102 OP Till: AMERICAN ACADEMY. 



coming dark smoky brown ; cell V often as large as cell IV. poshing 

 small Bubtriangular unmodified insertion-eel] outward so that it may 

 become lateral, with its transverse diameter vertical, cell VII unusually 

 large. Appendages consisting of an outer and an inner basal cell, the 

 two tree from one another except al the base, mostlj Beveral times as 

 long as broad and overlapping Blightly; the outer bearing an external 

 row of superposed branches, usually Beven or eight in number, formed by 

 the successive prob'feration of the tip of the basal cell, and separated from 

 it by broadly blackened septa; the branches successively Bubdichoto- 

 mously branched several to eight or more times, the basal and sometimes 

 the Bubbasal cell often producing more than two branchlets (two to tour) 

 superposed in a Bingle row. The inner appendage like the outer, the 

 basal cell producing a single .similar row of branches fewer (usually two 

 to four) in number, overlapping those of the outer appendage and bear- 

 ing antheridiain groups of from one to eight not characteristically grouped, 

 the venter rather abruptly distinguished from the straight cylindrical 

 purplish neck : the branches of both appendages directed outward, hyaline 

 or distally reddish or purplish, constricted at the lower purplish septa. 

 Perithecia (largest) 230 x 55 ^ ; average 170 x 40 /t. Total length to tip 

 of perithecium very variable, from 275 p to 1 mm. Appendages 200- 

 350 u. Antheridia 1G X 4//. 



On Brachinus Chinensis Chaud., Paris Museum, Nos. 58, 59, Manila, 

 Philippine Islands, and Macao, China. Brit Mus. Nos. 536 (bis), China, 

 Hope Coll. No. 244, China. On Brachinus spp., Brit. Mus. Nos. 5.I7. 

 539, 540, China and Philippine Islands. Usually ou interior surface of 

 thorax and protbora\. 



Laboulbenia Orthomi nov. sp. 



Perithecium free, long and straight, slender, sometimes slightly inflated 

 distally, deep clear brown; the tip broad, prominent, not abruptly differ- 

 entiated; the lips rather large and prominent, the lower wall-cell as a 

 rule elongated to form a hyaline neck, usually well marked and contrast 

 with the body of the perithecium. Receptacle shorter than the perithe- 

 cium, olive-brown, except the hyaline or slightly yellowish basal cell. 

 Insei-tion-e.ll not as broad as cell IV. The outer appendage consisting of 

 a basal cell longer than broad, blackened externally, producing usually 

 a single simple terminal branch, the two lower cells of which arc black- 

 ened externally and sometimes give rise to erect simple branchlets. '1 be 

 inner appendage consisting of a basal cell similar to that of the outer, and 

 producing ou either side a straight hyaline erect branch. Spores 50 X 



