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Station 4845 (near Oki Island, Krusenstern Strait). Eight juv. 



Station 4852 (east coast of Korea; from the stomach of a Raja). 

 One female. Cat. No. 332931, U.S.N.M. 



Station 4855 (near Cape Clonard, Korea). One female. Cat. No. 

 332929, U.S.N.M. 



Station 4952 (east of Osumi). Three juv. Cat. No. 332934, 

 U.S.N.M. 



The specimens from the station 4952 are referred with hesitation to 

 the present species. They are young specimens of 6 — 7.7 mm. 

 mantle length, and have longer tentacles and more developed but 

 smaller eyes than the other specimens of the same size. 



Family CHIROTEUTHIDAE Gray. 



Subfamily Chiroteuthinae Chun. 



Genus CKIROTEUTFQS d'Orbigny. 



Subgenus Chirothauma Chun. 



56. CHIKOTEUTHIS (CHIROTHAUMA) IMPERATGR Chun. 



Chiroieuthis {Chirothauma) impcrator Chun, Tiefsee-exped. Oegopsida, 1910, pp. 

 240, 241, 281, pi. 38, figs. 1-10; pi. 40, figs. 2-5, 7; pi. 41; pi. 42, figs. 1-4; pi. 

 43; pi. 44, figs. 3, 6-16.--Pfeffer, Planktou-exped. Cephalopoda, 1912, p. 581. 



Station 4906 (near Koshiki Island, Satusma Provmce). One 

 specimen. Cat. No. 332937, U.S.N.M. 



Station 4951 (off Osumi Province). One specimen. Cat. No. 

 332938, U.S.N.M. 



Genus MASTIGOTEUTHIS VerrilL 



57. MASTIGOTEUTHIS CORDIFORMIS Chun. 



MastigoteutUs cordiformis Chun, Zool. Anz., vol. 33, 1908, p. 88.— Chun, Tiefsee- 

 exped. Oegopsida, 1910, p. 222, pi. 34; pi. 35, figs. 1, 5, 6, 10-14; pi. 36, figa. 

 3-5; pi. 37, fig. 5.— Pfepfer, Plankton-exped. Cephalopoda, 1912, p. 613. 



Station 5060 (Suruga Bay). One specimen. Cat. No. 332947, 

 U.S.N.M. 



This specimen is 90 mm. in mantle length, being a little larger than 

 the type. It differs from Chun's description at least in having fainter 

 antitragus of the funnel cartilage, more numerous teeth in arm- 

 suckers, and shorter and less recurved teeth in tentacular suckers. 



Family CRANCHIIDAE Prosch. 



Genus GALITEUTfflS Joubin. 



58. GALITEUTHIS ARMATA Joubin. 



Galiteuthis armata Joubin, Ann. Sci. Nat., vol. 6, 1898, pp. 279, 292, figs. 1-9.— 

 Pfeffee, Plankton-exped. Cephalopoda, 1912, pp. 731-736. 



Station 4768 (Bering Sea). One specknen. Cat. No. 332926, 



U.S.N.M. 



