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lining the palate bears pale yellowish, scattered, stout, not very acute, 
and but slightly curved teeth, with bases not much enlarged; among 
these are clusters of small, stony, smoothish granules, often aggregated 
into masses of considerable size. The gular membrane also bears ag- 
gregations of small, smoothish, rounded, and angular granules, with 
others that are larger, oblong, and oval, smooth, and more or less regu- 
larly arranged. The csophagus is very long and slender, dark colored. 
Measurements of Histioteuthis Collinsii. 
Millimeters.| Inches. 
‘Tentacular arma, lengthi-sseecesrsss sevecocess azceccec sar -pectererarermece 609 and 635 | 24 and 25 
Diameter at base... 0 oon - 2 wenn enna enw enn nse cee n cence newer enncenes - 12.5 - 50 
Breadth of club, without membrane. .-..-...-.2.2------- eee ne een nee en ee nee 17.5 .70 
Tia raga tangue Wunder $8225 i ckic ona k doce dooddtnge chuaseateepummaaee 6.2 25 
Eee Cn Ln Oe ego SoS SSSA pet a Sag SSS SeSScse ae SSeEOME smd Jer 3: 69 2.75 
eee PLEATS UT 3 Se te ees Ban See Er tn ieee 55 3 31 1.25 
OUNSNOTON baeeres poe se isis ain sine es oe oom ile's coma site ae amie iain ee eee 37 1.50 
Lens DOT MoVsaarm OF LefbiBIdOse.% asseet's Sack ses aes eabies sete eb wep cree nas 355 14 
Of ist lateral (2d pair) ...-.--------- 2+ eee eee eee e enn ene nner e ee eee eee 432 17 
WeCMea toorali(guiyenlt) = so -hee wee Selo ence - owen cob eee nees hp asecesesee ese aaet aes] oo 17. 25 
CPW ONUTAUATIN ceo oe on aoe a oni ofeie ccs a =ns pet carpe vidas te mesa Mee ae aS 361 14, 25 
PA eOG GL Labora) ars ab WAS. oss sens see we scineacee en wecneecmecessn=s=ee ee 22.5 - 90 
SE BIORTIOSS ce anno =) Sepean net mais Do = + ce ciels Siete pislale amin epee pte SoS e en See ee eae 19 75 
PEAMOLAT Oli ye-OPSOMN gee te con a= garcia ei tcinem ee enc idiae smn ee pelea teeta at ala 22.5 - 90 
Diameteriof head. at Paso OL/ BALMS «. «< ans. van spear eons Hope seb b ee mce tS aainsy 87 3.50 
PORGUTOL WED DOU WEOIALINS «2c anc coos cw cescceimstecisdcet med acess eee 203 to 254 8 to 10 
Diameter of largest suckers of tentacular arms. ...-..--.---.--------------- 6.5 - 26 
Taken from the stomach of Alepidosaurus ferox, lat. 42° 49’, long. 629 
57’, off Nova Scotia, by Capt. J. W. Collins and crew of the schooner 
“ Marion,” 1879. 
All parts back of the eyes are absent; the eyes are mutilated, but the 
specimen is otherwise in excellent preservation, even the web and suck- 
ers being nearly uninjured. 
In addition to the original specimen, above described, another speci- 
men, represented by the jaws alone, has been received by the United 
States Fish Commission from the Gloucester fisheries (lot 843). This 
was obtained on the Western Bank, off Nova Scotia. 
Another beak was dredged by the “ Fish Hawk,” at station 893, south 
of Newport, R. I., in 372 fathoms. 
These jaws agree well in size and all other characters with those of 
the original specimen (Plate XXIV, fig. 4). 
FamiIty DESMOTEUTHIDZ Verrill. 
Trans. Conn. Acad., vol. v, p. 300, Feb., 1881. 
For the reception of the genera Desmoteuthis V. and Taonius St., as 
defined below, I established this new family, which had previously been 
confounded with Cranchide and Loligopside. 
Body much elongated, pointed posteriorly ; caudal fin narrow, termi- 
nal, mantle united to neck by a dorsal and two lateral muscular commis- 
sures. Pen lance-shaped, as long as the mantle, with a long, narrow 
shaft; blade incurved or hooded posteriorly. M£sophagus and intestine 
very much elongated. Nidamental glands and oviducts large, symmet- 
rical. Eyes large, protuberant; lids free and simple. No auditory 
crests. Siphon large, with neither internal valve nor dorsal bridle. 
