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in the Bureau of Science herbarium so named by Bresadola. When fresh 

 the margin of the pileus was lavender in color, soon fading however to 

 brown. 



SPHAERIOIDACEAE 



PHYLLOSTICTA Persoon 



PHYLLOSTICTA HEVEAE Zimm. in Bull. Inst. Bot. Buitenz. 10 (1901) 21. 



British North Borneo, Membakut, Yates lis, October 9, 1917, on 

 leaves of Hevea brasiliensis. 



This specimen is referred here though it differs in some respects from 

 Zimmerman's description. The spores are about 8 x 3.5 to 4 a* and the 

 ends are obtuse. 



PHYLLOSTICTA MELOCHIAE sp. nov. 



Maculis amphigenis, orbicularibus, 2 ad 4 mm diametro; 

 albescentibus, linea fusco-purpurea cinctis; pycnidiis epiphyllis 

 sparsis, immersis, minutissimis, atris, 45 ad 60 ^ diametro, poro 

 vix conspicuo, contextu subopaco, irregulariter parenchymatico ; 

 sporulis paucis, subglobosis, hyalinis, 5 ad 6 X 4 ad 4.5 n 

 diametro, intus granulosus. 



British North Borneo, Tenom, Yates 109, October 16, 1917, on Melochia 

 leaves. 



The spots are small and irregularly scattered over the leaf. The 

 affected tissue finally drops out leaving holes in the leaf. 



DEMATIACEAE 



CERCOSPORA Fresenius 



CERCOSPORA MANGI FERAE Koord. Bot. Unters. Java Pilz. (1907) 

 236, /. 47. 



British North Borneo, Bangawan, Yates 93, October 10, 1917, on 

 leaves of Mangifera indica. 



This species was first described from Java and is a common fungus on 

 this host in the Philippines. The leaf spot produced by the fungus ap- 

 parently causes very little injury to the tree. 



