1068 Pyrenomycetose, Microthyriacese, Phragrnosporse, Trichopaltts. 



bosis, 55-65^:40-60, aparaphysatis; sporidiis raajusculis, ohovatis, 

 subexceutrice 1-septatis, fuligineis, 32-42 3 1 8-20, 



Had. ad folia coriacea viva plantaj ignotae in silvis pr. Apiahy 

 Brasilia^. — Macula) epiphyilae irregularitei* suborbiculares 3-6 

 inra. diam., olivascentes, submucedineo-furfuracece (an thallus ve- 

 tustus?) subdeterminatae. 



Sect. 5. Phragmosporie. 



SCUTELLUM Speg. — Sacc. Syll. II, p. 668. 



1. Scutellum guaraniticum Speg. Fungi Guar. Pug. I, n. 301. — Ma- 4234 

 culis nullis; subiculo parcissimo plus miausve effuso, fusco, in- 

 nato, fere lichenino, conidiis tamen carente; peritheciis paucis, epi- 

 phyllis, hinc inde 3-5 laxe aggregatis, discoideis, dimidiato-scuta- 

 tis, parvulis, 130-160 ^. diam., atris, coriaceis, glaberrirais, niten- 

 tibus, ostiolo minuto, rotundo, 15 fi. diam., perforatis, contextu 

 indistincto, atro, opaco; ascis cylindraceis, antice truncato-rotun- 

 datis, crassissime tunicatis, postice attonuatis, breviter crasseque 

 pedicellatis, 50 s 15-18, aparaphysatis, 8-sporis; sporidiis distichis, 

 ovoideis, sursum rotundato-subtruncatis, postice acutiuscuie obtu- 

 satis, loculis duobus superis fuligineis, supremo centrali duplo ion- 

 giore, infimo hyalino, fere appendiculari, 12-14 =; 5-6. 



Hab. ad folia viva Pilocarpi pinnatifolise in silvis sub- 

 virgineis prope Paraguari Brasilice. 



TRICHOPELTIS Speg. F. Puigg. n. 364 (Etym. thrix, irichos seta 

 ei pelte scutura). — Mycelium e fibris pro ratione raajusculis, mem- 

 braoaceo-applanatis, vittiforraibus, non costatis, deudritico-ramulo- 

 sis, prosenchymatico-contextis efformatum. Perithecia superficialia 

 v. fibris tecta, dimidiato-scutata, parvula, ostiolata. Asci 8-spori. 

 Sporidia 2-septata, hyalina. 



1. Trichopeltls reptans (B. et Br.) Speg. F. Puigg. n. 364, Astcrina 

 B. et C. — Syll. I, p. 46. — Haec species sistit typum generis 

 nobilissimi. 



2. TrichopeltJs pulchella Speg. F. Puigg. n. 364. — Vittis mycelii 42,-:-, 

 membranaceo-pellucidis, prosenchymaticis, olivaceis, laxe ramoso- 

 intricatis, longiusoulis atque latiusculis, 2-12 rara. long., 80-100 u.. 

 diam.; peritheciis pusillis, 70-90 .a. diam., ostiolo rotundo perfo- 

 ratis; ascis obovatis, 25 :; 14, aparaphysatis; sporidiis, elliptico- 

 obovatis, rainutis, 2-septatis, hyalinis, 10-12 r 3. 



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