The Cephalopoda of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition. 

 By William Evans Hoyle, M.A., D.Sc. 



(MS. receiveil January 8, 1912. Read Felnniary 19, 1912. Issued separately May 28, 1912.) 



Tlie Cephalopoda collected by the Scotia may, with a few trifling exceptions, be 

 separated geographically into three divisions, coming respectively fron) Sontli Africa, 

 South America, and tlic Antarctic. 



A. South Africa : 



Eiip7-i/mna sp. 

 Sepiolid (undetermined). 

 Loligo reynaudi. 

 Sepia australis. 

 Hemisepius typicus. 



B. South America : 



Polypus brucei, n. sp. 

 Polypus tehuelchus. 

 Desmoteuthis sp. 



C. Antarctic Regions : 



Staurotevthis sp. 

 Moschites charcoti. 

 Onych oteuthis ingens. 

 Bathyteuthis ahyssicola. 

 Galiteuthis suhmi. 



In addition were collected : — 



Between the Cape and Tristan da Cunha : 

 Histioteuthis sp. 



Equatorial Atlantic : 



Tremoctopus qv.oyanus. 



A considerable number of the horny mandibles of C'ephalopods were obtained from 

 the stomachs of various mammals and birds, but the small amount of authentically 



(RErRINTEl) FROM THE TRAN.SACTIONS OP THE RUY.4L SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH, VOL. .\LVIII, I'P. 273 283.) 



