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ON PENIOPHORA. 
be relegated to a subgenus, and the generic character modified ; 
or perhaps better still, constituted into a genus under the name of 
Velnticeps , as Veluticeps Berkley ana and Veluticeps crocicreas. 
With these observations, we may proceed to the enumeration of 
the species which we would include in the proposed new genus. 
PEMIOPKGUA.* CTce. 
Coriaceous, or sub-carnose, effused. Hymenium beset with 
short, rigid, uncoloured, rough, projecting cells (metuloids), which 
are attenuated upwards or subfusiform, and give to the surface a 
velvety appearance. 
1. Peniophora quercina. ( Fr .) PI. 125, fig. 13. 
Metuloids fusiform (about *07 X ‘012 mm.). Corticium querci- 
num , Fr. “Hym. Eur.,” 653. 
Europe, &c. 
2. Peniophora papyrina. (M.) PI. 124, fig. 9. 
Metuloids shortly fusiform (about ’035 X '012 mm.). Stereum 
papyrinum , Mont. Syll., p. 178. 
Australia, Ceylon, Brazil, &c. 
3. Peniophora Habgallee. CB. 8f Br.) PI, 124, fig. 10. 
Metuloids narrowly fusiform, attenuated and smooth above 
(about •07- , 08 x *0125 mm.). Corticium Habgallce , B. & Br. 
“ Journ. Linn. Soc.” xiv., p. 72. Ceylon. 
4. Peniophora aschista. (B. Sf C .) PI. 122, fig. 3. 
Metuloids obclavate, smooth above, slender (-08-*09 x ’008 
mm.). Corticium aschistum , B. & C., in “ Grevillea ” ii., p. 3. 
United States. 
5. Peniophora Berkeleyi. Cke. PI. 122, fig. 4. 
Metuloids obtusely conical (about ‘04 x *014 mm.), Corticium 
aschistum, B. & C. (in part), in Herb. Berk. 
Nicaragua. 
6. Peniophora lilacina. ( B . ds Br.) PI. 123, fig. 5. 
Metuloids obclavate, obtuse (about *06 X •015--018 mm.), 
Corticium lilacinum, B. & Br., “ Journ. Lin. Soc.,” xiv., p. 70. 
Ceylon. 
7. Peniophora disciformis . {Fr.) PI. 122, fig. 2. 
Metuloids fusiform (about *08 X *015 mm.) Stereum disciforme, 
Fr. “ Hym. Eur.,” p. 642. Europe, &c. 
8. Peniophora cinerea. (Fr.) PI. 123, fig. 8. 
Metuloids shortly and obtusely fusiform (-03-*04 X *01- 012 
mm.), Corticium cinereum , Fr. “ Hym. Eur.,” 654. Corticium 
fumigatum, Thiim. Myc. Un., No. 513. 
Europe, &c. 
9. Peniophora tephra. ( B . & C.) PI. 123, fig. 6. 
Metuloids subconical (-02-.025 X *012- , 014 mm.), Corticium 
tephrum, B. & C., “ Journ. Linn. Soc.,” x., p. 336. 
Cuba; Australia. 
* Prom 7n)viov, a shuttle. 
