CEPHALOPODS OF WESTERN NORTH AMERICA. 335 



Plate XLVIII. 



Dosidicus gigas, photograph of ventral aspect of specimen from Monterey Bay, California, X^. [72] 



Plate XLIX. 



Fig. 2. Dosidicus gigas, inner aspect of carpal portion of right tentacle, natural size. [72.] 

 Fig. 3. Dosidicus gigas, inner aspect of portion of left third arm near the base of the wide web, greatly 

 enlarged. [72.] 



Fig. 4. Dosidicus gigas, inner aspect of portion of right third arm near the extremity , greatly enlarged. 



[72.] 



Fig. 5. Dosidictis gigas, lateral view of sixth ventral sucker from basal portion of right second arm, 

 greatly enlarged. [72.] 



Fig. 6. Dosidicus gigas, lateral view of small sucker from extreme distal portion of second arm, 

 greatly enlarged. [72] 



Plate L. 



Fig. I. Meleagroteuthis hoylei, dorsal view of specimen from ofl Santa Barbara Island, California, 

 nearly natural size. [108.] Dra^vn by R. L. Hudson. 



Fig. 2. Meleagroteuthis hoylei, ventral view of same specimen, same scale as preceeding. [108.] 

 Drawn by R. L. Hudson. 



(This and the preceding drawing err in representing a condition of complete bilateral sj-mmetr)-. A 

 further sketch by Miss Woodhead has been added as giving a better idea of the true proportions; pi. 



U, fig. 1.) 



Fig. 3. Meleagroteuthis hoylei, buccal region of same specimen, same scale as preceeding. [108.] 

 Drawn by R. L. Hudson. 



Fig. 4. Stheiioteuihis bartramii, sucker from right third arm, X5. [114] 



Fig. 5. S//ieraote«<Aij6ar<ra»»ii, carpal region of left tentacle of specimen from Bering Sea, X2. [114.] 



Plate LI. 



Fig. I. Mefea9fo/«M/Ai> /io)7€i, dorsal view of specimen from Monterey Bay, California, XJj. [no.] 



Fig. 2. Meleagroteuthis hoylei, right third arm of specimen shown in fig. 1-3 of preceding plate, 

 inner aspect, Xi5<3- [108] 



Fig. 3. Meleagroteuthis hoylei, distal portion of right tentacle of same specimen, inner aspect, showing 

 fixing apparatus, X 2. [io8.] 



Fig. 4. Meleagroteuthis hoylei, funnel of specimen from Monterey Bay, California, laid open ventrally 

 to expose the funnel organ, X2. [109.] 



Fig. 5. Meleagroteuthis hoylei, funnel region of same specimen with mantle laid open ventrally 

 to expose the locking apparatus, Xi/^. [109.] 



Plate LIT. 



Fig. I. Conatus fabricii {}), inner aspect of right tentacle club of specimen shown on pi. Lin, fig. 

 I, XiK. [88.] 



Fig. 2. Gonatus fabricii ( ?), outer aspect of same, drawn to same scale. [88.] 



Fig. 3. Conatus fabricii, distal portion of left tentacle of young specimen from Monterey Bay, Cali- 

 fornia, X7. [98.] 



Fig. 4. Gonatus fabricii, basal portion of right tentacle club of another individual from Monterey 

 Bay, California, Xio. [100.] 



Fig. 5. Meleagroteuthis hoylei, oral aspect of sucker from third arm of specimen from Monterey Bay, 

 California. X40. [log.] Drawn from mount in balsam. 



Fig. 6. Meleagroteuthis hoylei, left eye with surrounding integument from same specimen, X2. [109.] 



Fig. 7. ..l/e/fojro/cuMiVAo)/*'!, right eye of same individual, same scale as fig. 6. [109.] 



