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26. Octopus ocellatus. 



Body roundish, oblong ; back of bead and outside of the arms 

 regularly granular ; eyes and head without any cirri ; beneath 

 smoothish, sides rounded. Arms moderate, unequal. The fourth 

 or fifth cups of the second and third pairs of arms much larger 

 than the rest. — A large black eyed spot between the bases of the 

 second and third pairs of arms. 



Octopus ocellatus D'Orb. 8f Ferussac, Mem. Ceph. Acet. Poulpes, 

 t. 9. upper figure, from Chinese drawing. 



Hah. Chinese seas. 



a. China. In spirits. Presented by John Reeves, Esq. 



27. Octopus Cephea. 



Body (in spirits) smooth, oblong, rather elongate. Head smooth ; 

 ocular beard small, surrounded by other smaller beards. 

 Arms thick, moderately long ; proportionate length, 3, 2, 4, 1. 

 Web broad, broader in front, upper surface quite smooth. Cups 

 very large ; the tenth to the twentieth cups of the second and 

 third pairs of arms larger, equal ; the four or five lowest of all the 

 arms one-rowed. 



Hob. . 



a. . In spirits. 



Very like O. vulgaris, but differs in the size of the cups on the 

 lateral arms. 



28. Octopus Cyanea. 



Body (in spirits) ovate, above rather granular, beneath smooth. 

 Ocular tubercle rugose, superior. Arms rather elongate, conical ; 

 order of length, 2, 4, 3, 1. Cups large ; the tenth to the twentieth 

 of the second and third pairs of arms larger, equal-sized ; the 

 lowest, especially of the ventral arms, one-rowed. AVeb broad, 

 minutely granular above, especially between the upper arms. 



Hab. Australian seas. 



a. Coast of New Holland. In spirits. Presented by J. B. 



Jukes, Esq. 



b. ? ? In spirits ? 



4 § " Cups ending in a Point, not clawed." 



29. Octopus c^rulescens. 



Body short. Arms much longer than the body. Cups ending in a 

 point, but not clawed.— Blue, varied with very small close purple 

 dots. Cups whitish. Blaiuv. 



