MYCETOZOA OF CEYLON. 319 



Spores globose, -0003 in diameter, sometimes elongated as if 

 two had coalesced. At first sight resembles a little ovate 

 Arcyria. 



22 is Hemitrichia clavata. Best., in Kew 1765, but is 



Hemitrichia ruhiformis, List., in Herb. Peradeniya (see also 



B. & Br. 770). 



777. T. serpula, P. (Nos. 83, 130, 139, 119 bis). On 

 various decaying substances. Nuwara Eliya, Threads hispid. 

 Spores papillate, -0005- -0006 in diameter. 



83 is Hemitrichia serpula, Rost., in British Museum 802, and 

 in Herb. Peradeniya. 



130 is Hemitrichia serpula in British Museum 804. 



139 is immature Hemitrichia serpula in British Museum 803, 

 and in Herb. Peradeniya. 



119 bis is not in any lier barium : 119 is Craterium leucoce- 

 phalum, Ditm., and the specimens in Herb. Peradeniya, marked 

 " B. & Br. 777, Thwaites 119," contain G. leucocephalum only. 



778. T. clirysos'perma, D. C. (No. 272). On decayed wood. 

 272 is Trichia ecahra, Rost., in Herb. Peradeniya. 



779. lAcea cylindrica, Fr. On dead wood. 



B. & Br. 779 (Thw. 10, 857a) is Bictydicethalium plumbeum, 

 Rost., in Kew 1666 : no specimen in Herb. Pereideniya: it is the 

 type of Clathroptychium Berkeleyi, Massee, in Kew 1666. 



780. L. fragiformis, Nees. (Nos. 132, 1018). On dead 

 wood. Peradeniya, Nov., 1867, Dec, 1868. 



132 is Tubulina stipitata, Rost., in Herb. Peradeniya. 

 1018 is not in any of the quoted collections. 



781. L. reticulata, B. & Br. Adnato-serpula, reticulata, 

 opaca, umbrina ; sporis subconcoloribus (No. 429). On bark, 

 Peradeniya, Dec, 1867, 1868. Flocci few, wavy, sometimes 

 forked and uniting again so as to leave an elliptic open 

 space. Spores '0005- 0006. AUied to L. serpula, which 

 appears to be much darker.both as to the spores and peridia. 



429 is Pericho&na variabilis, Rost., in Kew 1708, and in Herb. 

 Peradeniya. 



782. Zf. ciwwa&amia, B, &Br. Depressa, tenuis, irregularis, 

 superficie minute papillata, coccinea ; spores globosis levibus 

 concoloribus (No. 663). On bark. South of the Island. 



