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surface, mostly surrounding the verruca?. Although still alive, when 

 brought on deck, this specimen was, of course, much injured, and 

 lived only for a short time. 



Three of the specimens taken by the Albatross are smaller than 

 any previously seen, but have the same general character as the large 

 ones. In life the verrucse showed but slightly. 



Measurements of the large male specimen above described : 



Total length 292" 



From tip of body to center of eye 7 8 



Breadth of the body 75 



Breadth of head across the eyes. 72 



Length of dorsal arms from mouth 235 



Length of 2nd pair of arms 250 



Length of 3rd pair of arms (left 



side 222 



Length of hectocotylized arm 157 



Length of modified tip 11 



Length of spoon-shaped organ . . 7 



Length of ventral arms 197 



Greatest breadth of the lateral 



arms 15 



Diameter of the largest sucker. 5 



Stauroteuthis syrtensis Verrill. 



American Journ. Sci., vol. xviii, p. 468, 1879; these Transactions, vol. v, p. 382, 

 pi. 32, figs. 1-5, 1881. 



The Albatross took a very young specimen of this remarkable 

 species at station 2034, in 1346 fathoms. 



The total length of this specimen is 21"'"; length of head and 

 body, 11™™; length of one of the fins, from base to tip, 9"""; from 

 front to back edge, 3™™, In all essential characters this young- 

 specimen agrees well with the larger mutilated specimen originally 

 described by me. The siphon and branchial opening have the same 

 remarkable form and structure. The interbrachial membrane is 

 nearly as broad as the length of the arms, and as a broad margin, 

 extends to their tips. 



The only specimen previously known was taken by the Gloucester 

 fishermen, on Banquereau, off Nova Scotia, in about 250 fathoms. 



Bela mitrula Loven. 



Bela concinnula Verrill, these Transactions, vol. v, p. 468, pi. 43, fig. 15 ; pi. 57, 



fig. 11. 

 Bela mitrula Bush, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. vi, p. 237, 1883. 



Dr. H. Friele has sent me typical specimens of Bela mitrula 

 Loven, from the coast of Norway, which appear to be perfectly 

 identical with my Bela concinnula^ var. acuta, which is found on 

 the American coast from off Cape Cod to Labrador. Since the 

 typical concinnula seems to be ouly a variety of the same species, 

 it may be best to designate it as Bela mitrula, var. concinnula, 



