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It is somewhat variable in colour, like Syrtwla lutea Garrett, and may 

 also be reddish-brown or violaceous with a yellow apex. 

 The name violacea may stand varietally for the violet form. 



Pyrgulina g-liriella M. & S. (I.e., p. 303). 



See also J. of C, ix., p. 185, where the new genus Herviera is 

 created by Messrs. Melvill & Standen for this species and another. 

 Dall & Bartsch, in their recently-published Monograph referred to 

 above, consider Herviera to be synonymous with Elodiamea De Folin, 

 :but this does not yet seem certain. 



I have lately received Herviera gliriella from Jinituan Island, one 

 of the Philippines (coll. Quadras). 



Pisidium supinum Schmidt in the Midlands. — On August the 21st last, 

 while on an excursion with the Birmingham Natural History and Philosophical 

 Society to Wyre Forest, I had the good fortune to secure two specimens of Pisidhmi 

 siipiiiu;ji Schmidt. On the way back to Bewdley Station our path skirted the 

 Severn for some distance ; here I noticed the river bed appeared very hard and 

 stony and seemed a likely habitat for this shell. I examined the spot and was 

 delighted at securing two specimens (one immature) in the living state ; these I at 

 once sent to Mr. B. B. Woodward who kindly verified them for me. This is the 

 second locality recorded for this species and I feel sure there is no reason to doubt it 

 will be found in many other districts. Last Easter I had the good fortune to collect 

 a very fine series of this shell in the Thames at Twickenham. Other species I noticed 

 at Bewdley were the following : — Ag7-ioliniax agrestis, A, Icsvis, Avion ater, A. sub- 

 fusciis, A. horlensis, Pyratnidiila rotundata, Livin(Ea truncatiila, and Bithynia 

 tentactilata, and no doubt had I had more time at my disposal many other species 

 would have revealed themselves. — H. Overton {Read before the Society, November 

 loth, 1909). 



Helicella caperata m. sinistrorsum at Lewes. — Mr. C. H. Morris, of 



Lewes, informs me that on October 30th last he was fortunate in finding on the 

 golf links at Lewes a full grown sinistral shell of this species. The shell is per- 

 fectly adult with a form and markings of typical character. — J no. W. Taylor 

 {Read before the Society, December 8th, 1909). 



Milax gagates (Drap.) at Eccles.— On November 20th, 1909, I found under 

 rockery stones (limestone) in a friend's garden at Eccles, near Manchester, two 

 Milax gagates associated with Avion horttnsis, Liinax niaxivtus and Agviolimax 

 agvestis. — G. C. Spence {Read befove the Society, December 8th, 1909). 



