A. L. SMITH: LICHENS. 85 
HamatomMa PUNICEUM (Ach.) Wainio, Lich. Brés. i. 72, 1890. On bark 
of Acacia. Baie Ouémo, Nouméa. Frequent in the tropics. 
H. Basineronu Massal. in Bull. Soc. Mose. xxxvi. 260, pl. 2, 1863, On 
bark of Acacia and of Exotheca. Baie Ouémo, Nouméa. Oceania. 
PARMELIACEÆ, 
HETERODEA MUELLERI (Hampe) Nyl. Syn. Lich. Nov. Caled. 9, 1868. 
The Monac, 11th Dec. On bare gritty earth on hillside : Niaouli association, 
100 ft. Dee. 2388. Also from Nouméa, Oceania. 
PARMELIA Wani A. L. Sm., comb. nov. (P. proboscidea Wainio, Lich. 
Brés. i. 29, 1890). On bark. Canala. ‘Trunks near village: moist forest 
association, sea-level.” 1471. S. Africa, S. America. 
Described as Parmelia proboscidea Tayl. by Wainio and others in a mis- 
apprehension of Taylor's species. P. crinita, quoted as a synonym pro parte, 
is more nearly akin to P. proboscidea, and cannot therefore be used. 
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P. PERFORATA Ach. Meth. Lich, 217, 1803. On bark. Mont Canala. In 
moist forest, 1000 ft. June. 1306. New Zealand, Africa, S. America. 
P. CRISTIFERA Tayl. in Hook. Journ. Bot. vi. 165, 1847. On bark. 
Canala. ‘Trunks near village: moist forest association, sea-level. June. 
1467, 1473. Asia, Oceania, S. America. 
P. perLara Ach. Syn. i. 197, 1814. On rocks. Mont Montravel, 
Nouméa. Cosmopolitan. 
P. rixcroRUM. Despr. ex Nyl. in Bull. Soc. Linn. Norm. ser. 2, vi. 269, 
1872. On bark. Mont Canala. In moist forest, 1000 ft. June. 1474. 
Canala: moist forest association, sea-level. 1295. Frequent in the Tropics. 
P. cerrara Ach. Syn. Lich. 198, 1814. On bark. Mont Canala. In 
moist forest, 1000 ft. June. 1732. Ignambi. “In forest, 2000-4000 ft.” 
Aug. 1297. Cosmopolitan, 
P. CONSPERSA Ach., var. ISIDIATA Leight. Lich. Fl. 135, 1871(?). On 
rocks. Mont Montravel, Noumea. Oceania, Europe. 
The specimen (sterile) agrees with P. conspersa, a cosmopolitan species, in 
habitat and in appearance, but the medulla is not stained with potash. The 
reaction medulla K(CaCl) + rose-coloured is the same as that of P. acariospora 
A. Zahlbr., a corticolous species from 8. Brazil. In the absence of apothecia 
it is not possible to decide with certainty. 
P. cırcumxopara Nyl. in Journ. Linn. Soc., Bot. xx. 1884, 51 (?). On 
bark. Cap Bocage. ‘Shrubs in serpentine scrub, 500 ft.” 1465. East 
Indies (Penang). 
