298 A. EF. Verrill—Marine Fauna occupying the outer banks 
Ommastrephes illecebrosus Verrill. 
co 918, 919, 923-925, 939, 940, 949, 1025, 1033; 45-258 | 
ae pavo (Les.) Steenstrup. 
Station 952; 388 fathoms. Two specimens. This rare 
species has not been recorded from our coast, since it was de- 
scribed by Lesueur, in 1821. 
Rossia sublevis Verrill. 
Stations 924, 925, 939, 945-947, 951, 952, 997, 1025, 1026, 
1028, 1029, 1082, 1088 106-388 fa 'thoms. Some ‘of the s speci- 
Heteroteuthis tenera Verrill, 
Stations 918, 919, 920, 921, 922, 940, 944, 949, 950, 1026, 
1027; 45-182 fathoms, Hggs of this species were taken at 
stations 922, 940, 949, and in several localities in 1880. They 
are nearly round, ivory-white or pearly, attached to shells, etc., 
by one side, in groups, or scattered. On the upper side there 
is a small conical eminence. 
Sepiola leucoptera Verri 
Stations 947, 952, Oe 999, 1026 (8 juv.); 182-888 fathoms. 
Octopus Bairdii Verrill. 
Stations 925, 939, 945-947, 951, oF 994, 997, 998, 1025, 
1026, 1028, 1038, 1035; 103-888 fathom 
composed of suckers, like the outer rows; but the horny parts had been d 
stroyed, in my specimen, sg the pic Tibped form of the fleshy part of the 
suckers was probably due st-mortem changes. By careful treatment with 
reagents I have been able ay Pages some of the distal ones more completely, 80 
as to show a di scree! sucker-like 
It would, however, be difficult, itis farther evidence, to believe that Gona 
—— as figured 3 eA. ~ is the young of this species, for he neither Pesan 
no! s the remarkable se f lateral connective suckers and tubercles on the 
tentacalae clubs, though he saves detailed res he and i er hooks 
d hat s eful a ver as Sars should have overlooked such 4 
structure seems almost incredible. The two small specimens that I have hitherto 
seen from America ——e well with Sars’ se but both were considerably 
injured from having bee sh-stomachs, A small specimen (mantle 30"™™ oe) 
i i C nd wh 
Since Steenstrup Pe shown that the type of my genus Lestoteuthis is the TT 
genus as ae dult), and phen Sher that ZL. robustus (Dall), doubtfully referre 
it . is a ai stinet genus, | propose to make the latter the type of a 1 
gen S jeake uthis. Its most prominent dist ects Sa will be the remark- 
sh Solid es cartilaginous cone, superadded to the og e peu, and correspon nding 
in form and position with the solid cone of Belem 
