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sessilibus, p. sp. 10-20 » longa, 4-6 » lata, octosporis; sporidiis 
irregulariter distichis vel conglobatis, allantoideis, rectis vel 
leniter curvatis, hyalinis, 5-7 » longis, 1 » latis. 
PALAWAN, Taytay, Merrill 8859, May, 1913. On dead Areca catechu in 
forests. 
In external appearance this species agrees entirely with Peroneutypella 
Cocoes Syd., differing only in the somewhat larger sporidia and the host. 
DIDYMELLA Saccardo 
DIDYMELLA ACUTATA Syd. sp. nov. 
Peritheciis epiphyllis, subepidermicis, plus minus aequaliter 
sparsis, saepe aequali distributione folia tota obtegentibus, de- 
presso-globosis, 120-170 » diam., atris, epidermide quasi clype- 
iformiter denigratula tectis, contextu opaco paremchymatico ex 
cellulis 8-10 » diam. composito; ascis variabilibus, saepe cur- 
vatis, clavatis vel subsaccatis sursum plerumque angustioribus, 
ad apicem incrassatis, 85-120 » longis, 10-17 ,» latis, octosporis, 
parcissime paraphysatis; sporidiis plerumque distichis, raro 
tristichis, fusoideis, medio 1-septatis, non constrictis, utrinque 
acutissimi acuminatis et quasi acute apiculatis, hyalinis, 28-38 
pe longis 6-8 pe latis. 
PALAWAN, Lake Maguao, Merrill 8953, April, 1913. On dead fallen 
leaves of Orania. 
DIDYMELLA PANDANICOLA Syd. sp. nov. 
Peritheciis amphigenis, aequaliter distributis, plerumque 2-4 
densius aggregatis et cuticula nigrificata maculiformi tectis, ap- 
planato-globosis, 150-170 ,» diam., atris; ascis cylindraceo-clava- 
tis, subsessibus, 75-95 » longis, 14-16 ,» latis, octosporis, parcis- 
sime paraphysatis; sporidiis distichis, fusiformibus, medio 1-sep- 
tatis, non constrictis, hyalinis, utroque apice seta 8-10 » longa 
1 » lata auctis, 28-33 » longis (sine setis), 7-8 , latis. 
PALAWAN, Silanga, Merrill 8918, May, 19138. On dead leaves of Pan- | 
danus. 
MERRILLIOPELTIS P. Hennings 
MERRILLIOPELTIS PARVULA Syd. sp. nov. 
Peritheciis sparsis vel saepius laxe seriatim ordinatis, rotun- 
datis, minutis, 0.12-—0.18 mm diam., subinde fere confluentibus et 
substromatice positis, epidermide elevata et subinde clypeifor- 
miter denigrata obtectis, lenticularibus, ostiolo globoso minimo 
prominente; ascis cylindraceis, teneris, 100-130 ,» longis, 8-10 pu 
latis, octosporis; paraphysibus filiformibus, perpaucis; sporidiis 
distichis vel fere distichis, fusiformibus, rectis, rarius leniter 
curvatis, medo 1-septatis, non constrictis, utroque apice longe 
acutissimis, hyalinis, 45-54 » longis, 3.5—4.5 ,» latis. 
