538 CHIODECTONACEAE. 



5. Chiodecton crassum (DC.) Zahlbr. in Engler and Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 



r*: 104. 1905. 

 Opegrapha crassa DC. El, Franc. 2: 312. 1805. 



On bark, New Providence, at Maidenhead Coppice : — Europe ; northern Africa ; 

 Japan. Not previously recorded from North America. 



6. Chiodecton Bracei Eiddle, sp. nov. 



Thallus epilithicus erustaceus uniformis subdeterminatus maculas 3-15 

 mm. diam. formans hand linea nigra limitatus, argillaceus aut albus, in eras- 

 situdine medioeris, crebre contextus continuus laevigatus undulatus. Gonidia 

 cliroolepoidea. Stroma nulla. Apothecia dispersa aut rarius aggregata thallo 

 immersa punctiformes aut difformia aut partim elongata, 0.1-0.5 mm. longa, 

 simplicia, disco sicco nigro madefacto badio, nudo piano superficiem thallo 

 subaequante, margine tenuissime spurie thallino aut margine evanescente; epi- 

 thecio fuscescente; hymenio et hypothecio incolore. Paraphyses crassiusculae 

 ramoso-connexae. Asci clavati 8-spori. Sporae incolores fusiformes 4-loculares 

 loculis cylindricis aequalibus, 14-20 X 4|Li. 



On limestone, New Providence (Brace, June 16, lO'lS, 9513, type). Also, Wat- 

 ling's Island, vicinity of Cockburn Town (Britton and MiUspauffh. 6128a). 



Chiodecton Bracei belongs to the section Enterographa. It differs from C. rufes- 

 cens Wainio (Journ. Bot. 34: 262. 1806) in having simple apothecia which are more 

 often punctate or difform than elongated. I take pleasure in naming this species in 

 honor of Mr. Brace, whose collections have greatly extended our knowledge of the 

 lichens of the Bahamas. 



2. SCaiiEROPHYTON Eschw. 



1. Sclerophyton elegans Eschw. in Mart. El. Bras. 1: 103. 1833. 



Stigmatidium elegans Nyl. Bull. Soc. Linn. Norm. II: 3: 274. 1869. 



On bark. New Providence, along Soldier's Road : — Florida ; Bermuda ; Cuba ; 

 Guadeloupe ; Brazil. 



Easily confused with species of ArtJionia, as the stroma is by no means obvious. 



3. GLYPHIS Aeh. 

 1. Glyphis cicatricosa Ach. Syn. Lieh. 107. 1814. 



Glyphis Achariana Tuck. Amer. Journ. Sci. 25: 429. 1858. 



On bark of various species, and at various localities. Great Bahama, New Provi- 

 dence, Watling's Island : — one of the commonest of tropical lichens. 



4. SARCOGRAPHA Fee. 



1. Sarcographa tricosa (Ach.) Muell. Arg. Mem. So-e. Phys. Hist. Nat. Geneve 

 29«: 63. 1887. 



Graphis tricosa Ach. Lich, Univ. 674. 1810. 



On bark, New Providence, and Long Island : — widely distributed in tropical re- 

 gions of both hemispheres. 



Family 4. DIRINACEAE. 



1. DIRINA Fr. 



Growing on rocks. 1. D. repanda. 



Growing on bark (of Jacquinia keyensis). 2. D. ceratoniae. 



1. Dirina repanda (Fr.) Nyl. Act. Soc. Linn. Bordeaux 21: 343. 1856. 

 Tarmelia repanda Fries, Lich. Europ. 177. 1831. 



On limestone, New Providence, near Queen's Staircase, Nassau ; Great Exuma, 

 along Haynes Road ; Long Cay, on Cunningham Hill : — southern Europe and northern 

 Africa, Hawaii. India. The occurrence in the Bahamas of this species, not previously 

 known from North America, was recorded in the Bryologist (21: 50. 1918). 



