1916.) A. LL. Massy: Cephalopoda of the Indian Museum. 229 
subequal, and about one-third the length of the body. Suckers 
usually arranged in a slanting series of four in a row, except the 
proximal two rows which generally consist of two and three 
suckers each. The rings are usually smooth, but a few irregular 
notches are present on the rings of some distal suckers in specimen 
S118 Tentacles not extending below mantle. Club small with 
moderate fin. Tentacular suckers subequal and placed about five _ 
in a row. The rings possess a few minute widely-spaced teeth, 
some blunt, others pointed. Six were observed on one ring. 
Surface smooth except for a few tubercles on the dorsal mantle, 
and oblong folds or wrinkles along the origin of the fin. 
Specimen M *+'* has also two curious ear-shaped folds on 
the head behind each eye, but these appear to be accidental. 
Colour pinkish-buff sprinkled with reddish-brown or grey-blue 
chromatophores which are less numerous ventrally. The shell 
appears to be untsually narrow in proportion to the width: of the 
body, but this seems to be due in part to the chitinous margin 
having unfortunately decayed away in both specimens, the inner 
cone being also absent. Enough of the shell remains, however, 
to show the most important character of this species, vzz., the form 
followed by the lines composing the striated area. 
The parallel lines are at first almost transverse, gradually a 
median indentation which rapidly deepens makes its appearance, 
so that the posterior margin of the last loculus is bounded by 
two V-shaped lines apparently quite unlike that of any Sefia 
hitherto described. Both shells are alike in this respect. The 
smooth, polished dorsal surface of the shell is only interrupted 
by a moderate median ridge and the divisions between the loculi. 
The ventral surface is slightly elevated and marked by a narrow, 
shallow, median groove. Judging the length of the shell from 
the impression of the mantle cavity the index in specimen M *+'* 
would appear to be about 55 and that of M **°* about 4o. 
Some measurements are appended :— 

Specimen number = .. M 8438 M 8122 
mm. mm. 
Dorsal mantle-length Bs es 29 28 
Breadth of body __... A 2 + 16 16 
” ” head os ee II 13 
Fin maximum RAS - 2 3 
Ist right arm He cee 10 mutilated. 
Dis Kan e,;, ‘ 45 an 9 
3rd 10 9 
ANGaVat ona ts ltee che a a 12 II 
Este Leth), i af es 9 8 
Zot age ks er 7 mutilated. 
eial Sane he ee - oe 3 9 
Ag pal Fe z: ye! a 12 II 
Tentacle cee ae, 38 aM 
Clubi ie: xd ube 3 ca. 5 
Sepia (Doratosepion) andreanoides, Hoyle. 
Sepia andreanoides, Hoyle, Diagnoses, II, p. 193; Prelim. Rep., Il, p. 
297 (1885); ‘Challenger’ Rep., XV1 (Cephalopoda), pp. 139, etc., pl. 21, 
