228 Mr. W. E. Hoyle on the 



The Arms are subequal, eight times as long as the body ; 

 they are very long and slender, the last property being more 

 marked in the females than in the male ; they taper more 

 rapidly at first than near the extremities, which are much 

 attenuated. The umbrella is very wide, especially in the 

 male, where it extends almost one third up the arms; in the 

 females its extent is only one sixth. The suckers are rather 

 large and closely set ; in the male a few suckers opposite the 

 umbrella- margin are slightly, but not markedly, larger than 

 the others. The hectocotylus is small and has about ten small 

 transverse ridges. 



The Surface appears to have been smooth, except for a few 

 short ridges placed longitudinally on the back and sides ; but 

 the skin is shrivelled by the action of the spirit, so that it is 

 difficult to be certain. A conical cirrus is situated above and 

 slightly behind each eye ; but in some cases this has been 

 destroyed. 



The Colour is a stone-grey, with dark pigment disposed in 

 veins like those of marble on the dorsal surface of the body, 

 head, and umbrella ; the male is much darker, so that the 

 marbling is almost concealed. Traces of an oval spot are 

 seen in front of and below the eye on both sides of one female 

 specimen and on one side of the other ; but this spot is con- 

 cealed by the dark colouring in the male, even if it exist. 



Hab. On the reefs, Honolulu, Sandwich Islands. Three 

 specimens, 1^,2?. 



Octojnis bermudensis, n. sp. 



The Body is spheroidal, acuminate behind, and with a 

 median groove ventrally. The mantle-opening extends rather 

 less than half round the circumference of the body, and ter- 

 minates some distance behind and a little below the eye. The 

 siphon is long and smooth, and attached by nearly all its 

 length to the head ; it extends fully halfway to the umbrella- 

 margin. 



The Head is much narrower and more depressed than the 

 body ; the eyes are scarcely at all prominent. 



The Arms are unequal, in the order 1, 2, 3, 4, about six 

 times as long as the body ; they are very long and slender, 

 tapering but slightly. The umbrella is small. The suckers 

 are small, prominent, and closely set, and the first four stand 

 in a slightly zigzag line. The hectocotylus is absent. 



The Surface is smooth for the most part, but the skin is 

 wrinkled over the posterior acuminate extremity, owing to 

 the action of the spirit ; there is one very small wart over 

 each eye. 



