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of F. conchatus. He has identified specimens for us (No. 

 448) found destroying telegraph posts at Cremorne, Sydney, 

 in February and June, 1918 ; small brown setae present, the 

 context suggesting a Fomes form of Polyporus gilvus. 



188. Fames robumeus, Fr. Lloyd: Syn. Gen. Fomes, 

 p. 246; in Clel. and Cheel, Inc. cit., place after F. igniarius, 

 No. 105, p. 514. — Lloyd considers this species as a form of 

 F . igniarius with abundant setae and a hard, black crust. He 

 has identified a specimen for us (No. 428) found on a fallen 

 log at Kendall, with very numerous brown setae projecting 

 17-4 /x, December, 1917. 



189. Fomes rimosus, Berk. Lloyd: Syn. Gen. Fomes, 

 p. 248; Clel. and Cheel: Joe. cit., p. 515 (No. 107).— 

 Queensland: Well-camp, Toowoomba (Miss I. H. Cameron), 

 identified by Lloyd (No. 489), spores brown, 7 x 5'5 //,, 

 August, 1918; Bribie Island, Moreton Bay, spores 5*2 x 3'4 /x, 

 September, 1918; on ironbark (Eucalyptus paniculate^ Sm.), 

 Redbank, Brisbane, spores yellow-brown, 6'8 x 5"5 ft, Sep- 

 tember, 1918. 



190. Fomes badiws, Berk. Lloyd: Syn. Gen. Fomes, p. 

 249; in Clel. and Cheel, loc. cit., place after F. rimosus, var. 

 Xiaoulii, No. 107a, p. 115. — Lloyd defines this as a large- 

 spored F . rimosus. He has identified two collections for us. 

 No. 310 is from South Australia, spores subspherical, dark 

 yellow-brown, 6*5x5 \x, no setae seen; No. 466 on wattle 

 (Acacia aulalocarpa , A. Cunn^ 1 ?], Gympie, Queensland (E. 

 Swain), May, 1918. 



191. Fomes pseudosenex, Murr.(?). Lloyd: Syn. Gen. 

 Fomes, p 255; in Clel. and Cheel, loc. cit., place after F. 

 pullus, No. 110, p. 516; Lloyd: Letter 65, Note 546. — We 

 have received from Mr. E. Swain two specimens of apparently 

 the same species, one obtained in May, 1918, and one in 

 September, found growing on hoop pine (Araucaria Cunning- 

 haniii, Ait.) on Bunya Mountains, Queensland. One of these 

 has been identified by Lloyd (No. 493) as probably F. 

 pseudosenex; the pores were minute and yellowish, and the 

 bracket was 4 inches laterally and high and 2i inches antero- 

 posteriorly. The other specimen was larger, weighing 5 lb. 

 2 oz., and measuring 10 inches laterally, 7 inches high, and 

 8 inches antero-posteriorly ; it showed the presence of brown 

 setae and occasional brown spores, 5'5 to 6'5 x 3'8 it, one 

 apparently 8'5 x 5 it. 



192. Fomes yncatensis, Murr. Lloyd : Syn. Gen. 

 Fomes, p. 257; Clel. and Cheel: loc. cit., p. 516 (No. 112).— 

 Dorrigo, identified by Lloyd (No. 446), spores brown, sub- 

 spherical, 4 to 5 fx, numerous dark-brown setae, acuminate, 

 with dilated bases, 34 to 50 x 8'5 it ; on Acacia aulalocarpa, 



