Four new rare moss taxa are recorded from Egypt; Archidium alternifolium (Dicks. ex Hedw.) Mitt., Barbula arcuata Griff., Leptobarbula berica (De Not.) Schimp. and Plaubelia sprengelii (Magill) H. Zander. Archidium, Leptobarbula and Plaubelia represent new genera to Egypt. Barbula arcuata is a new record to Africa. Plaubelia sprengelii is disjunct taxon to America.