Hygrophorus nearest H . subpraetensis . M. 
Pileus viscid, raw umber , expanded, margins slightly in- 
rolled; gills waxy, distant, adnate, white; flesh 1 mm. thick 
on disc; stipe silky above, slightly furfuraceous beiof .white . 
Specimens examined: 
Costa Rica, Cartago, Pejivalle, Ait .650-820m. , Dodge & Thomas 
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