126 JOURNAL OF CONCHOLOGY. 



FLINTSHIRE NOTES, JULY, 1883. 

 By WM. DENISON ROEBUCK. 



Journeying into Wales on the loth of July, I broke journey 

 at Mostyn and again at Prestatyn, having at each place about 

 three or four hours. At Mostyn I collected in a damp grassy 

 piece of wet land which stretches for about a mile along the 

 west side of the railway. Here I found Zonites nitidus in 

 profusion, and also several specimens of Limax Icevis. They 

 were accompanied by Z. crystallinus, Z.fiilviis, Z. alliariiis, Z. 

 cellariiis, Z. niltdulus, Snccinea putrls, Carychiuin minimum, 

 Cochlicopa lubrica and its var. lubricoides, Helix rotundata, H. 

 hispida, H, sericea, Ariori ater, A. hortensis, and Limax agrestis^ 

 all in greater or less numbers. The old and broken down 

 walls which separated this waste land from the high-road 

 also produced some of these species, together with Helix 

 caperata, Pupa w/ibilicata, H. pulchella and its var. costata. 

 Of H. nemoralis I found two specimens, one of them pertaining 

 to the var. libellula (band formula 12345) and the other to var. 

 rubella (00300), the latter being very brightly coloured. One 

 of the examples of Arioti ater, a full-grown specimen, was of a 

 very deep, nearly black, chocolate brown, pertaining to the var. 

 rufa. I was much interested in watching the very active 

 and lively habits of Limax Icevis, and also in meeting with such 

 numbers of Z. nitidus, a species which has not often happened 

 to me. 



At Prestatyn I did not meet with very many things. Helix 

 aspersa and H caperata were in great abundance, and in a wood 

 close by the station I found a specimen of H nemoralis var. 

 libellula (12345). There also and by road sides I found a few 

 examples of Pupa umbilicata, Clausilia rugosa. Helix rufescens, 

 H. hispida, and H. sericea. 



While on the subject of Flintshire shells I will mention 

 that Mr. Taylor has received from Mr. W. H. Poland specimens 

 from Rhyl of Helix virgata, large in size, approaching the var. 

 major, and in coloration making an approach to var. albicans. 



J.C, iv., Oct., 1883. 



