126 OCTOPUS. 



0. GRANOSUS, Blainv. Body small, globular, rather transverse, 

 finely granulated above and below ; arms eight times as long as 

 the body ; proportionate length. 4, 3, 2, 1 ; web slight. 



Mediterranean. 



This description has not been identified by European malacol- 

 ogists with any Mediterranean form. 



O. PILOSUS, Risso. Body round, gray, ashy-brown, provided 

 above with reddish hairs disposed in bundles ; arms very short. 

 thick; cups large ; eyes very large and very prominent. 



Mediterranean. 



0. FRAYEDUS, Raf. Arms equal, six times us long as the body, 



without any cups at the end. 



Mediterranean. 



O. DIDYNAMUS, Raf. Amis unequal, the upper pair longest, 



nearly five times as long as the body. 



Mediterranean. 



O. TETRADYNAMUS, Raf. Arms unequal, alternately longest, 



about five times as long as the body. 



Mediterranean. 



0. HETEROPUS, Raf. Arms unequal, very short, scarcely as long 

 as the I iod y. the upper pair longest. Back reddish. 



Mediterranean. 



0. PUSTULOSUS, Peron. Body rugose. Arms shorter and thicker 



than those of 0. variolatus and with larger and fewer cups. 



Brownish green. 



Australia. 



O. FANG-SIAO, Orb. Described from an article in the Kncyc. 

 Japon." No specific characters are given. Its eggs are like 

 grains of rice, and it is fished by using a species of Mnrex for 



bait. Considered good eating by the Japanese. 



Japan. 



O. MOSCHATUS, Raf. Arms of equal sixe. lour times the length 



of the body. ( 1 olor whitish. 



Mediterranean. 



0. CAPENSIS, Souleyet. IM. ;js. fi\ r>(). 



Body ovate, smooth ; arms very short, equal, seinipalmate. 

 Whitish, semitran spa rent with brown spots. 



Total length, 12 mill. 



Undoubtedly a very young animal. 



Cape of Good Hope. 



