170 THE MOLLUSKS OF OUR CELLARS. 
at Newport, R. I. The individual figured was found in a 
garden in Pelham street of the last named city. Some indi- 
Fig. 45. 
Limax maximus, 
viduals placed in a garden in Burlington, New Jersey, were 
shortly after found in an adjoining cellar. This species is 
readily distinguished by the rich brown or black stripes 
Fig. 46. running lengthwise 
down its back, giv- 
ing it a leopard-like 
appearance. It is 
about four inches 
H om ce tes whose tongue and 
jaw are figured above, grows about three inches long (Fig. 
46). It is characterized by a brownish color, with oblong- 
oval uncolored spots; body cylindrical, elongated, termin- 
ating in a short Fig. 47. 
prominent keel; 
mantle oval. 
rounded at both 
ends, with round- a 
ed spots ; base of : aron denis 
foot sallow white. It has been noticed for more than forty 
years in the cities of our Atlantie coast, and probably has 
followed the white man over the whole country. 
Arion fuscus belongs to a different genus from the last 
named slugs (Fig. 47). It is readily distinguished by its 
