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6. Opegrapha isabellina Riddle, sp. nov. 



Thallus crustaceus unifornris effusus baud limitatus, isabellinus minute 

 albo-maculatus, tenuis continuus laevigatus. Gonidia chroolepoidea. Apothecia 

 dispersa aut rarius aggregata superficialia elevata, simplicia recta aut rarius 

 flexuosa, oblonga aut linearia, 0.8-2.0 mm. longa, 0.1-0.2 mm. lata, tota nigra, 

 labiis baud sulcatis conniventibus disco rimaef ormi ; amphithecio nigrieante 

 integro basi complete. Paraphyses ramosae. Asci clavati, 8-spori. Sporae 

 incolores, fusiformes, 6-8-loculares loculis cylindricis aequalibus, 20-24 X 4-5 M. 



On limestone, New Providence (Brace, May 20, 1918, 9437, type). In the Tucker- 

 man Herbarium there is an unnamed specimen of this species from Cuba, sent to 

 Tuckerman by Ravenel. 



Scarcely anything is known of the rock-inhabiting Opegraphas of the tropics. I 

 have been unable to find any described in the writings of Nylander, Mueller-Argau, 

 or Wainio. The three new species here described appear to be distinct from the 

 European species. 



7. Opegrapha bahamensis Kiddle, sp. nov. 



Thallus crustaeeus uniformis effusus haud limitatus, testaceus, sat eras- 

 siusculus laevigatus aut rugulosus, rimulosus partim areolatus, sorediis nullis; 

 hypothallo nullo. Gonidia ehroolepoidea. Apothecia dispersa aut rarius aggre- 

 gata, primum subinnata mox superficialia elevataque, simplicia recta, pro 

 maxima parte brevia oblonga, 0.4-0.7 mm. longa, rarius subelongata, ad 1.5 

 mm. longa, 0.1-0.2 mm. lata, tota nigra,, labiis haud sulcatis conniventibus aut 

 rarius hiantibus, disco rimaef ormi aut rarius paullum aperto; amphithecio 

 fusco-nigricante integro basi complete. Paraphyses sparse ramos-ae. Asci 

 clavati, 8-spori. Sporae incolores fusiformes, 6-loculares loculi cylindricis 

 aequalibus, 18-20 X 3-4 /*. 



On limestone, New Providence (Brace, June 5, 1918, 91,51,0, type). 



Opegrapha bahamensis resembles O. Chevallieri var. incarnata Riddle (Bull. 

 Torrey Bot Club 43: 150. 1916), but differs in the six-celled spores. From O. zonata 

 Koerb., it differs in the absence of soredia and hypothallus. The key-characters will 

 serve to distinguish it from O. isabellina. 



8. Opegrapha columbina Eiddle, sp. nov. 



Thallus crustaeeus uniformis effusus haud limitatus, columbina aut 

 plumbeus aut partim nigrescens, tenuissimus farinulentus. Gonidia chroole- 

 poidea. Apothecia dispersa aut conglomerato-approximata, superficialia ele- 

 vata, simplicia recta oblonga, 0.5-1.5 mm. longa, circa 0.2 mm. lata, tota nigra, 

 labiis haud sulcatis eonniventibus disco rimaef ormi; amphithecio nigricante 

 integro basi complete crasso. Paraphyses ramosae. Asci clavati, 8-spori. 

 Sporae incolores fusiformes, 8-loculares loculis cylindricis aequalibus, 24-28 

 X 



On limestone, vicinity of Governor's Harbor, Eleuthera Island (Britton and, 

 Millspaugh, February 19-20, 1907, 5533, type). 



This species is most closely related to Opegrapha ophites Tuck, (apucl Riddle in 

 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 43: 150. 1916), but differs in the short, straight, oblong 

 apothecia. From O. lithyrga Ach. it may be distinguished by the color of the thallus 

 and the wider spores. 



2. GRAPHIS Adans. 



Apothecia externally black. 



Apothecia 0.4-1.0 mm. in length. 1. G. Paroniana. 



Apothecia mostly 2-5 mm. in length. 2. G. scripta. 



Apothecia not externally black. 



Apothecia white, contrasting with the dark thallus or bark. 3. O. Afzclii. 

 Apothecia concolorous with the glaucous thallus. 



Lips entire or nearly so. 4. G. vestita. 



Lips deeply sulcate. 5. G. cincrea. 



1. Graphis Pavoniana Fee, Essai Crypt. 40. 1824. 

 On bark, New Providence : Texas ; Bermuda. 



