MYCOLOGICAL NOTES 
C. G. LLOYD 
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they are better classed as Pterula, The teeth of a Hydnum always 
have a regularity of arrangement and relation to each other not at 
all in evidence here. The plant should be studied fresh as to its 
structure and spores and is liable to turn out something entirely 
different from what it passes. 
XYLARIA BICEPS PROMS. t>. MERRILL, PHILIPPINES (Pig. 1693).- 
Por me this is a tropical form of Xylaria Hypoxylon. It was named 
by Spegazzini, and Balansa■s collections are in several museums. 
It has the essentials of Xylaria Hypoxylon but differs in shorter 
clubs and longer stem. Also the clubs have sometimes short, dilated 
branches at the apex. The Philippine collections were determined 
as Xylaria tuberesa by Sydow. No one knows what Xylaria tuberosa 
is. The old Persoonian type at Paris is immature and may be most 
anything. In my opinion it is the young of Xylaria scopiformis. I 
have a specimen of Xylaria biceps from Rather Rick named "Xylaria 
leprosoides, Rehm ,f as no doubt named for him. I do not know that 
it was published. 
XYLARIA CONSOCIATA (Pig. 1694) as illustrated by Starback 
is for me a branched form of Xylaria biceps. It was distributed 
(Theissen 67a) as Xylaria biceps var. botryosa but this according 
to Rehm's crude figure appears to be Xylaria arbuscula, 
CORDYCEPS AEMONAE FROM G. H. CUNNINGHAM, NEW ZEALAND (Pig. 
1695 enlarged sixfold).- Fertile clubs, short, stipitate, 2-3 mm. 
long, tipped with sterile apices. Growing fasciculate (3-5) from 
the head of the host. Color light brown. Perithecia contiguous, 
hemisphaerical, obtuse, almost free. Spores breaking into short, 
secondary spores about 2X2, 
This grows on the larva of Aemona hirta, teste Mr. Cunningham 
But one other Cordyceps is known similar in its manner of growth, vis 
Cordyceps Dovei of Tasmania. (Cfr, Cordyceps of Australasia, Pig. 
620), and that is only similar in its manner of growth. 
Specimen No.51 from G. H. Cunningham, New Zealand. Mr. 
Cunningham sends a most interesting account of the plant as follows: 
"The fructifications project above the surface of the log 
to a height of from 3 to 10 mm. The conidial stage appears to be 
more abundant than the later; these are usually single, club shaped 
and a mealy white in color. Perithecial stage; from one to four or 
more clubs of a dark brown to light grey in color. Perithecia 
superficial. The host larvae are only found in rotting logs of 
Melicytus ramiflorus, Forst. This is a small tree that is fairly 
common in this locality. The Maori name for it is "Mahoe". It is 
brittle, white wood and soon decays on contact with the ground. 
It is of no service as a building timber. The larvae (from which 
fructifications have appeared) are all found with their heads towards 
the surface of the log in which they are found. The fungus appears 
to have to make its way through about 5 mm, of solid wood before it 
comes to the surface to fructify. Frequently, however, it follows 
the old, larval tunnels for some distance until it comes to an 
opening. 
The host is a native species cf beetle which has become a 
pest in the larval stage to growers of lemon trees in the Dominion. 
