SecL i. Scolecosporse Sacc. 



Sporulae filiforffies v. bacillares, continu* v. pluriseptatjp, hyalinae. 



Polysiigmina. Stroma discifornie, convexuium, rubro-aurantinciun, intus piu- 

 riloculare. Sporulae filirormi-hamatfe. 



Subcohors II. Patellineae Sacc. 



Perithecia subcupulata v, subliysterioidea. 



Hysteromyxa. Perithecia (genuina?), applunata, oblouga, rimose v. suh.stel- 



latim hiantiii,, glabrescentia. 

 Patellina. Peritliecia patellari-cupulatu, pezizoidea, glabroscentia. 

 Cyphina. Perithecia subeupulata, pilis longis albidis vestita. 



ZYTHIA Fr. Surama p. 407, ex p. (Etym, a z^/o vei zeo scateo, forte 

 ob sporuias exsilientes), PhoinopSiS Sacc. Mich. II. p, 272. — Pe- 

 rithecia erurapentia vel subsuperficialia, globulosa, plus vei minus 

 distincte papillata, ceraceo-molliuscuia, albida, rosea, rufula vel 

 aurantiaca. Sporulse ovoide^e vel oblongse, continua', hyalinse, ba- 

 sidiis variis fultse. — Habitus Necirife qnacum sine dubio meta- 

 genetice conn(3joiiur. 



1. Zythia aurantiaca (Peclc) Sacc. Sphccromema arirantlacum Peck 32«i 

 Rep. St. Mus. N. Yorlv t. II. f. 9-11. — Peritheciis minutis erum- 

 pentibus, hernispha^ricis vel subconicis subinde ostiolo leniter pa- 

 pillato, aurantiacis ; sporulis oblongo-ellipsoideis, hyalinis 7-10 u.. 

 iong., in glol)uIum carneolum terminalem denique coactis, 



Hab. in cortice Corni alternifoliae, Bethlehem Amer. bor. 



2. Zythia citrinelia (Lev.) Sacc. Sphcerops/s cilrinella Lev. Ann. Sc. 3292 

 Nat. p. 62. — Hypophylla sparsa ; peritheciis globosis, aurantiacis, 

 stromate subgloboso carnoso flavo, basi fibrilloso radiato insiden- 

 tibus, ostiolis papillatis ; sporulis fusoideo-elongatis, hyalinis. 



llab. in foliis deciduis Myrtaceae ignotae in insula Java, 

 o. Zythia Versoniana Sacc. Mich. II. p. 272 fPhomopsisJ. — Peri- 3293 

 theciis dense gregariis, innato-erumpentibus, globulosis, subasto- 

 rais, rufescentibus, Yg rail]. d., contextu parenchymatico interne 

 rufescente, externe olivaceo-ochraceo; sporulis fuijoideis, 18-20 ^; 

 2-4, hyalinis, basidiis bacillaribus fasciculatis, 18-20 ^; 1^2» suffultis. 



IJab. in fructibus immaturis dejectis Punicfc Granati, Tor- 

 reglia Padova Italiag bor, , socia Necirielld Versoniand , cujus 

 certe spermogonium. 



