Sphseriacese, Hyalophragmiae, Metaphaeria. 169 



vel navicularibus, 18-20 s 4-4'/ 2 , initio 2-nucleatis, dein 4-guUa- 

 latis, non constrictis, hyalinis. — In foliis Buxi semperviren- 

 tis aridis, praecipue epiphylla, Selva (Treviso), Ital. bor. 



54. Metasphaeria helicicola (Desm.) Sacc, Lepiosphceria helicicola S4M 

 (Desm.) Niessl Reitr. p. 25, t. III, f. 18, Sphceria helicicola Desm. 



16 Not, 1849. p. 30. — Amphigena; peritheciis sparsis, erumpen- 

 tibus demum subliberis, 120-130 y.. diam., globosis, obtuse papil- 

 tis, centro collabascente, marginatis, coriaceo-membranaceis, atris; 

 ascis amplis, oblongis, 68-76-10-12, breviter stipitatis, apice ob- 

 tuse applanat«s, 8-sporis ; sporidiis disticbis, oblongis vel fusiformi- 

 oblongis utrinque obtusis, &-septatis ad septa constrictis, nucleo 

 dilute olivaceo, 18-20-4; paraphysibus paucis filiformibus asco- 

 rurn longitudine. 



Hab. in foliis siccis Hederae Helicis in Gallia, Italia, Ger- 

 mania. Helgio, Amer. bor. 



55. Metasphseria Htedera (Sow?) Sacc. Sphceria Hederce Sow. t. 371, 345^ 

 f. 5(«), Sacc. Mycol. Ven. 96, t. IX, f. 33-36, Oud. Mat. Myc. Neerl. 



II, p. 65. t. XVI f. 7, (Sphcerella). — Peritheciis sparsis, puncti- 

 formibus, depressis, atris , sub-epidermicis , dein erumpentibus, 

 ostiolo impresso minuto; ascis cylindraceo-clavatis, saepe infracto- 

 curvis, 75^12, 8-sporis, paraphysibus linearibus. parcis; sporidiis 

 oblique monostichis, oblongo-fusiformibus, 20-5, 1 -torulosis 3- 

 septatisque loculo secundo crassiore, hyalinis, 4-guttulatis. — Sec. 

 auct. Phoma lencosiigma (Lev.) sistit spermogonium. 



Hab. in pagina inferiore foliorum H ederse Helicis dejec- 

 torum putrescentium in Britannia, Italia, Belgio, Suecia, Hollandia. 

 — Sec. Oudem, 1. t. asci 70-12; sporidia 20 ^ 3,5. 



56. Metasphsria nobiKs Sacc. Leptosphceria nobilis Sacc. Fungi 3456 

 Ven. Ser. II, p, 312, F. it, t. 260. — Maculis epiphyllis, albidis, 

 sinuosis, fuligineo-marginatis; peritheciis remote sparsis, globoso- 

 lenticularibus, 90-100 «. diam., punctiformibus, ostiolo impresso 

 pertusis, contextu distincte parenchymatico dilute fuligineo; ascis 

 cylindraceo-clavatis. sinuosis, apice rotundatis, basi breve crasse- 

 que stipitatis 90-100 » 10-11, paraphysibus filiformibus obvallatis, 

 8-sporis; sporidiis distichis, oblongo-fusoideis, 20-22^6-7, medio 

 constricto-1-septatis, rectis curvulisve, grosse 4-guttulatis, deni- 

 que 3-septatis, hyalinis. 



Hab. in foliis Lauri nobilis pr. Treviso Ital. bor. et Coim- 

 bra Lusitanise. — Affinis Metasphceruv Hederce, a qua niacula» 

 prsesentia sporidiisque diverse efformatis satis recedit. 



