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Helicella virgata DaCosta.^ — Very local. "On Bredon Hill and 

 other upland pastures" (Doeg). 



H. itala Linne. — Confined to calcareous soils. Local. Baughton. 

 Near AVorcester (Reece). Bredon Hill (Doeg). Near Evesham. 



H. caperata Montagu. — Rather local, but plentiful where it occurs 

 on calcareous soils. Hill Croome. Malvern (rare). Bredon Hill. 

 Near Worcester (Reece). Wind's Point near Malvern. Haselor near 

 Evesham. 



H. cantiana Montagu. — Very local. "Boat Lane and Worcester 

 Road, Evesham" (Doeg). Earls Croome. 



Hygromia granulata Alder. — Recorded in " Victoria County 

 History," no locality stated. 



H. hispida Linnd. — Common in woods, waste places, and gardens. 

 Malvern. Earls Croome. Near Worcester (Reece). Sarn Hill. 

 AVitley. 



var. hispidosa Mousson. — Malvern. Earls Croome. 

 var. albida Jeffreys. — Earls Croome. Worcester (Reece). 



H. fusca Montagu. — Mentioned in Dr. Griffiths' list of Malvern 

 shells, but no further records are available. 



H. rufescens Pennant. — Widely distributed, sometimes plentiful 

 in gardens. Malvern. Earls Croome. Worcester (Reece). Evesham 

 (Doeg). 



Acanthinula aculeata Miiller. — Apparently local, but easily 

 escapes notice. Earls Croome. Malvern. Old Hills, Madresfield. 



Vallonia pulchella jNIiiUer. — Widely distributed, not infrequent 

 amongst roots of grass. Earls Croome. Madresfield. Evesham (Doeg). 



V. COStata Miiller. — To be obtained in similar situations to the 

 last species. E,arls Croome. Near Worcester (Reece). Evesham 

 (Doeg). 



V. excentrica Sterki. — Probably as widely distributed as the two 

 preceding species. I have taken all three together on a heap of leaf 

 soil at Earls Croome. Malvern (one dead shell in garden). 



Helicigona lapicida Linne.— Very local. Kent's Green near 

 Worcester (\V. H. Edwards). Atch Lench and Blockley (Doeg). I 

 have found an old worn shell at Leigh Sinton near Malvern. 



H. arbustorum Linnd. — Very local. Near Worcester (Reece). 

 "Plentiful in damp woods, Evesham" (Doeg). 



Helix aspersa Miiller. — Abundant everywhere in the neighbour- 

 hood of gardens and waste patches once under cultivation. No 

 varieties have been recorded from the county. 



H. nemoralis Linnd — Occurs throughout the county, but not in 



