Orbilia 157 



11. Orbilia rubrococcinea (Rchm) Sacc. Syll. Fung. 8: 622. 

 1889. 



Calloria rubrococcinea Rehni; Winter, Hedwigia 22: 72. 1883. 



Apothecia scattered, or gregarious, sessile, patelliform, 

 scarlet-red, contracting when dry, expanding when moist, 

 1-3 mm. in diameter; asci clavate, reaching a length of 40-45 /x 

 and a diameter of 5 /x, 8-spored; spores clavate, 3 X 12-15 n; 

 paraphyses filiform 3 /x in diameter above. 



On bark of Gleditsia triacanthos. 



Type locality: Kentucky. 



Distribution: Known only from the type locality. 



12. Orbilia coccinella (Sommerf.) Fries, Summa Veg. Scand. 

 357. 1849. 



Peziza coccinella Sommerf. in Wahlenb. Fl. Lapp. 296. 1826. 

 MoUisia coccinella Gill. Champ. Fr. Discom. 129. 1882. 

 Calloria coccinella Phiii. Brit. Discom. 328. 1887. 



Apothecia scattered, or gregarious, minute, subtremelloid, 

 flesh-red, bright-red when dry, reaching a diameter of 1 mm. but 

 often much less; asci cylindric-clavate, reaching a length of 

 30-50 M, and a diameter of 4-5 m, 8-spored ; spores subglobose to 

 ellipsoid, 2-2.5 X 3 5 ju; paraphyses very slender, with sub- 

 globose apices. 



On wood and bark of various kinds, and occasionally on fungi 

 Polyporus and Diatrype. 



Type locality: Europe. 



Distribution: Delaware to Wisconsin, probably common; 

 also in Europe. 



Illustrations: Boud. Ic. Myc. pi. 461; Rab. Krypt.-Fl. P: 

 447,/. 6-8; E. & P. Nat. Pfl. 1^: 217,/. 169, A, B. 



13. Orbilia rubinella (Nyl.) Karst. Myc. Fenn. 1 : 97. 1871. 

 Peziza rubinella Nyl. Not. See. Fauna Fl. Fenn. 10: 56. 1869. 



Apothecia scattered, subgelatinous, flesh-red, or nearly 

 scarlet, about .5 mm. in diameter; asci clavate to pyriform, 

 8-12-spored, reaching a length of 39-46 m and a diameter of 

 8-11 m; spores subglobose, about 2 3 ix in diameter; paraphyses 

 filiform, about 1 y. thick, enlarged above to 1.5 fi. 



On rotten wood and more rarely on woody fungi. 



Type locality : Europe. 



