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Samar, Catubig River, Bur. Sci. 2h6k2 Ramos, February, March, 1916, 

 on leaves of an unknown host. 



The young hyaline setae with spirally curved or distorted tips are 

 characteristic. The specific name is derived from this character. 



MELIOLA DERRIDIS sp. nov. 



Epiphylla, plagulas atras, orbiculares 3-5 mm diam., vel con- 

 fluentes et subinde totam folii superficiem obtegentes formans; 

 mycelio radiante, ex hyphis fuscis anastomosantibus 6-7 ft 

 crassis composito ; ramis plerumque oppositis ; hyphopodiis capi- 

 tals numerosis, alternantibus,, cellula superiore rotundata 10-12 

 fi. diam., cellula inferiore 5 ft longa; hyphopodiis mucronatis 

 numerosis, oppositis, ampulliformibus, usque ad 20-25 ft longis; 

 setis mycelicis numerosis, erectis, rectis vel curvatis, 300-400 ft 

 longis, 7-8 ft latis, castaneo-brunneis, subopacis, apicis obtusis; 

 peritheciis paucis, globosis, atris, 125-150 /* diam. ; ascis non visis ; 

 sporidiis 4-septatis, oblongis, utrinque rotundatis, obscure fuscis, 

 30-35 p. longis, 11-13 ft latis, ad septa constrictis. 



Luzon, Ilocos Norte Province, Burgos, Bur. Sci. 27788 Ramos, Feb- 

 ruary-May, 1917, on leaves of Derris. 



MELIOLA EXOCARPIAE sp. nov. 



Amphigena, plagulas orbiculares, 2-8 mm diam., atras for- 

 mans; mycelio abundante, ex hyphis castaneis tortuosis anasto- 

 mosantibus 6-8 fi diam. composito; hyphopodiis capitatis nume- 

 rosis, alternantibus, cellula superiore globosa vel subglobosa et 

 18-22 fi diam., cellula inferiore 10-18 ft longa, 10-12 ft lata, hypho- 

 podiis mucronatis rarissimis, irregularibus, ampulliformibus, 

 usque ad 22-24 ft longis ; setis mycelicis numerosis, rectis, erectis, 

 atris, opacis, vel ad apicem brunneis, apicis obtusis, 200-250 ft 

 longis, 10-12 ^ latis; peritheciis paucis, globosis, verrucosis, 

 atris, opacis, 140-160 p. diam. ; ascis non visis, sporidiis cylindra- 

 ceis, utrinque late rotundatis, 4-septatis, ad septa constrictis, 

 brunneis, 50-55 ft longis, 15-20 ft latis. 



LUZON, Ilocos Norte Province, Bur. Sci. 278U6 Ramos, March 1, 1917, 

 on leaves of Exocarpus latifolius. 



This species is distinguished by the large capitate hyphopodia and 

 the comparatively short, stout, mycelial setae. 



MELIOLA. FICIUM sp. nov. 



Epiphylla, maculas atras, suborbiculares, 4-8 mm diametro vel 

 aggregatis, subpelliculosis ; mycelio ex hyphis intertextis radian- 

 tibus ramosis castaneo-brunneis 6-7 ft crassis formato ; hyphopo- 

 diis capitatis numerosis, alternantibus, cylindraceis, cellula supe- 

 riore ovata vel subglobosa, 10-12 ft diam.; cellula inferiore 4-5 

 ft longa; hyphopodiis mucronatis rarissimis, irregularibus, am- 



