MUSCI ANTARCTICI. 541 
8. DicRANUM, Hedw. 
18. Dicranum Menziesii, nov. sp. ; caule subramoso, foliis 
secundis setaceis basi lanceolatis rigidiusculis apice serru- 
latis strictis, nervo latiusculo valido subexcurrente, seta 
brevi, theca foliis subimmersa elliptico-oblonga basi stru- 
mulosa, operculo longirostrato. 
Has. Lord Auckland's group, barren. 
Described from specimens gathered in New Zealand by 
Menzies. Resembles D. fasciatum, Hedw., but has longer, 
more setaceous nerved leaves, solitary seta, and an oblong 
capsule. 
19. Dicranum pungens, nov. sp.; caule elongato subramoso, 
foliis patentibus secundis lineari-lanceolatis attenuatis con- 
volutis apice carinatis serratis tenuinerviis: pericheetialibus 
longissimis convolutis, seta mediocri tortili, theca oblonga 
inclinata curvula, operculo longirostro. 
Has. Lord Auckland’s group. : 
Resembles D. Blumii, but is somewhat smaller, and with a 
different capsule. Distinct from D. Billardieri, Schwaegr. in 
the longer and narrower leaves, and smaller capsule. 
20. Dicranum setosum, nov. sp.; caule fragili subramoso, 
foliis erecto-patentibus strictis longissimis lanceolato-seta- 
ceis fragilibus apice serrulatis nervo latiusculo subexcur- 
rente, seta longiuscula, theca oblonga curvata, operculo 
longirostrato. 
Has. Lord Auckland's group, and Campbell’s Island. — 
Allied to D. capillaceum, Bridel, which differs in having a 
striated capsule, and to D. /ongisetum, Hook., which has a 
broader indistinct nerve, and straight erect capsule. 2 
21. DicRANUM aciphyllum, nov. sp.; caule ramoso, foliis 
erecto-patentibus strictis rigidis lineari-lanceolatis integerri- 
mis canaliculatis nervo latissimo continuo, theca subcylin- : 
drica erecta, peristomii dentibus angustis subintegris, oper- 
culo longirostrato. : 
Has. Hermite Island, Cape Horn, and Falkland Islands. 
Allied to D. /ongisetum, Hook., but the leaves longer and 
