Laternea in Africa and was from Angola. The recently described Blumenavia 

 usambarensis from Africa is probably the same. The type is in alcohol at Berlin 



LATERNEA SPEGAZZINI (Fig. 6 3 ).-This, which we know onlv from 

 a hgure, differs from Laternea columnata in having the surface covere'd with 

 papillate projections. It might well be made the type of a new genus As 

 far as known, it occurs only in Argentina, South America. The illustration 

 shows only three columns, but the number probably varies. 



Fig. 64. 



LATERNEA BICOLUMNATA. 



LATERNEA BICOLUMNATA (Fig. 64) . Receptacle con- 

 sists of two columns united at the top and free at the bottom. Col- 

 umns slightly compressed, cylindrical, tapering above. Gleba attached 

 to the under side of the columns near the apex. Color pale reddish. 

 This species is known only from Japan and is the only Laternea re- 

 corded from that part of the world. We are under obligations to 

 Professor Kusano for the photograph that we reproduce. 



THE GENUS PSEUDOCOLUS. 



The genus Pseudocolus consists of columns (three, as far as 

 known) which are united at the top and at the bottom are consoli- 

 dated into a stalk. In other words, it is a stipitate Laternea. The 

 best known species are from Java and Brazil. Other and less per- 

 fectly known species occur in Australia, Reunion Island (Africa). 

 Java, and Ceylon. All species of Pseudocolus appear to be very rare, 

 and most of them are only known from a single record. 



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