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136. — ^Stysanus monilifer (B. & Br.) Sacc. 
This species was originally described by Berkeley and 
Broome, Fungi of Ceylon, 893, as Periconia monilifera. Their 
description is ‘‘ Floccis erectis scabris : capitulo e floccis 
furcatis compacto ; sporis concatenatis subglobosis (246). 
Spores ‘OOOIÖ-’ 00025 in diameter.” In Saccardo, Syll. IV., 
p. 622, it is transferred to Stysanus. The reason for that 
change is not obvious. Berkeley and Broome’s figure shows 
a simple stalk, and a head composed of radiating conidiophores. 
From the figure the fungus is evidently Aspergillus or 
Sterigmatocystis, and the phrase “ floccis furcatis ” points 
to the latter. The type is now in Herb. British Museum, 
with the original figure, and an examination shows that it 
is a Sterigmatocystis. The name will, therefore, stand as 
Sterigmatocystis monilifera (B. & Br.). 
The conidiophores are pale yellow, clustered, up to 3 mm. 
high, and the total diameter of the head (in herbarium 
specimens) is 0*25 mm. The stalk is up to 20 ^ diameter, 
not septate, closely and strongly verrucose ; its apex is 
globose, up to 100 [l diameter ; the primary ramuli are up to 
60 pt. longj and bear at their apices numerous secondary 
ramuli, up to 16 ^ long. The conidia are pale yellow, almost 
hyaline, minutely warted, 3-4 ^ diameter (from herbarium 
specimens). 
Another species collected by Thwaites, Aspergillus flavidus 
B. & Br., bears a striking resemblance to Sterigmatocystis 
monilifera, and on naked-eye characters would be thought to 
be the same species. It was described as Flavidus ; floccis 
granulatis inarticulatis : sporis late ellipticis (244).” To this 
is added the explanatory note : ‘‘ The flocci have little straight 
ramuli at the top ; these, however, all rub off when the 
covering glass is moved. Spores *00025.” The types of this 
species are in Herb . Kew and Herb . Peradeniya . Examination 
shows that this is another Sterigmatocystis, but apparently a 
different species from monilifera. The conidiophores are pale 
yellow, clustered, up to 2 mm. high. The stalk is up to 50 ^ 
diameter, smooth, not septate ; the apex is globose, up to 
150 ^ diameter. The primary ramuli are cylindric, 16-32 ^ 
long, and the secondary flask -shaped, 12 jjl long. The spores 
