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LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA AT CLOGHANE, 

 CO. KERRY. 



By J. R. LE B. TOMLIN, M.A. 



(Read before the Societj', September Sth, 1909). 



The following list of some fifty species is the result of a week's stay 

 at the little village of Cloghane in April, 1909. It must be admitted 

 that coleoptera and not mollusca were the primary object of the visit, 

 or, no doubt, the hst would have been longer. It will be obvious 

 that hardly any search was made for freshwater species. Cloghane is 

 situated on the north side of the big Dingle peninsula of County 

 Kerry, at the head of Brandon Bay, some eight or nine miles west of 

 Castlegregory, which is the terminus of the northern branch of the 

 Tralee and Dingle Railway. It is practically shut in on the land side 

 by high mountains, of which Brandon — the nearest and highest — -rises 

 to a height of 3, 127 feet, with several tarns on its slopes. Away from 

 the coast line the land consists entirely of the familiar boggy fields, 

 divided by high gorse-grown banks. Of the shore a considerable 

 part, between Cloghane and Castlegregory, is low sandhills, bordered 

 by a narrow strip of marshy land which proved a prolific hunting- 

 ground. 



Slugs were extremely plentiful, especially under stones on the tops 

 of the banks, though generally immature owing to the time of year. 



I am indebted to Mr. W. D. Roebuck for very kindly examining 

 and naming consignments of slugs. 



Limax maximus L. — The few examples observed all belonged 

 to the var. sylvatica Morelet. 



Limax cinereo-niger Wolf, 



var. maura Held. — Young specimens of both type and variety 

 occurred not uncommonly on Brandon Mountain at an elevation of 

 2,500 — 3,000 feet. 



Limax arborum Bouch. — Not uncommon in woods. One 

 example occurred of var. bettonii Sordelli sub-var. obscura Esmark. 

 Agriolimax agrestis (L.). 



var. reticulata Moq. — The common form, 

 var. violacea Gassies. — One specimen. 

 Agriolimax Isevis (Miiller). — Rare, in marshy ground near the 

 sea ; a new record for co. Kerry. 



Milax gagates (Drap.).— Not at all common. 



var. rava Williams. — Rare. 

 Vitrina pellucida (Miiller). — Only dead shells seen, 

 Vitrea crystallina (Miiller).— Abundant in damp moss. 



