Pyrenoraycetese, Sphseriacese, AUantosporse, Cryptovalsa. 471 



[j.. long., polysporis; sporidiis allautoideis, curvis, 12-14 »3-4, ini- 

 tio flavidis, dein luteo-olivaceis, coacervatis fulvo-olivaceis. 



Hab. in ramis emortuis Spirseae Lindleyanae in Horto bo- 

 tanico, Roma Itali.ne. 

 2. CryptosphaBrella Macrozamlse (B. et Br.) Sacc Sphreria B. et Br. i940 

 Brisb. III, p. 223, t. 29, f. 31-35. — Peritheciis subepidermicis, 

 primo sparsis, dein confertis, nigris, subiculo e filamentis atro-brun- 

 neis, ramosis formato, cinctis, tandora collapsis, cupuliformibus; 

 ostiolis brevibus, erurapentibus; ascis polysporis, crasse clavatis ; 

 sporidiis conglobatis. fusoideis, curvulis circ. 7,5 u.. long. 



Hab. in fructu Macrozamiae sp., Daintree iiiver Brisbaine 

 Australiae (F. M. Bailey). 



CRYPTOVALSA Ces. et De Not. - Syll. I, p. 187. 



1. Cryptovalsa Clematldls Br. et Har. Rev. Myc. 1891, pag. 15. — 1941 

 Peritheciis numerosis, plus minus gregariis, nigris, globulosis, Vs^V^ 

 mm. diam., cortice oranino imraersis, in coHum plus rainus longum 

 attenuatis, ostiolo punctiformi, obtuso, epidermide perforante, sub- 

 prominulo donatis; ascis cylindraceo-clavatis, breviter stipitatis, 

 polysporis, p. sp. 64-80^8-9; sporidiis conglomeratis, cylindra- 

 ceis, utrinque subattenuatis, leniter incurvis, obtusiusculis, dilute 

 fuligineis, 7-9 r 0,5-3. 



Hab. in caule eraortuo C I e m a t i d i s sp., Loudun, Vienne Galliai. 



2. Cryptovalsa eutypseformis Sacc. Mich. II. p. 569. — Peritheciis 1942 

 gregariis, ligno superficie donigrato iramersis, globulosis, Vg "^^^- 

 diara., atris ; ostiolo vix eraergente, depresse conoideo, levi, denique 

 pertuso ; ascis subfusoideis, deorsum in stipitem 50 s 2, sensira at- 

 tenuatis, sursum acutato-truncatis, p, sp. 80=:; 10, polysporis; spo» 

 ridiis inordinate stipitatis, allantoideis, curvulis, 5-7 s 1,5 oliva- 

 scentibus. 



Hab. in ligno decorticato Aceris, Newtield N. J. Amer. bor. 

 (Ellis). — Crt/ptovalsa Ciiri et Cr. elevatcv analoga, sed spori- 

 diis multo minoribus statira dignoscitur. Forte forma microspora 

 6V. elevatce a Berkeleyo indicata huc pertinet, 



3. Cryptovalsa Terebinth! (Ces.) Br. et Har. Rev. Myc. 1891, p. 15, 1913 

 Sphceria Ces. MS. — Peritheciis nuraerosis, gregariis, nigris, glo- 

 bosis, 3/4-I ram. diam., ligno omnino immersis, in collum plus rainus 

 longum attenuatis, ostiolo punctiformi, obtuso, epiderraidem perfo- 

 rante, subprominulo, donatis; ascis cylindraceo-clavatis, breviter 

 stipitatis, polysporis, p. sp. 40-60^7-9; sporidiis conglomeratis. 



