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InAsia : in Japonia corticolam etsterilem legit R.P. Faurie : 1. in ins. Nippon, inFujiyama, 

 n. 530, 10 junii 1898 ; in monte Jizoga take prope Kofu, n. 5563, julio 1903 et in monte 

 Komagatakc, n. 6803, septembri 1905. — 2. In ins. Kiushiu, in Taradake, n. 1693, 10 junii 

 1899; in Futatabisan, n. 6008 et in Arima, n. 6011, 13 et 14 aprilis 1903. — 3. !n ins. 

 Kinkuwasan, prope sinum Sendai, n. 5182 et 5199, 2 junii 1902. — 4. In ins. Yakushima, 

 inuna ex ins. Riukiu, n. 2315, 2334, 23(17, 2391, 2392, 2408, et2419, julio 1900. —5. In ins. 

 Shikoku, in monte Tsurugizan, n. 2502 et 2535, junio 1900. 



Thallus in peripheria glaucescenti cinereus, -vel cinerescenti flavens et in centro albido 

 cœrulescens vel cœsius, primum orbiciilaris et rosiilas 2-6 cent, latas formans atque demum 

 irrégularité!" expansus; laciniœ in peripheria 1-2 mill. latœ, irregulariter divisgp, in ambitn 

 et in apice crenatae atque in marginibus vulgo tenuiter et cœsio granulosœ ; in centro granulis 

 oblongis, sœpe pulverulentis et valde confertis oinnino obtectœ ;subtus obscure cœrulescentes 

 atque strato fibrilloso et concolore munitœ. Cortex in laciniis peripberiae 40-60 i;. latus, totus 

 albidus vel in zona externa obscure fia vus, nudus, plectenchymaticus cellulasque sphœroideas 

 8-12 ij. latas vel oblongas 17-18 ij. longas et 11-14 a latas, pariete tenui, formantes atque in 

 laciniis peripheriœ strato 6-12 tj. lato vel amorpho vel cellulas parvas, pariete incrassato, 

 prœbente obtectiis ; insuper in marginibus et ubique in centro hyphae extus verticaliler con- 

 tinuatae et lacinulas parvulas primum corticatas, dein hyphas libéras prœsertim in apice 

 ofTerentes atque intus hyphis gonidiisque ornatas fréquenter efficientes, Gonidianostocacea, 

 violacée cœrulescentes, spliaerica vel oblonga, 4-6 [j. lata, glomerulos sphaeroideos efficientia 

 atque in strato 80-100 ij. crasso sub cortice sita. Hyphae medullares 3-5 |j. crassœ, pariete tenui, 

 crebre ramosœ etlaxe implexœ atque interne stratum nigrescens et strictum, 8-10 acrassuin 

 praebentes ; ex hoc strato hyphae verticaliter evadentes, 4-5 crassae, cœrulescentes, nunc 

 varie implexœ, nunc in fasciculos aggregatae atque substrato adhérentes. Apoth«;ci:i 

 rarissima, pauca in exsicc. Schœrer n. 369 ex Ilelvetia mitiori et in exsicc. Arn. n. 1614 c 

 Bavaria superiore, numerosa in speciminibus in sylva Bricquebec prope Valogne (Manche) 

 lectis atque in exemplari a cl. Krempelhuber datis, in herb. Mus. paris., 0,5-2 mill. lata, 

 primum excipulo laevi et margine integro atque disco pallide rufo, piano etnudo instructa; 

 demum granulis caesiis omnino obtecta et tune margo elevatus crassusque evadens. Excipuii 

 cortex in summa margine 60, lateraliter et interne 90-110 a latus, plectenchymaticus 

 et cellulas sphœroideas 8-16 ;x latas, pariete tenui, et interne minores prœbens ; in 

 ipsa margine hyphae flabellatœ, angustiores et cellulas minores formantes; subtus et 

 prope vincturœ punctum hyphae prolatœ et laciniœ subjacenti adhœrentes. Perithecium 

 albidum, angustum, ex hyphis angustis, horizontalibus, ramosis, arcte coadunatis et 

 paucis in marginem ascendentibus constans. Inter utrumque integunientum gonidia pauca 

 aut nuUa. In apotheciis vetustis excipuii hyphae prolatœ lobulos thallinos efficientes et tune 

 ejus cortex plus minusve deformatus ; insuper perithecium accrescens et subtus hyphas 

 varie directas cum cellulis sat magnis emittens atque inter illud excipulique corticem hyphœ 

 medullares gonidiaque numerosa. Paraphyses hyalinœ, sursum pallide rufœ, 100-120 ij. aitœ, 

 3-4 [j. crassœ, arcte cohœrentes, articulatœ sicut in P. rubif/inosa et, cum liypothecio, iodo 

 cœrulescentes. Sporœ octonœ, hyalinœ, simplices, distichœ, in utroque apice subacutae, 17-20 a 

 Iongœet8-9 tj. latœ, immixtis 15 |x longis et 10 ij. latis. 



Variât in Corea, n. 404, thallo optime sicut in P. rubiginosa stellato et in lacinulis peri- 

 pheriœ parum isidiato et rêvera inter utrumque Lichenem prœcipuum discrimen exstat in 

 colore et in frequentia isidii cœsii densique in P. cxruleobadia, albidi griseive et sœpe 

 rarescentis in /-*. rubiginosa, proindeque unica species admittenda est. 



Viget insuper Lumcoiticola, tum saxicola, in Africa (regionibus Iropico orientalibus, promontorio 

 Bonté Spei et ins. Madagascaria) ; in America ulraque; in Oceania (Nova-Zelandia) ; in Europa 

 tota. 



