416 COPROPHILOUS FUNGI OF SOUTH AFRICA. 
9. SPORORMIA INTERMEDIA, Aversw. 
Matoppo Hills. 
Distrib, Europe, North and South America. 
10. SroRORMIA AMBIGUA, Niessl, 
Matoppo Hills. 
Distrib. Europe, South America. 
11. БРОВОВМТА PASCUA, Niessl. 
Matoppo Hills. 
Distrib. Europe. 
DISCOMYCETAE. 
12. SACCOBOLUS DEPAUPERATUS, Rehm. 
Matoppo Hills. 
Distrib. Europe, North America. 
Two forms occurred, a larger and a smaller, but both probably belonged to 
this species. The larger (ascophores 1-1 mm. across, spores 13-16 x 6-7 p) 
was во abundant on the small pellets like rabbit-dung that it appeared as if 
sprinkled with soot. The smaller form (ascophores up to 1 mm., spores 10- 
12x 6-61) appeared on one of the other samples and was much less 
abundant. 
13. ASCOPHANUS sp. 
Matoppo Hills. 
A few ascophores occurred of a minute brick-red Ascophanus, which 
Miss A. Lorrain Smith considered nearest to though not identieal with 
A. granuliformis, Boud. The material, however, was not sufficient to justify 
a new specific diagnosis. 
A noticeable feature in the above list is the predominance of the Pyreno- 
mycete family Sordari», 9 of the 13 species observed belonging to that 
family, a much larger proportion than is usual in a like gathering in England, 
where the leading place is more usually taken by the Ascoboles. The 
total absence of Hyphomycetæ and Mucoracer is also remarkable, and is 
perhaps explained by the prolonged desiccation the material had undergone, 
the conidia of these families being probably less able to withstand such 
conditions than are the spores of the more highly organised Basidiomycetze 
and Ascomycetz. 
It will also be noticed as an interesting fact that eight of the thirteen 
species seen belong to known European species: this confirms the opinion 
