460 Cephalopoda. 



4. Octopus tuberculatus Blv. (nec Risso, nec D. Ch.). _Corpore curto, 

 rotundo. verrncoso, cirris ornato: capite curto, cirris binis supra oculos; brachiis 

 granulosis. cirrosis, curtis, inaequalibus, pro long. 2., 3., 4., 1. aut 3., 2., 4., 

 1., acetabulis dilatatis, compressis" (d'Orbigny). „Brachia longissiraa, paullo 

 plus quam quater corpore longiora; acetabula 180 in brachiis longissimis, pri- 

 mis 3 uniseriatis; unibella colorata, granulosa." — Long. tot. 200 — 400, corp. 

 med. 82 nnu. 



D i s t r i b. : Atlanticum. 



Habit.: Alger (Aucapitaixk); Xizza (Laurillakd); Messina (Blainville), 

 Messina, Palermo (Takgioni-Tozzetti). 



))i 5. 0. De Filippii VfiR. „Corpore rotundato, glabro; brachiis lougissi- 

 mis inaequalibus: oculis unicirratis." „Acetabula prima 4 uniseriata, 8. maximum, 

 secundo haud duplo majus: umbella ^/7 brachiorum brevissimorum, \'io longissi- 

 morum attingens." — Long. tot. 524, pallii 40, brach. 1. 300 — 390, 2. 330 — 450, 

 S. 370 — 500, 4. 390—410 mm (VfiRANy). 



Habit. : Marseille, in sinu (Makion); Pegli, prope Genua, 150 — 200 m 

 prof. (V^.rany); Livorno (Portier, /. V£rany). 



6. 0. macropus Risso (0. Citvieri d"Orb., 0. Lesclmiaulti d"Orb., tab., 

 <). ))iar)-opodus Sangiov., 0. ruher [^Raf."] Cantr., Phil.). Corpore parum verru- 

 coso. granulato aut glabro, variabili, bursiformi, apice acuminato, apertura mediocri, 

 cii-ris supra oculos subnullis (accidentaliter uno postico, Vf:RANY), brachiis longissi- 

 mis, gracilibus, inaequalibus, circ. decies corpore longioribus, pro long. 1., 2., 3., 4.: 

 membrana umbelhie explicata; cupulis elevatis, vicesima fere sexies quam prima 

 in brachiis superioribus, quam quarta in inferioribus niajor, 280 in longioribus, 

 260 in brevioribus brachiis; colore rubro-vinoso. — Long. ad 1,20 m et ultra. 



Distrib. : Omnia maria. 



Habit.: Alger (Au(A1'itaine); Marseille: Maire, in sinu (Marion); Xizza 

 (Risso, VSrany); Genova (V^irany); Sardinia (Bonelli); Napoli (Delle Chia.ik); 

 Sicilia (Philippi), Palermo (Caron) ; Taranto (Targioni-Tozzetti) ; Adria : in parte 

 meridion. rariss. , inter ins. Lissa et Lesina (Stalio); Spalato (Kolombatovic); 

 mare Aegeum, ins. Cerigo (Forbes). 



Nom. vulg. : Nizza: Pourpessa, Genova: Scorria (VI;rany); Sardinia: Purpu 

 arrabicu idOkbigny); Napoli: Polpessa (Delle Chiaje); Sicilia: Fraiddu russu 

 (d*Orbigxyj ; Spalato : TraCAN (Kolombatovic). 



m 7. 0. Alderi Vsr. „Corpore conico elongato et acuminato, glabro, capite 

 parvo rotundato, brachiis mediocribus, umbella minima.'^ „Brachia i)aulluni in- 

 aequalia, pro long. 2., 1., 3., 4., sescuplo corpore lougiora; semii^elhuidus, colore 

 roseo, coeruleo suflfuso" (Vkrany). — Loug. tot. so, corp. 2s, brach. 40, 44, 

 38, 35 mm. 



Habit.: Nizza (VfiRANY). 



? 8. 0. venustus Rang. „Corpus ovatum, bursiforme, laeve, aperture 

 dimidium aml)itum occupans, caput breve, magnum, oculis magnis et prominentibus; 

 brachia satis Itrevia, paullo inaequalia, cupulis parvis, paullo conspicuis; albidus. 

 supra paullo auratus" (Rang, gall.); „linea aurea in dorso marium'' (Aucaim- 

 taine). (Forma juvenis ex opinione d'Orbignyi, species discreta sec. Aulapitaine). 



D i s t r i b. : Atlanticum ad promont. viride. 



Habit.: Cap Matifou, Alger (Aucapitaine). 

 Specics ibiliiiic: 



0. tuberculatus Kisso (nec Bi.v.. uor I). ("h.). .Corpore ovato-oblouijo. rotun- 

 dato. tuherculixtn, siqirii lividd. bitenilitor argenteo, fasciis ruhcsceutibu.s ornat<i. 



