MYCETOZOA FROM JAPAN 229 
P. roseuem B. & Br. ‘On old tub,” K.M. Tanabe, Kii. 
Summer, 1905. - beautiful and perfectly typical specimen. -B.M. 
1995. Also on “~ trunks, Kuragaridani, Nachi, June 8th, 1904. 
B. 1993, ea par 
meller se Mach. On fallen leaves. Ichinono, Kii. June 
oath, 1904. “Bhis i is the usual form with brownish yellow sporangia 
and white stalks. 96. 
Fuligo septica Gmel. Two specimens on dead stumps, quite 
typical, with yellow lime- bith spores 7». ‘Temma and Isaida. 
Summer of 1904-5. B.M. 1997, 1998 
*Diachea elegans Fr. On fallen branches. Kuragaridani, Nachi. 
June 8th, 1904. Typical. B.M. 1999. 
- Chondvioderma reticulatum Rost. ‘On living stems and leaves 
Lactuca denticulata,’ K.M. Ichinono, Kii. July 18th, 1903. 
The very flat t sporangia are thickly scattered over the leaves; the 
ime on the sporangium-walls has often become erystalline, as not 
pare ames happens; it has the usual very slender capillitium and 
spores 7p. diam: B.M. 2000 
*Didymium nigripes Fr. var. xanthopus. There are three speci- 
mens of this species: one old dry radish- ase Nachi, July, 
1908; one on ‘Buaaboo ahnathea: Ichinono, May, 1904; and one on 
the leaves of Ternstremia, Ichinono, June, ey They are fine 
gatherings of precisely our common English form. 3B.M. 2001, 
2002, 2003. 
D. effusum Link. ‘‘ On fallen leaves, eck: &e., in farm- iets 
K.M. TeiOnO, Kii. June 25th, 1904. Typical, with white stalks, 
columella and capillitium ; spores 8 » diam. B.M. 2004. 
*Stemonitis splendens Rost. On dead trunks. Kuragaridani, 
Nachi. Aug. 17th, 1908. This is a fine specimen ; the sporangia 
are 18 mm. long, and are of the form Sonsdinitiass in whit the per- 
sistent sporangium-wall is perforated with round openings between 
the meshes of the Soo net. 05. 
*Lamproderma arcyri a Rost. ‘*On rotten stumps, covered 
with a very fugacious “pellicle, like quicksilver in colour,” K.M. 
There are four fine examples of this species; the capillitium is- 
more slender than in most specimens receive from the United: 
States, but is similar tu that in the former collection from Japan 
sent by Prof. Miyoshi. -Gathered in: Ki rl ammaas summers of 
1908-5. B.M. 2006, 
Cribraria tenella Schrad. “On old Halisiphes: Tanabe, Kil. 
Summer, 1905. This is a characteristic form: the cup is either 
i) ’ 
connected with those adjoining by four or five slender ‘threads ; 
there are searcely any free rays ; the slender stalks vary in ——., 
from 1:5 mm. to mm. Bb. M. 
- Cs intricata Schrad. var. dictydividés. Ont dead stumpa. Tsaida, 
Kii. Aug. 2nd, 1905. There are many free rays, but there is 
tendency towards C. tenella: in the nodes being to a great extent: 
hemispherical. B.M. 2014 
Lindbladia Tubulina Fr. There are three examples of: this 
species. -One is a remarkable form, “ Per dead heen doin, or : 
