28o JOURNAL OF CONCHOLOGY. 



North-East ; 63, York South-West ; 64, York Mid-West ; 65, 

 York North-West ; 66, Durham; 81, Berwick ; 107, Suther- 

 land East; 109, Caithness; 115, co. Down; and 145, co. 

 Waterford. I shall be glad to have specimens from any other 

 country. 



REMARKS ON THE LAND AND FRESHWATER 



MOLLUSCA OF THE MALTESE ISLANDS. 



By J. PONSONBY. 



In last October's number of this journal, page 229, appeared 

 an article by Capt. Becher, on the Maltese mollusca. The 

 following remarks are made with a view to elicit further informa- 

 tion on the subject; and may perhaps lead to the elucidation of 

 some doubtful points. 



Capt. Becher mentions several species which he has not 

 found. Of these 

 Helix turrita Phil, is generally supposed to be H. Caroni 



Dsh., a Sicilian shell — see Kobelt's ' Icon.,' vol. v., p. 113, 



under head H. Seguentiana. 

 H. neritoides Gualt.=^ aperta Born (-'Pfr. Mn. Hel.' vol. v. 



p. 465). 

 Turbo conoidea Broc. is an Odostomia. 

 Cyclostoma pygmaea Mich, is stated in ' Pfr. Mn. Pneum.' 



p. 318, to be an Hydrobia, but the author does not say 



to what species it belongs, and Michaud's specific name 



does not appear to have been adopted in the latter genus. 



Might it perhaps be the shell named Paludina melitensis 



by Benoit ? 

 Physa melitensis. Dr. Gulia has described a Physa from 



Malta under the name of Physa Mamoi Gulia. Probably 



this however may be another synonym of P. acuta. 

 Helix Schembrii Scacchi. In Dr. Kobelt's last edition of 



his Catalogue of European Land Shells two other species 



of this group (Turricula) are given with the habitat Malta, 



J.C, iv., Jan., 1885. 



