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L. \n i- ask Pi. <;o. n u . i:7. 



Fin- in. 'iv developed tlitiii ill /,. l>u>ii.<. .-inns proportionally 

 shorter, with small suckers mi the lateral arms. Shell with 



broad expansions, bot tin- central shaft bro.-ider and not keeled. 

 L. STEENSTBI PI. I>.-dl. 



Animal in general form inucli resembling I,. tiji>u.< ; arm- \ 

 short ; tentacles from two to three times the length of the arm-, 

 lanceolate at. the ends, with three rows of cupuh-. Color 

 yellowish-white, with round spots and ocelli of various shad< 

 purple; a lar^' purple blotch behind each eye. Pen deeply 

 grooved in tin 1 middle. Length, 1'T inch. Not fiinired. 



Gulf of ( 



SEPIOTEUTHIS, Blainv. 

 * Buccal membrane provided with cups. 

 t Shell lanceolate, the icings thickened on the margins.* 



8. Gh EKEN8I8, Quoy and (Jaim. IM. c,l. li-s. I is_ L )00. 



Body oval, oblong ; tins very broad, fleshy, most dilated 

 behind the middle of the bod}^ ; sessile arms slender, elongate. 

 unequal, order ol' length -'5. '2. 4. 1 : cups depressed, oblique. 

 rings with strong, curved, distant teeth, longest on the highest 

 side; tentacles with large, blunt clubs, the cups rat her oblique. 

 in four rows, and the rings of the larger central ones narrow. 

 with very distant teeth. Length. 1'.") feet. 



Distinguished from all other species by having a line of 

 dark round spots on the superior surface of the tins. 



S. A t 'STRAUS. (Juoy and (iaim. PI. C 1 . iigs. ^Ml--jn:.. 



llody oblong, cylindrical, truncated in front, acuminated and 

 blunt behind : tins very broad, fleshy, subrlmmboidal ; M'^ile 

 arms elongate, unequal, order of length :',, t. 2. 1: tentacular 

 arms very >trong. compressed, their clubs lar^e, with very I. 

 cups, the rings of which have very distant truncated teeth. 



Violet rose-color. Length. 



*1 have >.IIM i-t.iilit wlu-tlirr ritlu-r this cliai-adt-r >r the pn 

 cups on tlu> iiu-iuln-iiiM- is !' >]..cilic value: if it is not, M-v-r;il Bpt 

 which I have separated l>y tlu-M- ililVrnMin-s must he unitcl. 



