206 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
New Zealand Mycetozoa was much extended by Miss Hibbert 
faa 8 coiraaa in the North and South Islands and in Stewart 
sland in 
I have pie up the following table (see pp. 207-8) showing ane 
species occurring in Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand, a 
mark with a cross (x) records made before Mr. Cheesman’s visit, 
and with C the localities where, as i as Iam aware, his record is 
the first. It will be seen at a glance how much our knowledge of 
the distribution of Mycetozoa has baa increased as the result of his 
enthusiastic labours, and it is to be hoped that his success may 
induce some of those residing in the great continent, of which we 
have still so much to learn, to follow his example along similar 
lines of researe 
Ceratiomyxa cabelas fee. Maecbr. Moruya, N. 8. W. 
This species is very abundant in New Zealand, and probably i is sO 
also in many ibe a Australia in oe sea se 
hamia utricularis (Bull.) B Blackall M s.,Q., on grass 
nebo the base of a dead tree covered a Sinconpples commune ; 
ypica 
Physaru um mellewm (Berk. & Br.) Massee. Near Adelaide, 
S. A.,on leaves. The specimen is immature, but the tawny-yellow 
oe on nearly white stalks are typica 
P. citrinum Schum. Near Tanunda, Adelaide, §.A. Obtained 
n the plasmodium stage and matured indoors; the nearly white 
pr at first suggested P. rtreneieaheatong Alb. & Schw.; the rigid 
densely branching capillitium and yellow lime-knots are, however, 
characteristic of P. cetrinum. 
warts 
P. viride = tBall) ) Does Adelaide, §. A.; Katoomba and Nowra, 
N.S. W.; and near Brisbane, Q.—Var. aurantium Lister. a 
. Z—Var. incanwm Lister. National Park, Sydney. 
sporangia in this specimen are pale yellow on one side and ioarly 
— mele the other, as if they had been bleached by exposure to 
strong 
P. flavicomum — Sydney, Katoomba, and Moruya, N.S. W.; 
and Nambour, Blackall Mts.,Q. The gatherings from Moruya 
and Nambour are typical, with slender orange-brown stalks, 
iridescent sporangia 0°35 mm. diam., slender, Aaa 
oe and purplish sent smooth s ’ The 
specimens from Katoomba and National ark, Sesieiy are un- 
* See of Ni ” ‘ od Bot. 
pp. 111-114 tidos — ew Zeala by A. and G. Lister, Journ. xiii. 
