Stirton. — On Australian and Nciu Zealand Lichens. 73 



Sticta elatior, Strn. 



Similis St. fossulata sed thalla, supra, pallido vel glau- 

 ■cescenti-pallido, subtus ochraceo, centre nigricante. Apothecia 

 caesio-pruinosa, detrita, nigra ; spo.rae 8nse fuscce, obtuse fusi- 

 formes, 2-loculares, vix polaribiloculares, interdvim temiiter 

 l-septat£e, 0-022-0-027 x 0-008-001 mm. ; medulla pallida vel 

 pallido-albida, K sordide flaveseens vel vix colorata. Gonidia 

 flavescentia, 0-009-0-014 mm. diam. Supra thallum cepha- 

 lodia numerosa fere sphgeroidea, intus fibrosa fibrillis fere 

 rectus hinc inde constricta. New Zealand, prope Wellington 

 (J. Buchanan). 



The cephalodia are (in the specimen) very numerous, and 

 of a pale flesh-colour. 



Sticta orygmaea, Ach., var. calvescens, Strn. 

 Similis St. orygynace sed subtus nuda. (New Zealand.) 



Sticta parvula, Strn. 



Thallus sordide et pallide virescens vel demum fulvescenti- 

 pallescens (latit. 1-2-pollicaris), laevis, fere omnino laciniatus 

 laciniis (latit. 2-4 ram.) planis linearibus divaricato — et sinuoso 

 — multifidis, apice retusis, subtus lutescens vel ochraceo-lutes- 

 cens, nudus, laevis vel minute rugulosus. Gonidia flavescentia 

 majuscula, diam. 0'012-0-02 mm. Sterilis ; Queensland (C de 

 Burgh) : prope Lachlan Kiver, Australise [Hb. F. von Midler). 



There was seen only one immature fuscescent apothecium 

 with undeveloped spores. There are neither cyphellae nor 

 tomentum. 



Stictina luridoviolacea, Strn. 



Thallus pallescenti-luridus vel lurido-fuscescens vel etiam 

 lurido-violaceus, mediocris (latit. 3-5-pollicaris), firmus vel 

 rigescens, laciniato-lobatus lobis crenato-incisis, scrobiculato- 

 foveolatis (fere sicut in Sticta fossulata), margine hinc inde 

 minute citrino-sorediosus, intus medulla citrma vel pallide 

 citrina, subtus nigricans, crasse et creberriter rhizinosus 

 rhizinis validis, brevibus, rectis, nigricantibus, pseudocyphel- 

 lis citrinis minutis prseditus ; apothecia nigra, mediocria, mar- 

 gine crenato cincta ; spora fuscae biloculares, obtuse fusiformes, 

 0-025-0-03 X 0-008-0-01 mm. Gonimia cterulescentia, glo- 

 bosa vel oblonga, diam. 0-004 - 0-007 mm. Snowy Creek, 

 ■Ovens River, iVustraliae {Mrs. McCann). 



Here also a tendency is shown to, the spores becoming 

 shortly polari-bilocular, with nearly colourless pellucid apices. 

 Allied to St. gilrecB, Thunb., but with a citrine medulla, &c. 



Stictina suberecta, Strn. 



Thallus parvus stipitatus vel substipitatus, erectus vel 

 suberectus (altit. 2-3 centimetrorum), lobato-incisus vel dis- 



