*"* THE LICHEN-FLORA 



spherico-depressed, semi-immersed; epithecium poriform j perithecium 

 dimidiate, much incurved at the base ; paraphyses none ; spores 8, 

 fuscous, oblong, 1-septate. 



Parasitic on the thallus of Lecidea fuscoatra f.fumosa, Ach., 

 rare. 1876. 



Stn : — Leight. in Linn. Trans. 2d. ser. 1. 239. 



Fig :— Linn. Trans. 1. c. t, 32. f. 19. 



Bot. Pbov ; — 6. 



Wales : — Pen Cow ! near Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. (Sept. 1876.) 



Spores .0155 — .016 mm. long, .007 """- broad. 



** Perithecium entire. 

 § Spores colourless. 



142. F. superposita, Nyl. apothecia black, turgid; perithecium 

 entire, Mack ; epithecium impressed ; paraphyses none ; spores 8, 

 colourless, ovoid, 1-septate; gelatina hymenea vinous-red with 

 iodine. 



Parasitic on Verrucaria theleodes, Smrft. very rare. 1865. 



Stn :— Nyl. in Flora 1865. p. 357. Carroll in Seem. Journ. Bot. 4. 25. 

 Geog. Distbtb :— Europe. 

 Bot Pbov : — 15. 



Scotland : — Near the summit of Ben Lawers. Mr. CwrroU. (1865.) 

 " Not unlike F. Borreri, in miniature. Spores .017 — 19 mm. long, .007 — 8 

 mm. broad." (Nyl.) 



143. V. innata, Nyl. apothecia innate, minute ; perithecium 

 entire, black ; paraphyses few, irregular or scarcely any ; spores 8, 

 colourless, ovoid, 1-septate ; gelatina hymenea untinged or lute- 

 scent with iodine. 



Parasitic on thallus of Lecidea Hookerii, Schser. in alpine locali- 

 ties, very rare. 1865. 



Stn :— NyL in Flora 1865. p. 358. Carroll in Seem. Journ. Bot. 4. 26. 



Geog. Distbtb : — Europe. 



Bot. Pbov: — 15. 



Scotland :— Summit of Ben Lawers. Adm. Jones. 



" Spores .018—23 mm. long, .008— .011 mm. broad." {Nyl.) 



144. V. epipolytropa, (Mudd) apothecia black, very minute, 

 numerous, irregularly scattered, immersed or semi-immersed, glo- 

 bose, internally pale ; ostiolum denuded, plano-convex, slightly 

 shining ; epithecium minutely poriform ; perithecium entire, of a 

 bluish-green hue ; paraphyses distinct, slender, branched ; spores 

 4, 6 or 8, colourless, oblongo-svhclavate, 1-septate, constricted, minute, 

 very similar in form to those of V. epidermidis ; gelatina hymenea 

 rubescent with iodine. 



Parasitic on Lecanora polytropa and intricata and Squamaria 

 saxicola, rare. 1861. 



STN :—7%lidium, Mudd Man. 298. (1861.) 



Exs :— Mudd 287. 



Bot. Pbov :— 7... 10... 15. 



England :— ClifErigg ! Ayton Moor, Cleveland. Mr. Mudd. (1861.) 



Scotland :— Highlands. Adm. Jones. Craig Tulloqh. Rev. J. M. Omnibie. 



Wales : — C wm Glas ! Snowdon. Moel-y-Golfa ! 



" Spores .003 to .0035 in. long, by .00075 to M\ in. broad." (Mudd,) 



