LOLIGO. 143 



I have already descril)od and figured the eggs of this sjKH-ies. 

 The animal attains the length of half a foot, ordinarily, 



Atlantic Coast of U. 8. from Maine to 8. Carolina. 



L. j^unctata, De Kay (fig. 133), does not appear to differ. 

 L. PALLIDA, Yerrill. PI. 52, figs. 141, 142. 



The pale skin of this species, its distant spots, its "nnnsually 

 pale and gelatinous " appearance, are insisted on as prominent 

 characters. I find nothing in the detailed description to induce 

 me to regard it as essentially different from L. Pealii. I have 

 specimens, api)arently referrible to this form, not far from a 

 foot in length. Mr. Yerrill says that " these squids are eagerly- 

 devoured, even when full-grown, by many of the larger fishes, 

 such as blue-fish, black-bass, striped-bass, etc. When young 

 the}- are preyed upon by a still larger variety- of fishes, as well 

 as by the jelly-fishes, etc." " It is often taken in the seines in 

 large numbers with menhaden, upon which it prol)ably feeds." 



Long Island Sound. 



L. CARDIOPTERA, Perou. PL 52, figs. 145-149. 



D'Orbigny, Gray and others have placed this species in the 

 genus Onykia^i but Soule^^et has examined the t3q)e specimen in 

 the Museum at Paris and declares that the tentacular arms 

 have no hooks, and that it is a true Loligo. I suspect it to be 

 a 3'oung L. Pealii.^ and that L. plagioptera of Souleyet (figs. 148, 

 149) is a still 3-ounger state of the same species. 



Central and 8outh Atlantic Ocean. 



L. Brasiliensis, Blainv. PI. 53, figs. 154-160; pi. 54, fig. 161. 

 The tentacular suckers have equal serrations on their rings ; 

 otherwise the animal does not appear to differ from L. Pealii. 

 In this distinctive character, however, it is like L. Gahi. The 

 shell is narrower, however, and in the tj^pical figure in Orbignj-'s 

 work is represented with straight margins to the wings, whilst 

 that of L. Poeyanus, considered a s^nionym, has narrow wings 



with convex margins. 



Cuba, Brazil. 

 L. Emmakina, Gray. 



Bod}' oblong, rounded behind ; fins half as long as the body, 

 subrhombic ; second and third pairs of sessile arms larger, with 



