946 Pyrenomycetese, Hypocreaceae, Hyalosporae, Thelocarpoa. 



culato-contexta, astonaa; asci pauci 3-4 in quovis perithecio, crasse 

 ovoidei, polyspori, 59 ::i 30, filiforrai-paraphysati; sporidia 100-150, 

 perexigua, ovoidea, hyalina, 5s3. — In fimo equino in Gallia et 

 asinino pr. Pavia et Avellino Italise. 



2. Chilcnectria crinigera Ell. et Ev. Proc. Phil. 1890, pag. 246. — 3805 

 Peritheciis in quoque stromate subcirculari in csespitulos corapa* 

 ctos, 1-2 mm. diara., 3-12-gregariis, subglobosis, circ. 0,5 mm, diara., 

 primitus induraento brunneolo, farinaceo obtectis, dein subnigris, su- 

 pra rotundatis et obtusis, ostiolo papilliformi, sicco subcollapso; ascis 

 clavato-cyiindraceis, supra obtuse rotundatis, basi stipitato-contra- 

 ctis, 65-75^:12-15, paraphysibus copiosis superatis; sporidiis octo- 

 nis, distichis, globosis, hyalino-flavidis, 5-7 p. diam., in asco te- 

 nuissime radiato-lineolatis, liberis filamentis circ. 12, hyalinis, 8-10 



p., long., stellatim dispositis cinctis. 



Hab. in cortice Fraxini viridis emortuae, Lincoln, Nebraska 

 Amer. bor. (H. J. Webber). — Asci initio sporidiis nuraerosissirais, 

 allantoideis, 3^:0,5, dein 8-spori. 



3. Chilonectria sphaerospora (EIl. et Ev.) Sacc. Nectria EII. et Ev. 38O6 

 in Bess. et Webb. Rep. Nebr. 1889, p. 53. — Ascis primo spori- 

 diis allantoideis, minutis repletis, dein octosporis; sporidiis distichis, 

 5-7 tx. diam., dum liberis filamentis radiantibus, 8-10 y.. long , 

 cinctis. 



Hab. in cortice Fraxini viridis? et Gleditschiae Tria- 

 canthi, Lincoln, Nebraska Amer. bor. 



THELOCARPON Nyl. Class. Lich. I, p. 15 (1854), Rehm Hedw. 1891, 

 p. 3 (Etym. thele papilla et carpos fructus), Ahlesia Fuck. Symb. 

 p. 281 (1869), Thelomphale Korb. Par. p. 321 (1865). — Peri- 

 thecia globosa vel verruciformia, ceracea iramersa, ' flavido-albida, 

 ostiolo punctiformi circuracirca nigricante; asci polyspori, para- 

 physati ; sporidia ellipsoidea, typice continua, hyalina. — Teste 

 Rebm, thallus geuuinus et gonidia propria desunt, quaj e contra ab 

 aliis auctoribus generi adsoribuntur. — Cfr. diagnoses fusiores 

 apud Rehm I. c. 



I. Species noa licheoicolae. 



1. Thelocarpon Laureri (Flot.) Nyl. Flora 1865, p. 261, SphoBropsis 3807 

 Flot. Bol. Icit. 1847, p. 65. — Peritheciis crustato-connexis, sub- 

 umbilicatis, viridiflavis, 120-200 {i. diam. ; ascis 80-90^25; spo- 

 ridiis globoso-oblongis, 3-4 ^l. cr., hyalinis, continuis. 

 Jiab. in lignis vetustis, rarius saxis in Gerraania. 



