Mitteilungen aus dem botan. Museum der Universität Zürich (LXXVI). 631 
ceylindraceo-subcurvulae, hyalinae, demum 1-septatae. Hyphae 
subhymeniales 2—3 u. 
Pr 
Loeality: (Loyalty Islands) Lifou: on wood, Ke&penee, 1912. 
Near to D. Cudonia Bres., but distinguished by the longer 
stem and narrower, hyaline spores. 
Le Ratia coccinea Mass. et Wakefield sp. nov. 
Peridium simplex, primo ubique clausum, subglobosum, fur- 
furaceum, in vegeto coccineum, 2—3 cm diam., intus gyroso-cellu- 
losum; columella subglobosa, cava, circa 5 mm diam. Stipes 
erectus, brevissimus, concolor, superne in columellam dilatatus, intus 
cavus. Sporae ellipsoideae, utrinque acutisculae, 15-17 x 10-11,5 u, 
hyalinae, crasse tunicatae. 
Locality: (Loyalty Islands) Lifou: Kepenee, No. 248. 
Quite distinet from Le Ratia similis in the seurfy peridium and 
the larger hyaline spores. 
Xylaria hirtella Wakefield sp. nov. 
Stromata laxe gregaria, stipitata, eylindraceo-fusiformia.- Cla- 
vula usque ad 1,8 cm longa, 1,5—2 em crassa, apiculata, striata, 
a stipite vix distineta, primo minute hirsuta, fusco-violacea, dein 
glabra, atra. Stipes usque ad 1,5 cm longus, 1 mm crassus, dense 
minuteque hirsutus, fusco-violaceus, dein glaber, ater. Ostiola vix 
prominula. Asci eylindracei, 905 u, paraphysati. Sporidia 
ellipsoidea, olivacea, guttulata, 1I—11xX4 u. 
Locality ? No. 144, 221. 
Allied to X. bataanensis P. Henn., but differs in the villose club 
and slightly smaller spores. 
Nectria nigro-ostiolata Wakefield sp. nov. 
Perithecia superficialia, densissime aggregata, bolaiteiden, 
0,25 mm diam., sanguineo-rubra, minute rugulosa, ostiolo vix papil- 
lato nigro. Asci subfusiformes, 80-90%x13—15 u. Sporidia 
subdisticha, ellipsoidea, utrinque attenuata, 15—16 X us Pi ee 
tudinaliter medio 1-septata, striata. | 
Locality: (Loyalty Islands) Mar6: on wood, Medou, No. 146. 
Allied to N. sanguinea, but. distinguished | by the 
ci with : a ‚dark mouth, and larg: . 
