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called to the recent work of Arthur establishing the new genus Kunkelia on the short-cycled 

 rust occurring on Rubus in a form similar to Caeoma nitens. The geographical distribution 

 of this form is contrasted with that of the long-cycled form, Gymnoconia inter stitialis (Schlecht. ) 

 Lagerheim. The latter is found in colder regions and at higher altitudes. These results are 

 in accord with the theory of M. and Mme. Moreau that the short-cycled Uredineae have been 

 derived from those of a longer life-cycle by the loss of the resting spore stage following emigra- 

 tion to a warmer climate. — D. S. Welch. 



1228. Parisi, Rosa. Di alcuni parassiti delle piante medicinali e da essenze. [Some 

 parasites of medicinal and essence-producing plants.] Riv. Patol. Veg. 11: 1-16. 1921. — Ten 

 fungous parasites are listed and described of which 2 are new species, namely, Macrosporium 

 Papaveris on the capsules of Papaver somniferum and Macrosporium Cavarae on the foliage of 

 Ricinus communis. Septoria Melissae Desmazieres is transferred to the genus Phleospora. — 

 F. M. Blodgett. 



1229. Patouillard, N. Le genre Clavariopsis Holt. [The genus Clavariopsis.] Bull. 

 Trimest. Soc. Mycol. France 36: 61-63. 2 fig. 1920. — This genus was established by Holter- 

 mann for the Clavaria-like species of the genus Tremella. Three species are listed: C. pinguis 

 Holt, type, from Java; Tremella damaecornis Moller from Brazil; C. pulchella Pat. and Har. 

 from New Caledonia. A new species, C. prolifera, is described from the Philippines. — D. S. 

 W'elch. 



1230. Patouillard, N. Quelques champignons du Tonkin (suite) (1). [Some fungi of 

 Tonqmn.] Bull. Trimest. Soc. Mycol. France 36: 174-177. 1920. — Fifteen species are de- 

 scribed, of which the following are new: Septobasidium carbonaceum, Helicobasidium pur- 

 pureum (Tul.) Pat. var. orientale, Spongipellis Eberhardti, and Sphaerella Mycopron. — D. S. 

 Welch. 



1231. Pearson, A. A. New British Hymenomycetes. Trans. British Mj'col. Soc. 7: 

 55-58. 1921. — Besides descriptive notes on 8 other species, 1 new variety, Hypochnus roseo- 

 griseus Wakef. & Pearson var. lavandulaceus, is included. — W. B. McDougaU. 



1232. Fetch, T. Presidential address. Fungi parasitic on scale insects. Trans. British 

 Mycol. Soc. 7: 18-40. 1921. — The earliest record of a fungus parasitic on a scale insect was 

 made in 1848 by Desmazieres, who collected specimens in Normandy growing on scale insects 

 on willow and ash. This fungus was a conidial form and was named Microcera coccophila. 

 Later the perithecial stage was collected by Berkeley in America and named Sphaerostilbe 

 flammea by the Tulasnes. Later 2 other species of Sphaerostilbe were shown to be parasitic 

 on scale insects. In Europe all 3 species are rare and very poorly developed, especially in 

 the Microcera stage, as compared with specimens collected in the tropics. The name Micro- 

 cera has been used for any conidial fungus with Fusarium spores which grows on a scale insect, 

 but there are 2 common types which differ from each other generically. One of these, the true 

 Microcera, falls in the Stilbaceae. The other belongs to the Tuberculariaceae, and for this 

 the author proposes to establish a new genus, Pseudomicrocera. A 3rd type which proved to 

 be neither Microcera nor Pseudomicrocera was collected in 1904 in Australia by McAlpine. 

 For this the author proposes a new genus, Discofusarium. A new genus name, Podonectria, 

 is proposed for 3 species of scale insect fungi which are characterized by the possession of 

 multiseptate ascospores and a Tetracrium conidial stage. In the genera Cordyceps and 

 Torrubiella the number of species recorded as occurring on scale insects is comparatively 

 small, respectively 3 and 4, and very little is known about some of them. All species of .4s- 

 chersonia are entomogenous and occur for the most part on scale insects. The perithecial 

 stage of Aschersonia is Hypocrella and it also is entomogenous. One species of Empusa and 

 several of Septobasidium. are known to occur on scale insects. Some species of Septobasidium 

 after destroying the scale insects become parasitic on the host plant. Several species of 

 Hyphomycetes have been recorded as parasitic on scale insects. About 10 species of endo- 

 parasites of scale insects have been described, mostly belonging to the Saccharomycetes. 



