34 The Irish Naturalist. February, 
common on the railway bridge over the canal at Moira 
station, less than half a mile from the locality mentioned 
by Templeton. The shells of this species are, however, 
frequently found in flood debris, and I have on at least 
one occasion found them on the covering of a Caddis - 
fly larvae. 
Helix Ericetorum. Both the localities given in the MS. for 
this species are new to me. It is found at Kinbane Port, 
2^ miles west of Ballycastle, in Co. Antrim, and no 
doubt occurred in former times on the sand-dunes at 
Ballycastle. There is, however, no other record for 
this species from Co. Down, although its ally Helicella 
harhara is frequent round the coast. The sandy area near 
Orlock Point, east of Bangor, may perhaps contain 
some deposit in which dead shells of this species may 
still linger. 
Helix umhilicata. I am afraid that here we have another 
case of misidentification, because " Helix umhilicata, 
Mont. t. 13. f . 2 " ( =Pyramidula rupestris, Drap.) does 
not frequent the under side of " decaying bark of 
Trees." 
It is possible that Templeton may have mistaken 
the young of some other species for P. rupestris or that 
the shell referred to was the Pupa umhilicata of Drap. 
(=Pupa cylindracea, Da Costa). 
Helix arhustorum. The " Malone farm" referred to as a 
habitat for this shell must be somewhere near Shaw's 
Bridge, Belfast. 
Helix hortensia. This cannot be referred to Helix hortensis, 
MiilL, which is very rare in NE. Ireland. Helix aspersa 
was of course the Helix hortensis of many early English 
writers, such as Pennant. 
Helix Auricularia. I have been unable to trace the exact 
locality referred to so frequently in the MS. as " the 
Rushy Bog ; " but I am inclined to refer it to the 
swampy ground between the second lock on the Lagan 
Canal and the old pumping station. This would be 
within half a mile of Templeton's house, Cranmorc, and 
probably one of his favourite hunting grounds. It may 
