270 APPENDIX. 



Limax tenellus Muller (em. Nilsson). 



The hope expressed that tliis species would probably be rediscovered in 

 the British Isles when the attention of malacologists was directed to its 

 habits and peculiarities, has been happily justified, as in August 1904, 

 Mv. W. Penison Roebuck verified this long-lost species in a consignment 

 of slnj^s sent by the Rev. R. Godfrey who, inspired by his experience in 

 finding the species in (Switzerland in a previous season, had searched for it 

 in the I'orest of Rothiemurchus, and found it to be the connnonest slug 

 tliere, associated with Arion minimus, A. sub/uscus, Limax arhorum., and 

 L. cini'reo-ni(ier, amongst decaying pine-needles. Attention being thus 

 called to the habitat search was made in other districts, and the species 

 has since been actually found in seven widely-separated counties. 



Food and Habits. — Tiie activity and restlessness of this species has 

 been verified in this country, as also its partiality for shade and conceal- 

 ment, while according to the observations of Mr. Fetch it also possesses, 

 though iu a more striking degree, the habit of Limax ma.rimus of everting 

 the fore-part of the mantle when irritated. 



The locomotory slime is colourless, while that of the body is yellow. 

 The species is evidently widely distributed and common iu Epping Forest, 

 amongst PuUard Hornbeams and Beeches, frequenting iu company with 

 Arion intermedins the varied species of fungi, Lactarius blennius, L. 

 velh'rcus, Collybid macidatii, liussida fellen, li. vesat, and B. cyanoxantha 

 being noted as especially attractive. 



In Clackmannan, Mr. W. Evans found this species frequenting the fungus 

 liussida emettai, but most frequently, however, hiding beneath fallen bark 

 and chips of wood beneath the fir trees in company with Arion subfuscus 

 and ^1. internmlius. . In captivit}' the animals feed on various kinds of 

 Boletus, Russula, and other woodland Agarics. 



A USTRALASIA N REGIOSf. 

 Sandwich Islands— Recorded by Heir Seni|)er (W. E. CoUinge, Jovnn. of ilal., 

 April 1896, p. 50;. 



Var. cerea Held. 



ENGLAND. 

 Bucks. —Burnliam Boeclie.s, Oct. 190.") ! H. Wallis Kew. 



Essex S. — Common and widely distviliuted, Louglitoii, Epping Forest, Oct. 

 1904 ! Tom I'etcli. 



York N.W.— Hall Wood, Healey near Ma-sliam, Oct. 1904 ! W. A. Tliwaites. 



SCdTLAND. 



Perth S. and Clackmannan — ( 'lackmaniian pine forest, Sept. 1904 ! W. Evans. 



Perth Mid— Inver Dunkeld, Sept. 1904 ! A. Kodgers. 



Kincardine — Iiivercainiie, Banchory, Sept. 1904 ! G. Sim. 



Easterness— Abundant in Rotliiemurclnis forest, Avienjore, Aug. 1904 ! Rev. 

 R. (iodfrey. 



SWITZERLAND. 



In fir wood near Lucerne, .Tvily 1902 ! Rev. R. (iodfrey. In pine wood between 

 rasaccia and Viciisoprano in the Orisons (Rev. S. Spencer Pearce, Jonrn. of Conch., 

 July 1887, p. 213). 



Var. fulva Normand. 

 Easterness— One, Rothicnuirchns forest, Aug. 1904 ! Rev. R. Godfrey. 



Var. cincta Heynemanu. 

 Essex S. — lionghton in Ejiping Forest, Oct. 1904 ! T. I'otcli. 



GERMANY. 

 Thuringia — Saalfeld (Von Martens, Jahrb. Deutsch. Mai. Ges,, 1877, p. 226). 



