On a bryophyte collection from the Maltese Islands Author Schäfer-VERwIMP, Alfons Author VERwIMP, Inge Mittlere Letten 11, 88634 Herdwangen-SchÖnach (Germany) moos. alfons @ kabelbw. de alfons@kabelbw.de text Cryptogamie, Bryologie 2019 2019-04-10 20 4 19 29 http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/cryptogamie-bryologie2019v40a4 journal article 10.5252/cryptogamie-bryologie2019v40a4 1776-0992 Southbya nigrella (De Not.) Henr. MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Loc. 23, 38589. REMARKS Only once seen by us, also by Frahm & Lüth (2008) ; otherwise reported only by Sommier & Caruana Gatto (1915) from several localities who considered it not to be a rare species. Seemingly a species that is in decline. Interestingly, there is no record of Southbya nigrella from Sicily ( Dia et al. 1985 ).