Oct. 1902] 
North American Ustilagineae 
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SPHACELOTHECA MONILIFERA (Ell. & Ev.) Clint, 
n. nom. — Ustilago monilifera E. & Ev., Bull. Torr. Bot. Club 
221362. 1895. Ustilago andropogonis-contorti Henn., n. sp., 
in Herb. Plolway. 
Hosts: Andropogon contortus, Ariz. (type), Mex. (type U. 
andropogonis-contorti Sandw. I si. 
It is possible that Ustilago nealii Ell. & And. is the same 
as this species. It is a true Sphathelotheca but the writer has not 
decided definitely if it comes here or is distinct. 
SPHACELOTHECA ANDROPOGONIS-HIRTIFOLII 
(Henn.) Clint, n. nom.— Ustilago andropogonis-hirtifolii Henn., 
Bot. Gaz. 28:274. 1899. Ustilago andropogonis-saccharoidis 
Henn., Syd. Ust. 251. 1901. 
Hosts: Andropogon hirtifolius pubiflorus, Mex. (type); A. 
saccharoides, Mex. (type U. andropogonis-saccharoidis). 
SPHACELOTHECA OCCIDENTALIS (Seym.) Clint, n. 
nom. — Sorosporium ellisii var. occidentalis Seym., Ell. & Ev. 
N. A. F. 2265. F. 1889. Ustilago andopogonis Kell. & Sw., 
Journ. Mycol. 5:12-13. Mr. 1889. 
Hosts: Andropogon furcatus, Kans. (type U. andropo- 
gonis), N. Dak. (type), Neb.; A. hallii, Kansas (type U.) 
andropogonis, Neb.; A. hallii var. flaveolus, Ill. (cult.) ; A. mac- 
rourus, Calif. 
SPHACELOTHECA MONTANIENSIS (Ell. & Holw.) 
Clint. 11. nom. — Ustilago montaniensis Ell. & Hollw., Ell. & Ev. 
N. A. F. 2263. 1899. Described in Journ. Mycol 6:19 1891. 
Hosts : Muhlenbergia glomerata, Mont.; M. glomerata var. 
setiformis, Mont,; Muhlenbergia sp., Mont. (type). 
SPHACELOTHECA REILIANA (Kuhn) Clint, n. nom. 
— Ustilago reiliana Kuhn, Rab. Fung. Eur. 1998. 1875. Cin- 
tractia reiliana Clint., Bull. Ill. Agr. Exp. Stat. 57:346. 1900. 
Hosts: Sorghum vulgare, la., Ill., Kans., Minn., Miss., 
Neb., N. J., Ohio, Tex. ; Zea mays, Kans., Ohio. 
SPHACELOTHECA HYDROPIPERIS (Schum.) DeBy. 
— Hosts : Polygonum acre, Ill., Mass.; P. bistortoides, Wash., 
Wyo.; P. hydropiper, Neb., R. I.; ? P. persicaria, N. Y.; P. 
sagittatum, la., Ill., Me., N. Y., Verm., W. Virg.; P. viviparum, 
Wyo., Greenl.; Polygonum sp., Mo. 
MELANOPSICHIUM AUSTRO - AMERICANUM 
(Speg.) Beck.— Ustilago austro-americana Speg., Fung. Argent, 
pug. 4, n. 45. 1881. Melanopsichium austro-americanum Beck, 
Ann. Natur, Hofmus. Wien, 9:22. 1894. 
Hosts: Polygonum aviculare, Calif.; P. hydropiper, D. C., 
Mo.; P. lapathifolium, Calif., Ill.; P. lapathifolium var. incar- * 
