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gramillgera Starb. 1892, N. farinosa (P. Herrn.) A. Moell. 1897, iV. suh- 

 squamiiligera P. Henn. et E. Nyman 1899, ? N. hotryosa P. Heun. 1902, 

 N. siihhotnjosa v. Höhn, 1907, N. Cycadis Rehm in herb. — The species 

 enumerated are going over in N. ochroleuca (Schvv.) Berk. (Grev. IV p. 16), 

 witliin the range of which numerous species are belonging. 



Dr. Wee se of Vienna, who is at present monographing the genus 

 Nectria, has most kindly determined our specimens of the above species 

 on base of type specimens and given the above list of synonyms. 



As the description by Berkeley and Broome is very incomplete 

 we are here giving a detailed diagnosis and figures of this characteristic 

 fungus. 



Peritheciis nunc singulis, 

 nunc in acervulos (stromatibus 

 tubercularieis insidentes) pulvi- 

 natos, nonnumquam elongatos 

 confluentesque coacervatis, glo- 

 boso - subconicis , vestimento 

 squamuloso profunde 5 — 9 lon- 

 gitudinaliter sulcato — ostiolis 

 nudis exceptis — obsessis, in- 

 deque formam Cerei juvenis 

 imitantibus, ^/t — ^/smm. diam., 

 rubro-aurantiacis, in sicco subo- 

 chraceis. Ascis juvenilibus sub- 

 fusoideis, maturis cylindraceo- 

 clavatis, tenuissime tunicatis, 

 membrana sporidiis adjacente, 

 40 — ÖÖI1 X 5 — 7 fji, sessilibus. 

 Sporidiis octonis, superne sub- 

 distichis, inferne monostichis, 

 ellipsoideo-fusoideis, 1 -septatis, 



ad septum non constrictis, 10 — 14/i x 8^/2— 4-*/ 1 ^^, hyalinis. Para- 

 physibus nullis. 



Ad ramulos siccos corticatos prope Las Trin cheras Venezuelae (Leg. 

 H. Lassen). 



The fungus grew in company with Schizophyllum commune Fr. 

 and was collected near Las Trincheras, 14. 12. 91 (H. L.). 



Fig. 3. Nectria subquatertiaia B. et Br. 



o: Perithecia; 6: Perithecia without covering; c: 



A young ascus; d: Ripe asci; e: Spores, (a: '^U; 6: 



'"/r. c, d and e: «>"/,). 



Pilocratera Hindsii (Berk.) P. Henn. 



On earth: Venezuela, 4. 8. 91 (Eg ger s nr. 12413). 

 Maravalli Valley, 30. 11. 91 (H. L.). 



Trinidad, 



