-310 J. TltlWI ET J.-E PL4NC1ION (w. \Yf A\DFR 



Ach., Meth., p. 169). — Thallus albidus rugosus vel granulato- 

 corrugatus determinatus(crassit. ,nm , ( 2-0 min ,3) ; apothecia rufo- 

 fusca vel subrubricoso-fusca (latit. l-% millim.) prominula, 

 margine thallino subcrenato demumque flexuoso cincta ; sporae 

 8 nfe incolores ellipsoideae, longit. mm ,014-16, crassit. mm ,G08- 

 mm ,010, paraphyses graciles (apice non discretee), epithecium 

 (cum thalamio supra) luteo-fuscescens. 

 Hab. Cune, ad cortices arborum, altit. 1200 metr. (Lindig). 



Obs. — Thallus inhac specie hydrate kalicoflavescit. Epithecium non 

 granulose inspersum. Iodo gelatina hymenea ca?rulescens. 



Var. subcrenulata Nyl. — Thallus albus opacus minute gra- 

 nulosus tenuis, hypothallo nigro limitatus ; apothecia subrubri- 

 cosa vel rubricoso-fusca conferta (latit. mm ,6-l mm ,2, margine 

 thallino crenulato cincta; sporœ longit. mm ,011-17, crassit. 

 mm , 006-9, paraphyses graciles (apice non discretse), epithecium 

 (cum thalamio supra) lutescens. 



Hab. Villeta, ad cortices arborum, altit. 1100-1200 metr. (Lindig); 

 Honda, saxicola, altit. 200-250 metr., ubi perperam dicitur « f. argen- 

 tata Ach. » (coll. Lindig., 154). 



Obs. — Thallus haud raro ambitu tenuiter albo-byssino. Iodo gelatina 

 hymenea cserulescens, deinde thecse ssepe nonnihil violacée tinctae. 

 Variât hypothecium lutescens et iodo interdum vinose rubens. Thallus 

 bene hydrate kalico flavescit. Epithecium et thalamium sicut in allo- 

 phana Ach. Variât (in saxicola) margo thallinus apotheciorum subin 

 teger. Etiam in Nova Caledonia obvenit ad cortices. 



Var. subgranulata Nyl. — Thallus albidus minute gra- 

 nuloso-insequalis tenuis, hypothallo nigrescente saepius limi- 

 tatus; apothecia fusco-rufa vel subrubricoso-rufescentia (latit. 

 mm ,5-0 mm ,9), margine thallino crenulato cincta; sporae longit. 

 mm ,010-15, crassit. mm , 005-8, paraphyses graciles apice sat 

 tenuiter clavato luteo-fuscescente. Iodo gelatina hymenea cseru- 

 lescens. 



Hab. Bogota, ad saxa, altit. 2600 metr. (coll. Lindig., 160). 



Obs. — Accedere videtur ad var. subcrenulatam, at paraphyses magis 

 discretse et ssepe sat distincte clavatae. In Nova Caledonia etiam obvenit 

 et ibi transit in chlaronam Ach. Apothecia saepius conferta. 



