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2. Phyllachora nitens sp. nov. 
Stroma forming a large black shining spot, often covering an 
area as much as i cm. in diameter; asci clavate, eight-spored, 
lOO-iioX 12-16 fji.; spores mostly ovate, somewhat acute at one 
end, hyaline and slightly granular; 6-8X10-12 /a; paraphases 
present. 
On leaves of Schlegelia brachyantha Guseb. ; in Porto Rico : 
Maricao, (type), 8^y; Ponce, 4332; Monte Alegrillo, 4301; 
Rio Grande, 4302 ; Prestons Ranch, dyyd. 
3. Phyllachora Renalmiae Rehm, Hedwigia 36 : 373. 1897 
On leaves of Alpinia antillarum R. & S., in Porto Rico: 
Maricao, Monte Alegrillo, 803, 2344. 
The following collections possess the typical stroma but lack 
asci and ascospores ; Maricao, IQ2, 303; Rio Maricao, 3606; 
Utuado, 4383a; Jajome Alto, 3634; Yunque, 2383; Monte Ale- 
grillo, 434p. 
4. Phyllachora sphaerosperma Winter, Hedwigia 23: 170. 
1884 
On leaves of Cenchrus echinatus L. and C. myosuroides H.B.K. 
Vega Baja, 1/30, C. echinatus; Mona Islands, 6330, C, myosu- 
roides. 
5. Phyllachora graminis (Pers.) Fuckel, Symb. Myc. 218. 
1869 
On leaves of Panicum, Andropogon brevifolius L., Lasiacis 
Swartsiana Hetche, and a species of Paspalum, in Porto Rico : 
Luquillo Forest, 432^, Panicum; Maricao, 168, Rio Piedras, 3731, 
Andropogon brevifolius L. ; Jajome Alto, 3637, Lasiacus Swart z- 
iana Hetche; Sabana Grande, 317, Paspalum. 
6 . Phyllachora Andropogonis (Schw.) Karst. & Har. Rev. 
Myc. 12 : 172. 1890 
On leaves of Paspalum Underwoodii Nash, in Porto Rico: 
Prestons Ranch, 6763. 
The species differs from P. graminis in spore size, which 
