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Miss Elizabeth Morse of the CaHfornia Mxcological Society 

 first suggested that she believed Diirandiomyces was identical 

 with Daleomyces Setche!!. The genus Daleotnyces was described 

 in Mycologia (16: 240) and referred to the Tuberales. Perhaps 

 this is the reason Daleomyces was never considered in our treat- 

 ment of the Discomycetes. Since examining fragments of 

 Daleomyces the writer is fully convinced that the two genera are 

 identical and Daleomyces must be considered the authentic 

 generic name by reason of priority. The following then is the 

 synonymy: 



Daleomyces Setchell, Mycologia 16: 240. 1924. 

 Durundiomyces Seaver, N. Am. Cup-fungi 242. 1928. 

 Type species, Gyromitra Phillipsii Massee. 



Daleomyces Phillipsii (Massee) Seaver, comb. nov. 

 Daleomyces Gardneri Setchell, Mycologia 16: 241. 1924. 



For description and complete synonymy see p. 242. 



Some object to placing this interesting genus in the Helvel- 

 laceae. It is, however, equalK' out of place in an\' other family 

 of the Operculatae. Boudier considered it a variety of Peziza 

 proteana. So far as the writer can learn there is no evidence 

 that the species ever produces a simple Peziza cup. For the 

 time its position is left as indicated. 



On May 21, 1941 Dr. Helen M. Gilkey writes: 



"I have not found the opportunit\' to complete the investigaticjn of the 

 I)(ileoi)iyces-Dnr(ind/()iiiyces pr()l)lem; hut a year ago last fall Dr. Zeller and 

 I were called out into the country to see a specimen which undoubtedly was 

 \our genus, and which was pushing out of a rotting log until it eventually 

 reached a diameter of 40 inches. The flesh at first was beautifully white 

 and brittle, and delicious eating, uncooked. This should have been reported 

 long ago, but there are not hours enough in the day." 



243. Verpa. 



Add the synonxm: Ptychoverpa Bond. Hist. Class. Disc(^m. 

 Eu. 34. 1907. 



243. Verpa conica. 



Range extended to Oregon (S. M. Zeller), and Pennsylvania 

 (L. O. O\'erhohs). Also reported from Japan (S. Imai). 



244. Verpa bohemica. 



Add the synon\-m: Ptychoverpa bohemica Bond. Hist. Class. 

 Disconi. lui. 34. 1907. 



