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CENSUS AUTHENTICATIONS. 



By W. DENISON ROEBUCK, F.L.S., Hon. Recorder. 



All the records here given are based upon examples submitted to the official 

 authenticators : myself for slugs only ; ^^Ix. Fred Taylor for Faludes^rtmdcs ; and 

 Mr. John W. Taylor for all other species. 



Berkshire : Planorhis fotttanus found sparingly in pond in oak wood on Bucklebury 

 Common. 23rd June, 1914, by ]\Ir. Anthony J. Arkell. 



Bucks. : Mr. Charles Oldham has submitted numerous examples of Hdicella 

 heripensis from The Hale, Wendover, and from Aston Clinton, all taken 25th 

 October, 1914. 



Carmarthenshire : Mr. J. Williams Vaughan has submitted a few examples of 

 Paliidesirina jenkinsi taken 22nd May, 1913, in a small stream behind Kidwelly 

 Castle, in company with Limmea truncattila, Pisidiuiii obtusale and abundance 

 of/", cinereiim {casertanuni of Woodward). 



Carnarvonshire : Mr. Charles Oldham has sent two Vallonia exceiitrica, taken at 

 Rhiw, 3rd October, 1914. 



Channel Isles : Hygroinia granulala, Guernsey, R. Rimmer, numerous. Small 

 specimens are in the Royal Scottish Museum at Edinburgh. 



Cheviotland : Mr. A. M. Oliver sent examples of Planorhis albus, Anodonia 

 anatina and Pisidium ainnicuDi taken in June and July, 1910, all of which are 

 plentiful in the River Coquet near Warkworth— particularly on the south side. 



Cornwall East : Vflllonia costafa, one specimen from Fowey, collected by R. 

 Rimmer, is in the Royal Scottish Museum at Edinburgh. 



Denbighshire; Helicigona lapicida, one from IJandulas (J. R. le B. Tomlin), and 

 a few from Great Orme's Head (Alfred J. Nixon). Claiisilia laviinala, one 

 from Llangollen (A. O. W[alker]). A'ieca tiidens, several var. Jtoiiletiaiia hoiw 

 the Great Orme, Llandudno, 1887 (J. R. le B. Tomlin), and numerous 

 examples, mostly var. a/5fW(7«5/j- from Llandudno, 1887 (Id.). All these are in 

 the Grosvenor Museum at Chester. 



Devon South : Of Luiinita stagnalis var. fragilii and LiiniicEa glabra a few not 

 quite full-grown, both labelled "South Devon, R. Rimmer"; a.nA.oi Acanthi nu la 

 aciilcata from Dartmouth, two, 1877, R. Rimmer ; specimens are in the Royal 

 Scottish Museum at Edinburgh. 



Donegal West : Mr. R. Slanden has submitted Pupa cylindracea, which was 

 abundant at Portsalon in May, 1S93. The collection of Mr. Standen and Mr. 

 Jackson contains three examples of Planorhis glaber taken by Mr. Standen in 

 Ballymagahy Lough in May, 1893; ^11*^ ^ ievf Spkarium corneuin taken by 

 him in the same month in water-holes on the golf-links at Portsalon. 



Dumbartonshire: A few examples of Efia ohscnra, collected in 1888 near Dum- 

 barton by Mr. A. Shaw, are in the collection of Mr. Slanden and "Six. Jackson. 



