octopid^e: octopus. 
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26. Octopus oceelatus. 
Body roundish, oblong ; back of head and outside of the arms 
regularly granular ; eyes and head without any cirri ; beneath 
smoothish, sides rounded. Arms moderate, unequal. The fourth 
or fifth cups of the second and third pairs of arms much larger 
than the rest. — A large black eyed spot between the bases of the 
second and third pairs of arms. 
Octopus ocellatus H Orb. Ferussac , Mem . Ceph . Acet. Poulpes , 
t. 9. upper figure, from Chinese drawing. 
Hab. Chinese seas. 
a. China. In spirits. Presented by John Beeves, Esq. 
27. Octopus Cephea. 
Body (in spirits) smooth, oblong, rather elongate. Head smooth ; 
ocular beard small, surrounded by other smaller beards. 
Arms thick, moderately long ; proportionate length, 3, 2, 4, 1. 
Web broad, broader in front, upper surface quite smooth. Cups 
very large ; the tenth to the twentieth cups of the second and 
third pairs of arms larger, equal ; the four or five lowest of all the 
arms one-rowed. 
Hab. — . #7 
a. • — . In spirits. — 
Very like O. vulgaris , but differs in the size of the cups on the 
lateral arms. 
28. Octopus Cyanea. 
Body (in spirits) ovate, above rather granular, beneath smooth. 
Ocular tubercle rugose, superior. Arms rather elongate, conical ; 
order of length, 2, 4, 3, 1. Cups large ; the tenth to the twentieth 
of the second and third pairs of arms larger, equal-sized ; the 
lowest, especially of the ventral arms, one-rowed. Web broad, 
minutely granular above, especially between the upper arms. 
Hab. Australian seas. 
a. Coast of Hew Holland. In spirits. Presented by J. B. 
Jukes, Esq. 
b. ? ? In spirits ? 
4§ “ Cups ending in a Point , not clawed .” 
29. Octopus cjerueescens. 
Body short. Arms much longer than the body. Cups ending in a 
point, but not clawed. — Blue, varied with very small close purple 
dots. Cups whitish. Blainv . 
