LACHXEA. 



217 



Hampstead (Dr. M. C. Cooke). Epping (Mr. Jas. English). 

 Whitfield, near Hereford ! 



Subgenus IV. — Scutellixia. Cooke. 



Cups sessile ; externally clothed with coloured hairs ; 

 margin ciliated with erect, rigid hairs. (Plate VII. fig. 41.) 

 JName — Scutella, a little saucer. 



Arrangement of the Species. 



A. Sporidia globose. 



(a) Epispore echhmlate . . . . species 20 



(b) Epispore smooth . . . . . , „ 21 



B. Sporidia elliptic. 



(a) Epispore asperate. 



(a) Hymenium red, scarlet, or orange „ 



(£) Hymenium yellow . . . . „ 



(7) Hymenium livid . . . . „ 



(b) Epispore smooth, 

 (a) Hymeuium red or orange . . „ 

 (/3) Hymenium yellow . . . . „ 

 (y) Hymenium white or pallid. . „ 



1. 



22,23 

 21 



25 



2G-31 

 32-34 

 35-37 



Key to the Sfecizs. 



Hymenium brown 

 Hymenium red 

 Hymenium yellow 

 Hymenium white, cinereous, or livid 

 [Growing on dung of animals 

 I Growing on spent hops 

 I Growing on wood 



, Growing on the earth 



I Hairs of the cup all simple 

 Hairs of the cup having stellate hairs intermixed 

 near the bose 

 ("Hairs of the cup pallid-tawny ; sporidia globose 



I Hairs of the cup short, bay ; sporidia subglobose 

 Hairs of the cup short, brown, slender ; sporidia 

 oblong-elliptic 

 ' Hairs of the cup short, delicate, flexuous ; sporidia 



elliptic 

 Hairs of the cup short, brown, slender ; sporidia 



elliptic 

 Hairs brown, bristle-like ; sporidia asperate 

 Hairs nearly colourless, longish, slender; exterior 



whitish 

 f Hairs pale yellow, very long; exterior bright 



brown 

 IHairs chiefly on the margin 



hinulea* 



1 



4 



5 



2 



ruhra. 



scutellata. 



3 



coprinaria. 



dercorea. 



trechispora. 



umbrorum. 



Mrta. 



umbrata. 



oarneosanguinea. 



vittllina. 



t1ieleboloide8. 



Dalmeniensis. 

 erecta. 



