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7. LOLIGO BRASILIENSIS. 



Body elongate, subcylindrical, acuminate behind. Fins short, hall 

 the length of the body, together rhomboidal with rounded angles, 

 broader than long. Sessile arms triangular ; ring oval, opening 

 eccentric, higher side with six or eight broad teeth, cut square. 

 Tentacular arms very long : cup unequal : ring of larger cups 

 nearly regular, with acute equal-sized equal-distanced teeth ; of 

 smaller oblique, with very long distant teeth on the higher, and 

 short close ones on the narrow side. Shell narrow, lanceolate, 

 depressed, broad above, with an additional groove on each side 

 in front. 



Loligo brasiliensis 5Zamy. Journ. de Phys. 1823, Diet, des Sc. Nat. 

 xxvii. 144. ; Feruss. D'Orh J'ah. des Ceph. 64., Ceph. Acet. t. 

 12.; UOrh. Voy. daiis VAmer. Merid. Moll. 63., Moll, des An- 

 tilles, i. 38. n. 10., Moll Viv. et Fos. i. 344. 



Loligo Poeyianus Feruss. Cephal. Acet. Calmars, t. 19. f. 1, 2, 3. 

 1833. 



Hab. Brazil, Island of Cuba. 



8. Loligo Gahi. 



Body elongate, subcylindrical, white, spotted with red. Fins ter- 

 minal, short, one third the length of the body, rhomboidal, outer 

 angle rounded, broader than long. Sessile arms very long; 

 ring of cups very oblique, armed on the higher side with six 

 broad blunt teeth. Tentacular arms with unequal cups : rings 

 of larger cups oblique, armed with equal close blunt teeth ; of the 

 smaller ones oblique, with acute teeth, longest on the higher 

 side. Shell elongate, dilated behind, produced, narrow in front. 



Loligo Gahi D'Orb. Sf Feruss. Ceph. Acet. Calmars^ t. 21. f 3, 4. ; 

 D'Orb. Voy. Am. Merid. v., Moll. 60. t. 3. f. 1, 2. 1835, Pct- 

 leont. univ. t. 10. f. 12, 13., Paleoid. Strang, t. 8. f. 12, 13., 31oll. 

 Viv. et Fos. i. 348. t. 18. f. 13, 14. ring of cups. 



Hab. South America, Chili. 



9. Loligo neglecta. 



Body oblong, subcylindrical. Fin two thii'ds the length of the 

 body, rhombic, rounded on the sides. Tentacular arms with 

 eight or nine very large cups in two rows, and small ones at the 

 ends. Shell lanceolate. 



Loligo vulgaris D'Orb. Moll. Viv. et Fos. i. t. 18. f. 1. 12. 



Hab. Atlantic. 



a. Malta. In spirits. 



b. Lisbon. In spirits. Presented by G. Hough, Esq. 



