530 TEYPETHELIACEAE. 



6. Trypethelium catervarium (Pee) Tuek. Genera Lich. 260. 1872. 



Verrucaria catervaria Fee, Essai Crypt. 90, pi. SS, f. 1. 1824. 



On bark, New Providence, at Waterloo Coppice : — Alabama ; Cuba ; Porto Hlco ; 

 Costa Hlca ; Colombia ; Australia. 



7. Trypethelium ochroleucum (Eschw.) Nyl. Elora 52: 126. 1869. 



Verrucaria ochroleuca Eschw. in Mart. El. Bras. 1: 135. 1833. 



On bark, Andros, near Deep Creek : — widely distributed in tropical America, 

 and recorded also from tropical Asia. 



8. Trypethelium pallescens Eee, Ann. Sei. Nat. I: 23: 440. 1831. 



Trypetheli-um ochroleucum var. pallescens Muell. Arg. Bot. Jahrb. 6: 392. 



1885. 

 On bark, Bleuthera and Great Exuma : — widely distributed in tropical America. 



9. Trypethelium eluteriae Spreng. Anleit. zur Kennt. Gewachse 1: 351. 1804. 



Trypethelmm Sprengelii Aeh. Lich. Univ. 306. 1810. 



9a. forma typica. 



On bark of various species. Great Bahama, New Providence, Bleuthera (type- 

 locality!). Great Bxuma, Cat Island, Long Island: — widely distributed in tropical 

 regions of both hemispberes. 



9b. Trypethelium eluteriae var. truncatum Muell. Arg. Bot. Jahrti. 6: 393. 

 1885. 

 Watling's Island : — Cuba. 



9c. Trypethelium eluteriae var. citrinmn (Eschw.) Muell. Arg. 1. c. 1885. 

 Astrothelium varium var. citrinum Eschw. in Mart. El. Bras. 1 : 162. 1833. 

 New Providence, at Waterloo Coppice : — Cuba ; Brazil ; Australia. 



9d. Trypethelium eluteriae var. subsulphureum (Wainio). Eiddle. 



Pseudopyrenula eluteriae subsp. suisulphurea "Wainio, Lich. Bres. 2: 205. 



1890. 

 New Providence, at Lake Cimningham : — Cuba ; Brazil. 



9e. Trypethelium eluteriae var. nigricans (P6e) Muell. Arg. Mem. See. Phys. 

 Hist. Nat. Geneve 30=: 21. 1888, 



Trypethelium Sprengelii P4e, Ann. Sci. Nat. I: 23: 430. 1881. 

 New Providence and Cat Island : — tropical America. 



3. MELANOTHECA Eee. 



1. Melanotheca cruenta (Mont.) Muell. Arg. Bot. Jahrb. 6: 397. 1885. 

 Trypethelium cruentum Mont. Ann. Sci. Nat. II: 8: 357. 1837. 



On bark, Great Bahama and New Providence : — ^widely distributed in tropica) 

 regions of both hemispheres. 



4. BOTTARIA Mass. 



1. Bottaria cruenta,ta Muell. Arg. Bot. Jahrb. 6: 396. 1885. 



Trypethelium cruentatum Nyl. Flora 59 : 365. Hyponym. 1876. 



On bark, Great Bahama, Abaco, Andros, New Providence, Cat Island, Crooked 

 Island : — Florida ; Cuba. 



Externally identical with the preceding species, but differing in the muriform 

 spores, the cells of which In the specimens examined are subspherical, not cubical as 

 given in the key in Engler and Prantl ; Die Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien I^* : 69. 



