octopid^ : octopus. 17 



33. Octopus geanosus. 



Body small, globular, rather transverse, finely granulated above 

 and below. Arms eight times as long as the body ; proportion- 

 ate length, 4, .3, 2, 1. Web slight. 



Octopus granosus Blainv. Diet, des Sc. Nat. xliii. 186. ; Faune 

 Fraxtgaise, Moll. 7. t. 1, 2. ; UOrUgny et Ferussac, Mon. des 

 Ceph. Acet. 63. ; UOrhigny, Moll. Viv. et Fos. i. 176. n. 9. 



Hah. Mediterranean, Sicily. Blainville. 



34. Octopus pllosus. 



Body round, grey, ashy-brown, provided above with reddish hairs 

 disposed in bundles. Arms very short, thick. Cups large. 

 Eyes very large and very prominent. 



Octopus pilosus jRmo, Hist. Nat. del Eur. Merid. iv. 4. n. 5. 1826; 

 Blainville^ Faun. Franq. Moll. 7. n. 3. ; UOrhigny et Ferussac^ 

 Mon. des Ceph. Acet. 67. ; D'Orbigny, Moll. Viv. et Fos. i. 177. 

 n. 10. 



Hab. Mediterranean, Nice. — Risso. 

 A very doubtful species. D'Orb. 



35. Octopus frayedus. 



Arms equal, six times as long as the body, without any cups at the 

 end. 



Octopus frayedus Rajinesque, Precis de Decouv. Somiol. 1814 ; 

 Blainville, Diet, des Sc. Nat. 1826, p. 189. ; UOrbigny et Fe- 

 russac, Mon. des Ceph. Acet. p. 71.; D' Orbigny, Moll. Viv. et 

 Fos. i. 177. n. 11. 



Hab. Mediterranean. Rafinesque, 



36. Octopus didynamus. 



Arms unequal, the upper pair longest, nearly five times as long 

 as the body. 



Octopus didynamus Rafinesque.^ Precis de Decouv. Somiol. ; BlaiU' 

 ville, Diet. d'Hist. Nat. xliii. 1 90. ; X>' Orbigny et Ferussac^ 

 Mon. des Ceph. Acet. 71.; D' Orbigny., Moll. Viv. et Fos. i. 177. 

 n. 12. 



Hab. Mediterranean. Rafinesque. 



37. Octopus tetbadynamus. 



Arms unequal, alternately longest, about five times as long as the 

 body. — Grey. 



