Argonaiuiilae. — Octopodidae. 459 



(Vkrany). — Long*. tot. (d'Okh.): 7, bracli. 3, 1, '/4, '/2 mm ; (Vkpany): 22, 

 bracli. 11, 8, o, 4 mm. — (Pulhis aut mas speciei cujusclam). 



D i s t r i b. : Atlanticum. 



Habit. : Messina {microstomus, Troschel). - — TRuscHEr. iuitinm vesiculae 

 parvae hectocotyliferae (loco brachii 3. clextri) vidit. 



3. Fam. OCTOPODIDAE d"Orb. Coipus breve, crassum, post rotundatum, 

 sine pinnis lateralibus; claustrum infundibuhire sine cartilagine; caput magnum, 

 cum pallio commissura lata junctum, sine claustro; musculis adductoribus pallii 

 fortibus; umbella plus minusve formata; pori cephalici nulli, sexus similes; bra- 

 chium pavis 3. maris apice apparatum copuhitorium ferens. 



Octopus Lam. Bnuhia itmbeUa panri hasaJi coiijuncta; cupuJac serieJjus 

 tjinis (liS2>osita; hrachium o. dc.rtrum apicc partcm copnlatoriam Jhrmans f,,]icrfo- 

 lotiiJiferum"). 



Xom. vulg". : Gallia: Poulpe; Italia : Polpo. — Taranto: Vurpu, Lembeto 

 (CostaK 



1. 0. vulgaris Laji. Corpus breve, ovale, rotundatum, aut laeve aut 

 verrucosum et tubercuhitum ; cirri 3 supra oculos saepe conspicui; apertura pallii 

 hititndinem corporis superans; brachia basi crassa (pro longit. 3., 2., 4., 1 aut 

 2., 3., 4., 1.), longissimo circ. quinciuies corpore longiore, umbella inter brachia 

 amphi , inter brachia superiora brevior; cupuhie 230 — 240 in quocjue brachio, 

 priinis 3 uniseriatis, plerumciue 4. major, 15. maxiraa; pars copuhitoria pro longi- 

 tudine brachii minima, sulco parvo longitudinali. — Long. ad 3 m. 



D i s t r i b. : Omnia maria. 



Habit. : Alger (Aucapitaine) ; litora Galliae: Cette ad Aigues-Mortes 

 (Dubreuil), Marseille (Roux), Eoucas-Blanc (Mariox), Toulon (Vpjrany); Nizza 

 (Risso, Verany), Genova, litora ligustina (VSrany); Corsica : Bastia, Ajaccio, 

 Bonifacio, Calvi, St. Florent (Payraudeau); Sardiuia (Bonelli, Garner), Ca- 

 gliari (Taroioni-Tozzetti); Elba, vS. Stefano (Tarc;ioni-Tozzetti) ; Napoli (Delle 

 (HiA.TE, CosTA, Sangiovanni , Eeynaud, Vi^^rany) ; Sicilia (Philippi), Palermo 

 Caron), Messina (Const. Pr^vost, Targioni, alii); Adria: Trieste, rar., Quarnero, 

 frequ. (Ed. Graeffe, in litt.), Dahnatia, commun. ubique (Stossich, Brusina), 

 Spalato, frequ. (Kolombatovic); mare Aegeum (Forbes). 



Nom. vulg. : Napoli: Purpu, Purpessa (Costa), Pulpetiello (Delle Chia.ie), 

 Purpo verace, Purpetiello de scoglio (Tiberi); Taranto: Vurpi de petra (Costa); 

 Teramo: Tulpo, Talbo (Costa) ; Graecia: oy.Tomodia. 



m ?2. 0. Troscheli Targ.-Tozz. „Corpore elliptico, obtuso, subpiriformi, 

 laevi, capite parvo, ocnlis magnis; brachia basi incrassata, dorso alato carinato, 

 in apicem gracilem sensim sensimciue attenuata; acetabula ad basin brachiorum r> 

 uniseriata, cetera biseriata, plus ininus invicem approximata, subcoalita, vel dis- 

 creta irregulariter sparsa." „Bracliia pro long. 3., 4., 2., 1., longissimo sexies 

 corpore longiore; acetabula 260 — 2so in quoque brachio." — Long. 1,1() — l,20m 

 ( Targkini-Tozzetti). 



Habit.: Adria: Chioggia (Targioni-Tozzetti). 



m 3. 0. Salutii Vj5r. „Corpore rotundato, glabro et irregulariter verru- 

 coso, capite mediocri et rotundato, brachiis elongatis, subaequalibus, umbella 

 mediocri.'' .,UmbeIIa So longitudinis brachiorum attingens, optime formata inter 

 brachia 1. paris; brachia corpore quinquies longiora, minus inaequalia ciuam in 

 0. vulgari; supra oculos tuberculum singulum." — Long. 270 mm (V^^rany). 



Habit. : Nizza (V^rany); l^Iessina (Tiberi). 



