Pluteus nitens Pat. ? 
pileus 3-4 cm, expanded to depressed, disc deep fuscous 
br ° Wn with ^erulioid folds which radiate and disappear near the 
striate margin, minutely velvety; flesh thin; gills free, distant 
fromstipe, pale pinkish, crowded; sti^e cartilaginous hollow, sli 
slightly tapering below, ending in a bulb 3 cm x 4 mm minutely 
silky, furfuraceous below 
Specimens examined : 
Cos ta Rica; 6a \ , 
-res Rios 1300 m Podge & Thomas 4737 
