144 LOLIGO, 



much larger suckers ; tentacles with numerous small cups and 

 smaller ones at the top. Shell lanceolate, thin, with a bhick 

 central ridge; anterior part broad, one-fourth the length. 

 Xot figured. 



Brazil. 



L. Gaiii, Orb. PI. .52, fig. 150 ; pi. 53, fig, 153. 



This is another species of the L. Pealii group, from which it 

 differs (as does L. Brasiliensis) in the serrations of the horn}' 

 rings of the suckers on the tentacular arms being regular in size 

 instead of alternately larger and smaller. The name is that 

 vulgarl}^ applied to the species b}' the Chilian fishermen and is 

 of supposed Inca origin. The species is used for food as well 

 as bait, and is a highly esteemed delicac}'. Specimens in Mus. 

 Phila, Acad, said to come from the Sandwich Islands, agree well 

 in the dentition of the rings with this species. 



CJiili. 



L. SUBALATA, Gcrvais and Y. Bened. PI. 53, figs. 151, 152. 



Placed by error in the genus Bossia^ Messrs. Eydoux and 

 Soule3^et show that this is a true Loligo. Their figure represents 

 only a few large suckers in two rows on the tentacular clubs, but 

 the text speaks of numerous smaller ones, as is usual in the genus. 

 The suckers of the sessile arms have rings without serrations. 



Indian Ocean, Manilla. 



L. DuvAUCELii, Fer. and Orb. PI. 54, figs. 1G2-164. 



Body oblong, elongate, with rhombic fins half as long ; third 

 pair of sessile arms largest, compressed and externally finned ; 

 cups of ventral arms unequal, the rings with eight or nine blunt 

 truncated teeth ; clubs of tentacular arms much enlarged, the 

 rings of the cups with distant, acute teeth. Shell pennate, 

 stem broad. Gray remarks that this may be the young of his 

 L. Chinenais. 



Indian Ocean. 



L. Hardwickei, Gray. 



This species has not been figured. The fins are said to be 

 nearly two-thirds the length of tlie body, rounded on tlie sides ; 

 tentacular arms with numerous small cups, with smaller ones in 

 four rows at the tip. Shell with very broad wings. Like L. hrevia 



