CEYLON FUNGI. 29 



The Thwaites's numbers cited in the " Fungi of Ceylon " 

 are 361 and 507. The co-type in Herb. Peradeniya is 361 

 only, on Faurcroya. In Herb. Kew the numbers are 361 and 

 307, the former said to be on Fourcroya and the latter on 

 palms. But the figure of 307 in Herb. Kew is labelled Hyst. 

 Fourcroyae, and that of 361 merely Hysterium. All the 

 specimens appear to be on Fourcroya. 



261. — Lophodermium maculare (Fr.) de Not. 



Thwaites 434, on leaves of Symplocos, was attributed by 

 Berkeley and Broome to Hysterium maculare Fr. = LopJio- 

 dermium maculare (Fr.) de Not. 



The leaves in the Ceylon specimen bear circular spots, up 

 to one centimetre in diameter, gray, with a purple -brown 

 margin. The perithecia are hypophyllous, scattered, black, 

 oval, with somewhat pointed ends, immersed, very slightly 

 elevated, about 1 mm. long, and 0-4 mm. broad, covered by 

 the epidermis, dehiscing longitudinally. In section the cavity 

 is somewhat rectangular. The wall of the perithecium is 

 parenchymatous, about 40 [i thick at the base, confluent with 

 the epidermis above. The numerous paraphyses are linear, 

 with slightly thickened tips, and the asci are clavate, four- 

 spored, 68-80 X 14-16 \i. The spores are hyaline, con- 

 tinuous, narrow-oval, thick-walled, 26-32 X 6-8 [k. 



This species is evidently not Lophodermium, maculare, but 

 a Hypodermella. It may stand as Hypodermella Symploci. 



Hypodermella Sympiloci n. sp. — Maculis rotundatis, ad 

 1 cm. diam., griseis, margine purpureo-brunneo. Peritheciis 

 hypophyllis, sparsis, immersis, parum elevatis, nigris, ovalibus, 

 utrinque acutiusculis, ad 1 mm. long., 0*4 mm, lat. ; pariete 

 parenchymato, basi 40 ^ crass., supra epidermide confluenti. 

 Paraphysibus numerosis, linearibus, apice subincrassatis. 

 Ascis clavatis, quadri-sporis, 68-80 X 14-16 \).. Sporis 

 hyaUnis, continuis, angusto-ovalibus, pariete crasso, 26-32 X 

 6-8 [A. 



262.— Gloniella Drynarise (B. & Br.) Massee. 



Berkeley and Broome described this species as Hysterium 

 Drynarias, " Lirellis immersis flexuosis, labiis candidis ; 



