loligidje: loligo. 71 



4. Loligo Pealii. 



Body elongate, subconical, acuminated posteriorly. Fins rhom- 

 boidal, thick, occupying about three fifths of the length, together 

 forming a rhomb much rounded on the sides, the front side rather 

 shorter than the hinder. Sessile arms long ; cups very oblique ; 

 rings on one side very high, with six or seven teeth, cut square 

 at the end, other side flat, edged within. Tentacular arms long; 

 cups unequal, very large, one rather oblique ; their rings nar- 

 row, with alternate long and short very close acute teeth. Si- 

 phuncle long. Shell lanceolate, regular, narrow. 



Loligo Pealii Journ. Acad. Nat. Hist. Philad. ii. 92. t. 8. f. 1, 2. 

 1821 ; Blainv. Journ. de Phys. 132., Diet. d'Hist. Nat. xxvii. 

 144.; Feruss. Diet. Class, hi. 67. n. 13.; D'Orb. Tab. des 

 Ceph. 63. n. 12.; D'Orb. et Feruss. Cepli. Acet. Calmars, 1. 11. t. 

 20. animal, f. 17—27. rings; D'Orb. Moll. Viv. et Fos. i. 341. 



Hab. Amerieti, South Carolina and New YuiL. 



a. Boston, North America. In spirits. Presented by W, 

 Winstone, Esq. 



5. Loligo Emmakina. 



Body oblong, rounded behind. Fins half as long as the body, sub- 

 rhombic, slightly rounded at the sides. Lips with one or two 

 very small cups at the tip. The second and third pairs of sessile 

 arms larger, and with much larger cups. Tentacular arms with 

 numerous small cups, and smaller ones at the top. Shell lance- 

 olate, thin, with a black central ridge ; the anterior part broad, 

 one fourth the length. 



Hab. Para. 



a. Para. In spirits. Presented by R. Graham, Esq. 



b. Shell of a. 



6. Loligo australis. 



Body oblong, subcylindrical. Labial membrane with small cups 

 at the tips. Fins rhombic, half the length of the body._ Ten- 

 tacular arms with many moderate-sized cups disposed in four 

 rows, and with numerous smaller cups forming four rows at the 

 tip. Shell broad, lanceolate, blackish brown ; upper end rather 

 broad. 



a. Australia, Newcastle. In spirits. Presented by Rev. C. 



N. Wilton. 



b. Shell of a. broken. 



