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epithecio pliciformi v. rimeeformi, marginibus parallelis v. medio paullulum distentis. 
Spore lineari-oblongze v. lineari-elavatse 3-septate dilute lutex, longit. “017 mm., 
crassit. 006 mm. Ай saxa. 
FrssURINA Nov -ZELANDLE, Kn. (Plate XX XVIII. fig. 7.) 
Thallus crustaceus lzvigatus ochraceus tenuiter areolatus. Apothecia immersa flexuosa 
lineari-elongata, fissuris а thallo marginatis conniventibus tumidulis, excipulo atro- 
fusco crasso a thallo insuper tecto infra subito evanescente. Spore in ascis clavatis 
5-septatz ellipsoidez incolores, longit. 02 mm., crassit. “01 mm. Ай saxa. 
MELASPILEA METABOLA, Nyl. (Lich. Nov: Caledonism). (Plate XXXVIII. fig. 8.) 
Thallus cinereo-albidus v. cinereus diffracto-rimosus v. areolatus, tenuissimus. Apothecia 
nigra у. fusca parva rotundato-lecideoidea (juniora punctiformia) convexa immargi- 
nata, intus pallido-incoloria. Spore 2-Sne oblongo-cylindracew inferne magis 
attenuatz et сигуай а (52ере in capillam product) murali-divise v. multiloculares, 
longit. 0:075 ad 0-1 mm., crassit. 0:01 mm. Thecw pyriformes infra іп caudam non- 
nihil flexuosam product. Hypothecium dilute fuscescens. 
Syn. Melaspilea amphorodes, Stirton. 
PHLYCTIS SORDIDA, sp. nov. (Plate XXXVITI. fig. 9.) 
Thallus cinereus fragilis tenuis v. crassus contiguus subgranulosus inzequalis у. corrugato- 
rimosus v. minutissime areolatus. Apothecia minuta rotundato-difformia, margine 
thallino albino-leproso cincta, disco fusco nonnihil farinoso. Spore 5-—8-septatze 
ellipsoidez curvatz incolores, longit. 0:06 mm., crassit. 0-007 mm. Ad corticem. 
Obs. When the thallus is thin it necessarily adapts itself to the surface on which it 
grows, and may thus be either smooth, rugose, rimose, &c. 
PHLYCTIS OCELLATA, sp. nov. (Plate XXXVIII. fig. 10.) 
Thallus albido-canescens v. dilute murinus fragilis corrugato-rimosus. Apothecia minuta 
regularia in tuberculo innata, a thallo marginata, nucleo strato gonimo imposito, 
disco fusco concaviusculo. Spore ellipsoidee incolores 3-6-septate, longit. 0028 
mm., crassit. 0-004 mm. Ad corticem. 
Рніүстіз NEO-ZELANDLE, sp. nov. (Plate XXXVIII. figs. 11 & 12.) 
Thallus albus crassus v. tenuis rimosus fragilis levis v. granulosus. Apothecia minuta 
solitaria v. aggregata innata rotundato-difformia a thallo pruinoso velata vel margine 
thallino albido-leproso cincta, disco dilute fusco albido-pruinoso. Spore in ascis 
obovato-clavatis normaliter 8nz curvate cylindraceo-ellipsoide:, apicibus acutis v. 
obtusis dilute flavescentes 6-9-septatz, longit. 0:07 mm., crassit. 0-006 mm. Para- 
physes distincts. Ad corticem. 
Obs. There is a variety with thin white granular thallus; spores cylindrical, rounded 
at either apex. 
