MOXOGRAril OF THE LABOULBEXIACE-K. 325 
Laboulbema coyFEHTA Tliaxtcr. Dale XIV, fi«;s, 12-14, 
Troc. Am. Acad. Arte aud Sci. Vol. XXIV, p. 2GS. 
Hyaline or tinged with smoky brown, the ba^ie of tlic pcrithccium and the adjacent cells 
often dark brown, rcrithecium straight, short and broad ; tapering rather suddenly towards the 
apex, which is black except about the hyaline pore, the lip-cclls coarse, blunt, turned very 
slightly outward- A}>pcudages hyaline or brownish; the outer much the largest, itfl basal cell 
twice as large as that of the inner, and giving rise ty]>ica]ly to three branches, themselves once 
or twice two- to three-branched above fheir basal colls; tlie inner Hiniilar but siuallcr; both fhe 
outer and inner varying to more simple forms; insertion cell small, very slighfly oblique, placed 
sliglitly above tlic base of the pcrithccium. RecejitaHc norniah Sj»or(»s of usmil tyj>c, 50 x l^/z. 
Pcrithecium, ISO X 60 ji. Appendages, maximum, 300 /i. 'J'otal length to tip of pcrithccium, 
4 
800 fi ; greatest breadth, 70 fi. 
On Ilarpalus pcnnsi/lvanicus DcG., New England. 
Except for its color and the branching of its outer appendage this form might rcndily be 
taken for one of the varieties of L. clongata. It seems certainly distinct from this species, how^- 
ever, as well as from the larger i. eleyaiiH^ with whicli it is rarely associated, and which it 
resembles in its general coloration. It usually occurs in a dense tuft on the anterior legs of 
its host, very rarely also on the left side of the inferior lateral face of the prothorax. Though 
abundant material has been examined, the species seems eomi)arutivcly rare. 
Laboulbexlv MAcnoTHECA Thaxtcr. Plate XVIII, figs. 6-8. 
Proc. Am. Acad. Arts and Sci. Vol. XXX, p. 474. 
Clear amber-vellow. 
base 
nearly symmetrical on either side, the apex rather large, outwardly oblique, with a blackish basal 
shade; the remainder of the pcrithecium transhicent, amber-colored, the walls thick, ihe spore 
mass large. Appendages flexuous, thick, pale amber-colored or tingod with purplish, arising 
from two cells, the inner small and roundish, the outer much larger, two or three times as long, 
usually bearing a single cell with two terminal, more commonlj' simple, branches; the inner 
producing two branches, each several times branched : the outer appendages especially more or 
less constricted at the septa. Receptacle small, usually short and slender, the basal cell long, 
narrowed towards its base, the sub-basal cell short, the remainhig cells relatively small. Pcri- 
thecium, 130-150 x 45-55 //. Spores, 60 X 5.5 ^. Appendages (longer), 185 /a. Receptacle, 
150-1G5 X 35-40 /i. Total length to tip of pcrithecium, 240 /i (longest, 270 /x), greatest width, 
55-60 11. 
On Anisodactylus haltimorensis Say, Maine. On Anisodactijlus sp. (?) Bathurst, N. B. 
(H. M. Richards). 
This species occurs not rarely on the anterior legs of its host, less frequently on the borders 
of the elytra. It may be distinguished by its pale amber color, large, evenly inflated pcrithc- 
cium, and slender receptacle, the distal, portion of which is relatively unusually reduced. 
Fig. 6 represents the more typical habit, the basal and sub-basal cell forming a straight, rigid 
