172 Sph&riaceae, Hyalophragmiae, Metasphaeria. 



Hab. iii ibliis etnortuis Carnpanulse Zoysii in Carniolia 

 (Voss). 



66. Metasphaeria Peckii (Speg.) Sacc Sphcerella Peckii Speg. Myc. 3-ififi 

 um. n. 1356. — Peritheciis epiphyllis, gregariis, primitus epider- 

 midi innatis dein protuberantibus, sphairoideo-lenticularibus, con- 

 textu subcarboraceo, rarius vix distincte parenchymatico, poro per- 

 tuso, atris 100-120 //. diam. ; ascis cylindraceis, deorsum breviter 



et erassiuscule attenuato-stipitatis, antice acutiuscule rotundatis, 

 octosporis aparaphysatis, 50-60^6-7,5; sporidiis distichis, hyalinis, 

 fusoideis vel subcvlindraceis, utrinque obtusiuscule acuminatis sa> 

 pius curvulis prirnitus protoplasmate bipartito spurie septatis, dein 

 multiseptatis sed numquam constrictis, 15-18^3-3,5. 



Hah. in foliis aridis A m e ! a n c h i e r i s c a n a d e u s i s Alabany 

 Amer. bor. (H. Peck). 



IV Fructicolse. 



67. Metasphaeria involucralis (Pass.) Sacc. Lepiosphceria incolucra- n4G? 

 lis Pass. Hedw. 1873, p. 140. — - Peritheciis erumpentibus nigris, 

 sparsis et o\ato-conicis; ascis clavatis basi tenuiter stipitatis, 8- 

 sporis; sporidiis fusiformibus distichis v. oblique monostichis, pri- 



mo 4-guttulatis, dein endoplasmate quadripartito, 3-septatisque, 

 hyalinis; paraphysibus copiosis ascorum longitudine. 



Ilab. in involucris Castanearum, Collecchio, Parma It. sup. 



68. Metasphaeria saprophila (Rehra) Sacc. Leptosphmria saprophila 3453 

 Relnn, Hedw. 1882, p. 121. — Peritheciis parvulis, gregariis, glo- 

 bosis, apice subumbilicatis, sessilibus, atris, basi hyphis fuscis, ra- 

 mosis circumdatis; ascis subfusiformibus 8-sporis, crassis, 75^15; 

 sporidiis ellipsoideis, medio subconstrictis, 2- plerumque 4-cellula- 

 ribus, hyalinis, distichis, 24 ~ 6; paraphysibus ascos superantibus, 

 ramosis. 



Hab. ad baccas putrescontes Juniperi nana? prope Kttthai 

 alpium Tyrolensium (Rchm). 



B) In Monoeotyledoneis parasitiese. 

 $ Sporidia 2-3-septata. 



69. Metasphaeria cocogena (Cooke) Sacc. Sphceria (obtectse) cocor/e- 3469 

 na Cooke Grev. V. 102, t. 86, f. 8. — Gregaria; peritheciis tectis, 

 epidermidem demum perforantibus globosis, compressis, atris; ascis 

 clavatis; sporidiis bisevialibus, hyalinis. subellipticts, tritorulosis, 



