L0LIGID2E LOLIGO. 
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4. Loligo Pealii. 
Body elongate, subconical, acuminated posteriorly. Fins rhom- 
boidal, thick, occupying about three fifths of the length, together 
forming a rhomb much rounded on the sides, the front side rather 
shorter than the hinder. Sessile arms long ; cups very oblique ; 
rings on one side very high, with six or seven teeth, cut square 
at the end, other side flat, edged within. Tentacular arms long ; 
cups unequal, very large, one rather oblique ; their rings nar- 
row, with alternate long and short very close acute teeth. Si- 
phuncle long. Shell lanceolate, regular, narrow. 
Loligo Pealii Journ. Acad. Nat. Hist. Philad. ii. 92. t. 8. f. 1, 2. 
1821 ; Blainv. Journ. de Phys. 132., Diet. d'Hist. Nat. xxvii. 
144.; Feruss. Diet. Class, iii. 67. n. 13.; D' Orb . Tab. des 
Ceph. 63. n. 12. ; D' Orb. et Feruss. Ceph. Acet. Calmars , 1 . 11. t. 
20. animal, f. 17 — 27. rings; D’Orb. Moll. Viv. et Fos. i. 341. 
Hab. America, South Carolina and New York. 
a. Boston, North America. In spirits. Presented by W 
Winstone, Esq. 
5. Loligo Emmakina. 
Body oblong, rounded behind. Fins half as long as the body, sub- 
rhombic, slightly rounded at the sides. Lips with one or two 
very small cups at the tip. The second and third pairs of sessile 
arms larger, and with much larger cups. Tentacular arms with 
numerous small cups, and smaller ones at the top. Shell lance- 
olate, thin, with a black central ridge ; the anterior part broad, 
one fourth the length. 
Hab. Para. 
a. Para. In spirits. Presented by K. Graham, Esq. 
b. Shell of a. 
6. Loligo australis. 
Body oblong, subcylindrical. Labial membrane with small cups 
at the tips. Fins rhombic, half the length of the body. Ten- 
tacular arms with many moderate-sized cups disposed in four 
rows, and with numerous smaller cups forming four rows at the 
tip. Shell broad, lanceolate, blackish brown ; upper end rather 
broad. 
a. Australia, Newcastle. In spirits. Presented by Bev. C. 
N. Wilton. ti ) 
b. Shell of a. broken. 
