431 Pyrenomv cet88, Sphaeriacese, Phseosporae, Philocopra. 



— Species pulcliella, plurimis aliis microsporis affinis, sed abj 

 omnibus rite distincta. 



COPROLEPA Fuck. — Syll. I p. 248, IX p. 493. 



1. Coprolepa gigaspora Ell. et Ev. Bull. Torr. Bot. Gl. 1898, p. 501. i 



— Stromatibus sparsis, minutis, 2-4 mm. diam., convexo-promi- 

 nentibus, extus atris, superficie celiulis prominulis et pilis impei- 

 fecte evolutis rudimentaribus brunneis aspera, intus suberosis; pe- 

 ritheciis in stromate aut solitariis aut in majoribus 2-4 consociatis 

 nidulantibusque ovato-globosis, V^ mm. dia.m., supra attenuatj., 

 ostiolo hemisplicerico mox perforato erumpentibus et basi margi;- 

 tenui strati superflcialis stromatis cinctis; ascis cylindraceis, 2B''- 

 820 « 35-40, paraphysibus abunrlantibus firmis obvallatis, 4-8-spo- 

 ris; sporidiis monostichis vel subdlstichis, oblongo-eliipticis, pn- 

 mitus subhyalinis stratoque hyalino mucoso crasso obvolutis, basi 

 tuberculo minuto vel interdum appendicula breviter acutata do- 

 uatis, demum opacis, 45-60 ^ 20-22. 



Hab. in fimo vaccino, Britisli Columbia Amer. bor. (MACOu:i'. 



2. Coprolepa intermedia Speg. Fg. Arg. novi v. crit., p. 257 ^1899;. 



— Stromatibus hinc inde sparsis, parvulis, 2-5 mm. diara., ara- 

 bitu irregnlariter repandis, etfusis, non limitatis, prmio candidis, 

 dein albo-cinereis vel argenteis, intus albis, suberoso-coriacellis ;■ 

 peritheciis solitariis vel rarius binis triuis aggregatis in quoque 

 stroraat^, globosis, 0,8-1 i!im. diam., extus albis, furfaraceis, mem- 

 branaceo-carnosulis , contcxtu olivaceo parum distincto. o?t'olo 

 minuto crustam stroina.ti--am perforante ejusdem'jue biipHrficir»m 

 vix attingento nigro coronatis; ascis cj-lindraceis, apice subtruD 

 cato-rotundatis, 250-280-22-30, aparaphysatis, octosporis; ?po 

 ridiis oblique monostichis, ellipsoideis, utriucjue pJus minusve sul 

 acutato-rotundatis, 26-28 ^ 16-18, opace fahgineis, tunica mucosa 

 hj^alina crassiuscula obvolutis. 



Hdb. iu fimo equino putrescente, Ensenada prope La Piata» 

 Argentinjie. — Species stromate extus intusque albo, sporidiis in 

 ter ceteras cognitas mediis nt videtur satis distincta. 



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PHILOCOPRA Speg. — Syll. I p. 249, IX p. 494. 



1. Philocopra discospora Plow. Brit. Mycol. Soc-. Transact. f. 1897- 

 1898, p. 62, t. II, f. 23-25, — Peritheciis semiimmersis v. liberis, 

 elongato-conicis, nigris, inlerne pallidioribus, 400-500 u.. aliAs, 250 

 fji. latis, ostiolo pilis rigidis erectis nigris sirapUcibus circumdato; 



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