

 which are met with occasionally in West Sussex, as H. 

 obvoluta, MiilL, H. lapicida^ L., Limax arborum^ B.Ch., etc. 

 It contains the only locality I know for Hy. excavatus, 

 Bean., but it is also interesting as being the western limit 

 of T. haliotidea, Drap., and the eastern limit of the other 

 species T. maiigei, Fer. The last species is found at Fare- 

 ham, and the other at Winchester. Amalia gagates, Drap., 

 a rather uncommon lead grey slug is found at Christchurch, 

 but it has also been taken in Sussex, at Hastings. Paludina 

 contecta, Millet, has been taken in one place. Among a 

 number of interesting shells taken by Mr. Ashford at Christ- 

 church are a beautiful yellow variety of Neritina jluviatilis, 

 I^., with the usual dark markings in some cases quite absent, 

 and white varieties of C. rugosa, Drap., and P. umbilicata, 

 Drap. The other shells found in this district do not differ 

 remarkably from those common to Sussex and North Kent. 



Isle of Wight. — I have very few records at all from here ; 

 but it is interesting as being the eastern limit in the range of 

 Buliinus acutus, MiilL, a shell which occurs along the coast 

 line of Cornwall, Devon, and Dorset. Among its other shells 

 are two species of Vertigo and Testacella haliotidea, Drap. 



This is the last of the eight districts which I marked 

 out, and with it I will conclude. If the paper has been 

 uninteresting, as I am afraid it has, I will only ask that 

 members will not imagine that the subject itself is tedious, 

 but will lay the blame on its treatment. Certain parts have 

 been very little searched, and any specimens, slugs or snails, 

 would be welcome. I was cautioned before writing this 

 against making it a mere list of names, but fear I did not 

 keep this sufficiently in mind. All that remains for me now, 

 however, is to thank you for the attention with which you 

 have listened. 



