9-i4 Pyrenoraycete», Hypocreacese, Hyalosporas, Peclrella. 



contractis, 100-135 ;? 25, octosporis, aparaphysatis ; sporidiis recta 

 vel oblique distichis, eHiptico-liraoniformibus, 25-30 s 12-13, utrin- 

 que aciitiusculis ac sjepe subapiculatis, levibus, hyalinis. 



Hab. in fimo S truthio n u m nec non equino, ovino, vac- 

 cino in Patagonia et in stercore vetusto Aucheniae Guanaci, 

 Slogget-bay Fuegiae. 



PECKIELLA Sacc. Syll. II, p. 472, ut subg. [Etyra. a praeclaro my- 

 cologo auiericano C. H. Peck]. — Stroroata et perithecia Hypo- 

 myceiis; sporidia continua, ovoidea vel oblonga, subhyalina. 



1. Peckieila xylophila (Peck^ Sacc. Hypomyces xylophilus Peck in 3793 

 Torr. Rot. Club. 1884, p. 28. — Subiculo effaso, albido; perithe- 



ciis nnmerosis, stipatis, parvis, subflavidis, ostiolo obtuso; ascis 

 cylindraceis, 85-110:^6-7; sporidiis simplicibus, raonostichis, sub- 

 fusiforraibus, 15-17^5-6. 



Ilab. m ligno putri, Ohio Araer. bor. 



2. PeckieUa apiospora (Cooke) Sacc. Uypomyces apiospoms Cooke 3799 

 in Grev. XII, p. 80. — Effusa, pallida, tenuis; peritheciis seraiim- 

 raersis, leniter papillatis (in sicco melleis), ostiolis obscurioribus; 

 ascis cylindraceis, octbsporis; sporidiis lanceolatis, supra apicula- 



tis, infra rotundatis, totis asperulis, oontinuis (apiculo excepto), 

 flavidis, 18 s 6,5. 



Hab. in Clavaria pistillari (1) New York Araer. bor. 



3. Peckiella atra (Fr.) Sacc. Hypom.yces ater Fr. Syst. rayc. III, 38oo 

 Cooke Grev. XII. pag. 80. — Irregulariter effusa, saepe totum 

 fungura occupans, nigra; peritheciis semiiramersis, ostiolo conico, 

 concolore prseditis; ascis cylindricis; sporidiis lanceolatis, utrinque 

 acutis atque saepe apiculatis, continuis, hyalinis, 30-35 := 5-6. 



Hrib. in Agarico non determinato, Carlisle Britanniae (Car- 

 lylr). 



4. Peckiella Geoglossi (E. et E.) Sacc. Hypomyoes Geoglossi E. et 3801 

 E Journ. Myc. 1886, p. 73 et 1887, p. 114. — - Peritheciis immer- 



sis, subglobosis, 75-80 a. diam., 6; mutua pressiooe subaogulosis ; 

 ostiolo papilliformi, nigro; ascis clavato-cylindraceis, subsessilibus, 

 flavidis, 75-80 r; 6-7; sporidiis octonis, conferte subdietichis, cla- 

 vato-oblongis, continuis, hyalinis, 6-8 =# 2,5-3. 



Hab. m clava Geoglossi hirsuti, Newfield, New Jersey 

 Amer. bor. — Subiculum obsoletum; peritheciorum color in spe- 

 ciminibus siccis niger. — Ad hoc genus sunt quoque ducendae: 

 Peckiella viridis, P. Tulasneana, P. chrysostojna, P. Van-Brun- 



