No. 3, July, 1921] MORPHOLOGY AND TAXONOMY, FUNGI, ETC. 297 



& Br.) V. H. is proposed ; a full description is furnished. The author concludes from an exami- 

 nation of original material that N. Hippocastani Otth. {Calonectria Hippocastani (Otth.) 

 Sacc.) is based on a mixture of Nitschkia cvpularis (Pers.) Kant, and Melanomma Pulvis 

 pyrivs (Pers.) Fckl. After a study of original material the author also concludes that 

 Miyakeamyces Bamhusae Hara, originally described as a new genus and species, is not parasitic 

 on Phyllachora Phyllostachydis Hara, but is parasitic directly on the leaves of Phyllostachys 

 bambvsoides; it is here considered one of the Xectriaceae and transferred to the genus Calonec- 

 tria. A full redescription is given. Broomella Lagerheimia Patouill. is considered a related 

 species and is also transferred to Calonectria. For the benefit of those who accept the genus 

 Pvttemansia P. Henn. as distinct from Calonectria, new combinations of these 2 species are 

 also provided in that genus. Neopeckia episphaeria occurring on old stromata of Hypoxylon 

 rnhiginosum is described as new. A new genus of the Melanommeae, Melanopsammella, 

 based on Eriosphaeria inaequalis Grove, is proposed with Gonythyrichimi as the conidial 

 stage. Sphaeria helicicola Desm. is redescribed from original material and transferred to 

 Lophiotrema. The opinion is expressed that Sphaeria Hederae Sow. is probably identical 

 with S. helicicola. Otthia Winteri Rehm is thought to be only a poorly developed form of 

 Cucurbitaria protracta Fckl. Otthia Rubi occurring on canes of Rubus Idaeus and R. caesius 

 is described as a new species based on specimens distributed in Roumeguere's Fungi Gall. 

 Exc. Nos. 15S5 and 1596 as Melanopsamma mendax S. & R. and M. ruborum (Lib.) respec- 

 tively. Uleomyces cinnabarinus, parasitic on the stroma of Venturia aggvegata Wint., is 

 described as a new species. The latter is redescribed and transferred to Antennularia {Cal- 

 eroa). The opinion is expressed that Antennularia, Montagnina, and Parodiella are related 

 genera and best placed in the Cucurbitariaceae. Botryostroma inaequale (W.) v. H. is con- 

 sidered to be dothidiaceous and related to Munkiodothis. A description of Didymella superflua 

 (Awld.) Sacc. drawn from authentic material is given, together with a historical review of 

 the species and a discussion of its relationships and associated forms; a considerable number 

 of specimens, including many issued in various exsiccati, were examined and a detailed dis- 

 cussion of these is included. Epicoccum nigro-cinnabarinum is described as new, based on 

 Sydow's Mycoth. March No. 2548. The new combination Didymella Sisymbrii (Rehm) v. H., 

 based on D. superflua var. Sisijmbrii Rehm, is proposed and a description furnished drawn 

 from specimens issued in Krieger F. Saxon. No. 2314 and Rehm Ascom. Exs. No. 2170. Atten- 

 tion is called to the necessity for a critical study of all species of the genus Didymella and 

 the opinion expressed that many of the species now assigned to it belong in other genera 

 including Carlia, Didymellina, Metasphaeria, Didymosphaeria, Diaporthe, etc. The taxono- 

 mic history of Sphaeria cooperta Desm. is reviewed and the conclusion reached that this 

 species is properly referred to Anistomula v. H.; the new combination, A. cooperta (Desm.) 

 v. H., is proposed. The fungus occurs on the under side of leaves of Quercus coccifera. A 

 full description is given and its relationship with Anistomula Quercus Ilicis (Trav.) v. H. 

 is discussed. Leptosphaeria typharum (Desm.) Karst. and L. culmorum Awld. are thought 

 to be substratum forms of the same species. In this connection the relationship of Lepto- 

 sphaeria de Not, Scleropleella v. H., and N odulisphaeria Rbh. is discussed. The author does 

 not agree with Haszlinsky in considering Gibber a vitis Schulzer and Valsa ampelina (Fuck.) 

 Nitschke identical with Echusias vitis Hasz. The latter genus is thought to be identical with 

 Fracchiaea Sacc; both genera were established in 1873. The latter name is preferred by the 

 author and the new combination F. vitis (Hasz.) v. H. is proposed. Attention is called to 

 certain errors occurring in the author's classification of the Diaporthaceae (Ber. Deutsch 

 Bot. Ges. 25: 1917) and to certain additions to the same. These corrections and additions 

 relate to the genera Ophiognomonia, Valseutypella v. H., N eozimynermannia Koorders, Dis- 

 perm,a Thiess., Cryptonectriopsis v. H., and Plagiostomella v. H. Sphaeria cryptosphaeria 

 Fuckel is thought to be identical with Ditopella fusispora de Not. Rehmiella Winter is con- 

 sidered identical with Ditopella de Not, and Rehmiella alpina Winter is transferred to the 

 latter genus. Sphaeria protuberans Fuckel as represented by the specimen distributed in F. 

 Rhen. No. 2242 is also considered identical with Ditopella fusispora. Additional evidence 

 is presented to support the opinion previously published by the author that Diaporthe Krie- 



