PRELIMINARY NOTICES OF SOME NEW PACIFIC CEPHALOPODS. By S. Stillman Berry, Of Stanford University, California. Pending the publication in a forthcoming report of complete descriptions with the necessary figures, it has been thought best to present in advance brief diagnoses of certain West American squids and devilfish, which appear to be new in the collections at my dis-posal. Most of the material was obtained by the U. S. Bureau of Fisheries steamer Albatross. The region concerned is faunally a very rich one, but as its teuthology has been hitherto practically unknown, the fact that a number of its most common and characteristic species are undescribed need be in no way surprising. CIRROTEUTHIS MACROPE, new species. Body of rather small size, subgelatinous, elongate for a decapod, with a broad oar-like fin on either side. Mantle opening full and very wide, reaching to a point just behind each eye. Head wide, flattened; eyes large and prominently protruding. Funnel large and broad, the funnel organ comprising a pair of small oval whitish pads, situated one at either side on the dorsal wall of the cavity near the apex. Arms connected by a thin umbrella reaching nearly or quite to their tips; very delicate and not well preserved; suckers small, flanked on either side by a row of rather large papilla-like cirri. Radula well developed, contrary to one of the supposed charac-teristics of the family Cirroteuthidse. There are seven rows of teeth. Type.— Cat. No. 214317, U.S.N.M. From Albatross station 4393, near San Diego, California. Length (total) 99 mm. ; to base of umbrella 58 mm. ELEDONELLA HEATHI, new species. Body smooth, inflated, of a semimembranous consistency; mantle opening very wide and full, extending slightly past the center of each eye. Proceedings U.S. National Museum, Vol. 40— No. 1838. 589
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