458 Pyrenomycetse, Hypocreacese, Nectria. 



minutis obtusis vitreis ; ascis linearibus 100 ^ 10, facile diffluenti- 

 bus; sporidiis octonis, ovalibus vel cylindraceis, valde insequalibus 

 8-16 w 6-9 biguttulatis, iu septo vix compressis, olivaceis, muco 

 tenui obvallatis, exosporio crasso striis longitudinalibus irregula- 

 ribus pictis; paraphysibus nuliis. 



Hah. in ligno frondoso, Sao Leopoldo, Brasilia. — A ceteris 

 speciebus sporidiis irregulariter striatis dignoscenda. 



9. Nectrla betulina Rehm, Ascom. Amer. bor., Ann. Myc. vol. III 4880 

 (1905) p. 519. — Peritheciis in stromate flavidulo, 1,5 cm, long., 



2-3 mm. lat. per rimas transversas corticis erumpente arcte con- 

 gregatis, sessilibus, globulosis, haud papillulatis, poro vix conspi- 

 cuo pertusis, demum patellariformiter coUabentibus, dilute carneis, 

 haud nitentibus, scabriusculis, contextu parenchymatico flavidulo 

 0,3-0,4 mm. diam., membranaceis; ascis cylindraceis, apice rotun- 

 datis, 50-60 « 8-9, octosporis ; sporidiis oblongis, utrinque rotunda- 

 tis, medio septatis, non constrictis, utraque cellula guttam magnam 

 oleosam includente, hyalinis, 9-10 « 4, 1-stichis; paraphysibus haud 

 visibilibus. 



Hdb. ad lignum betulinum, Cajuga Lake Flora New York 

 Amer. bor. (Dr. Atkinson). -- Nectrice ochracem forte proxima, 

 sed sporidiis multo minoribus plane diversa. 



10. Nectrla leprosa P. Henn., Engl. Jahrb. XXXVIII (1905) p. 112. 4881 

 — Csespitulis 1-2 mm. diam.; peritheciis dense crespitosis, flavido 

 aurantiis, ovoideis v. subglobosis, papillatis, c. 300 jj.. diam., squa- 

 mis furfuraceis, pallidis vestitis; ascis clavatis, vertice rotundatis, 

 octosporis, 80-100^14-20; sporidiis oblongis, rectis vel curvulis, 

 subdistichis, utrinque obtuse rotundatis, biguttulatis, medio 1-se- 

 ptatis, 24-32 « 8-10, ex hyalino subflavidulis. 



Hab. ad cortices arborum, Amani Usambara or. Afric;i3 centr. 



(EICHELBA.UM). 



11. Nectrla amaniensis P. Henn., Engl. Jahrb. XXXVIII (1905) 4882 

 p. 112. — Cflespitulis subglobosis, firmis, c. 1-2 mm. diam.; peri- 

 theciis dense aggregatis confluentibusque, papillatis, rufo-brunneis ; 

 ascis cylindraceo-clavatis, obtusis, 2-guttulatis, medio 1-septatis, 

 constrictiusculis, hyalinis, 9-12 «4-5; conidiis ellipsoideis, hyalinis, 



5-6 « 2,5-3. 



Hab. in ramis siccis Amani Usambara orient. Africje centr. (Ei- 

 ciielbaum). 



12. Nectria coccineo-nigra Starb., Ascom. Schwed. Caco-Cordill. Exp., 4883 

 Arkiv f. Bot. Bd. V (1905) p. 8. — Stromatibus immersis, erum- 



