494 J. B. CLELAND AND E. CHEEL. 



59. Polyporus (Ovinus) confluens Albertini. 

 Oooke (No. 620) records the species for Queensland and 



Lord Howe Island. 



Section 42. Stipe excentric. Pores large. 



60. Polyporus (Ovinus) pes-capr^: Persoon. 

 Oooke (No. 584) records it for Victoria. 



Section 43. Melanopus. Pores large. 



61. Polyporus (Ovinus) squamosus Fries. 

 Oooke (No. 603) records it for Queensland. Favolus 

 Boncheanus Klotsch (Oooke, No. 896, Queensland) is a 

 * small smoothish form of squamosus with uncoloured stipes' 

 — Lloyd. 



A specimen growing on wood obtained by Miss P. Clarke 

 &t Ohatswood, in April, 1914, we are referring to this 

 species though uncertain about it. The edge of the pileus 

 is thin, irregular and reflexed. The surface is earthy-brown 

 and covered with small scurfy scales. The pores are 

 minute, very shallow, whitish and decurrent on to the 

 almost central dark brown tomentose stem. The whole 

 is somewhat flabelliform and slightly depressed, 2\ ins. 

 broad and about the same in height. 



Lloyd (Letter 53, 1914, Note 174) records a specimen 

 from J. Simmonds, Australia. It differed from European 

 examples in having smaller, innate scales and in the stem 

 not being black. 



61a. Polyporus (Ovinus) squamosus var. lentinoides 

 (P. lentinoides Hennings). 



In March, 1914, one of us collected on burnt ground at 

 Milson Island, Hawkesbury River, N.S. W., a large stipitate 

 polypore 6 ins. in diameter, growing deeply and possibly 

 attached to an underground root. The pileus was slightly 

 convex, reddish tan and smooth. The flesh was thick (f 

 in.), white and rather soft and spongy. The pores, f in. 



