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a 



d 



Figure 7. — Spermatophores: a, spermatophore of Euprymna phenax Voss; b, spermato- 

 phore of Euprymna albatrossae Voss; c, middle part of same enlarged; d, spermatophore 

 of Sepiola trirostrata Voss; e, middle part of same enlarged. 



ventral surface. The oral face of the arms, especially II, are strongly 

 pigmented with purple from chi'omatophores at the base of the 

 pedicels and crossing the oral sm^face. 



Spermatophores were present in the paratype of 22.0 mm, mantle 

 length. The spermatophore is 10.0 mm. in length and closely resem- 

 bles those of E. berryi as figured by Sasaki except in the details of 

 the midportion in which there is a distinct round posterior section. 



Discussion. — This is a large species of Ewprymna which in many 

 ways approaches E. berryi Sasaki, but the enlarged suckers on the 

 dorsal arms, no very moderately enlarged suckers on III, and the 

 numerous enlarged suckers on I, II, and IV are quite different from 

 anything that Sasaki or others have described. Furthermore, no 



