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Station 188. — Arafura Sea, south of Papua, September 10, 1874; lat. 9° 59' S., 



long. 139° 42' E.; 28 fathoms; green mud; surface temperature, 78°"5. Trawl 

 and dredge. 



Octopus sp. 



Sepia smithi, n. sp. 



Sepia papuensis, n. sp. 



Sepia elliptica, n. sp. 



Sepia (Metasepia) pfefferi, n. sp. 



Loligo indica. 



Station 190. — Arafura Sea, south of Papua, September 12, 1874; lat. 8° 56' S., 

 long. 136° 5' E.; 49 fathoms ; green mud ; surface temperature, 79°'2. Trawl. 

 Sepia elliptica, n. sp. | Loligo indica. 



Station 192. — Off the Ki Islands, south of Papua, September 26, 1874; lat. 

 5° 49' 15" S., long. 132° 14' 15" E.; 140 fathoms; blue mud; surface temperature, 

 82°. Trawl. 



Octopus a^'eolatus. \ Sepia sulcata, n. sp. 



Sepia hiensis, n. sp. 



Station 194a.— Off Banda, September 29, 1874 ; lat. 4° 31' S., long. 129° 57' 20" B.; 

 360 fathoms ; volcanic mud ; surface temperature, 82°"5. Trawl. 

 Spirula peronii (animal). 



Banda. 



Octopus handensis, n. sp. 



Station 195.— Off Amboina, October 3, 1874; lat. 4° 21' S., long. 129° 7' E.; 1425 

 fathoms; blue mud ; bottom temperature, 38° ; surface temperature, 82°. Trawl. 

 Enoploteuthis margaritifera. 



Ternate, presented by the Eesident. 



Sepioteuthis lessoniana. 



Station 203.— Off Panay, Philippine Islands, October 31, 1874; lat. 11° 6' N., 

 long. 123° 9' E.; 20 fathoms; mud; surface temperature, 85°. Trawl. 



Loligo galatheae. 



Station 207.— Off Tablas Island, January 16, 1875 ; lat. 12° 21' N., long. 122° 15' E.; 

 700 fathoms; blue mud; bottom temperature, 51°"6 ; surface temperature, 80°. 

 Trawl. 



Sepia recurvirostra. 



