o. NORDGARI) 



1922 



remnanls of the same species in Ihe stomach of Conjphænoides 

 rupestris Ginn. and Etmopleriis spinax Lin. from the Herlofjord, 

 where "/s 1901 I look Cephalopod-cggs, bluish white, diam. 10.5—11 

 mm., which \vas referred lo R. macrosoma (Nordgåud 1911, p. 43). 

 The olhcr kind of Gophalo])od-oggs from the same place (1. c. p. 43) 

 probably l)olonged to R. glaiicopis Lovkn. 



On tlic maturily and laying of eggs in R. macrosoma S. Lo 

 Bianco (1899, p. 531) writes: «Maluia in XI iW. I. Vigklius). 

 dcposizione di uova nell' Acqiiario"! — II e V; in VIII furono pescate 

 a Bocchicolla 7 uova fissate sopra un ramo di Isidella elongata Ksw, 

 le quali contenevano piccoli a termine di sviluppo. Queste uova 

 hanno quasi la stessa formå e grandezza di quelle di Sepia offici- 

 nalis Lin., dalle quali si dislinguono specialmente per il colore 

 ceruleo palido». 



Fi"-. 



1. Kggs of R. macrosoma from the Stjørnfjord. 

 October, 1910. X 2. C. Dons del. 



Eggs referable to R. macrosoma I have seen from the Stjornfjord, 

 an arm of the Trondhjem Fjord, October 1910. Colour of the eggs 

 light blue, diam. 9 — 10 mm. (fig. 1). In the egg-capsules there were 

 embryos (fig. 2) wilh pigment only in the eyes. Length from end 



Fig. 3. Embrvonic arm of 

 R. macrosoma. X 10. 



Fig. 2. Hmbryo ol R. macrosoma 



from Stjørnfjord. October 1910. 



From ea])siil d (fig. 1). X 5. 



C. Dons del. 



