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88 amongst moss in Ashcombe plantation and elsewhere near Lewes (U), and in the vicinity of Brighton (M).

Zonites cellarius. The Cellar Snail.—Not uncommon in cellars, drains and sculleries, and under tiles or loose bricks about houses. The shell is thin and brittle, but very glossy and semitransparent, and of a yellowish or brownish horn-colour- It is not confined to the neighbourhood of houses, but is found also in woods and hedge-bottoms.

Zonites alliarius. The Garlic Snail.—In similar situations to the last named, but less common. It has a darker and more solid shell, and has a strong smell of garlic, especially when irritated. This peculiar smell, however, varies in intensity, and is sometimes hardly perceptible even when the animal has been much provoked. Two specimens, procured in the vicinity of Lewes, were determined only by comparison, there being no smell of garlic present.—U. It is stated to be rare in the neighbourhood of Brighton (M), and has not been met with at Eastbourne (G).

Zonites nitidulus. The Shining Snail.—Common in similar situations with the two last named.—B. Specimens have been collected at Ratham, Chichester (J), Brighton (M), in a shaw near Kingston, and in Ashcombe plantation, Lewes (U), and in the neighbourhood of Eastbourne (G). The shell differs from that of Z. cellarius in being smaller, and in having one whorl less, the spire more raised, and a much larger and deeper umbilicus. Its surface is also much less glossy.

Zonites purus. The Clear-shelled Snail.—Sparingly distributed under stones and amongst the roots of grass and moss.—B. In the neighbourhood of Lewes it is considered rare, but specimens have been collected on a bank in Ashcombe plantation.—U.

Zonites radiatulus.—The Little-rayed Snail.—Met with under stones and dead wood, and amongst leaves in woods, but not common.—B. Found with Z. nitidulus near Kingston and in Ashcombe plantation, Lewes.—U.

Zonites nitidus. The Glossy Snail.—Specimens have been procured in the neighbourhoods of Chichester (J) and Brighton (M). In the vicinity of Lewes it is occasionally found by the ditches in the Levels.—U.

Zonites excavatus.—A single specimen under dead fir bark in St. Leonard's Forest.—B.

Zonites crystallinus. The Crystalline Snail.—Under stones