of Edinburgh, Session 1884-85. 
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ably behind the latter. The siphon is small and acutely conical, and 
extends about one-third the distance to the umbrella-margin. 
The Head is narrow, and the eyes are prominent, where they have 
not suffered from compression. 
The Arms are subequal, eight times as long as the body ; they are 
very long and slender, the last property being more marked in the 
females than in the male ; they taper more rapidly at first than near 
the extremities, which are much attenuated, where it extends almost 
one-third up the arms ; in the females its extent is only one-sixth. 
The umbrella is very wide, especially in the male. The suckers are 
rather large, and closely set ; in the male a few suckers opposite the 
umbrella-margin are slightly, but not markedly, larger than the 
others. The hectocotylus is small, and has about ten small transverse 
ridges. 
The Surface appears to have been smooth, except for a few short 
ridges placed longitudinally on the back and sides ; but the skin is 
shrivelled by the action of the spirit, so that it is difficult to be 
certain. A conical cirrus is situated above and slightly behind each 
eye ; but in some cases this has been destroyed. 
The Colour is a stone-grey, with dark pigment disposed in veins 
like those of marble on the dorsal surface of the body, head, and 
umbrella ; the male is much darker, so that the marbling is almost 
concealed. Traces of an oval spot are seen in front of and below 
the eye on both sides of one female specimen and on one side of the 
other ; but this spot is concealed by the dark colouring in the male 
even if it exist. 
Habitat. — On the reefs, Honolulu, Sandwich Islands. 3 speci- 
mens, 1 ($, 2 ?. 
/ Octopus bermudensis, Hoyle. 
Octopus bermudensis, Hoyle, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist . , ser. 5, vol. xv. 
p. 228, 1885. 
The Body is spheroidal, acuminate behind, and with a median 
groove ventrally. The mantle-opening extends rather less than half 
round the circumference of the body, and terminates some distance 
behind and a little below the eye. The siphon is long and smooth, 
and attached by nearly all its length to the head; it extends fully 
halfway to the umbrella-margin. 
