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surface, mostly surrounding the verruce. Although still alive, when 
brought on deck, this specimen was, of course, much injured, and 
lived only for a short time. 
Three of the specimens taken by the Albatross are smaller than 
any previously seen, but have the same general character as the large 
ones. In life the verruce showed but slightly. 
Measurements of the large male specimen above described : 
iiptalulon thee seo Ss 2 292™™ | Length of hectocotylized arm___ 157 
From tip of body to centerof eye 78 Length of modified tip__....--- 11 
Breadth of the body....-._.-.- 75 Length of spoon-shaped organ ~~ 7 
Breadth of head across the eyes. 172 Length of ventral arms._-._-.- 197 
Length of dorsalarmsfrom mouth 235 Greatest breadth of the lateral 
Length of 2nd pair of arms_.-_. 250 UDI Sate eet ee eee ep eS 15 
Length of 3rd pair of arms (left Diameter of the largest sucker- 5 
BI peepee ae meee eee 222 
Stauroteuthis syrtensis Verrill. 
American Journ. Sci., vol. xviii, p. 468, 1879; these Transactions, vol. v, p. 382, 
pl. 32, figs. 1-5, 1881. 
The Albatross took a very young specimen of this remarkable 
species at station 2034, in 1346 fathoms. 
The total length of this specimen is 21™™; length of head and 
body, 11™™; length of one of the fins, from base to tip, 9™™; from 
front to back edge, 3™™, In all essential characters this young 
specimen agrees well with the larger mutilated specimen originally 
described by me. The siphon and branchial opening have the same 
remarkable form and structure. The interbrachial membrane is 
nearly as broad as the length of the arms, and as a broad margin, 
extends to their tips. 
The only specimen previously known was taken by the Gloucester 
fishermen, on Banquereau, off Nova Scotia, in about 250 fathoms. 
Bela mitrula Lovén. 
Bela concinnula Verrill, these Transactions, vol. v, p. 468, pl. 43, fig. 15; pl. 57, 
fig. 11. 
Bela mitrula Bush, Proe. U. 8. Nat. Mus., vol. vi, p. 237, 1883. 
Dr. H. Friele has sent me typical specimens of Bela mitrula 
Lovén, from the coast of Norway, which appear to be perfectly 
identical with my Bela concinnula, var. acuta, which is found on 
the American coast from off Cape Cod to Labrador. Since the 
typical, concinnula seems to be only a variety of the same species, 
it may be best to designate it as Bela mitrulu, var. concinnula. 
