118 OCTOPl s. 



truncated in advance of the eyes ; arms subquadrate, the largest 

 four times the length of the body ; umbrella small. Very closely 

 punctate with reddish-brown spots. 



Length of body and head, 3-5 in.; length of longest arm, 

 10-8 in. ; of shortest, 9-25 in. 



The common Poulpe of the California!! coast ; attains consid- 

 erable dimensions. Dr. W. 0. Ayres has seen one in which the 



arms were over 7 feet long. 



Alaska to Lower California. 



0. HAWAIENSIS, Souleyet. PL 34, figs. 44, 45. 



Body small, globose ; head large ; arms strong, slightly 

 webbed at their base, nearly four times as long as the sack. 

 Very closely punctate with black. 



Length of body, 20 mill.; of head, 10 mill.; of arms 1, 3, 4, 

 80 mill.; of arms 2, 100 mill. 



A single specimen in alcohol. Very closely allied to, if not 



identical with 0. punctatus. 



Sandwich Isles. 



Arms 3, 2, 1, 4. 

 0. FAVONIA, Gray. 



Body oblong ; eyes not bearded ; arms moderate, conical ; 

 web moderate, with hard, transparent granulations above, espe- 

 cially between the dorsal arms; cups large, the two or three 

 lowest one-rowed. 



A single specimen in alcohol (Brit. Mus.). Not figured. 



Indian Ocean. 



Arms 4, 1, :'., '.'. 



(). TEHUELCHUS, Orb. PL 2S. iio-. 11). 



Body round, short, very smooth ; nrms elonpited. compressed. 

 nc:irly c<jiml; cups jjliout 100 on the longest :mns; web thin ; 

 siphnncle elono-;ite. n;iiTow. When alive bl.-ickish brown, 

 whitish beneuth. 



Length of body. i>-2 mill.; of arms 4, inn mill.; 1. l.'JOmilL: 3, 

 130 mill.; 2, 117 mill. 



Kesembles O.HawaienSlS very closely. 



Patagonia. 



