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In size and habit very nearly resembling the European Hurpanthus scutatus, Spruce (J. scutata, Hook.), but its 
leaves and stipules are of a different form, and were it not for the form of the stipule being exactly that which pre- 
vails in almost all the species of Lophocolea, it would rank nearer to some Jungermannie. Scraps of a species very 
similar, or perhaps even identical, have been picked from amongst Lichens from Cape Horn, the Falklands, and 
Campbell’s Island.—PrATE CLXXVIIL Fig. 7; 1, a portion of the stem, with leaves and stipule : —magnified. 
8. Lophocolea decurva (Mitten); caule procumbente subsimplici, foliis ovatis sinu parvo obtuso 
breviter bidentatis margine dorsali rectiusculo basi longe decurrente ventrali arcuato, amphigastriis late 
ovatis concavis marginibus inflexis ad tertiam partem, dentibus subulatis recurvis bidentatis. (Tas. 
CLXXVIII. Fig. 6.) 
Has. Amongst Gofíschea Lehmanniana, Nees, and Symphogyna flabellata, N. et M. St. Patrick's 
River, Gunn. 
Ameene viridis. Caulis pollicaris, gracilis. Folia imbricata, apice decurva. Amphigastria magna, concava. 
A small plant, readily distinguishable by its concave stipules, which have their two slender teeth bent back. 
In general appearance it has more resemblance to some small forms of Plagiochila Mauritiana, Nees, than to any 
Lophocolea.—VrL ATE CLXXVIII. Fig. 6; 1, a portion of the stem, with leaves; 2, the stipule, as seen on the ven- 
tral side of the stem; 3, transverse section of the stipule, showing its incurved margins. 
9. Lophocolea Novee-Zelandiz (Nees; G. L. et N. Syn. Hep. p. 168). 
Has. Near Hobarton, J. D. H. 
10. Lophocolea leucophylla (Tayl.; G. L. et N. Syn. Hep. p. 155). 
Haz. Tasmania, Herb. Greville. A. few slender stems have been picked from amongst other Zepa- 
tice from the Acheron River, gathered by Mr. Gunn. | i 
ll. Lophocolea muricata (Nees ab E.; G. L. et N. Syn. Hep. pp. 169 et 703).—L. hirtifolia, 
Hook. fil. et Tayl. Lond. Journ. Bot. 1846, p. 366; G. L. et N. Syn. Hep. p. 103. 
Has. On Sticta chloroleuca, Hook. fil. et Tayl., J. D. H. On the old fronds of a Fern: St. Patrick's 
River, Gunn. 
The geographical range of this little species appears to be very extensive. It is to be found throughout South 
America, including Panama, as well as in Java and in India. 
Gen. V. CHILOSCYPHUS, Corda. 
1. Chiloscyphus conjugatus (Mitten) ; caule repente elongato parce dichotome ramoso, foliis im- 
bricatis oblongo-rotundatis perfoliatis margine dorsali remotiuscule spinuloso-dentato basi in marginem 
folii oppositi transverse abeunte margine ventrali integerrimo et basin versus sinu rotundo cum amphigas- 
trio suborbiculato basi utrinque sinuato et ibidem dentibus paucis spinosis armato superne minute sparse- 
que dentato coalito. (Tas. CLXXIX. Fig. 2.) 
Has. In a rivulet near the Acheron River, with Gottschea ciliata, G. Lehmanniana, and G. pinnati- 
Jolia, October 2nd, 1845, Gunn. 
Fuscus. Caulis semipedalis, erectus adscendensve. Folia antice subconniventia, perfecte perfoliata, margine 
dorsali vel minute spinuloso-denticulato vel integerrimo. Amphigastria magna dimidiam folii adeguantes, superne 
margine parce denticulato incurvo caviuseula. Textura foliorum e cellulis minutis rotundatis intercalaribus dis- 
tinctis. 
Without exception the largest species of the genus. In external appearance and colour it resembles C. Billar- 
dieri, but the form of its leaves, and particularly that of the stipules, which resemble nothing so much in outline as 
the human occiput as seen from behind, render it very distinct from all allied species. The united dorsal margins 
