26 Mr. W. Thompson's Catalogue of the Land and 



10. Helix lamellata, Jeffreys. Linn. Trans, vol. xvi. p. 333 ; Gray, 



Man. p. 150. pi. 5. f. 48. 

 H. scarburgensis, Bean. MS. Alder's Newc. Catal. p. 36 ; Tur- 

 ton, Man. p. 62. 



This attractive species is widely distributed in Ireland, and is 

 found on the decaying leaves and fallen branches of trees, in moss, 

 and under stones in shady and generally moist situations. I first 

 met with it in Sept. 1833, in the Glen at Holywood House, county 

 Down, and soon afterwards in various localities throughout this 

 county and Antrim; about O'Sullivan's cascade at the lower lake of 

 Killarney, I had the gratification to find it in June 1834, and subse- 

 quently in the Glen of the Downs, county Wicklow. By the Rev. 

 B. J. Clarke it has been obtained at La Bergerie, Queen's county, 

 and by the Rev. T. Hincks of Cork, at Dunscombe Wood near that 

 city, and likewise at Ballinhassig Glen between Cork and Bandon. 

 Mr. Hincks remarks that the species appears to be far from uncom- 

 mon in that district. 



The following note relates to my most successful capture : April 

 30, 1837. — In Colin Glen (near Belfast) during an hour's patient 

 search today, I collected from amongst a mass of the dead leaves of 

 trees contained within the area of a square foot, twenty-one full- 

 grown individuals of Helix lamellata, and about half this number of 

 younger specimens ; both shell and animals of these latter are lighter 

 coloured than the old, indeed almost hyaline, and the lamellae are 

 apparent on the very youngest, which also exhibit the satin-like 

 lustre of the adult. The mature animal is white beneath ; the ten- 

 tacula, back and sides greyish black ; lower tentacula of moderate 

 length, upper long and somewhat club-shaped. 



In Auchairne Glen near Ballantrae, Ayrshire, I obtained this spe- 

 cies in August 1839. 



1 1 . Helix granulata, Alder, Mag. Zool. and Bot. vol. ii. p. 107 ; Gray, 



Man. p. 151. pi. 3. f. 29. 

 H. hispida, Mont. p. 423. t. 23. f. 3. 

 This would seem to be a very local species with us. By Mr. W. 

 H. Harvey I was in 1838 supplied with specimens, accompanied by 

 a note, stating that the species had occurred to him in "moist 

 places, and the rejectamenta of streams about Limerick and Ballitore, 

 (county Kildare)." At the same time Mr. Humphreys, of Cork, re- 

 ported it to me as found, but not commonly, at " Belgrove demesne, 

 east of Cove." 



12. Helix sericea, Muller*. Gray, Man. p. 153. pi. 11. f. 134. 



In the rejectamenta of the river Lagan near Belfast, I have ob- 

 tained specimens corresponding with those favoured me by Mr. Al- 

 der under this name. This shell is, in general form, size of umbi- 

 licus, &c. intermediate between H. hispida and H. granulata, but 



* According to Ferussac : see Alder, Mag. Zool. and Bot. vol. ii. p. 107. 



