95 



discreta v. facillinie separabilis ; sporae globosae (4 y/dm.), 

 laxe miniitissimeque papillulosae ecaudatae v. vix papil- 

 lula magis protuberante praeditae e cinereo chlorinai'. 

 Species pulchella habitu externo cum I. pyriformi Schaeif. 

 perfecte conveniens, sed gieba a base sterili discreta 

 L. hyemali Bull. accedens. 



'184. Lycoperdox tropicale Speg. (n. sp.) 



Diag . Peridium obovato-turbinatum majusculum fulvo- 

 testaceum, glabrum irregtdariter dehiscens; gleba gru- 

 moso-gossypina fulvo-cervina cum base sterili gossypino- 

 constipata flavo-virescente continua; sporae globosae 

 subecaudatae verruculosae chlorinae. 



Hab. Ad terram humosam inter muscos in sylvis prope 

 Apiahy, Apr. 1888 (sine n.). 



Obs. Peridia solitariae gioboso v. ovoideo turbinata (60-70'" 

 alt. X 30-40'" dm.) cortice exteriore plane orbata, superne 

 rotundata laevia, inferne cuneata ac plicatula, cortice in- 

 terno tenuissimo membranaceo flaccido rimuloso, gleba 

 adnato ac cum illa mox evanescente, testaceo v. fulvo- 

 testaceo donata; gleba gossypino-grumosa compactiu- 

 scula, cortice concolor cum base sterili continua; basis 

 sterilis pulchre vivideque e flavo virescens v. olivascens, 

 cortice glebaque adnata, gossypina compactiuscula (non 

 spongioso-cellulosa) elastica, dimidiam peridii inferam 

 partem occupans ; sporae globosae (4 y) minute laxissi-^ 

 meque papilhdosae, cauda brevissima donatae pallide 

 olivascentes. Species pulcheHa colore basis sterilis 

 praecipue mox dignoscenda. 



185. Arachnion album Schw. DTn. in Sacc, 1. c. f. 151. 

 Hab. Ad terram inter Gramina vulgata in pratis prope 



Apiahy, Apr. 1888 (sub n. 2877). 

 Obs. Sporae e globoso ovoideae (4-5 X 3-4/^) grosse l-guttu- 



