— 89 — 



longit. 0,027-56 millim., crassit. 0,012-21 millim, lodo 

 gelatina hymenea intense cœrulescens (praeserlim thecae ita 

 tinctae); hydrate kalico epitheciuni purpurasccns. 



In Nova Caledonia et Lifu fréquenter obvenit ad cortices 

 varies. 



06^. — Sporis binis intus spiraliter ( nonnihil oblique ) mu- 

 rali-divisis mox distinguenda species. 



Var. plurifera Nyj. -- Similis biferœ typicae , sed thecis 

 2-6-sporis, epitiiecio 0{.e hydraticis kalicis fuscescente (ob- 

 scuriorera suraente colorem , raro purpurascenle ), 



Cum typo occurrit et forte frequentior. 



Ohs, — Materia colorans llava ( sub microscopio) concep- 

 taculi (in strato exteroo ) hydrate kalico mox dissolvitur in 

 liquorem purpureum. In L. coccode Bel. comparanda opithe- 

 cium hydrate kalico statim violacée purpurascii.. 



19. Lecidea vulpina Tuck. Observât., 1864, p. 281, 

 pr. p. (1), Nyl. A^. Gran. 2, p. 69. — Thallus pallide au- 

 rantiaco-flavus tenuissimus subnitidiusculus: apolhecia ful- 

 vo-rufa vel croceo-rufa , epithecio opaco obscuriore , medio- 

 cria marginata , intus incoloria ; sporae 2"^ incolores elli- 

 psoideae nnirali-divisae , longit. 0^025-38 millim., crassit. 

 0,011-18 millim., gelatina hymenea nonuihil colore luteo- 

 rubescente perfusa (i ^do intense cœrulescens). Epithecium 

 et margo apothecii exius hydrate Raiico purpurascit. — Va- 

 riât thallo glaucescente 



(1) Disjuncta scilicet Lecidea subvulpina Nyl., quse dignoscilur 

 tanquam varielas, cui epiihecium et conceplaculum hydrate kaHco 

 cœrulee tiiiguntur. Sporae, ex cl. Tuckerman , variant 3-Anse , at 

 solum binas in thecis vidi et similes ut in vulpina. 



