Sphaeriaceso, Pliieophragmise, Thyridaria. 141 



Hab. in cortice ramorum Acoris Pseudo-platani, prope 

 Malmedy Gallise. — Species pulcherrima praedistincta ; perithecia 

 ostiolis globosis rubris donata. 



3. Thyridaria rubro-notata (B. et Br.) Sacc. Melogramma rubro- 3307 

 notatum B. et Bi*. Not. Brit. Fungi n. 804. Massaria lateriiia 

 Tul. Carp. II, 243. — Peritheciis coniiuetitibus v. caespitosis, initio 

 rubro-tomentellis, ostiolis perforatis, lateritio-furfuraceis; ascis li- 

 nearibus, 130^6,5, paraphysatis ; sporidiis monostichis ovato-ob- 

 longis, triseptatis 15 u. longis, fuligineis. — Status pycnidicus si- 

 stit Phomam ulmicolam Berk. 



Jlab. in ramis corticatis Ul m i et /Escu 1 i in Britannia et Gal- 

 lia. — Initio peridormium perforans pustulasque rotundas sistens, 

 quaD denique in massam homogeneam abeunt. 



•1. Thyridaria lateritia (Ellis) Sacc. Dialrype lateritia Ellis Torr. 3368 

 Bot. Cl. pag, 19, Febr. 82. — Cortice immersa, lignumque imtnu- 

 tatum non penetrans, stromate initio concavo, amoene lateritio, de- 

 nique convexo, olivaceo-marginato, 3-6 mill. diam., ostiolis pa- 

 pillatis nigris dense punctulato; peritlieciis coriaceo-membrana- 

 ceis, minutis et numerosis (50-75) prope superficiem biseriatis, par- 

 te inferiore stromatis omnino sterili; ascis clavato-cylindraceis, 

 100^7-8; sporidiis imbricatis, fusoideis, pallide fuligineis, 3-sep« 

 tatis, 20-25^5. 



Ilab. in ligno emortuo Carpini (?) West Chester Pensylva- 

 nise Amer. bor. (Ha.ikes, Eyerhart, Jeffers et Gratt). — An hujus 

 generis, an Melogrammati v. Pseudovalscv affinior ? 



5. Thyridaria pulvcracea (Karst.) Sacc. Cucurbitaria pulveracea 3369 

 Karst. Myc. Fenn. II, 62. Kalmusia pulveracea Karst., serius. — 

 Peritheciis e cortice oriundis, 1-12 dense dispositis, csespitulos ple- 

 rumque orbiculares, per peridermium varie flssum erumpentibus 

 formantibus, spheeroideis vel mutiia pressione difformibus, ostiolo 

 subinde papillato, obtnso, nudato, nitidulo, demum pertuso late hian- 

 tibus, non collabentibus, atris, furfure ferrugineo vel croceo-rnfo, 

 demum fusco obvelatis, circiter, 0,4 mill. latit. ; ascis cylindraceis, 

 1)0-120-6, octosporis; sporidiis monostichis, oblongatis, rectis vel 

 subrectis, 3-5-septatis, ad septa Ieniter constrictis, subfuscis, 13 

 18-4-5,5; paraphysibus numerosissimis, confertis, haud bene di- 

 scretis. 



llab. in ramis emortuis Pruni Padi prope Mustiala Fentme. 3370 



6. Thyridaria Sambuci (Karst.) Sacc. Kalmusia Sambuci Karst. Symb. 

 Myc. Fenn. VI, p. 40. — Stromate iu ramis corticatis valseo, erum- 



