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21. C. hijperellum, Ach. 



Thallus flavo viresceut, grannlose or sub-leprose. Apo- 

 thecia black ; capitulum globoso-lentiform ; stipe l)]ack, 

 elongate ; sporal mass black or umber black. Spores 

 nigrescent, ellipsoid, uniseptate, 'OOO to 'OIC x "004 to 

 •006 mm. (Nyl.) 



Hab. on bark of trees. B. v. M., Vic. Nat, Oct. 1877, 

 p. 89. 



Var. validius, C. Knight. — Thallus yellow or sulplmreo 

 cinerascent, thickish, veri-ucoso unequal. Apothecia all 

 black ; stipe short and thick (to "5 mm. high, '8 mm. thick) ; 

 capitulum turbinato lenticular, disk lecideine, to "5 mm. 

 broad. Spores fuscous, ellipsoid, sub-acuminate at each 

 apex, somewhat constricted in the middle, uniseptate, "007 

 to -013 X -003 to -OOG mm. 



Hab. on wood and decorticated decaying trunks of 

 eucalyptus, MafFra, Lakes Entrance, Bright, Beechworth. 



Var. 2. 'pevhreve, Wilson. — Thallus flavo virescent, crust- 

 aceous, rugose. Apothecia very short, nearly sessile. 

 Sporal mass black, protruded horizontally until the apothecia 

 are often conjoined. Spores fusco nigrescent, ellij)soid, otten 

 narrov/er at each apex, somewhat constricted in the middle, 

 uniseptate, "007 to "015 x '003 to •0075 mm. 



Hab. on decaying eucalyi)tus wood, Maflra. 



22. G. tricolor, Wilson. 



Thallus sulphureous, leproso grannlose. A})othecia black, 

 small (to "75 mm. high) ; stipe 1 mm. thick ; capitulum 

 turbinato globose, '2 to "5 nnn. broad, margin white. Spores 

 fuscous, fusiformi ellipsoid, sub-acuminate at each apex, 

 somewhat constricted in the middle, uniseptate, with a fusco 

 nigrescent locule in each cell, -008 to ^012 x "003 to -005 mm. 



Hab. on decaying decorticated eucalyptus, Wariniambool. 

 Lakes Entrance. 



23. C. flavidum, Wilson. 



Thallus yellow or sulphureous, crustaceous, smooth, nearly 

 shining. Apothecia black, but with mai-gin, and often the 

 stipe tinged with the thalline colour, 1 mm. high ; stipe 

 5 mm. thick, tapering downwards ; capitulum globoso 

 turbinate. Sporal mass black, protruded. Spores fusco 



