497] MELIOLA IN PORTO RICO — STEVENS 29 



31. Meliola molleriana Wint. 



Hedw. 25 : 98, 1886. 

 On Sida urens L. 



Aguada, Nov. 22, '13, 5090. Mayaguez, March 9, '13, 483. San 

 German, Dec. 8, 13, 4114, June 27, 15, 7508. Anasco, Oct. 12, 13, 

 3530. Yauco, Oct. 3, 13, 3243. Catano, Nov. 6, 13, 4184. St. Ana, 

 Dec. 31, 13, 6693. Arecibo-Lares Road, June 21, 15, 7310, 7239. Dos 

 Bocas, below Utuado, July 8, 15, 8031, 8079. Las Marias, July 10, 15, 

 8209. Eosario, Aug. 4, 15, 9498, 9486. El Miradero, Aug. 4, 15, 

 9151. 



These specimens have somewhat shorter and thinner perithecial ap- 

 pendages and smaller spores than the description calls for. The fungus 

 is very common, almost always present where the host grows. 

 On Varro7iia sp. 



Las Marias, July 10, 15, 8139. El Miradero, Aug. 3, 15, 9133, 

 Aug. 4, 15, 9164. Mayaguez, June 24, 15, 7412. El Alto de la Ban- 

 dera, July 14, 15, 8593. 



32. Meliola cupanme sp. nov. 



Colonies epiphyllous, irregular, 2-10 mm. in diam., confluent, dif- 

 fuse. Mycelium forming a very loose network of threads, branches 

 mostly opposite, 7/* in diameter. 



Capitate hyphopodia alternate, distant, 37-70/a apart, head cell ovate 

 to cuneate, smooth or angled, often truncate, the basal cell 7/x long. 

 Mucronate hyphopodia opposite, bottle-shaped to conic, about 20/x long. 

 Mycelial setae none. Perithecial setae 3-12, straight or curved. Tip 

 obtuse, 140 X 5fi, dark. 



Perithecia 110-170jti, rough, with rounded protuberances. Asci soon 

 evanescent; ascospores 4-septate, brown, cylindrical, slightly constricted, 

 obtuse, 37 x 14/*. 

 On Cupania americana L. Fig. 28. 



El Miradero, near Mayaguez, Aug. 4, 15, 9143 (type), 9489, Aug. 

 11, 15, 9318. Maricao, July 19, 15, 8948. Dos Bocas, near Utuado, 

 July 8, 15, 8080. Quebradillas, Nov. 22, 13, 4979. 

 On Cupania sp. Quebradillas 4779. 



The distinctive character of this species is the sparse mycelium and 

 distant hyphopodia which are long and narrow. 



33. Meliola ocoteae sp. nov. 



Colonies hypophyllous, irregular, 5-10 mm. in diam. Mycelium 

 very dark, 6/i thick, crooked, loose, branches opposite or alternate. 



