PLATE I. 



Octopus boscii (Lesueur), var. pallida, nov., 



Fig. 1. Lateral view of the animal ; the larger specimen somewhat reduced. 



Fig. 2. Portion of the dorsal surface, to show the multifid papillae ; magnified 

 about 2 diameters. 



Fig. 3. A large cirrus from the back ; magnified 2 diameters. 



Fig. 4. The dorsal mandible ; natural size. 



Fig. 5. The ventral mandible ; natural size. 



