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5 fi longa; hyphopodiis mucronatis paucis, plerumque oppositis, 
ampuliiformibus, usque ad 15 fx longis; setis mycelicis 250 jx 
longis, 8-10 [X latis, erectis, rectis vel leviter curvatis, inferne 
atris, opacis, apicem versus septatis, obscure brunneis, obtusis; 
peritheciis paucis, minutis, 60-80 jx diam., globosis, obscure brun- 
neis, subopacis, tuberculatis ; ascis non visis ; sporidiis 4-septatis, 
ad septa constrictis, cylindraceis, utrinque late rotundatis, brun- 
neis, 30-34 IX longis, 12-15 ix latis. 
Samar, Catubig River, Bur. Sci. 2Jf62U Ramos, February 17, 1916. On 
leaves of Loranthus. 
Meliola loranthi Gaill. the only other species of Meliola recorded as occur- 
ring on Loranthus is described as having the mycelial setae forked. The 
perithecia in M. loranthi are described as 150-200 u in diameter, and the 
spores 62-68 x 24-26 m. 
MELIOLA CONNARIAE sp. nov. 
Amphigena, maculas orbiculares vel irregulares 1-2 cm latas 
atras velutinas formans, saepe confluentes et magnam partem 
folium occupantes; mycelio ex hyphis septatis brunneis radian- 
tibus ramosis 8-10 p, latis composite ; hyphopodiis capitatis alter- 
nantibus vel irregularibus, cellula superiore oblonga 15-20 ix 
longa, 18-22 ja lata, cellula basali 8-10 ix longa; hyphopodiis 
mucronatis paucis, alternantibus vel oppositis, ampuliiformibus, 
usque ad 25-30 fx longis; setis mycelicis numerosis, saepe prope 
basim peritheciis, erectis, rectis vel leviter curvatis, 600-700 /x 
longis, 12-15 /X latis, atris, opacis, simplicibus, acutis vel obtusis ; 
peritheciis numerosis, globosis, atris, tuberculatis, 150-170 /x 
diam.; ascis oblongo-ovatis, 60-70 ix longis, 35-40 /x latis, 2-4- 
sporis; sporidiis oblongis, utrinque late rotundatis, 4-septatis, 
ad septa constrictis, obscure brunneis, 50-55 /x longis, 20-25 
n latis. . 
Luzon, Tayabas Province, Basiad, Bur. Sci. 25622 Yates, December 20, 
1916. On leaves of Connarus. 
The Meliola is associated with a species of Helminthosporium. Some of 
the spores are only 10 to 12 u in diameter. 
MELIOLA DIOSPYRIAE sp. nov. 
Amphigena, plerumque epiphylla, maculas atras, velutinas, 
orbiculares vel irregulares formans ; mycelio abundante, ex 
hyphis obscure brunneis 8 p crassis composite; hyphis matrici 
adpresso; ramis oppositis vel irregularibus; hyphopodiis capita- 
tis numerosis, oppositis, cellula superiore subglobosa, 12-15 p 
lata, cellula inferiore 4-5 /x longa; hyphopodiis mucronatis paucis, 
ampuliiformibus, usque ad 20 p, longis ; setis mycelicis numerosis, 
erectis, rectis, vel leviter curvatis, 500-650 /x longis, 10 /x latis. 
