212 E. A. Vainio, Lecideales. 



aciculari-vermiculares, apicibus sat obtusis aut sat acutis aut 

 altero apice obtuso et altero sensim attenuate, bene contortae 

 aut raro reatae, at arcuatis vel spiraliter flexuosis immixtae in 

 eodem apothecio, septis 3—7 (raro — 15, observante Stizenb. 

 1. c. p. 27), long. 0.024 — 0.034, crass. O.0015 — O.003 mm (long. 

 0.020 — 0.040 mm secundum Stizenb. 1. c. p. 26, long, etiam 0.048 

 mm secund. annot. Nylandri in herb. suo). Conidangia „verru- 

 carioidea, nigra", conidia „recta, long. O.008 — O.oii, crass. O.ooos 

 mm" secund. annot. Nylandri in bibliotheca sua (in opere ci- 

 tato Stizenb. p. 26). Gonidia pleurococcoidea, simplicia diam. 

 0.008 — 0.016 mm, saepe etiam 2 — 4-cellulosa, membrana vulgo 

 incrassata. 



Var. psotina (Fr.) Th. Fr. Lich. Scand. II (1874) p. 365. L. um- 

 brina v. psotina Vain. Adj. Lich. Lapp. II (1883) p. 23. Biatora fuliqinea 

 y. psotina Fr. Vet. Ak. Handl. 1822 p. 265. Lecidea pelidna Nyl. Lich. 

 Paris (1896) p. 86 (typus). 



Exs. Flot. Lich. Schles. (1829) n. 191. — Zwackh Lich. Exs. 

 (1853) n. 197. — Hepp Flecht. Eur. Ill (1860) n. 523, 524. — Arn. 

 Lich. Exs. (1866) n. 302, (1880) n. 869. — Rabenh. Lich. Eur. XXVIII 

 (1866) n. 756. 



Thallus tenuis aut modice incrassatus aut rarius crassus, cinereo- 

 virescens aut olivaceus cinerascensve. Apothecia nigricantia. Epi- 

 thecium olivaceum aut superne subfuscescens et inferne aerugino- 

 sum aut partim fuscescens in eodem apothecio. Sporae spiraliter 

 contortae. 



Distr. Ad corticem Alni, saxa et saepimenta lignea lecta. N.: 

 Helsingforsia, Degero, Vanhakaupunki (Vain.). KOn.: Suojarvi, Kent- 

 jarvi (J. P. Norrlin). Ta. : Sat frequ. sec. annot. meas, in Herala, Hersala, 

 Hayhto in HoUola (Vain.), Asikkala (Norrl.), Jokioinen et Sikomaki in 

 Padasjoki (Vain.), Vanhoinen et Tientaali in Luhanka (Vain.), Peuha 

 et Vuarunvuori, Veijo in Korpilahti (Vain.). Sb.: Paivarinne et Siika- 

 lahti prope Kuopio (K. Linkola). Lin.: Tscharminniemi in regione pini- 

 fera (Vain.). 



Var. compacta (Koerb.) Th. Fr. Lich. Scand. II (1874) p. 365. 

 Scoliciosporam compactum Koerb. Syst. Lich. Germ. (1855) p. 268. 

 Lecidea pelidna f. compacta Vain. Fl. Tav. Orient. (1878) p. 114; Nyl. 

 Lich. Paris (1896) p. 86. L. umbrina v. compacta Vain. Adj. Lich. 

 Lapp. II (1883) p. 23. Scoliciosporam umbrinum Arn. Lich. Miinch. 

 (1891) p. 90. 



Exs. Rabenh. Lich. Eur. 17 (1859) n. 492, 18 (1860) n. 500, 33 

 (1871) n. 896. — Norrl. et Nyl. Herb. Lich. Fenn. IV (1875) n. 182. — 

 Lojka Lich. Hung. Exs. IV (1882) n. 171. 



