Kyieut.—On the Lichenographia of New Zealand. 403 
-4d cortices arborum. 
Obs.—Differs from Lecid. lecanorella, Nyl., in the spores being nearly 
double the size, and the transverse cells much more numerous. The blast 
cell at the apex of each paraphysis is remarkable. 
11. Lecidea (Sporastatia) desmaspora, sp. n. 
Thallus albo-cinereus farinaceus. Apothecia e thallo oriunda parva 
(diam. 0°5 mm.) convexa, madefacta hemispherica, disco immarginato fusco 
v. atro-fusco, hymenio tenui hyalino, hypothecio fusco crasso, excipulo pro- 
prio (structura radiatim disposita), in laminam proligeram continuato, paraphy- 
sibus adglutinatis apice incoloratis. Spore in ascis clavatis numerosissime 
minutissime globose (diam. 0:001 mm.) catenata. 
Ad cortices arborum. 
12. Arthonia phymatodes, sp. n. 
Thallus tenuis cinereo-viridulus, matrice rimosa fissa, subtuberculosus, 
tuberculis fertilibus convexis sparsis. Apothecia minuta (madefacta, diam. 
0:3 mm.) e thalli tuberculis formata et marginata; disco plano primitus 
strato thallino tenui tecto, deinde partito vel omnino nudo vitreo-fuscescente- 
que; excipulo nullo, hypothecio simplici, paraphysibus paucis grosse clath- 
rato-ramosis. Spore in ascis ventricoso-clavatis nympheformes normaliter 
5-cellule, cellulo supremo ampliore, incolores, longit. 0-02 mm., crassit. 
0:008 mm 
Ad cortices arborum. 
13. Opegrapha spodoeleina, sp. n. 
Thallus hyepoplodes cinereo-olivaceus tenuissimus continuus, intus goni- 
diis perspicuis, strato hypothallino cum matrice mutata commisto. Apothecia 
nigra superficialia linearia (longit. 1:5 mm.) simplicia intus dilute fusces- 
centia, excipulo nigro, hypothecio fusco; epithecio incolore, paraphysibus 
ramosis. Spore in ascis ovoideis incolores fusiformes 6-7-septate, longit. 
0:037 mm., crassit. 0:007 mm. 
Ad cortices arborum. 
Obs, —Quasi inter Opegrapham ageleoidem, Nyl., et spodopolia, Nyl., inter- 
media, differens ab illa thallo olivaceo, ab hae thallo continuo et hypothecio 
fusco. 
14. Opegrapha stellata, sp. n. 
Thallus tenuis pallide ochro-cinereus levis continuus, linea atra limita- 
. tus. Apothecia lirelleformia, lirellis elongatis angustissimis flexuoso-contortis 
stellatim ramosis, madefactis subinnatis apertis, hymenio incolore, excipulo atro 
integro, paraphysibus clathrato-ramosis. Spore in ascis subpyriformibus 
minute incolores subfusiformes 1-8-septate, longit. 0:012 mm., erassit. 0-008 
mm. 
Ad cortices arborum, 
