418 Pyrenomycetfe, Sphitriaeeae, Allantosporse, Fracchiaja. 



gregariis, primo subglobosis, dein coliapso-cupulatis, papillato-ostio- 

 latis, atris, radiato-substriatis v. subrugoais, ca. 1 mm. diam.; asci 

 clavatis, obtusis, basi attenuatis, 100 -120 v 10-12: sporidiis obiique 

 monostiriiis, oblongis, subcylindraceis, sabcurvulis, 2-3-guttulatis, 

 18-22 «9-12. 



Hah. in ramis corticatis. Tjibodas ins. Java3 (E. Nyman). — 

 N. cupulari (Pers ) Karst. affinis, sed muito major et sporidia quo- 

 que majora. 



FRACCHI>EA Saoc. — Syll. I p. 93, IX p. 445, XI p. 272. 



1. Fracchiaea microspora Sacc. Malpigiiia XIII, 1899, p. 13, f II, 1. 



— Peritlieciis erumpentibus, subsoiitariis v. in cgespituJos couge- 

 stis, globosis vel leviter depressis, uon vel vix papillatis, nigris, 

 teuuiter asperulis, dein plerumque leniter excavatis ; ascis myrio- 

 sporis, cylindraceis, basi parum attenuatis, subsessiiibus, apice i'o- 

 tuudatis, 90-110 « 14, obturaculo, saitem initio, globuioso ; para- 

 pbysibus filiformibus copiosissimis ascos a?quantibus ; sporidiis 

 inordinate stipatis, aiiantoideis, miuutise;imis, iiyaiinis, 3-4 5^0,7-1. 



Hah. iu rauiis corticatis emortuis Popuii tremula:;, Riva- 

 Vaidobbia, Italia (CARESTf:. 



2. Fracchisa eucalyptina Berl. Icou. fung. III, pag. 27, t. XXKV, 

 f. 1. — Peritbeciis in csespitulos irregulares, superficiales dense 

 stipatis, .stromate subpulvinato insertis, giobosis, mutua pressioue 

 subinde iateraiiter parum oompressis v. diflformibus et subconuatis, 

 atris, vix ruguloais, ostiolo imperspicuo, '/,-'/., nim. 'iiam. coriaceo- 

 carbonaceis, rarius subdiscretis, numuuam ^ut videtur) soiitariisj 

 ascis ciavatis, sessilibus, 70-80 « 12, poiysjjoris; sporidiis ailautoi- 

 deis, 9-11 >i 2, in asco hyaiino-virescentibu.s. 



llab. iu cortice putri Eucaiypti Grlobuii, S. Jose de Fiores 

 Argentina^ (Spegazzini Dec. mycol. arg. n 41 sub F. hete)'ogenea' 



— Ab hac specie, teste Berl., differt peritheciis densius stipatis, 

 vix rugulosis ; sec. Relim Hedw. 1901, p. 108 uon differt a Fr. 

 suhcongregafa (.B. et 0.) Ellis. 



3. Fracchiaea subcongregata (B. et C.) EHis Nortb Am. Pyr. p. 244, 

 Cdelosphoiria suhconnata (B. et C.) Sacc. Syil. I, pag. 93. — Sec* 

 Eilis I. c. et Keiim Hedw. 1901, p 108 lia.'c apecies eadem cst ac 

 Fr. heterogenea Sacc. ; sed, etsi vaide alTines, '-atis diversic videntur, 

 nam F. heterogenea pollet periliie(;iis (),5 mm. diam et sporidiis 

 8-il » 2, et Fr. suhcongregata (juxta exempl. autiiontica in Ra- 

 ven. r. Carol. IV, u. 57 (1855;) babot peritiiecia 1 mm. diam. et 



