Gasteromycetae, Hymenogastracea3, Hymenogaster. 239 



tiniae. — Xyl. Delastrei Dur. et Mont. valcle affine, sed, nt videtur, 

 satis riteque distinctum. 



PHELLORINA Berk. — Syll. VII p. 145, IX p. 279, XI pag. 167, 

 XIV p. 267. 



1. Phellorina leptoderma Patouill. in Bull. Soc. Myc. de France 1903, 822 

 p. 250. — Peridio globoso, levi, circ. 3 cm. diam., flaccido, tenui, 

 omnino evanescenti; stipite cylindrico 8 cm. longo, 8-10 mm. 

 crasso, lignoso-corneo, farcto, basi bulboso, squamis membranaceis, 

 tenuibus vestito, apice in discum orbicularem, lignosum, abrupte 

 dilatato; gleba compacta, ochracea; sporis globosis 4-5 |x. diam., 

 pallide ochraceis. 



Hab. in desertis prope Obock Africae orient. — Affinis Ph. 

 Delastrei Dur. et Mont. 



2. Phellorlna (Areolaria) strobilina Kalchbr. Grev. IX, p. 4 (1880). — 

 Syli. VII, p. 144. — Huc spectat, teste cl. Hennings in Hedw. 

 1904, p. 187, Xylopodium ochroleucum Cooke et Massee, quse spe- 

 cies ergo delenda. Sporue sunt globosse 6-9 (j.. diam., episporio 

 flavo-brunneolo, asperulo (nec levi ut ap. C. et M.). 



Fam. 4. Hymenogastraceae Vitt. 



HYMENOGASTER Vitt. — Syll. VII p. 168, IX p. 281, XI p. 170, 

 XVI p. 252. 



1. Hymenogaster albidus Massee in Kew Bull. 1901, p. 158. — Pe- 823 

 ridio globoso-difformi, 1-2 cm. diam., floccoso, sordide albido, de- 

 mum lutescente; gleba brunnea, firma, cellulis tortuosis majusculis 



e baai ipsa sterili vix conspicuis; sporis ellipsoideis, utrinquo ob- 

 tusis, longitudinaliter carinatis, navo-brunneis, 21-28 * 14-18, in 

 quoque basidio binis. 



Hab. ad terram in Tasmania (Rodway). 



2. Hymenogaster Rehsteineri Bucholtz, Hedw. 1903, p. 318, Ann. My- 834 

 col. 1903, t. V, f. 18, Beitr. Hypog. p. 156, t. III, f. 18, Hym. 

 decorus Rehst. nec Tul. — Hypogseus sive subepigaeus, irregulari- 

 rotundatus, nucis avellame magnit. ; peridio levi, c. 0,25 mm. cr., 

 albo, dein luteolo; gleba^ lacunis irregularibus e basi sterili sub- 

 radiantibus ; septis luteolis (sub microsc), hyphis vascularibus (?) 

 jodio interdum cserulescentibus instructis ; basidiis hymenium raro 



