DISCOMYCETES — DR M. C. COOKE. 393 



D. (Dothidella) Salvadorse, Cooke. 



Amphigena, irregularis, prominula, atra, rugosa, bine illic in circulos disposita, loculis albis. 

 Ascis clavatis, octosporis. Sporidiis ellipticis, uniseptatis, utrinque rotundatis, hyalinis 

 (-012--014 x -006 mm.). 



Soeotra. On leaves of Salvador 'a Persica. B.C.S. n. 334. 

 Distrib. Endemic. 



DISCOMYCETES. 



By Dr M. C. COOKE. 



1. AILOPAPLUM. 



Ailographum, Lib. Crypt. Ard. n. 272 ; Sacc. Syll. ii. 727. 



A genus of about twenty species, chiefly found in temperate regions, only 

 three or four having occurred in the tropics. 



A. lirelliforme, Cooke. 



Lineatum, minutum, sparsum. Peritheciis corneo-membranaceis, tenuibus (1 mm. long. *2 mm. 

 lat.) labiis arete conniventibus, atris. Ascis saccatis (08 x "03 mm.) octosporis. Sporidiis 

 elhpticis, uniseptatis, profunde constrictis, fuscis ( - 02 x '01 mm.) paraphysibus superne 

 brunneis. 



Soeotra. On dry wood. B.C.S. n. 1465. 

 Distrib. Endemic. 



2. ASTERINA. 



Asterina, Lev. in Ann. Sci. Nat. 1845, 59 ; Sacc. Syll. i. 39. 



A genus consisting of about seventy species mostly tropical and subtropical. 



A. dichsenoides, Cooke. 



Maculaeformis (1 cm.) Peritbeciis applanatis, membranaceis, atrofuscis, orbicularibus 

 (*15 mm.) mox confluentibus, byphis repentibus moniliformibus consociatis. Ascis sub- 

 globosis, ad basim apiculatis, octosporis. Sporidiis arete ellipticis, uniseptatis, byalinis 

 (•01 x -003 mm.) 



Soeotra. On living bark. B.C.S. n. 1366. 

 Distrib. Endemic. 



With a strong resemblance to Dichama faginea in habit and general 

 appearance. 



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