40 FUNGUS-FLOE A. 



Lophodermium maculare. De Notaris, Piren. Later., 

 p. 40; Kehm, Krypt.-Flora, Hyst., p. 39; Sacc, Syll., ii. 

 n. 5810. 



Seated on bleached spots, usually bounded by a black line, 

 innate, rather flattened, elliptic or roundish, ^-1 mm. long, 

 ends obtuse, up to § mm. wide, black, dehiscing by a longi- 

 tudinal slit, lips rufescent ; asci clavate, apex narrowed, 

 8-spored ; spores filiform, continuous, hyaline, often curved, 

 30-50 x 1-1*5 jx, arranged mostly in a parallel fascicle; 

 paraphyses filiform, hooked or wavy at the tip, colourless. 



Hysterium maculare, Fries, Syst. Myc, ii. p. 592. 



Hysterium (Lophodermium) maculare, Cke., Hdbk., p. 762. 



Specimen from Fries examined. 



On dry leaves of Vaccinium. 



Tar. ilicinum. Ascophores gregarious on pale spots on 

 dry oak leaves, 



Hypoderma ilicinum, De Notaris, Pir. 1st., p. 35 ; Sacc, 

 Syll., ii. n. 5784. 



Hysterium ilicinum, Cke., Hdbk., p. 760. 



Specimen in Berk., Brit. Fung. Exs., n. 95, examined. 



Lophodermium melaleucum. De Not., Piren. Ister., 

 p. 40; Rehm, Krypt.-Flora, p. 38; Sacc, Syll., ii. n. 5809. 



Gregarious on clear patches, roundish or elliptical, ends 

 obtuse, straight, black, up to 1 mm. long. J-| mm. broad, 

 opening by a narrow longitudinal slit, lips whitish; asci 

 cylindric-clavate, 8-spored; spores filiform, straight, con- 

 tinuous, hyaline, 50-55 x 1 ' 5-2 /x, arranged in a parallel 

 fascicle ; paraphyses slender, about 2 jx thick, hyaline, more 

 or less curved at the lip. 



Hysterium melaleucum, Fries, Obs. Myc, i. p. 192, t. ii. 

 fig. 1. 



Hysterium (Lopliodermiuni) melaleucum, Cke., Hdbk., p. 762. 



On the under surface of dry leaves of Vaccinium. 



Var. pulchellum, Fries, Syst. Myc, ii. p. 582. 

 Lips of a distinct yellow-green colour ; otherwise as in 

 typical form. 



Lophodermium hysterioides. Sacc, Syll., ii. n. 5808 ; 

 Rehm, Krypt.-Flora, Hyst., p. 38. 



Ascophores scattered on pale spots, innately superficial, 



