Sphseropsidese, Nectrioidece, Hyalosporffi, Sphperonsemella. 407 



pressis, Yamm. glabris, pulpa pulverulenta, flavida; sporulis globo- 

 sis, subpellucidis, 8 a. diara. 



Hab. in foliis emortuis Heteromeles in California (Hark- 



NESS). 



SPH/ERON^MELLA Karst. - Syll. HI, p. 617. 



1. SphaBronsemella RosaB Ell. et Ev. Journ. Myc. 1889, p. 152. — 654S 

 Peritheciis erumpeotibus, epidermide lacerata cinctis, membrana- 

 ceis, ovatis, flavidis, dein nigricantibus, circ. 1/5 mm. diam., nu- 

 cleo albo, supra in ostiolum breve, cyiindraceum, membranaceura, 

 pallidura, dein sporularum globulo flavo coronatum attenuatis; spo- 

 rulis angustis, ellipsoideis, hyalinis, continuis, 4,5-5,5 c; 2,5-3. 



Hab. in ramis emortuis et calycibus vetustis Rosse lucid^e, 

 Newfield, N. J. Amer. bor.' 



2. Sphaeronaemella carnea Ell. et Ev. Journ. Myc. 1889, p. 152. — 6r,49 

 Peritheciis gregariis, erurapentibus, carneis, subulatis, 2 mm. long., 

 basi nucleum sporuligerum continente incrassatis; sporulis oblon- 

 gis, hyalinis, continuis, circ. 15:= 4, utrinque rotundatis, 



Hab. in cortice Aceris ad lacura Skaneateles, New York Amer. 

 bor. (Rev. J. L. Zabriskie). 



3. Sphseronaemella mirabilis Speg. F. Puigg. n. 428. — Peritheciis eoso 

 gregariis vel subfasciculatis cylindraceis cinnabarinis glabris 2-3 

 mm. long., 250-300 ■j...cv., rectis v. subarcuatis; sporulis ellipsoi- 

 deis vel ovoideis, hyaiinis, 2,5-4 =: 1-1,5; basidiiis filiformibus 6- 

 10i:l monosporis, cavitatem intern. perithecii occupantibus. 



Hab. ad cortices dejectos putrescentes in silvis prope Apiahy 

 Brasilise. — Species pulchella habitu Stilbum cinnabarinum ca- 

 pitulo orbatum siraulans. Species simillima specimini sterili. sub 

 nomine Psilopezice mirabilis B. et C, a Clar. Wrightio misso; 

 an identica? 



4. SphaBronsemella fillcina Cooke et Mass. Grev. XIX, p. 4. — Peri- 6551 

 theciis cyiindricis 1 mm. long., carneis, apice perforatis superfi- 

 cialibus, sparsis; sporulis continuis, ovalibus, hyalinis, 3 =; 2. 



Hab. in HymenophylJo in Nova Zelandia (Colenso). 



5. SphaBronasmella fimicola March. Champ. copr. VI, p. 12. — Peri- C552 

 tbeciis sparsis raro gregariis, superficialibus, sphaeroideis, 150-250 



[f.. diam., membranaceis, mollibus, luteolis, glabris, in ostiolum subu- 

 latum cylindraceo-conicum, vertice hyalino-penicillatum, 700-820 

 a. longitudine productis; sporulis ellipsoideis, hyalinis, leniter cur- 

 vatis vel rectis, 7-7,5 = 2-2,5 [x. muco obvolutis, ad ostioli apicem 



