398 The Myxomycetes of the United States. 



Family 8. AMAUROCH^ETACEJE. 



Genus 21. AmaurocJicete R. 

 90. AmaurochjEte atra (A. and S.). 



Lycogala atrum A. and S., Consp., t. 3, f. 3. 



Beticularia atra Fr., Sys. Myc, iii, 86. Curt., Cat., p. 111. 



Lachnobolus cribrosus Fr., Orb. Vet., 148. 



Spores -014— •015 mm . 

 On logs. Car. (Curt.). 



Family 9. BREFELDIACEJ!. 



Genus 22. Brefeldia R. 

 91. Brefeldia maxima (Fr.). 

 Dermodium inquinans Fr., Gast., p. 9. 



Beticularia maxima Fr., Sys. Myc, iii, 85. Schw., Am. Bor., 2375. 

 On trunks. Bethlehem (Schwz.). 



Family 10. ECHINOSTELI ACE^E. 

 Genus 23. Echinostelium DeBary. 

 Not represented in the United States. 



Sub-Division II. LAMPROSPOR.E. 

 Spores diversely colored, never violet. 



Section A. ATBICH^E. 

 Sporangia without a capillitium. 



Order IV. Anemese. 

 Family 11. DICTYOSTELIACEJ!. 

 Genus 24. Dictyostelium Bref. 

 Not yet recorded in the United States. 



Family 12. LICEACEJ;. 

 Genus 25. Licea Schracl. 



92. Licea flexuosa Pers., Syn., t. 1, f. 5, 6. Schw., Am. Bor., 2315. 

 Licea spadicea Fr., Sys. Myc, iii, 197. 



Spores -0125 — 014 mm . 

 Car. (Schw.) ; Bethlehem (Schw.). 



