Pyrenomycetee, Sphteriacese, Phseodidymse, Henningsomyces. 689 



phis subiculi fuscis; ascis octosporis, clavatis, substipitatis, circ. 

 100^18; paraphysibus filiformibus; sporidiis oblique monostichis 

 vel subclistichis, obovatis, saepe curvulis, fuligineis, 1-septatis, paul- 

 lulo constrictis, 25 « 8. 



Hdb. in ramulis emortuis Disteghe in volucratoe, Mancos, 

 South Colorado, Amer. bor. 

 3. Otthia fendlericola Tracy et Earle, Plant. Bak. II, p. 14. — Pe- 2353 

 ritheciis immersis, dein suberumpentibus, 6-8 usque 20 in stro- 

 mate dense congestis, e mutua pressione applanatis intense brun- 

 neo-nigris, rugosis 300-600 \i. latis, depressis, ostiolo pertusis ; ascis 

 cylindraceis 100« 18; paraphysibus filiformibus; sporidiis mono- 

 stichis vel subdistichis, brunneis, fusiformibus, utrinquc acutis, 1- 

 septatis, non constrictis, 25 « 6. 



Hab. in ramis emortuis Fendleraj, Hermosa, South Colorado 

 Amer. bor. 



RHYNCH0ST0MA Karst. — Syll. I p. 730, IX p. 750, XI p. 317, 

 XIV p. 559. 



1. Rhynchostoma piriforme Annie L. Smith, Journ. Linn. Soc. XXXV, 2354 

 p. 16, tab. II, f. 16-18 (extr.) — Syll. XVI p. 1 135 (nomen). - 

 Peritheciis ctespitosis, basi confluentibus, omnino superficialibus, 

 atris, globoso-piriformibus, rostro leniter curvulo,noduloso instru- 

 ctis, basi circa 1 mm. latis, fere 2 mm. longis; ascis cylindraceis, 

 breviter stipitatis, 85 [j.. long.; sporidiis oblique et irrcgulariter mo- 

 nostichis, oblongo-ovatis, 1-septatis, brunneis 10 v 4. 

 Hab. ad ligna, in ins. Dominica Indise occid. 



HENNINGSOMYCES Sacc. n. gen. (Etym. a clariss. et sollorlissimo my- 

 cologo, prof. P. Hennings, berolinensi, in studio mycetum exoti- 

 corum in primis peritissimo). — Perithecia superlicialia, facilo 

 secedentia (phyllogena) globulosa, membranacon. nigra, levia, in 

 rostellum cylindraceum tenue producta, basi hyphis brovilius, ra- 

 diantibus brunneis cincta, sed subiculo destituta. Ostiolum apice 

 fimbriatum, conidiophorum ; conidiis cylindraceis fuscis 1-plurise- 

 ptatis. Asci obovati, 8-spori, aparaphysati. Sporidi;i o\ ato-oblonga. 

 1-septata, hyalino-fuscidula. — Ab afiini gen. Uhynchomeliola 

 Speg. differt subiculo nullo, ostiolis apice conidiophoris eto. 



1. Henning8omyces pulchellus Sacc n. sp. — Peritlnciis htypophyllis, 2355 

 punctiformibus, hinc indo gregariis, 60-85 \).. diam., globulosis, 



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