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the species is the same, as far as can be determined from a 

 conidial form only. 



Berkeley named this fungus JUrjerita Duthei, and apparently 

 it has escaped re-christening. But it differs widely from 

 Mgerita Candida Pers., especially in the occurrence of two 

 kinds of spore-like bodies in the head, and the more regular 

 division of the hyphse into conidia. However, pending the 

 discovery of a higher form of fructification, the name may be 

 retained for convenience of reference. 



It is to be noted that Mgerita Duthei does not occur in all 

 termite nests. In Madagascar it is found in the mound nests 

 within or near forests, but not in those on the open plain, nor 

 in nests situated in trees. In Ceylon it apparently occurs in 

 all subterranean nests, including the mounds, but not in nests 

 within hollow timber, nor in those in standing trees, e.g., 

 Enter mes mo7ioceros, nor in carton nests on rocks, &c. Simi- 

 larly, the other fungi dealt with below occur only in connection 

 with those nests which contain jEgerita Duthei. 



(2) The Agaric. 



The occurrence of agarics in or around termite nests has 

 been recorded from Ceylon, India, Singapore, Java, Borneo, 

 and Brazil. The species in question is usually regarded as 

 edible, and for that reason it has frequently been included in 

 collections of tropical agarics ; it is, for example, due to that 

 fact that we have the records relating to termite nests in India. 

 The names under which the agaric has been described differ 

 in different countries, and even from the same country it has 

 had several names bestowed upon it, but from a comparison 

 of the descriptions, and the type specimens in some cases, it is 

 quite certain that the species which develops from termite 

 nests is the same in all the countries in which it has been found 

 up to the present. 



The following represents the synonymy of this species, so 

 far as is known. It is probable that there are many other 

 names for it in Indian records, since it occurs all over India, 

 and it should surely be represented by some of the names of 

 Singapore agarics ; while there may be prior names in the 

 earlier lists relating to Java, the Philippines, &c. The earliest 



