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AUSTRALIAN FUNGI. 
Corticium miniatum, Cke. 
Effusum, adnatum, miniatum, ambitu fimbriato albicante ; hy- 
raenio subpulverulento, fatiscente ; subtus umbrino. 
On bark. Queensland (Baron von Mueller). 
When dry the hymenium resembles patches of dried blood, 
which cracks off and exposes the umber substratum. 
Phallus (Cynophallus) papuasius, Kalch. Mutinus papuasius, K., 
in Grevillea iv., 74. 
Peridio exteriori laxo, cum stipite gracili, subflexuoso, cavo, 
celluloso pallido. Receptaculum ovato-conicum, stipitem crassitic 
superans, laeviusculum, nigrum. 
Australia. Queensland, prope Rockhampton, in terra, leg 
Thozet, com. de Mueller. 
Phallus (Dictyophallus) auxantiacus, Montg., var. discolor, K. 
Pedunculus cylindricus, subcequalis, celluloso-cribrosus, auran- 
tiacus, peridio ovato, albo, quintuplo longior ; pileus digitaliformis, 
praeter marginem liberum adnatus, apice primum clausus, dein 
pervius, tenuiter reticulato-rugosus, stipiti subconcolor, demum 
nigricans. Sporae ellipticae, *002 X *0015 mm. diam. 
Australia orient, subtropica, ad Wigton (Mueller). 
In specimine quod ad est (juniore) pileus griseo-lutescens est, in 
altero nigricans. 
Phallus (Hymenophallus) tahitensis, ScMecht, Syn. Phallus 
Daemonum, Hooli. in Beechey Voy.,p. 78. 
Pedunculus cylindricus, vix superne angustior, lacunis exiguis 
tectus ; laxe amictus velo ultra medium ejus dependente, undulato- 
plicato, interstitiis mediocribus, subrhombeis reticulato, basi 
integerrimo ; pileus ovalis, medio crassior, apice late perdius, dense 
reticulato-rugulosus, basi membrana brevi, plicatula cinctus, pedun- 
culo paullulum latior, volva angustior. 
N. S. Wales. Richmond River (Mueller). 
Differt a Ph. Dcemonum, Rumph., velo longiore, laxius reticulato 
pileoque fusco-nigro nec gilvo. 
ANTHURUS, n. gen., Kalch. et JU. On. 
Volva ovata, truncata, vel leviter lobata ; stipes cylindricus sursum 
dilatatus, late pervius, in 7-8 lacinias simplices, lanceolatas divisus ; 
stratum sporiferum paginam interiorem laciniarum totam occupans. 
Genus Lysuri stipitem ore-plus-minus constrictum (nec late 
pervium) habet et lacinias numero pauciores, 4-5. In Aseroe et 
Calathisco stratum sporiferum moro hasim laccinarum occupat ; 
ceterum-si libet Antliurus. Lysuro ut subgenus adjungi potest. 
Anthuxus Mullexianus, Kalchb. 
Volva basi coma densa radiculorum aucta; pedunculus inferne 
tenuis, sursum cupulari, vel subinfundibuliformi dilatatus ; luteo- 
rubescens ; lacinise octo, basi sinu discretas, erecto-patentes, apice 
recurvatas, lanceolatse, pagina interne sinuloso-rugosa, rubra ; 
massa sporifera atra. 
Australia (Mueller). 
Volva 2 cent, alta, IJ cent, lata, exsiccatione fuscescens, intus 
