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paraphysatis, ovoideo-globosis, 28-32 p longis, 18-24 fi latis, octo- 

 sporis; sporidiis ellipsoidiis, utrinque rotundatis, ad medio 1- 

 septatis et constrictis, brunneis, laevis, 15-17 ft longis, 8-9 

 fi. latis. 



Luzon, Ilocos Norte Province, Burgos, Bur. Sci. 278U2 Ramos, February 

 to March, 1917, on leaves of Litsea sp. 



ASTERINA MOMORDICAE sp. nov. 



Epiphylla, maculas 2-4 mm latas, atras efficiens; mycelio ex 

 hyphis remote septatis fuscis 5-6 j* crassis composito; hypho- 

 podiis numerosis, irregularibus, unicellularibus, 8-12 //. longis, 

 lobatis; peritheciis rotundatis, 80-90 /* diam., stellatim dehis- 

 centibus, contextu ex hyphis rectis brunneis radiatis 2.5-3 p 

 latis composito; ascis subglobosis, 35-40 x 22-24 /a, octosporis, 

 paraphysatis; sporidiis oblongis, utrinque rotundatis, ad medio 

 1-septatis et constrictis, brunneis, laevis, 19-21 (i longis, 9-11 

 ^ latis; cellula superiore latiore. 



Luzon, Tayabas Province, Mount Binuang, Bur. Sri. 28890 Ramos & 

 Edano, May 13, 1917, on leaves of Momordica sp. 



Asterina momordicae is parasitized by Dimerium tayabensis Yates and 

 is associated with an undetermined species of Meliola. 



ASTERINA NEOLITSEAE sp. nov. 



Epiphylla, plagulas suborbiculares, 4-10 mm diam. vel con- 

 fluentes, atras ; mycelio ex hyphis brunneis septatis 5-7 p crassis 

 longe articulatis (30 /*) anastomosantibus formato; hyphopodiis 

 numerosis, alternantibus, bicellularibus ; cellula superiore lobata, 

 15 fi lata; cellula inferiore 4-5 p longa, peritheciis numerosis, 

 rotundatis, 150-170 fi diam., applanatis, obscure brunneis, opacis, 

 contextu ex hyphis 3-4 p latis radiantibus composito, articulis 

 6-7 p longis, ambitu fimbriatis ; ascis ellipsoideis, octosporis, 60 

 x 25-30 fj., aparaphysatis ; sporidiis oblongis, ellipsoideis, utrinque 

 rotundatis, constrictis, fuscis, verruculosis, 44-46 x 14-15 ft. 



Luzon, Abra Province, Bur. Sci. 27083 Ramos, February, 1917; Mount 

 Posuey, Bur. Sci. 27076 Ramos, February, 1917, on leaves of Neolitsea. 



ASTERINA PIPERIS sp. nov. 



Mycelio epiphyllo, parce evoluto, tenue, laxo, effuso, ex hyphis 

 brunneis 4 p. crassis formato; hyphopodiis alternantibus vel 

 irregularibus, 2-cellularibus, cellula superiore irregulariter lobata, 

 6-8 p. longa, 4-5 ,* lata, cellula inferiore, 4-5 /* longa ; peritheciis 

 numerosis, applanatis, rotundatis, brunneis, stellatim dehiscen- 

 tibus, 115-130 [i diam., contextu ex hyphis fuscis 2-3 /* crassis 

 composito, ambitu parum fimbriatis; ascis globosis vel subglo- 

 bosis, aparaphysatis, 25 x 20 M , octosporis ; sporidiis conglobatis, 



