NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN FUNGI. 501 



Section 50. Stiple pleuropodal or central. Pores large, 

 favoloid. 

 No Australian species recorded. 



Section 51. Stipe lateral but the pileus is not spathulate. 

 Pores minute. 



74. Polyporus (Melanopus) nephridius Berk. 

 Recorded by Cooke (No. 739) for Queensland. 



Section 52. Stipe lateral but pileus not spathulate. Pores 

 medium or large. 



75. Polyporus (Melanopus) pusillus Pries. 



Recorded by Cooke, under Favolus pusillus (No. 898) for 

 Tasmania. 



Section 53. Petaloides. Stipe lateral. Pileus spathulate, 

 tapering to the stipe. 



76. Polyporus (Melanopus) Gutlpoylei Berk. 



Originally described from Australia. Cooke (No. 611), 

 Queensland. 



J [77. Polyporus (Melanopus) glabratus Kalchb. 

 Cooke (No. 610), Victoria. The type was unknown to 

 Lloyd.] 



II. SYNOPSIS OF THE GENUS FOMES. 



(According to C. G. Lloyd.) 



First General Division, Pallidus. Context and pores pale, white, 

 isabelline or pale yellowish, pale rose or cinnamon. Spores 

 hyaline. 

 Section 54. Large. Context white, soft, friable. 

 ,, 55. Large. Context white, hard. 

 „ 56. Small. Context white or isabelline. 

 ,, 57. Context pale yellow. 

 ,, 58. Context isabelline, hard. 

 ,, 59. Context isabelline, soft, punky. 



1 Position under Section unknown. 



