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Family 6. Benthoteuthidse. 



Chunoteuthis minima, n. gen., n. sp. 



8. Ommatostrephidse, 



Stenoteuthis hartramii (Le Sueur). 

 11. Chiroteuthidae. 

 -^ Chiroteuthis (Doratopsis) exophthalmica Chun. 



(Egopsida consuta. 

 Family Cranchiidse. 

 S.-fam. i. Cranchiinse. 



Liocranchia gardineri, n. sp. 

 S.-fam. ii. Taoniinse. 



Taonidium, sp. (immature). 



Suborder 2. OCTOPODA. 



Tribe II. TRACHYGLOSSA. 



Family 3. Polypodidae. 



Scaeurgus unicirrhus Tiberi. 

 Polypus fontanianus D'Orb. 



,, arhorescens Hoyle. 



„ gardineri Hoyle. 



,, horridus D'Orb. 



,, ? venustus Rang. 



„ granulatus Lamarck. 



„ L. Hoyle. 



„ P. n. sp. (?). 



(EGOPSIDA. Family 2. Onychoteuthidse. 



1. Onychoteuthis sp. 



One example, sex indeterminate, young, from lat. 20° S. between Maldives and Chagos, 

 50 fms. (1537). 



One example, sex indeterminate, young, from between Salomon and Diego Garcia, 

 Chagos, surface (1540). 



These examples are very immature, but they exhibit considerable resemblance to young- 

 examples of this species figured by Pfefier (16). 



2. Teleoteuthis, sp. 



Two examples, young (7 — 8 mm.) from Amirante Bank, surface (1539). 



Four „ „ ? locality (1409). 



The above enumerated examples have been referred to this genus with much hesita- 

 tion. The general appearance is in fairly close conformity with young figured specimens 

 referred to the genus, (10) and (13); but they are rather more elongate than is apparently 



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