THAXTER. — NEW LABOULBENIACE^. 209 



medium, normal. Appendages normal, rather short, several times 

 brauched, the cells rather short and somewhat rounded. Spores 

 50 X 3.0 fi. Perithecium (not including lip-cells) 120 X 62 fi. Total 

 length to tip of perithecium 100-120 /a; to insertion-cell 72-92 /x. 

 Appendages (longest) 40 fx. 



On Harpahis ceneus Fabr., Selenga, Siberia, Paris IMus. No. 12. At 

 base of anterior legs. 



Laboulbenia verrucosa nov. sp. 



Perithecium becoming deeply suffused with smoky brown, straight, the 

 line of demarcatiou between the subterminal and subbasal wall-cells indi- 

 cated by a more or less well defined ridge forming a rather prominent 

 external hunch in this region, above which the perithecium is abruptly 

 contracted, almost at right angles iu the type, below the rather narrow 

 nearly erect tip, the lip-cells black below, with the broadly hyaline edges 

 turned obliquely outward. Receptacle dirty yellow-brown, becoming 

 more or less suffused with smoky brown, especially the two basal cells, 

 and covered with irregular w^art-like prominences which are more or less 

 definitely arranged in transverse rows. Appendages of the '' L.Jlagellata" 

 type, the outer once to twice branched, the inner consisting of a smaller 

 basal cell giving rise on either side to single branches which may be from 

 once to three times branched ; all the branches pale dirty yellowish with 

 brown shades above the lower septa. Perithecia 150-170 X 45-50 /li. 

 Total length to tip of perithecium 550-610 /x; to insertion-cell 430-480 ji. 

 Appendages (longest) 400 fx. 



On a Carabid allied to Platt/nus, Hope Coll. No. 342 (without label) 

 and U. S. Nat. Museum, No. 7, Mt. Coffee, Liberia, Africa. Elytra. 



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