166 TASMANIAN LICHENS. 



there often nearly nude. Apothecia fnscous black or black, 

 1| to 2 mm. broad, tballine receptacle smooth, margin crenulate 

 at length almost obliterated. Spores fusiform, -022 to -036 

 X -008 to -01 mm. 



Hab. on trees. Southport, Stiiart, Hook. Fl, Tasm.; Hook. 

 L. J. Bot.; Nyl.; Mount Arthur ; Blue Tier, Simsojij Tasman 

 Peninsula, Weyviotith. 



• 3. S. Urvi/lei, Del., coriaceo flavescent or ochraceo pallid, 

 widely expanded, 4 inches or more, soft, opaque, or here and 

 there somewhat shining, smooth or passim lightly scrobicu- 

 lato unequal, iaciniato divided, laciniae lobate, crenate, or 

 Yariously divided, citrine within, underneath thinly tomentose, 

 pallid, or in the centre fuscescent. Apothecia fuscous black 

 or black, scattered, at length 3 to 5 mm. broad, thalline 

 margin rugose. Spores fusiform, 3 to 5 septate, '038 to '048 

 X -006 to -007 mm. 



Hab. on bushes and among mosses. B. y. M. Vic. Nat., 1887, 

 Oct. 



Var. Cole7isoi, Bab., firmer and scrobiculate, margins with 

 granulose or lobulose isidia. Apothecia sometimes 7 mm. 

 broad. Spores 1 to 3 septate, -034 to '04 x '008 to -Oil mm. 



Hab. in forests on bark of fagus, verv abundant, Gunn^ 

 Hooker, Hook. Fl. Tasm.; Nyl.; Krplh. 



B. Pseiido cyphellce. white. 



4. S. dissi77iulata, Nyl., var. multifida, Laur., lurido glauces- 

 cent or pallido cervine or pallido lurid, of moderate size,, 

 somewhat flaccid, thin, rather shining, scrobiculato unequal, 

 lineari laciniate, laciniae narrow, sinuato multifid, margin 

 often fringed with minute lobules or lacinioles, apical lobes 

 linear, obtuse or retuse, underneath pallid or at the centre fusco 

 pallescent, tomentum rhiziuose, fuscescent or pale whitish, of 

 moderate length, towards the margin evanescent. Apothecia 

 fuscous, receptacle granulato rugulose, margin scarcely pro- 

 minent, at length nearly excluded. Spores fuscous, oblongo 

 fusiform, 1 or 3 septate, 023 to -032 x '006 to '008 mm. 



Hab. on trunks of treae, Anna Maria Eiver, Brown, Cr. 



5. S. Freyd?ietn, Del.,= S. glabra, Tayl., ochroleucous or 

 pallid, rarely pallido rufescent, 5 to 10 inches, scarcely 

 rigescent, slightly shining, smooth or obsoletely unequal, 

 Iaciniato lobate,* lobes sinuato divided, crenate, margins often 

 partly albo sorediate, underneath slightly tomentose, fuscous 

 or fusco cinereous, at margin pallescent or pallid. Apothecia 

 rufous or rufo fuscescent, 2 to 4 mm. broad, receptacular 

 margin in young state inflexed, then as if thinly lacero fim- 

 briate or sub-crenulate, marginal or scattered. Spores 

 colourless, oblong or oblongo fusiform, 3 septate, "022 to 'OS 

 X -007 to -009 mm. 



