32 Discomycctfp, PczizacefE, Hyalosporpe, Plectania. 



1. Pllocratera meduslna (Speg.) Sacc. et D. Sacc. Peziza medusina 3320 

 Speg. Myc. argent ser. II, 1902, p. 78. — Ascomatibus in juven- 

 tute 2-3 mm. cliam., subglobosis v. obpiriformft»us, clausis, longis 

 patuleque setuloso-hirsutis, pedicello gracili sequilongo suffultis, 

 per aetatem hemisplia-rico-obconicis 8-16 mm. diam., margine in- 

 tegro, sed plus minusve involuto latiuscule apertis, subpergame- 

 neo-coriacellis subtenuibus, 0,5 mm. crassis, extus pallide ocliraceis, 

 subglabratis sed marginem versus setulis majusculis 2 mm. long., 

 simplicibus erectis, hirsutis, intus pallidioribus v. ochroleucis le- 

 vissimis; stipite 5-10 mm. longo 0,75-1,25 mra. crasso a basi 

 apicem versus lenissime incrassato; ascis cylindraceis densissime 

 constipatis, aparaphysatis, apioe obtusissime rotundatis deorsum 

 leniter attenuato-pedicellatis, 300-350 « 18-20, octosporis; sporidiis 

 ellipticis 28-30 « 9-13 tenuiter tunicatis, nubilosis, jodi ope vix 

 ascorum membrana lenissime cairulescenti. 



Hab. ad ramos eraortuos in silvis prope Puerto Pampa in Ar- 

 gentina (E. Kermes). — Species habitu naturaque fere Pani rudis 

 distinctissima, laxe gregaria, primo erecta dein pendula. 



2. Pllocratera cantarelrensls P. Henn. Fuugi Paulenses III, p. 208 3321 

 (Hedw. 1904). — Ascomatibus ceraceo-carnosis, stipitato-cupulatis, 

 aurantio-bruuneolis, '/.,-2 cm. diam., extus levibus postice subve- 

 nosulis, margine subsquamosulis, squamis toruloso-septatis usque 

 60» 10, hyalinis; disco concavo, subaurantiaco levi; stipite subte- 

 reti, flavido, pruinoso, usque ad 1'/,, longo 1-1'/, mra. crasso; 

 ascis cylindraceo-clavatis, apice applanato-obtusis, stipitatis ca. 

 240-320 'x. longis, p spor. ca. 180 « 14-17, 8-sporis; paraphysi- 

 bus filiforraibus, hyalinis, 2-3 ;j-. crassis; sporidiis oblique raono- 

 stichis, oblonge subfusoideis, obtusiusculis, pluriguttulatis, 25-32 « 

 11-13. 



Hab. ad ligna?, Serra da Cantareira BrasiHa3. — Pil. amoe- 

 ncu (Lev.) affinis. 



PLECTANIA Fack. — Syll. VIII p. 163, XVI p. 716. 



1. Plectanla rlmosa Peck, BuU. Torr. Bot. Cl. 1903, pag. 100. — .3322 

 Ascomatil)us 1,5-2,5 cm. latis, cupulatis, margino involuto, extus 

 rainute pilosis, nigris, costis parcis simplicibus parcevo ramosis a 

 basi percursis ; hymenio nigro, riraoso; stipite brevi irregulari 

 V. corapresso, s.cpe deorsura tenuato; ascis cylindricis; sporidiis 

 inn^qualiter ollipsoidois v. oblongis, 2-4-nucleatis, monostichis, 20- 

 30^12-14; paraphysibus brunneis supra iucrassatulis. 



