Arthopyrenia leptiza (Stirt.) Müll.Arg.
Verrucaria leptiza Stirton, J. Linn. Soc. Lond. Bot. 14: 472 (1875).
Lectotype: New Zealand. Near Wellington, on ? Cordyline bark. J. Buchanan (ex Herb. Stirton), BM!
Thallus dark greyish-black in indeterminate patches, thin, minutely distinctly areolate-cracked, corticolous. Perithecia black, shining, rather sparse, very minute, 0.02 mm diam., raised, hemispherical. Ascospores elongate-ellipsoid, 1-septate, 12-15 × 5 µm.
N: Known only from the type collection.
Endemic
