Sphieropsidacese, Leptostromaceee, Melopliia. 937 



LABRIDIUM Vestergr. Oefv. K. Vet.-Acad. Forh. 1897, n. I, p. 43 

 (Etym. Idbrwn, ob peritheciorum formam). — Perithecia dimidia- 

 ta, hysterioideo-rimosa, demum hiantia, membranaceo-carbonacea, 

 nigra. Sporulas pluriseptatse, coloratee (brunne»), utrinque 1-cilia- 

 tse, basidiis filiformibus fult;e. — Sistit Leptostromacearum novam 

 sectionem «phieophragmiarum». A Discosia differt peritheciorum 

 forma, sporuUs coloratis. Ob perithecia demum latiuscule hiantia 

 ad Exeipulaceas videtur paullulum vergere. 

 1. Labridium hians Vestergr. 1. c. — Peritheciis in cauhbus dealbatis 3937 

 sparsis, plus minusve elongatis, elhpsoideo-oblongis v. fusoideis, 

 hysterioideis, rima longitudinali, initio angustissima, demum plus 

 rninus latiuscule aperta, dimidiatis, V,-'/^ mm. longis, '/3-'/, mm. 

 latis, membranaceo-carbonaceis, nigris, testura solidiuscula, sed 

 non manifeste parenchymatica, subimpellucida, atrofusca, celhilis 

 rotundatis, minutis, ca. 3 u. diam.; sporuhs oblongis, inaequilate- 

 rahbus v. subcurvuiis, 3-septatis, ad septa typice constrictis, ex 

 hyalino castaneo-brunneis, utrinque sub apic6 cilio hyalino, ad 9 u. 

 longo pr;ieditis, 11-14 «4-5 (sine ciHis), loculis ultimis pallidiuscu- 

 lis, rotundatis, minoribus; basidiis simpUcibus, longitudine varia 

 (ad 20 u..), hyalinis, continuis. 



Hah. in caulibus exsiccatis Potentillae reptantis in Got- 

 landia. 



WELOPHIA Sacc. — Syll. III, p. 658, X, p. 428, XI, p. 557. 



1. Meloilhfa glancllcola Vestergr. Oefv. K. Vet. Acad. Forh. 1897, 3938 

 n. I, p. 44. — Peritheciis non macuUcohs, dense sparsis, interdum 

 phis minusve connatis, subcircularibus, scutiformibus, convexis, 

 basi applanatis, varia magnitudine, '/3-I mm. diam., carbonaceis, 

 astomis, textura non parenchymatica (?), opaca, impeUucida; spo- 

 ruUs fiUformibus, utrinque obtusiusculis, 35-50 ^ 1 '/,-2 '/,, conti- 

 nuis, hyaUnis, 2-3 in basidio communi, minutissimo, 3 p. longo 

 confertis, facile secedentibus. 



Hah. in glandibus Quercus in Gotlandia. 



2. Melopllia COStaricensis Speg. Eev. Agr. y Veter. La Plata 1896, 3^ 

 p. 346. — MacuUs nulUs ; stromatibus amphigenis, stepius suborbicu- 

 laribus, 3-10 mm. diam., ambitu repanduUs, ad epiphyllum pianis 

 subnitiduUs, ad hypophyllum convexulis opacis atque subpapulosis, 

 extus intusque atris subcarbonaceis duris, loculis internis minimis, 

 100-120 V. diam., fusco-farctis ; sporulis filiformibus, utrinque atte- 



