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Helicella itala (Linne). — Common, especially abundant on the 

 Downs. Maiden Bradley, Amesbury, Avebury (E.W.S.); Great 

 Bedwyn (Townsend); very common on Downs near Marlborough 

 (Bromehead); Devizes (Miss Cunnington and others); Upton Scuda- 

 more, Salisbury, and generally on the Downs throughout the county 

 (Vize). 



var. leucozona Moquin-Tandon. — Devizes (Heginbothom). 

 var. alba Charpentier. — Devizes, fine specimens (Heginbothom). 



Helicella caperata (Montagu). — Widely distributed. Montagu 

 observed, "We have found it sparingly in Wiltshire" (Test. Brit., p. 

 432). Stourton, Mere, Edington and Devizes (E.W.S.); Great 

 Bedwyn (Townsend); Devizes (Miss Cunnington, etc.); Corsham, 

 Bradford-on-Avon, Upton Scudamore, Warminster, Salisbury (Vize). 

 var. ornata Picard. — Devizes (Heginbothom); Downs near Mere. 



Helicella cantiana (Montagu). — Evidently very rare. . The only 

 notices that I can find are — Rare, near Weyhill, near Hungerford, 

 and borders of Wilts. (Vize). 



m, sinistrorsum. Mr. J. W. Taylor recorded, iny. of Conch., 

 vol. vi., p. 33, that he possessed a specimen, "one of several found 

 in Wiltshire by Mr. Ripon, of Norwood." 



Hygromia fusca (Montagu). — Very rare. Trowbridge (Vize). 



Hygromia granulata (Alder). — Rare. Amongst nettles on the 

 banks of the Avon at Salisbury; Great Bedwyn (Townsend); Salisbury, 

 and near Hungerford (Vize). 



Hygromia hispida (Linne). — Widely distributed and abundant. 

 DaCosta recorded it from Wiltshire in 1778 under the name of 

 Cochlea hispida. Montagu thought it occurred but sparingly in 

 Wiltshire (Test. Brit, p. 423). On the banks of the Avon at 

 Salisbury, Laycock, Avebury and Amesbury (E.W.S.); in the drift at 

 Milford Hill and in brickearth at Fisherton (Blackmore); Swindon 

 (Cockerell) ; Devizes (Heginbothom and others) ; Trowbridge, 

 Hilperton, Freshford, Salisbury (Vize); Great Bedwyn (Townsend). 



var. hispidosa Mousson. — Salisbury and Edington (E.W.S.); 

 Swindon (Cockerell) ; Devizes (Miss Cunnington) ; brickearth at 

 Fisherton (Blackmore); Great Bedwyn (Townsend). 

 var. nana Jeffreys, — Great Bedwyn (Townsend). 



Hygromia rufescens (Pennant). — Widely distributed. Brick 

 earth at Fisherton (Blackmore). 



var. rubens Moquin-Tandon. — Swindon (Cockerell); Sahsbury 

 and Laycock (E.W.S.). 



var. albocincta Cockerell. — Downs between Malmesbury and 

 Salisbury (E.W.S.). 



