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Pterobryaceae 



Orthostichopsis tetragona (Hedw.) Broth., in Engler & 

 Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 1(3) : 805. 1906. 



Panama (West Coast) : In forest, Bahia Honda; 26 March 1939; 

 F, H, Elmore No. 39-755. 



Distribution: West Indies; Mexico; Central America; tropical 

 South America. 



Meteoriaceae 



Papillaria nigrescens (Hedw.) Jaeg., Adumb. 1:169. 1875-76. 



Trinidad : On branches of Cacao plants by the side of the Manzanilla 

 Beach Road; 18-20 April 1939; W. R. Taylor No. 39-766. 



Distribution: Florida; West Indies; Mexico; Central America; 

 tropical South America. This is a common and very widely distributed 

 species. 



Meteoriopsis patula (Hedw.) Broth., in Engler & Prantl, Nat. 

 Pflanzenfam. 1(3): 825. 1906. 



Trinidad : On branches of Cacao plants by the side of the Manzanilla 

 Beach Road; 18-20 April 1939; W. R. Taylor No. 39-768. 



Distribution: Florida; West Indies; Mexico; Central America; 

 tropical South America ; Galapagos Islands. 



PiLOTRICHACEAE 



PiLOTRiCHUM AMAZONUM Mitt., Journ. Linn. Soc, Bot., 12:387. 

 1869. 



Costa Rica (West Coast) : On delicate twigs in the forest, Golfo 

 Dulce; 26 March 1939; fV. R. Taylor No. 39-756; on the bark of 

 trees, W. R. Taylor No. 39-763. 



Distribution : Amazon region of South America, extending northward 

 through Panama to Guatemala. This is apparently the first report of the 

 species from Costa Rica. 



